The Bell Witch
Mercyful Fate
Continues after the ad
Key:
transcribed by: Russ Elton : * THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://* Date last modified: 31-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: StandardRiff 1 (Play twice) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------------7--6--5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2--4--4--2--4--4--x--5--4--3-| E|-0--2--2--0--2--2--x----------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---4---2--4---6~--7--6--4--/9-- A|-----4------4------------------ E|-2----------------------------- e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|7----| A|--6~-| E|-----| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---7-6---5-4-------6-7----5-4--- A|-5-----7-----5-4~------3------5- E|-------------------------------- e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|3-2-----| A|----3~--| E|--------|When vocals start, play this: Riff 1ae|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----------------------7--6--5-- D|-------------------------------- A|-2--4--4--2---------x--5--4--3-- E|-0--2--2--0--2^r~~--x-----------"Back in Tennessee......"e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7- A|-----4------4------------------- E|-2------------------------------ e|--| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|6-| E|--|"I saw a family......"Next time, guitar 2 plays this, guitar 1 plays riff 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------[slow slide]-| A|-2--4--4--2--4-4~///-------| E|-0--2--2--0--2-2~///-------|"Yeah yeah yeah....." Play Riff 2 "Oh...they never would know...."Riff 3 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-2-4--5--4--5-7-5-4------------- A|-0-2--3--2--3-5-3-2--2-3-5-2-3-- E|-------------------------------- e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|2-1----------| A|----4--2--4~-| E|-------------|"Little Betsy......" RIFF 4 Guitar 1 (this lasts for four bars of guitar 2)e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--4-------5-------7------10----- A|--2-------3-------5-------8----- E|-------------------------------- Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5-------------- A|-------------3---3-------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5------3h5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--------/7-| ----| A|--3--------| | E|5---5-3----| | * |"Ohhhh....." | "Invisible hands...." |--- Play 2xe|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5-------------- A|-------------3---3-------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * e|---------| | B|---------| | G|---------| ----| D|---------| A|---7-6-5-| E|-5-------|"Ohhhh....." "...leaving their mark in the dark..."Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------5------------- A|-------------3---3------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|--------/7-| A|--3--------| E|5---5-3----| * e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5-------------- A|-------------3---3-------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * * e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|---7-6-5--| E|-5--------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------5------------- A|-------------3---3------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--3-----7--| E|5---5-3----| * e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5-------------- A|-------------3---3-------------- E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * * e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-------7-| E|-5-3-0---| Solo (wah pedal) e|------3------------------------- B|-6^-----6^p0-------------------- G|-------------5~~----\4-4h5p4---- D|------------------------------7- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|4---------7--5p4---4-5p4-| D|--5-7-7-5---------7------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------------ B|------------------------------ G|---4--------------------14-16- D|-7---5-7^~~~\--4/-15/17------- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|----------------------| B|13----12-13-15-15-15^-| G|---14-----------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|------------------------------ B|-(15)p13h15-13-15-15^~~----15- G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|12-15-15^~~~~-| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|End SoloRiff 5 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|--------------3----------------- A|-3h5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--3h5-- E|-------------------------------- e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5-3---| E|------------------5-|"Night after night...."Guitar 2 plays this over the above bar in 2 last times e|-------------------------------- B|--------------6----------------- G|-5h7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--5h7-- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7-5---| D|------------------7-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------|"...torturing Betsy..."RIFF 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------6-| A|---------------------333-666---| E|--4-4444-4-444-0h444-----------| * **** * ***Continues after the ad"Tell us who you are....." