Mercyful Fate: House On The Hill 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 e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|------9--| A|------7--| E|-X\\-----| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----| A|-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--8p7------5-7------5-7p5-7----5-7p5-7-5h7-5-| E|------0000-----0000---------00---------------| **** **** ** "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------2--------4-------------------| A|--------0--------2-------------------| E|-222222---222222---22222222222220033-| ****** ****** ***************** "If you dare..." Riff 4 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|--7--6----13--12--| A|--5--4----11--10--| E|------------------| "Nothing is what it seems..." Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Play Riff 3 "While you were asleep..." Play Riff 4 "The well in the cellar..." Riff 5 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------3--------------3-| A|-------------1--------------1-| E|-2-0-0-1-2-2----2-0-0-1-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * "In the..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------3------3------5-| A|-------------1------1------3-| E|-2-0-0-1-2-2----0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * * * * "...house on the hill..." Final time: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------3------3------5-2----2-| A|-------------1------1------3-0----0-| E|-2-0-0-1-2-2----0-0----0-0----------| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Play Riff 3 "In my little shrine..." Play Riff 4 "The souls that God didn't hear..." Play Riff 5 "In the House on the Hill" Lead in to the bridge: e|-----------| B|--4----4---| G|---4----4--| D|----2----2-| A|-----------| E|-----------| Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------5---4---3---------------5---4---3----------| A|--4---3---2---1---4---3---4---3---2---1--4--3--4-| E|--2---------------2---1---2--------------2--1--2-| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--5--------4--------3-------------------| A|--3--------2--------1----4----3----4----| E|----222222---222222---00-2-00-1-00-2-00-| ****** ****** ** ** ** ** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--5--------4--------3----------------| A|--3--------2--------1----4----3----4-| E|----222222---222222---00-2-00-1-00-2-| ****** ****** ** ** ** Riff 7 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------/6-5~~~--3-3/8~-----------------------------| D|--------/5-4------------------11-10~--11p10p8-11-10-8----| A|-4----------------------------------------------------9~-| E|-2--3-2--------------------------------------------------| "It is so very strange..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9-----| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--8--| E|-------------------------------6--| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-| ** ** "Who stayed..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9--7--| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--5--| E|----------------------------------| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--| ** ** "Who used to call this home." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-11--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--8--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-| ** ** e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-10--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--7--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| x4 e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--| ** ** Riff 9 (Solo rhythm) 1st end. 2nd end. 3rd end. e|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| B|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| G|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| D|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| A|------------------------|----8----|---11----|----8----| E|--00000000000000000000--|----6----|----9----|----6----| ******************** Ending x8 e|--------------------------|------| B|--------------------------|------| G|--------------------------|------| D|--------------------------|--9\--| A|-8p7----5h7----8p7----5h7-|--7\--| E|-----00-----00-----00-----|------| ** ** ** 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