Mercyful Fate: The Bell Witch transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 31-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Play twice) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------7--6--5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2--4--4--2--4--4--x--5--4--3-| E|-0--2--2--0--2--2--x----------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6~--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4--------------------6~-| E|-2----------------------------------| Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---7-6---5-4-------6-7----5-4---3-2-----| A|-5-----7-----5-4~------3------5-----3~--| E|----------------------------------------| When vocals start, play this: Riff 1a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------7--6--5--| D|--------------------------------| A|-2--4--4--2---------x--5--4--3--| E|-0--2--2--0--2^r~~--x-----------| "Back in Tennessee......" e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7---| A|-----4------4-------------------6-| E|-2--------------------------------| "I saw a family......" Next time, guitar 2 plays this, guitar 1 plays riff 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------[slow slide]-| A|-2--4--4--2--4-4~///-------| E|-0--2--2--0--2-2~///-------| "Yeah yeah yeah....." Play Riff 2 "Oh...they never would know...." Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-2-4--5--4--5-7-5-4-------------2-1----------| A|-0-2--3--2--3-5-3-2--2-3-5-2-3------4--2--4~-| E|---------------------------------------------| "Little Betsy......" RIFF 4 Guitar 1 (this lasts for four bars of guitar 2) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--4-------5-------7------10-----| A|--2-------3-------5-------8-----| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5----------------------/7-| ----| A|-------------3---3----------------3--------| | E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5------3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----| | * * * * * * * * | "Ohhhh....." | "Invisible hands...." |--- Play 2x e|-----------------------------------------| | B|-----------------------------------------| | G|-----------------------------------------| ----| D|-----------------5-----------------------| A|-------------3---3-----------------7-6-5-| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5-------| * * * * * * * * "Ohhhh....." "...leaving their mark in the dark..." Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5---------------------/7-| A|-------------3---3---------------3--------| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5------------------------| A|-------------3---3-----------------7-6-5--| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5--------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5------------------------| A|-------------3---3---------------3-----7--| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------5-----------------------| A|-------------3---3---------------------7-| E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5-3-0---| * * * * * * * * * Solo (wah pedal) e|------3--------------------------------------------------| B|-6^-----6^p0---------------------------------------------| G|-------------5~~----\4-4h5p4----4---------7--5p4---4-5p4-| D|------------------------------7---5-7-7-5---------7------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------13----12-13-15-15-15^-| G|---4--------------------14-16----14-----------------| D|-7---5-7^~~~\--4/-15/17-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------12-15-15^~~~~-| B|-(15)p13h15-13-15-15^~~----15---------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------3-------------------------------------| A|-3h5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--3h5--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5-3---| E|--------------------------------------------------5-| "Night after night...." Guitar 2 plays this over the above bar in 2 last times e|----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------6-------------------------------------| G|-5h7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7-5---| D|--------------------------------------------------7-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| "...torturing Betsy..." RIFF 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------6-| A|---------------------333-666---| E|--4-4444-4-444-0h444-----------| * **** * *** "Tell us who you are....." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "Please tell us......" Riff 7 (Chorus, guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------(7)~~~--------------------------| D|-9-----------9-8------7------------------------------| A|-7------10-7-7-6------5------------------------------| E|---0000--8-5-----0000----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-| **** **** * **** * **** * **** * **** "I am the air..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------(11)~~~--------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-----------9-8-------------------------------------| A|-7------10-7-7-6------8------------------------------| E|---0000--8-5-----0000-6--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-| **** **** * **** * **** * **** * **** "I am the bell...witch!" Riff 8 (solo rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------8-----------------------| A|-------------6---6---------------6-----8-| E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6---| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------8---------------------| A|-------------6---6---------------6-----| E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6-| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------8-----------------------| A|-------------6---6---------------6-----8-| E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6---| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------8--------------------------| A|-------------6---6-------------------10-9-8-| E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8-8--8-------| * * * * * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-16^-16^~~----13^-13^~~----11^-11^~~----8^--8^~~--| G|-18^-18^~~----15^-15^~~----13^-13^~~---10^-10^~~--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8-11p8----8-11p8-8-11p8----8-11p8-10p8----8-11-8---| G|-10^---------x---------------10-------------10----------| D|-----------x------------------------------------------8-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-8-12p8-10p8----8----8-------8-------8-----------| G|-------------12---11---10h11---10h11---10p0-10p0-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----8-10p8----------8h10p8--------------------------| G|-10--------11-10h11--------11-10-8^---------8-10-8^-| D|------------------------------------10p8h10---------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-10-8-------------------| A|------10p9p8----8-------| E|-------------11---11-8\-| End Solo Play Riff 5 "The bell witch..." Play Riff 6 "Tell us who..