Mercyful Fate: Come To The Sabbath
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Hank's solo by: Sarah Z : ZywickiS@aol.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-7-9----9-7----7-5----5-4-|A|-5-7----7-5----5-3----3-2-|E|--------------------------| "Come, come to the Sabbath..."
Riff 2 (The final notes are played with an acoustic)e|----------------------------0-|B|--------------------------6---|G|------------------------7-----|D|----------------------0-------|A|-2-2----2-2----2-2------------|E|-0-0----0-0----0-0------------|
Final timee|------------|B|------------|G|------------|D|------------|A|-2-2----2-2-|E|-0-0----0-0-|
Riff 3e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-----------5p4------------3-2---|A|-0--2-3--5-----5--0--2-3------3-|E|--------------------------------|
Riff 4e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------5-4---------9-8-7-|A|-4-4-4--3-2--4-4-4--7-6-5-|E|-2-2-2-------2-2-2--------|
Play Riff 3
Riff 5e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-2----5--4-------------------4----5-4-|A|-0----3--2-------------------2----3-2-|E|------------3333333333333333----------|
**************** "At first we light up a fire..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|------------------5-------7--|E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-5--|
**************** **** "Two candles..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--------------------------5-4-|A|------------------5-------3-2-|E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-----| **************** **** "...are placed upon the altar..."
Riff 6e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|------------------------8-7-|A|---------6-5-6----------6-5-|E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7--0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * "Ah ah..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|----------------5----5-7-|A|---------6-5-6--3----3-5-|E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7-----------| * * * * "Come to the sabbath..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 5 "The ceremony's proceeding..."
Play Riff 6 "Ah ah, come to the sabbath..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------2-3-4-|E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------|
**** **** ****e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------4-3-2-------|A|-------------------------0-1-2-|E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------------| **** ****
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------0-|D|------------------------------------|A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2h5---|E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|--------------------9-7--9---|A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222--7-5--7-7-|E|---------------------------5-| **** ****
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Hank Shermann)e|---21---19h21p19\----12--14--16------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14--12---12h14---16p14p12~--------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|---12b14r12p10------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------11~------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---21---19h21p19\----12--14--16--------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14--12---12h14---16p14p12~----------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|---12b14r12p10---10~--------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|---11--9h11--11--9h11---9h11---11p9~----------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14p11---------------------------------------------------| B|-------------10h11--11---10h11---13--15--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---15b17-----13h15----13h15p13-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------16--15----14h15p14--------------------| B|------------------------------------------------16--15~\--| G|---12--11h12----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---12h14--14-12---12h14--14-12-12-----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---17b19r17p15-------------------12--14b15r14p12----| B|----------------------17--15------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----12--14b15r14p12--------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----12--14b15r14p12---------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------12h14p12h14------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15--14--12------------------12--14--16-/-19\----------------| B|------------------14-------------------------------------------| G|----------------------15--14~----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---16--14---12h14\---10--9h10h12---12-/-19\--------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------17---------------------| B|---12p10h12h13h14h15h17----------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
let last note ring out... e|---19b21-19---19h21p19h21---14--16--14~------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Lead into next section:e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-4-3-2-----------------------|D|-------0-1-2--4-3-2-0-2-0--6-|A|---------------------------4-|E|-----------------------------|
Riff 9Harpsichord (arranged for guitar) x2 e|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Guitar 1 (5 times, then ending) x2 Endinge|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-|-5tr7-|B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
Guitar 2 (5 times, then ending) x2 Endinge|-12-8-0--12-8-0--10-0-|-10-8-0--10-8-0--8-0-|-10-7-0--10-7-0--7-0-|-8tr10-|B|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|G|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|D|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|A|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
Riff 10 x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------|A|----4------------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------------------|A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-|
Riff 10a x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------|A|----4------------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-|
x2e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------3-2-0-|A|-2--0-2-0-2-3--2--0-2-0-------|E|------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------------------|A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-|
x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------|A|----4------------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-|
Riff 11e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-7---10-10-10-7----------|A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-|E|-------------------------|
"If you say Heaven..." x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------|A|----4------------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-7---10-10-10-7----------|A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-|E|-------------------------|
"You say forgive him..." x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------2-3-4--------------|A|----4------------4--3-2---|E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-7---10-10-10-7------------|A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-4-|E|-------------------------2-| "Oh my sweet Satan, you are the one!"
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
