Mercyful Fate:  Insane

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                
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Date last modified:  March 22, 2009

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1                           x4
e|----------------------|---------|
B|----------------------|---------|
G|----------------------|---------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|---------|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|---------|
E|----------------------|--00000--|
                           ***** 

Riff 2      x8
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|----8---7--|
E|--0-6-0-5--|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------6-------------------|
A|-------88-77-88----------88-77-88-7-|
E|-00000-------------00000------------|
   *****             *****
   "I see, little demons..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-7-9-------------------|
A|-------88-78--------------88-78-77-5-|
E|-00000--------------00000------------|
   *****              *****
   "...are they in my head..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------13---------------------------|
D|-------1515-1414-1515-----------1515-1414-15-15-14-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000--------------------00000--------------------|
   *****                    *****
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------13-14-16--------------------------|
D|-------1515-1415-----------------1515-1415-1414-12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000---------------------00000-------------------|
   *****                     *****


Play Riff 2    "Why did I go insane..."
Play Riff 3    "Screams in the night..."
Play Riff 2    "Why did I go insane..."


Riff 4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|
   "When I look in the mirror..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|
A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|
E|----------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|


Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--00000----765000000----765000000----765000000-|
    *****       ******       ******       ****** 
  "Is it me..."


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "I saw the look on your face..."
Play Riff 2   "Dead roses..."
Play Riff 4   "When I look in the mirror..."



Riff 6                     x5
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------7----------------|
A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6--2-2--|
E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4--0-0--|
                       * *  
  "Sanity turned Insane..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---------7----------|
A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6-|
E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4-|



Play Riff 5   "I'm counting demons..."
Play Riff 2   "Why did I go insane..."



Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|
A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|
E|----------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|


Play Riff 5 shortened    "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened    "Oh doctor kill the pain..."
Play Riff 5 shortened    "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened    "Oh doctor kill the pain..."


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|---------------------------------|    |
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-|    |
                                        |
e|----------------------------|         |--> Play 2x
B|----------------------------|         |
G|----------------------------|         |
D|----------------------------| --------|
A|-------------------------8--|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x
A|-------------------------8--|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Guitar 2
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|---------------------------------|    |
E|---------------------------------|    |
                                        |
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|         |--> Play 2x
B|----------------------------|         |
G|----------------------------|         |
D|----------------------------| --------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|




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