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "Please tell us..." Play Riff 7 "I am the air... Riff 9 (4 times) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------2h4-2---------------------4-| D|--------------2h4-2---------------4p2---4-| A|-2h4-----------------2h4--------------4---| E|-0h2--2-2-2-2--------0h2--2-2-2-2---------| * * * * * * * * "Goodnight John ..." Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm x4 Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------9--------------------/11-| A|--------------7---7--------------7---------| E|--7h9-9-9-9-9---9----7h9-9-9-9-9---9-7-----| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------7--------------------| A|-------------5---5--------------9-8-7-| E|-5h7-7-7-7-7---7----5h7-7-7-7-7-------| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 9 End of the solo rhythm Solo over the above riffs e|-19^-----17^~~~------------------------| B|-------x----------17^-(whammy release)-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-17-15-14-15-17p16p14-16-14----14-| B|----------------------------17----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| *use whammy to dive to 14 and rise to 17* e|--------------------------------------------| B|-17^-(14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14)-----| G|----------------------------------------14^-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| *Use whammy bar again for this stuff* e|--------------------------------| B|------14----14~-----------------| G|-14---14----14~-----------------| D|-14---14----14~----16^r--14-----| A|----------------------------16~-| E|--------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-14----------------------19----------------16-18-19-| E|----14-16-17-19-16-17-19----19-17p16-16-17----------| e|----------------------------0------17-19-16-14-| B|------------------------------(14)-------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------16-------16-18~~---------------------| A|-16-18-19----18-19-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-15-19-15-19-16-14-17-14-16-12-15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-11-14-10-13-9-12-9-12-8-10-7-10------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------7~~---2tm-4~~-| D|----------------------------------0---------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-----14-17-17-17p14-17-17p14-17-| G|--------------------------------| D|-/16----------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-17171717-17-17-17-17p14-17p14-17p14-------| G|-------------------------------------16^~~-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 11 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------5-| A|----------------------------3-3-3-6-6-6---| E|-0h2-2-2-2-0-0h2-2-3--5-5-5---------------| Riff 12 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------10--------8--9-10---------7-----10-------8--9-10-----------| A|-2---------8--------6--7--8---------5------8-------6--7--8------8--7-| E|-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---------0-0--6--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "That night John he died....." e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10--------8--9-10---------7-----10------10--9--8---12-| A|------8--------6--7--8---------5------8-------8--7--6---10-| E|-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0--------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Soon, they realized....." Riff 13 (Solo rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------10--9--7-| A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7--5-| E|---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0----------| * * * * * * * * Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------3~-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RIFF 13a (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------10--9--7-| A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7--5-| E|-7-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0--8--7--5-| * * * * * * * * Solo over the above riffs e|-12h16p12----12-------------------------------------| B|----------15----12h15p12----12----------------------| G|-------------------------14----14-13h14p13----12----| D|-------------------------------------------14----14-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12---------------| A|----------14----14-12-11-11~~-| E|------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------12-15-----| G|-------------------------------------------13-14-------14^-| D|-------------------------------------12-14-----------------| A|-12-11h12p11----11----------11-12/14-----------------------| E|-------------12----12-10-12--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-12-15----12-15----12-15-12--12----12--------| G|-------14-------14--------------14----14^r~~-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----14^rp12h14-12h14p12----12-----------------------| G|-14---------------------15----15-15^rp13h16-13------| D|-----------------------------------------------15~~-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|-2--3--2-----2-------------------------| B|----5-----5-----5^-(5)p3--5--3--2--3~~-| G|-7-----7--6--7--6^-(6)p4--6--4-----4~~-| D|--------------------------------7------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-6h7p6---6-----6-7-9-7-6----6-7-6---6------| D|-------9---7-9-----------9--------9---9----| A|----------------------------------------9\-| E|-------------------------------------------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----12--10-------------10--8-----------------------------| G|-11h12--11---9/12--11--11--9--11--9-------9-11--9--------| D|-------------------12---------12-11-9/12-11-12-11-9/12~~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------12-------12-14----12-14-16-| A|-12-14-16-12-14-16----14-16-------16----------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------12------15^r-15^r-15^r^r~~-| G|----------12----------------12-14----14^---------------------| D|-12-14-16----14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12h15p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------12h15p12-| B|----------15----14h15----------15----14h15----------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-14p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------| B|-------15----14h15----------15----14h15-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-12h15p12-14p12----12--------------| B|----------------15----15^r^r~~-----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------X\\-| End Solo Ending Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----7--6-----5--4--------6--7-----5--4-----3--2----| A|-5--------7--------5--4--------3--------5--------3-| E|---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-----14-13----12-11---------13-14-----12-11-----10-9----| D|-12--------14-------12-11~--------10--------12-------10-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--4--5--4--5--7--5--4-| A|-0--2--3--2--3--5--3--2-| E|------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------------7-------| D|-7--9-10--9-10----10--9-| 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