Mercyful Fate: Torture (1629)
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: October 22, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|---------------8/9---9\8---8\7-|A|-7-8/9---8\7---6/7---7\6---6\5-|E|-5-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-----0-----|
* * * * x3e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|---------------8/9---9\8---8\7-|A|---8/9---8\7---6/7---7\6---6\5-|E|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-----0-----| * * * *
Lead Guitar (last time)e|--13---------------------------|B|--16b18~-----------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|
Riff 2 x4e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|---------------8\7--------------------|D|---8/9---8\7---6\5---6\5---6\5---8--7-|A|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-4\3-0-4\3-0-6--5-|E|--------------------------------------| * * * * *
Lead guitar (2 times, harmony note in () )e|-20-17--------------------------------|B|-------19-16--------------------------|G|-------------17-------------(17~~)----|D|-----------------------------19~~-----|A|-----------------18-18~~--------------|E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 3Guitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-2-2-5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * x3 e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| * * * *
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|-2-2--------8-7--------8-7--------8-7-|E|-0-0--------6-5--------6-5--------6-5-|
Guitar fille|-12----12------------------|B|-15b17-15b17~--------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------| ---|A|---------------------------| |E|---------------------------| |
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e|-13----13------------------| |--> Play 2xB|-16b18-16b18~--------------| |G|---------------------------| |D|---------------------------| ---|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Harmony guitar for fille|-12----12------------------|B|-15b17-15b17~--------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
e|-13----13------------------|B|-16b18-16b18~--------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
e|-12----12------------------|B|-15b17-15b17~--------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
e|-10----10------------------|B|-13b15-13b15~--------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Riff 3a x3e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * "Anna..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7----------|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "...so they say..."
Riff 4Guitar 1e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-5--------6--------8--------4--|A|-3--------3--------6--------6--|E|-------------------------------| "Some folk had seen..."
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-5--------6--------8--------8--|A|-3--------3--------6--------6--|E|-------------------------------|
Play Riff 3a "The Inquisitor..."
Play Riff 4 "The sun was slowly..."
Riff 3b x2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * "A sight Anna..."e|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-------|A|-------|E|-6-5-0-|
Riff 5Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4----7-------7--6---------|A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--4-|E|---------3------------3--2-|
"Torture in the name of Christ..."e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7-------7--6------|A|-2----5--5----5--4----5-|E|---------3------------3-| "Torture in the name of Christ..."
Guitar 2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-4--/11-10----7--9----7--3-|D|---------------------------|A|-2--/-9--8----5--7----5--1-|E|---------------------------|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-4--/11-10----7--9----7--|D|-------------------------|A|-2--/-9--8----5--7----5--|E|-------------------------|
Lead into next section:e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-4-4--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-|E|-2-2--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-| "Confess!"
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-5-4---2h4---2h4---2h4-----|A|-3-2-----------------------|E|-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-|
* * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-5-4---2h4---2h4---2h4-----|A|-3-2-----------------------|E|-----2-----2-----2-----0-0-| * * * *
Solo (Shermann)e|---------------------------------------------------|B|-12^^~~------14--1714-17-14--121414-----13----13---|G|---w/wah-----------------------------15----13------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|B|-12^^--------15^^r~~----|G|-------14---------------|D|------------------------|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3c (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-(5-4)---5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|--6-5--0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * "Sitting naked..." x2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * "...on the wooden horse..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7----------|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "...what a holy cross..."
Play Riff 4 "Her bloody hands..."
Riff 3d (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-(5-4)---5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|--6-5--0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * "Thumbscrews..." e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-(5-4)---5h7---5h7---5h7---------|E|--6-5--0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "...they had used..."
Play Riff 4 "To crush each..."
Play Riff 3b "...anything anymore..."
Play Riff 5 "Torture..."
Riff 5aGuitar 1e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4----7-------7--6-------5-|A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--3-|E|---------3------------3----| "...confess!"
Guitar 2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-4--/11-10----7--9----7--9-|D|---------------------------|A|-2--/-9--8----5--7----5--7-|E|---------------------------|
Riff 7e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------5----------------|D|-----------------------5----7------5--8-|A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3--6-|E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------5--------------------|D|-----------------------5----7-------------8-|A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3p0-00-6-|E|--------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ** "Satan's mark has..."e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------5----------------|D|-----------------------5----7------5--8-|A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3--6-|E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** "They already searched..." e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|-----------------------5----------|D|-----------------------5----7---5-|A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0-3-|E|----------------------------------| **** **** ** * "And it was all..."
