Mercyful Fate: Listen To The Bell transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: February 05, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2----3--------8----3--| A|-0----1--------6----1--| E|-----------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2----3--------8----3--3-| A|-0----1--------6----1--1-| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 (muting noises inbetween unison bends) e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------| B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------6----| B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--9b11-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------| B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--8-------10---------15-------10------10----| B|-11b13~~--13b15~~----18b20~~--13b15~~-13b15-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Riff 2 x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3-| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3-| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-----| E|--------------------------------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3---| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3---| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-------| E|--------------------------------0-| * * * * * Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------3--5----| A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-1--3----| E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-------4-| "Up in the hills..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3-| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3-| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-----| E|--------------------------------| * * * * "...broken town..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3---| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3---| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-------| E|--------------------------------0-| * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------3--5----| A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x-x-x-x-3--5-x-x-1--3----| E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x-x-x-x-1--3-x-x-------4-| "The trees are dead..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3-| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3-| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-----| E|--------------------------------| * * * * "...old bell..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------9/11---5---4-3---| D|-5-------8-7-----7/-9---5---4-3---| A|---6-5-6-----0-0------0---0-------| E|--------------------------------0-| * * * * * Riff 4 x3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-2--2--2-5-4--2--2--4-2-3-| E|-0--0--0-5-4--0--0--4-0-3-| * * * * * * "Why, why..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2-5-4--2--2--2-4-5----x--5-5-| E|-0--0--0-5-4--0--0--0-2-3----x--3-3-| * * * * * * "Listen to the bell and it..." Guitar fill over chorus: e|--7--------6------------------------| B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----| G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--7--------6----------------| B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8------| G|--------------------10b12~--| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Lead into next section: e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-9------9/11---5---4-3-| D|-7------7/-9---5---4-3-| A|----0-0------0---0-----| E|-----------------------| * * * * Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "It's a dark..." Lead into second chorus: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------3--5--------------| D|----------1--3-----5--------| A|-3--5-x-x------------6-5-6--| E|-1--3-x-x-------4-----------| "Everywhere I hear the devils..." Play Riff 4 "Why, why..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-| E|-5-4-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------0-1-2-| A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------| E|-5-4-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-| E|-5-4-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------0-1-| D|---------------------------1-2-3-4-----| A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------------| E|-5-4-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----8-----7---------------5--| A|-------7-----6---------4---5--| E|-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0---0----| * * * * * * * * "I have seen..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------8-----7----| -----| A|-------5---4-3------7-----6--| | E|-0-3-0---0------0-----0------| | * * * | e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---------------------------------| --| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-------5---4---| E|-0-3-0---0---3-| * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----8-----7-----------------------------------| A|-------7-----6---------------------------------| E|-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I have seen..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------8-----7----| ---| A|-------5---4-3------7-----6--| | E|-0-3-0---0------0-----0------| | * * * | e|------------------| |--> Play 2x B|------------------| | G|------------------| | D|-------------5----| ---------------| A|---------4---5----| E|-0-0-0-0---0------| * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-------5---4---| E|-0-3-0---0---3-| * Riff 7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---6-----------------------| D|-----5------4--------------| A|----------3----------------| E|-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-4-| * * * * * * * "I've seen..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----6-----------------------| D|-------5------4--------------| A|------------3--------4---3---| E|-3-3-----3-------3-2---1---1-| * * * "...whatever..." Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----8-----7---------------5--| A|-------7-----6---------4---5--| E|-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0---0----| * * * * * * * * "The blazing ruby eyes..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-------------5--4-| A|-------5---4-3--2-| E|-0-3-0---0--------| * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----8-----7-----------------------------------| A|-------7-----6---------------------------------| E|-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The blazing ruby eyes..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-------------5--4-| A|-------5---4-3--2-| E|-0-3-0---0--------| * Riff 8 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Listen to the bell..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5--4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---4-3--2-| E|---------------0-3-0---0--------| * * * * * * * * "If you want to know why..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "You gotta listen to the bell..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-0-----7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-| E|--------------3--5-| * * * * * * "And then you might..." Riff 4a x3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-2--2--2-5-4--2--2--4-2-3-| E|-0--0--0-5-4--0--0--4-0-3-| * * * * * * "Why, why..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-2--2--2-5-4--2--2--2-4-5----x--5-5----8-7-| E|-0--0--0-5-4--0--0--0-2-3----x--3-3----6-5-| * * * * * * "Listen to the bell and it..." Guitar fill over chorus: e|--7--------6------------------------| B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----| G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Harmony for guitar fill: e|-10---------9--------6--------------| B|-13b15~----12b14~----9b11~----6-----| G|------------------------------8b10~-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 Song fades out notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics ah = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill