• Song:

    The Old Oak

  • Artist:

    Mercyful Fate

  • Album:

    In the Shadows

Mercyful Fate : The Old Oak

transcribed by: GRAX!      
     edited by: Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
                Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
      solos by: mattinurro@hotmail.com
                
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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|-----6-------7-------6-------7-|
B|---5-------6-------5-------6---|
G|-4-------5-----4---------5-----|
D|-------0---------------0-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-----6-------7-------6-----------|
B|---5-------6-------5-------------|
G|-4-------5-----4-----------------|
D|-------0----------------2-5-/8-7-|
A|------------------------0-3-/6-5-|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2 plays this the second time
e|------------19--------------19-|
B|----------18--------------18---|
G|--------17--------------17-----|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------19-----------------|
B|----------18-------------------|
G|--------17---------------------|
D|------------------------2-5-/8-|
A|------------------------0-3-/6-|
E|-------------------------------|

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
E|---------------------------------------|
   * * * *   * * *   * * *     
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-5-7-/8-7-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-3-5-/6-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
   * *   * * *   * * * 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   * *   * * *   * * *
1st ending
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------|
   * *   * * *
2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-5---7--8----6-5---7--/10-|
E|--------------------------6-5--6--------6-5--/-8-|
   * *   * * *   * * * 

Guitar 2 over riff 2
e|-8---5---5--------8---5-----------------|
B|---7-------7--------7-----7-------------|
G|-------8-----5----------8---8-----------|
D|------------------------------6-(6)b7r6-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-8-7-----------8-7----------|
D|-----8-7--8--------8-7--/10-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Riff 3                           
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-7----10-9-----14-12-----------|
A|-7-5-----8-7-----12-10-----5-7-8-|
E|-----000-----000-------000-3-5-6-|
       ***     ***       ***
  "Do you remember the bridge?"


Riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5-4-----7-5-----9-7-----10-9-|
A|-3-2-----5-3-----7-5------8-7-|
E|-----000-----000-----000------|
       ***     ***     ***      
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----7-9---------------------------|
A|-----5-7-----------5-7-----7p5---8-|
E|-000-----000000000-----000-----0---|
   ***     *********     ***
  "Oh, they say it's a bad place..."


Play Riff 3   "Deep down under..."


Riff 5 (The very first time this riff is played the first
two notes are power chords instead)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
D|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
A|---------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
E|-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|
       ***                      ***
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
D|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
A|-------------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
E|-3-2-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|
           ***                      ***
  "It's the old oak hanging tree..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-000-|
E|---------------------------------|
       ***     ***     ***     ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-00---|
E|--------------------------------0-|
       ***     ***     ***     ** *

Play Riff 5  Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 6 w/ this as last bar:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-7-8-|
E|---------------------------5-6-|
       ***     ***     *** 


Solo over the above riffs
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-12-8~--------8---8--12p8------------|
G|----------------9---------9~----7----|
D|----------------------------------10-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7--9p7~--5h7p5\4-5-4~-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

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

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------2---2-4b6-4-2-------4b6-2----|
D|-------2-3-4---4-----------2-3-4----------|
A|-2-3-4------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-|

e|------14-14------14-14------14-14------14-14-|
B|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------14--------14----------------------|
B|-17b19-----17b19----17b19~---17p14-16b17-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17~----|
G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16~----|
D|-----------------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar on top)
e|-------------------------|
B|-15-12~--------12----12--|
G|-16-12~--------12-12-12--|
D|------------------14-----|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|--------------------| 
B|-12h13--------------|
G|-12h14-12~----11h12-|
D|-------14~----14p12-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-11-11----11--------|
D|-12-12-14-12-12-12~-|
A|-------15----14-14~-|
E|--------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3   "Nothing will grow..."
Play Riff 5   "It's the old oak hanging tree..."