Guitar fill over Riff 7e|-5---------3----5---------|B|-8b10~~----6b8--8b10~~----|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|--------------------------|E|--------------------------|
e|-5------7------8---------|B|-8b10--10b12--11b13~~----|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|
Riff 8e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-4-4-----------5----------------|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh Anna here they come again..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-4-4-----------5--------5-5-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-|E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * "Off the horse..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-4-4-----------5--------------5-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Up she goes..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-4-4-----------5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * "Anna's crying..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------4-4--4------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx-2-2--2--4-4-4-4-4-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-xxx---------2-2-2-2-2-|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|---------------4-4--4----------------9--8-9-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx-2-2--2--4-4-4-4-4-xxx-7--6-7-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-xxx---------2-2-2-2-2-xxx--------|
Solo (Shermann)e|----------------------12---------|B|-------12-14----12-14----14-12---|G|-13-15-------15------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|---------12/14------------------------------------------------------------|B|---12-14-------17-16-14-16-14-14---14-------------------------------------|G|-15-----------------------------16----16-15-13-13-13\10-10-------11-------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------14-13----14-13-|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-11--14-13-11---13---------------|A|------------------13-------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------11---------------------------------------------------------------|D|-13--14------14-13-14-13--11--11--11-11-----------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------14--13--14--13-14-13-11-13--11-|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------11--------|G|-------------------------------11----------------11-13----11-13-----------|D|-------------------------11-13----14-13-11----11--------------------------|A|----------------11-12-14-------------------14-----------------------------|E|-14-12-11-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-12^^-----12-11-12---11----11------11-------------------------------|G|------------------------13------13----13-11^^11---------------------|D|------------------------------------------------14-13-14-13----11---|A|------------------------------------------------------------14------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|-11-11----------------------------------------------|A|-------14-13-14-13----------14-16--14-16-16-14-16---|E|-------------------14-14/16-------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------16-17---------|G|--------------------------1313-15-16-16-15-16-------16-17---|D|-1414-16-14-16-1414-16-16-----------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-6-6-6-6-6-xxx-11-11--11--6-6-6-6-6-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx--9--9---9--4-4-4-4-4-|E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-6-6-6-6-6-xxx-11-11--11--6-6-6-6-6---------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx--9--9---9--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
x2e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|-2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5\4-4-4-4--4-4-4\2--2-2-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Wead)e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------14-------|G|-16^^--16^^------------------18-16^r^-18-----------------16-13-|D|---------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------14^^--14^^--14~--------------15--15~~-------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|-17-14----14--------------------------------------|G|-------16----16----------18---1816----------------|D|----------------18-17-18-----------18-17-18-17-16-|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-14----16-14-15-------------------------|A|----16----------16-14-------------------|E|----------------------16-15-14-14~~-----|
e|---------------------------16-17-19-161716-------------------------------|B|-17^-------17-17~~------19-----------------17-------17----19^^-----\(11)-|G|----------------------------------------------16-------16----------------|D|-------------------------------------------------18~---------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-11--9-----------------------------------------------------|G|--------11-9-----------------------------------------------|D|-------------11-9------------------------------------------|A|------------------11-10-9--------------9--9^^-9^^r---------|E|-------------------------12-12~--11-12-------------12--11--|
End Solo
Interlude:Guitar 1e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-7-------------2----4--|A|-5--------5----0----2--|E|----------3------------|
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|----------6-7-/9-7--6h7-6----6------------|D|-7----7-9-----------------7----9----9\4~~-|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------14-15-/17-15--14h15-14-----14--------------|G|-14----14-16------------------------14-----16----16\11~-|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3eGuitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-2-2-5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * * x6 e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-|
* * * *e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7---------|E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|-2-2--------8-7--------8-7--------8-7-|E|-0-0--------6-5--------6-5--------6-5-|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|A|-8-7-2--------8-7-2--------8-7-2--------8-7-2-|E|-6-5-0--------6-5-0--------6-5-0--------6-5-0-| "Confess, confess witch..."
Riff 11e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----2h4---2h4---2h4-------------|A|-4-4-----------------------------|E|-2-2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-2-5-5-|
* * * * * * x3e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-------2h4---2h4-------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-5-5-| * * * * * * * * "Yes, yes, I am a witch..."
Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-5h7---5h7---5h7---------5-5-|A|-------------------------3-3-|E|-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----|
* * * * * * x2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-------5h7---5h7---------5-5-|A|-------------------------3-3-|E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----| * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-------5h7---5h7---------5---|A|-------------------------3-4-|E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5---2-| * * * * * * * *
Solo (Wead)e|--------------------------------------------12/17171717~~--|B|-10----10--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------13-----12-----11-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------12-----12-----11-----10\\-----------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-15~~--14~~---------------13--13---------------------------|G|------------------12~~------------14^^~r---\\--------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "They dropped her from the ceiling..."
Riff 5bGuitar 1e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-4----7-------7--6-------4---7-----7--6----|A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--2---5--5--5--4--5-|E|---------3------------3---------3--------3-| "Her arms and legs, then finally no..."
Guitar 2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-4--/11-10----7--9----7--3-|D|---------------------------|A|-2--/-9--8----5--7----5--1-|E|---------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-4--/11-10----7--9----7--4-7---7-6-4--|D|-----------------------------5--------|A|-2--/-9--8----5--7----5--2-5---5-4-2--|E|-----------------------------3--------|
Ending:e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-----2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4-----|A|-4-4-----------------------------------------4-4-|E|-2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-| * * * * * * "...more!!"
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
