song   : The Ghost of Change
artist : Mercyful Fate
album  : Into the Unknown
trans. : Serkan Gunturk (  gunturkk@boun.edu.tr  )



p=palm mute    
u=up stroke
d=down stroke
    
intro:    
    
    guitar1                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6---------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A-|-6---------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
E-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    guitar2                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|
A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    guitar1                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
E-|-2---------------------1---------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    guitar2                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|
A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
                                                                               

riff 1

    guitar1(up)+guitar2                                                        
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|
A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|
D-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2---3-2-1-----------------------------|
A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    
riff 2 ( 2 times)   
    
    guitar1+guitar2                                                     
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------4------------------------|
G-|-----5-----------5-----8-8\6/8-----5--------------3------------------------|
D-|-----3-----4-----3-----6-6\4/6-----3-----4-----1--1------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------1-1---1-1---1-1-----------------------------|
                                                                               
    
riff 3 
    
    guitar1                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6-6-8-6-5-----8-6-5-6-5---5-6-5-----6-5-----------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------8-------8-6-----8-7-------------------------------|
E-|-----------8---------------------------------9-8---------------------------|
                                                                               
    guitar2                                                                    
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-6-------5---6-----5-----6-----5-------------------------------------------|
D-|-6-------5---6-----5-----6-----5-----6-5-3-2-------------------------------|
A-|-4-------3---4-----3-----4-----3-----4-3-4-3-------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------4-3---------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
now play riff 1 once and then play riff 2 and 3 again.

riff 4

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----3---3-3-------3---6---------------------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-4-1-1-1---1-1-4-1-4----and-the-solo-....------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
riff 5

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-8-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---------------------------------------|
E-|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-----6-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-3--then-the-transpositions-....-----|
                                                                               
    
    
riff 6 (2 times)   
    Chorus (ghost of change)                                                   
                                               fill
E-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|-5-5\3/5---------------5\3/5-5/8-8/11------|--------3-----------------------|
A-|-3-3\1/3-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3\1/3-3/6-6/9-------|--------3-----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|--------1-----------------------|
                                                                               
    
riff 7 (4 times)   

    d u d u d u d u d u d                                                      
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------6---7---6-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6-8---------------8-6-----------------------------------------------------|
A-|-4-6-6---6---6---6-6-4-----------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
      p p   p   p   p                                                          
                                                                               

riff 8 (2 times)

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------6-11-----------------------8-6----------------------|
E-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4----------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
riff 9 (2 times)

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------6-11-----------------------8-6----------------------|
A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4----------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
play riff 8 again.                                                                               
then chorus (riff 6)
play riff 1,2, and 3.
play riff 7,8, and 9.
then chorus and riff 4.


riff 10

E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------4-4-----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------6-6-----------4-4-----------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------6-6-----------2-2-----------------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    

riff 11    
    
Two guitars play this with a phase difference.  
    
    guitar 1                                                                   
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------5/6-6/8-8\6-6\5---------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3---------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3---------------------------------------------|
E-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
    guitar 2                                                                   
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-5/6-6/8-8\6-6\5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------|
                                                                               
                                                                               
Fade out...


Note: This song could also be played with a F tuning :)