Lead into next section:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|--2-3--|
A|--0-1--|
E|-------|


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-|
D|-4------4------4------4-5-5-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-3---|
E|----------------------------|
     ****   ****   ****
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-6------6------6------6-7---|
D|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-5-5-|
A|--------------------------3-|
E|----------------------------|
     ****   ****   ****
			
Solo (Note a new guitar comes in each time)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|-15p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-13p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-16p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-14p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|-14p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-12p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Guitar 4
e|-19p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-17p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

End Solo

			     
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4-2-3-4------------------------------|
A|-2-0-1-2---------------------------2--|
E|---------3--5--6--5--3--5--3--2----0--|


Riff 9 (Acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----0----0----------0-----3---|
D|---6---------------0-----3-----|
A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-------|
E|-----------------------------0-|
   "The old oak might make you blind..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----0----0----------0-----3-|
D|---6---------------0-----3---|
A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-----|
E|-----------------------------|
   "The old oak might trick your eyes..."


Riff 10 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------0----------------|
D|-4-x-4-3-4-3--------0---3--------------|
A|-2-x-2-1-2-1----0-3-----1-5--5-5-4-5-4-|
E|--------------------------3--3-3-2-3-2-|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------0--------------------------0-----|
D|---------------------0---3----------------------0---3-4-|
A|-5--5-5-4-5-4----0-3-----1-5--5-5-----------0-3-----1-2-|
E|-3--3-3-2-3-2--------------3--3-3-2-3-2tr3--------------|


Riff 11 (Play 3x)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5----------3-4-|
E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-1-2-|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * *       
  "It's a bad sign..."

Riff 11a
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5--------------|
E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * * 
   "...it's a bad sign..."


Riff 11b
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-4-|
A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * * 
  "Bad sign..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-2-|
A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * *

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Bad sign..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Play Riff 11a  "It's a bad sign..."


Riff 11c
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12--------3--|
A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-1--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
      * * * * * *    * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * * 
  "I wonder what..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


  
Riff 12
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-4-------0-5-4-5-4-------0-5-4-7-6-|
E|---0-2-3-------3-2-0-2-3-------5-4-|

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


Solo over riff 12
e|-------------------------|
B|--11~~-10~~-10-11-10-----|
G|---------------------9~~-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|------------------13-12~~-|
B|--11~~-10~~-10-11---------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

End solo

Ending to riff 12
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------2-3-6-5---|
G|-----------------3-4-3-4-----------|
D|---------5-6-5-6-----------------6-|
A|-5-8-7-8-------------------------4-|
E|-----------------------------------|

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----5-|
A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-3-|
E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx---------|
A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-7-7-|
E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
            

Solo
e|-10----10----10----10----------------10--13--15b17-15--13-15-|
B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15----13-13b15-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------13-10h13p10----|
B|-14~----14~--14-15-14\11-11~----11b13-11~--------------11-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~----10~--11----10h11-10----10--------10-11-13-11-10h11p10----|
G|----------------------------12----12b14-----------------------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------15--10--------------| 
G|-14-12-10-12-10-9-10-9h10p9---9-10--------12~----10--9-|
D|----------------------------12-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------10---------------------------------|
G|-10-9h10p9----10-------9-10-12----12------------------------------|
D|-----------12----11-12---------------11~----11-11--12-11h12p11----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------12-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12-11-------------------------|
A|-10~----12~--13--------12~----12-12--10-----10-|
E|-----------------------------------------12----|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-12~----12-12\10--12---------------|
E|----------------------12~----(12)\-|

End Solo


Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)                                x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|

