Crossroads Tab by Mercyful Fate
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Song: Crossroads
Artist: Mercyful Fate
Album: Dead Again
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
Date started tab: 4/6/02
Date finished tab: 4/6/02
Tuning: Standard
Notation Key
v: vibrato
t: tremolo bar
^: bend
.: palm mute
~: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
\: slide down
Comments: You should have no problem with the song if you know how it goes. I've been looking for a tab for this song for a while, and not finding one, I just decided to get off my lazy ass and tab it myself. I think it came out great. If you find any mistakes, feel free to e-mail me the corrections.
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e|-----|---
B|-----|---
G|-----|---
D|--3--|---
A|--3--|---
E|--1--|---
Riff 1A 1st&3rd 2nd last
e|-------------------------------|----------|----------|------------
B|-------------------------------|----------|----------|------------
G|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--5---------
D|--------5-4--------------------|----------|----------|--5--5------
A|--4---------------4---3--------|----------|--333333--|--3--5------
E|--2-222-----2-222---2---2-2-2--|--333333--|----------|-----3------
... . ... . . . . ...... ......
Riff 1B 1st&3rd 2nd last alternate last
e|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--------|-----------
B|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--------|-----------
G|--------------------8-7--------|----------|----------|--5-----|-----------
D|--------7---8------------------|----------|----------|--5--5--|--8-7-5----
A|--7----------------------------|----------|--666666--|--3--5--|--6-5-3----
E|--5-555---5---5-555-----5-5-5--|--666666--|----------|-----3--|-----------
... . . ... . . . ...... ......
Chorus (let us ride with the beast tonight...)
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|----------------10---10-9-5------6--|---------------10----10-9-6-----
D|------3----7----10---10-9-5--7---6--|-----3----7----10----10-9-6-----
A|------3----7-----8----8-7-3--7---4--|-----3----7-----8-----8-7-4-----
E|------1----5-----------------5------|-----1----5---------------------
Riff 2, under solo
(x 3 before each end) 1st and 3rd 2nd last
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--5---------
D|-------------------|-------------------|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--5--5------
A|--2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4p2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------|--3--5------
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----3------
Chorus #2 (let us ride with the beast tonight...)
(play twice before end) end
e|------------------------------------|--------
B|------------------------------------|--------
G|----------------10---10-9-5------6--|--------
D|------3----7----10---10-9-5--7---6--|--2-----
A|------3----7-----8----8-7-3--7---4--|--2-----
E|------1----5-----------------5------|--0-----
Interlude end 1 end 2
e|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
B|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
G|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
D|--9---------9---------|--9---9-10-9--|--7-----10--|------------
A|--7--2-3-2--7--2-3-2--|--7---7--8-7--|--5-8-7--8--|------------
E|-----0-1-0-----0-1-0--|----0---------|----6-5-----|------------
Chords played after interlude
e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------------------
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------------------
G|-----|--5--|--9--|--3--|--7--|-----|--7--|--7-6-5-3------------
D|--7--|--5--|--9--|--3--|--7--|--6--|--7--|--7-6-5-3-3----------
A|--7--|--3--|--7--|--1--|--5--|--6--|--5--|--5-4-3-1-3----------
E|--5--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--4--|-----|----------1----------
Chords played after last chorus
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
D|--------5-----------5--------|--------5-----------5------------
A|--2--4--3--4--2--4--3--2--5--|--2--4--3--4--2--4--3--2--4--5---
E|--0--2-----2--0--2-----0--3--|--0--2-----2--0--2-----0--2--3---
Chords played at the very end
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5---
E|--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3---
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4---
E|--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2---
