Mclean Don – The Grave tab

Mercyful Fate: The Grave

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Tuning: Drop D

Riff 1e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-10-----7---------8-|A|--8-----5---6-----6-|D|------------6-------|
Riff 2 (slightly palm muted)e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-6-5-6-0-|D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-6-5-6-0-| "There is a cemetary..."
Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave..." Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive..."
Riff 3e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-5-----------5------------------|D|-5-----7-----5-----7------------|A|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---6-5~-|D|-------------------------6------|
* * * * * * * * "Bring your Book of Spells..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-----5-----------5------------|D|-----5-----7-----5------------|A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-5~-|D|-----------------------6------|
* * * * * * * *e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-----5-----------5------------|D|-----5-----7-----5------------|A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-5~-|D|-----------------------6------|
* * * * * * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-----5-----------5---------|D|-----5-----7-----5---------|A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-|D|-----------------------6---| * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "sacrifice..." "It's time to draw the circle..." Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave" Play Riff 2 "Rise evil demon..."
Lead in to the next riff:(Slight palm mutes except for last two chords)e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|------------------8--7-|A|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0--6--5-|D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-------|
Riff 4e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----|A|-------00-----00------00-----00-|D|--------------------------------|
** ** ** **e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8~-|A|-------00-----00------00----|D|----------------------------|
** ** **e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----|A|-------00-----00------00-----00-|D|--------------------------------|
** ** ** **e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7-------|A|-------00-----00------00-8--|D|-------------------------8--| ** ** **
Riff 5 (solo rhythm)e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------3---------------3-|A|-000000000000-1--000000000000-1-|D|--------------------------------|
************ ************e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--------------7-----------6---|A|-444444444444-5--44444444-4-6-|D|----------------------------6-|
************ ********e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------6---------------6-|D|-555555555555-6--555555555555-6-| ************ ************
Riff 4ae|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----|A|-------00-----00------00-----00-|D|--------------------------------|
** ** ** ** "Is that you..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7-------|A|-------00-----00------00-8--|D|-------------------------8--|
** ** ** "...Baphomet?"e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----|A|-------00-----00------00-----00-|D|--------------------------------|
** ** ** ** "The inverted..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8~-|A|-------00-----00------00----|D|----------------------------| ** ** ** "...star..."
Riff 6e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|------4----5----4---------4----5----4-|D|------4----5----4----7----4----5----4-|A|---------------------7----------------|D|-4444---44---44---44---44---44---44---| **** ** ** ** ** ** ** "We visit you at midnight..." "We stay until the daytime..."
Play Riff 4a "Is that you... Baphomet" "The inverted star..."Play Riff 6 "We visit you at midnight..."Use this for the ending to Riff 6e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------4----5----4---------4---------|D|------4----5----4----7----4----5--4-|A|---------------------7---------3--2-|D|-4444---44---44---44---44---44------| **** ** ** ** ** ** "We stay until the daytime..."
Play Riff 2 "There is a cemetary..." Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave..." Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive..." Play Riff 3 "Bring your Book of Spells..." Song fades out with Riff 2 and Riff 1 alternating. 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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