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

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|

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


Solo (Wah pedal)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14~----[12]14r12p11------------------------------|
D|------------------------12~----11-11h12p11p9-11----9-|
A|------------------------------------------------12---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11-12-11-9-11-9b11~----(9)\-|
D|-11-12-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------14-14/15\14-|
G|-----11-14-11-------------|
D|-4/-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-14----14----14-15-17-17b19--(19)r17-17b19-|
G|----14----16-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-14-15p14----14-------14-17p14-|
B|----------17----15h17----------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-15p14----14------------------------------------------------|
B|-------17----17-15-14-------14-15p14-14-14------------------|
G|----------------------16b18----------------16b18~--(18)r16\-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar on top)
e|---------------------|
B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

e|-7---------7h9p7-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10p8h10-------10-10p8p7---7h8p7----------------------------------15-|
G|---------------------------9-------9-9b11-{9}-[9]11r7-7----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------9~----(9)\-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------14------------------------|
B|-14h15p14-17p14-15p14----14-------14-15h17-14----17b19-17b19~--(19)r17\-|
G|----------------------16----15h16---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Harmony guitar on top)
e|---------------------|
B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

End Solo


Riff 15 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
E|-2--0-2-3-0-----3-2--0-2-3-0-----3-|


Riff 16
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--------5-------7--------5-------|
A|------------7-5--------------7-5---|
E|----0-5-6-------6----0-5-6-------6-|
   "Hang with me..."

Play Riff 15   "Another season..."
Play Riff 16   "Hang with me..."
Play Riff 15   "Blood from the madmen..."

Riff  15a
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
   "Blood to the ground..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
   "Blood to the roots..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
E|---------------------------4-3-|
   "Ahh..."


Riff 17 (at first, guitar 2 plays the same thing,
         but starts later)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       *        *     * * * * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
       *        *       * * * * * 
 
Play Riff 17   "All around the Old Oak..."


Riff 18
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------5-------------9-8-----------|
A|-----7---7---------7-----10-9-7----|
E|-5-8-------8-6~-----------------8~-|
   "Can you believe..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------8--------------12-11------------|
G|------9---9----7~----9-------12-11-9-8~-|
D|-7-10-------10--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


Play Riff 17  "Must have been a mighty GOD..."
Play Riff 18  "Can you believe..."


Riff 17a  (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       *        *     * * * * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
       *        *       * * * * * 

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-------------|
A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-------------|
E|------0-----------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        *           *      * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-9-----------|
A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-7-----------|
E|------0-----------0--------0-0-0-0-0-|
        *           *        * * * * * 

Solo
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-[19]20----(20)r19b20----19b20----------|
G|----------------------------------16----|
D|-------------------------------------17-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-15~--------(15)\-----------|
D|-------------------11-------|
A|-------------------------10-|
E|----------------------------|

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

(Harmony guitar plays top notes)
e|-------|-------------------|
B|-15-11------------11--15~--|
G|-15-12-14-12-14---12--15~--|
D|-------15-14-15------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-15-11-----------11--14b15r14b15~-|
G|-15-12-14-12-14--12--14b15r14b15~-|
D|-------15-14-15-------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 19
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------7-5-7-|
E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------10----|
E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--6--5--6--8----|


Play Riff 9   "The old oak might make you blind..."

Lead into next riff:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|--4----|
A|--2-5--|
E|----3--|

Play Riff 15    Solo Rhythm

Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-17~-----------21-22-16~-----------22-21-|
G|-18~--------18-------17~--------17-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-15~-------------------------|
G|-16~--------14-13-12~----11~-|
D|------------12-11-10~----11~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 16    "No, don't hang with me..."
Play Riff 15    "...as I go back..."

Riff  15b
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|

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

Riff 20
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5--------3-------7--------5-------|
A|------------5-3--------------7-5---|
E|----0-3-4-------4----0-5-6-------6-|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-8--------6-----8~~--------6-------|
A|------------8-6--------------8-6---|
E|----0-6-7------------0-6-7-------7-|


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
E|---------------------------4-3-|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------------6----------|
D|----------5---5------7-|
A|--------4-------4----5-|
E|-2--0-3----------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-8--7-6--------6-5-4-----------|
A|--------8-7-6--------6-5-4-----|
E|---------------------------8-7-|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------9-------11\10-|
D|----------8---8-----11\10-|
A|--------7-------7---------|
E|-2--0-6-------------------|



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
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