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: October 23, 2003 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 x2 e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------| B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--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-------| B|-11b13~~--13b15~~----18b20~~--13b15~~--| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Riff 2 x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-| A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-| E|----11-10-11---------------------------| * * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------13-| A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-| E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----| "Up in the hills..." x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-| A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-| E|----11-10-11---------------------------| * * * "...broken town..." e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------13-| A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x-x-x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-| E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x-x-x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----| "The trees are dead..." x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-| A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-| E|----11-10-11---------------------------| * * * "...old bell..." Riff 4 x3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-| * * * * * * "Why, why..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----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|--------------------------| D|-14-------14/16---10--9-8-| A|-12---0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-| E|--------------------------| * * * Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "It's a dark..." Lead into second chorus: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3--5-x-x-8--10--11--10----------| E|-1--3-x-x-6---8---------11-10-11-| "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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5-| E|----------------3--5-| * * * * * * * "And then you might..." Riff 4a x3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-| * * * * * * "Why, why..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5----8-7-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----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