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "Please tell us......"Riff 7 (Chorus, guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|---------------------(7)~~~----- D|-9-----------9-8------7--------- A|-7------10-7-7-6------5--------- E|---0000--8-5-----0000----0-0000- **** **** * **** e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-| * **** * **** * ****"I am the air..."e|-------------------------------- B|--------------------(11)~~~----- G|-------------------------------- D|-9-----------9-8---------------- A|-7------10-7-7-6------8--------- E|---0000--8-5-----0000-6--0-0000- **** **** * **** e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-| * **** * **** * ****"I am the bell...witch!"Riff 8 (solo rhythm) e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------8------------- A|-------------6---6------------- E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8- * * * * * * * * e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|--6-----8-| E|8---8-6---| * e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------8------------- A|-------------6---6------------- E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8- * * * * * * * * e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--6-----| E|8---8-6-| * e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------8------------- A|-------------6---6------------- E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8- * * * * * * * * e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|--6-----8-| E|8---8-6---| * e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----------------8------------- A|-------------6---6------------- E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8- * * * * * * * * e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|------10-9-8-| E|8-8--8-------| * Solo e|------------------------------- B|-16^-16^~~----13^-13^~~----11^- G|-18^-18^~~----15^-15^~~----13^- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|-------------------| B|11^~~----8^--8^~~--| G|13^~~---10^-10^~~--| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------- B|-----8-11p8----8-11p8-8-11p8---- G|-10^---------x---------------10- D|-----------x-------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|------------------------| B|8-11p8-10p8----8-11-8---| G|------------10----------| D|----------------------8-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------------- B|-8-12p8-10p8----8----8-------8- G|-------------12---11---10h11--- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|------------------| B|------8-----------| G|10h11---10p0-10p0-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|------------------------------ B|----8-10p8----------8h10p8---- G|-10--------11-10h11--------11- D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|10-8^---------8-10-8^-| D|------10p8h10---------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-10-8-------------------| A|------10p9p8----8-------| E|-------------11---11-8\-|End Solo Play Riff 5 "The bell witch..." Play Riff 6 "Tell us who..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "Please tell us..." Play Riff 7 "I am the air...Riff 9 (4 times) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|--------------2h4-2------------- D|--------------2h4-2------------- A|-2h4-----------------2h4-------- E|-0h2--2-2-2-2--------0h2--2-2-2- * * * * * * * e|----------| B|----------| G|--------4-| D|--4p2---4-| A|------4---| E|2---------| *"Goodnight John ..." Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm x4Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------9------------ A|--------------7---7------------ E|--7h9-9-9-9-9---9----7h9-9-9-9- * * * * * * * * e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|--------/11-| A|--7---------| E|9---9-7-----| * e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------7-------------- A|-------------5---5-------------- E|-5h7-7-7-7-7---7----5h7-7-7-7-7- * * * * * * * * e|------| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|9-8-7-| E|------|Play Riff 9 End of the solo rhythmSolo over the above riffs e|-19^-----17^~~~--------------- B|-------x----------17^-(whammy G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|---------| B|release)-| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| e|-17-15-14-15-17p16p14-16-14---- B|----------------------------17- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|14-| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---| *use whammy to dive to 14 and rise to 17* e|------------------------------ B|-17^-(14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17- G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|--------------| B|14-17-14)-----| G|----------14^-| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| *Use whammy bar again for this stuff* e|-------------------------------- B|------14----14~----------------- G|-14---14----14~----------------- D|-14---14----14~----16^r--14----- A|----------------------------16~- E|-------------------------------- e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-14----------------------19---- E|----14-16-17-19-16-17-19----19- e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|------------16-18-19-| E|17p16-16-17----------| e|----------------------------0- B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|----------16-------16-18~~---- A|-16-18-19----18-19------------ E|------------------------------ e|-----17-19-16-14-| B|(14)-------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| e|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-15-19-15- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|19-16-14-17-14-16-12-15-| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-11-14-10-13-9-12-9-12-8-10-7- B|------------------------------ G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|10------------------| B|--------------------| G|------7~~---2tm-4~~-| D|----0---------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-------------------------------- B|-----14-17-17-17p14-17-17p14-17- G|-------------------------------- D|-/16---------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|------------------------------- B|-17171717-17-17-17-17p14-17p14- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|------------| B|17p14-------| G|------16^~~-| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|End