Mercyful Fate: Nightmare
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|E|----------3-----------------|
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|E|----------3---------------3-4-|
Riff 2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------5-3-------3-|A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|E|-------------------------|
******** "Am I awake..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|E|----------3-----------------|
"...dream..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------5-3-------3-|A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|E|-------------------------|
******** "I had a nightmare..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|E|----------3---------------3-4-| "..vision..."
Riff 3e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|-4-4-4--4-2-7-|E|-2-2-2--2-0-5-| "I was stuck..."
Riff 2ae|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------5-3-------3-|A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|E|-------------------------|
******** "The lights were dim..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|E|----------3---------------3-4-| "...daylight..."
Play Riff 3 "Eyes of fire..."
Riff 4 x2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4-2-------2--------2--3-4-|A|-----4-3-2-0--2--4--0--1-2-|E|--------------0--2---------|
x2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-7-5-------5--------5--6-7-|A|-----7-6-5-3--5--7--3--4-5-|E|--------------3--5---------|
Guitar 1e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|-7--8-9---------|A|-5--6-7--2--3-4-|E|---------0--1-2-|
Guitar 2e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|-4--5-6--6--7-8-|A|----------------|E|----------------|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|-9-9-9--9---7-|A|-7-7-7--7-5---|E|--------------|
x4e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|-4-4-4--4-----|A|-4-4-4--4-----|E|----------0-5-|
e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-2p0-------5-5-2-|A|-----3p2p0-3-3-0-|E|-----------------|
Riff 6e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|------------5-5----------------7-7-|D|------5h7---5-5-5h7------5h7---7-7-|A|-0000-0---0-----0---0000-0---0-----|E|-----------------------------------| **** * **** *
Normal endinge|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|----------------5-5----------------|D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-8-|A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-6-|E|-----------------------------3-----| **** * ****
Right before Riff 7:e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|----------------5-5--------------|D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-|A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-|E|-----------------------------3---| **** * ****
Riff 7e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-10-----10--5------------|A|--8------8--3----5-5-5-5-|E|-----------------3-3-3-3-| "They do the sign...
Play Riff 6 "I'm in the middle..."
Play Riff 7 "Only we know..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x4e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-5-------5-------5-------5--7--7-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * *
SoloGuitar 1e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----12-----12---------------------------------------------|G|-12-----14-----12-14--11-12----11-12-14-12h14p12-11----11-|D|----------------------------14----------------------14----|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|-12-15--13-15--12-13-----12-------12-13-12h13p12----------|G|----------------------14----12-14----------------14-12-14-|D|----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9 e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-------10-10-10-----------------|A|--------8--8--8---------8--8--8-|E|-0-0000----------0-0000-6--6--6-|
* **** * ****e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-------10-10-10--------------|D|--------9--9--9--7-7-7-------|A|--------8--8--8--5-5-5-6-6-6-|E|-0-0000----------------4-4-4-| * ****
Riff 10e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-4----6----4-5-6-|A|-2----4----2-3-4-|E|-----------------| "Night after night..."
Play Riff 9 "...I hear them sing..."
Play Riff 10 "Night after night..."
Play Riff 9 "...this dream..."
Riff 11e|-------------------------------------|B|----------------------7--------------|G|------------------------7------------|D|--7----7----9----7--------7------7/9-|A|--5----5----7----5----------5----5/7-|E|-------------------------------------|
"...you are insane..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000-| ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** **** "...your fate..."
Riff 12e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-2-3--3--------2-3--3----|A|-0-1--1--3--2--0-1--1--3-|E|---------1--0----------1-|
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x3e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9-------9-------9-------9-10-10-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7-7-|A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-6-------6-------6-------6--6-6-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-7-------7-------7-------7--5-5-|E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-|
* * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-4-------4-------4-------4--4-4-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-3-------3-------3-------3--3-3-|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|
* * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * x3 e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-7-------7-------7-------7--7-7-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * *
e|------|B|------|G|------|D|--9\--|A|--7\--|E|------|
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