SoloRiff 11 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|----------------------------3-3- E|-0h2-2-2-2-0-0h2-2-3--5-5-5----- e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|--------5-| A|3-6-6-6---| E|----------| Riff 12 e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----------10--------8--9-10----- A|-2---------8--------6--7--8----- E|-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0- * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|----7-----10-------8--9-10-------- A|----5------8-------6--7--8------8- E|0-0---0-0----0-0-0---------0-0--6- * * * * * * * * * e|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|-7-| E|-5-|"That night John he died....."e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-----10--------8--9-10--------- A|------8--------6--7--8--------- E|-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0-0-0- * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|7-----10------10--9--8---12-| A|5------8-------8--7--6---10-| E|--0-0----0-0-0--------------| * * * * *"Soon, they realized....."Riff 13 (Solo rhythm) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------10--9-- A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7-- E|---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0-------- * * * * * * * * e|--| B|--| G|--| D|7-| A|5-| E|--| Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2---------------- A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5- E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3- * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|----------------------------3~-| * * * * * RIFF 13a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------10--9-- A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7-- E|-7-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0--8--7-- * * * * * * * * e|--| B|--| G|--| D|7-| A|5-| E|5-| Solo over the above riffs e|-12h16p12----12---------------- B|----------15----12h15p12----12- G|-------------------------14---- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|14-13h14p13----12----| D|------------14----14-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12---------------| A|----------14----14-12-11-11~~-| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-12-11h12p11----11----------11- E|-------------12----12-10-12---- e|----------------------------| B|------------------12-15-----| G|------------13-14-------14^-| D|------12-14-----------------| A|12/14-----------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-------------------------------- B|-12-15----12-15----12-15-12--12- G|-------14-------14-------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|-------------| B|---12--------| G|14----14^r~~-| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| e|------------------------------ B|----14^rp12h14-12h14p12----12- G|-14---------------------15---- D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|15-15^rp13h16-13------| D|-----------------15~~-| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|-2--3--2-----2------------------ B|----5-----5-----5^-(5)p3--5--3-- G|-7-----7--6--7--6^-(6)p4--6--4-- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|-------| B|2--3~~-| G|---4~~-| D|7------| A|-------| E|-------| e|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-6h7p6---6-----6-7-9-7-6----6-7- D|-------9---7-9-----------9------ A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- e|-----------| B|-----------| G|6---6------| D|--9---9----| A|--------9\-| E|-----------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|------------------------------ B|----12--10-------------10--8-- G|-11h12--11---9/12--11--11--9-- D|-------------------12--------- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|11--9-------9-11--9--------| D|12-11-9/12-11-12-11-9/12~~-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-------------------12-------12- A|-12-14-16-12-14-16----14-16---- E|------------------------------- e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|14----12-14-16-| A|---16----------| E|---------------| e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----------12----------------12- D|-12-14-16----14-16-12-14-16---- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|------------------------------| B|---12------15^r-15^r-15^r^r~~-| G|14----14^---------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-12h15p12----12-------12-14p12- B|----------15----14h15---------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|---12-------12h15p12-| B|15----14h15----------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-14p12----12-------12-14p12---- B|-------15----14h15----------15- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|12-------| B|---14h15-| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| e|-12h15p12-14p12----12---------- B|----------------15----15^r^r~~- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|X\\-|End Solo Ending Guitar 1e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|----7--6-----5--4--------6--7-- A|-5--------7--------5--4-------- E|------------------------------- e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---5--4-----3--2----| A|3--------5--------3-| E|--------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-----14-13----12-11---------13- D|-12--------14-------12-11~----- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|14-----12-11-----10-9----| D|---10--------12-------10-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--4--5--4--5--7--5--4-| A|-0--2--3--2--3--5--3--2-| E|------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------------7-------| D|-7--9-10--9-10----10--9-| A|------------------------| 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