The Old Oak Mercyful Fate

 
 e|-----6-------7-------6-------7-|
 B|---5-------6-------5-------6---|
 G|-4-------5-----4---------5-----|
 D|-------0---------------0-------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-----6-------7-------6-----------|
 B|---5-------6-------5-------------|
 G|-4-------5-----4-----------------|
 D|-------0----------------2-5-/8-7-|
 A|------------------------0-3-/6-5-|
 E|---------------------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 2 plays this the second time


 

 
 e|------------19--------------19-|
 B|----------18--------------18---|
 G|--------17--------------17-----|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|------------19-----------------|
 B|----------18-------------------|
 G|--------17---------------------|
 D|------------------------2-5-/8-|
 A|------------------------0-3-/6-|
 E|-------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 2


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
 E|---------------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * * * *


 

 
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-5-7-/8-7-|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-3-5-/6-5-|
 E|----------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
 E|-----------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 1st ending


 

 
 e|---------------|
 B|---------------|
 G|---------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 E|---------------|

 


 * * * * *


 2nd ending


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-5---7--8----6-5---7--/10-|
 E|--------------------------6-5--6--------6-5--/-8-|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 


 Guitar 2 over riff 2


 

 
 e|-8---5---5--------8---5-----------------|
 B|---7-------7--------7-----7-------------|
 G|-------8-----5----------8---8-----------|
 D|------------------------------6-(6)b7r6-|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|-8---5---5--------8---5---------|
 B|---7-------7--------7-----7-----|
 G|-------8-----5----------8---8---|
 D|------------------------------6-|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-8-7-----------8-7----------|
 D|-----8-7--8--------8-7--/10-|
 A|----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 3


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-9-7----10-9-----14-12-----------|
 A|-7-5-----8-7-----12-10-----5-7-8-|
 E|-----000-----000-------000-3-5-6-|

 


 *** *** ***


 "Do you remember the bridge?"


 


 Riff 4


 

 
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-5-4-----7-5-----9-7-----10-9-|
 A|-3-2-----5-3-----7-5------8-7-|
 E|-----000-----000-----000------|

 


 *** *** ***


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----7-9---------------------------|
 A|-----5-7-----------5-7-----7p5---8-|
 E|-000-----000000000-----000-----0---|

 


 *** ********* ***


 "Oh, they say it's a bad place..."


 


 Play Riff 3 "Deep down under..."


 


 Riff 5 (The very first time this riff is played the first


 two notes are power chords instead)


 

 
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 D|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 A|---------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
 E|-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|

 


 *** ***


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 D|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 A|-------------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
 E|-3-2-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|

 


 *** ***


 "It's the old oak hanging tree..."


 


 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-000-|
 E|---------------------------------|

 


 *** *** *** ***


 

 
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-00---|
 E|--------------------------------0-|

 


 *** *** *** ** *


 


 Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm


 


 Play Riff 6 w/ this as last bar:


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-7-8-|
 E|---------------------------5-6-|

 


 *** *** ***


 


 Solo over the above riffs


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-12-8~--------8---8--12p8------------|
 G|----------------9---------9~----7----|
 D|----------------------------------10-|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|-7--9p7~--5h7p5\4-5-4~-|
 D|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-2~------------2---------------------------|
 D|-----4-2-3-4-4---4-3-2-2-4-2---------------|
 A|-----------------------------4-4-3-2-0-0-2-|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------2---2-4b6-4-2-------4b6-2----|
 D|-------2-3-4---4-----------2-3-4----------|
 A|-2-3-4------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------2-|
 e|------14-14------14-14------14-14------14-14-|
 B|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------|
 e|-------14--------14----------------------|
 B|-17b19-----17b19----17b19~---17p14-16b17-|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17~----|
 G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16~----|
 D|-----------------------------------------12-|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|

 


 


 (Harmony guitar on top)


 

 
 e|-------------------------|
 B|-15-12~--------12----12--|
 G|-16-12~--------12-12-12--|
 D|------------------14-----|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|--------------------|
 B|-12h13--------------|
 G|-12h14-12~----11h12-|
 D|-------14~----14p12-|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 e|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|-11-11----11--------|
 D|-12-12-14-12-12-12~-|
 A|-------15----14-14~-|
 E|--------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Play Riff 3 "Nothing will grow..."


 Play Riff 5 "It's the old oak hanging tree..."


 


 Lead into next section:


 

 
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|

 


 D|--2-3--|


 A|--0-1--|


 

 
 E|-------|

 


 


 Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------------------------7-|
 D|-4------4------4------4-5-5-|
 A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-3---|
 E|----------------------------|

 


 **** **** ****


 

 
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-6------6------6------6-7---|
 D|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-5-5-|
 A|--------------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|

 


 **** **** ****


 Solo (Note a new guitar comes in each time)


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|-15p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
 G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|-13p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
 G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|-16p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
 D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|-14p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
 D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 3


 

 
 e|-14p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
 B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 e|-12p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
 B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 4


 

 
 e|-19p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
 B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|-17p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
 B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 8


 

 
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|-4-2-3-4------------------------------|
 A|-2-0-1-2---------------------------2--|
 E|---------3--5--6--5--3--5--3--2----0--|

 


 


 Riff 9 (Acoustic)


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-----0----0----------0-----3---|
 D|---6---------------0-----3-----|
 A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-------|
 E|-----------------------------0-|

 


 "The old oak might make you blind..."


 

 
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----0----0----------0-----3-|
 D|---6---------------0-----3---|
 A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-----|
 E|-----------------------------|

 


 "The old oak might trick your eyes..."


 


 Riff 10 (Distortion)


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------0----------------|
 D|-4-x-4-3-4-3--------0---3--------------|
 A|-2-x-2-1-2-1----0-3-----1-5--5-5-4-5-4-|
 E|--------------------------3--3-3-2-3-2-|
 e|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------0--------------------------0-----|
 D|---------------------0---3----------------------0---3-4-|
 A|-5--5-5-4-5-4----0-3-----1-5--5-5-----------0-3-----1-2-|
 E|-3--3-3-2-3-2--------------3--3-3-2-3-2tr3--------------|

 


 


 Riff 11 (Play 3x)


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
 A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5----------3-4-|
 E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-1-2-|

 


 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


 "It's a bad sign..."


 


 Riff 11a


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
 A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5--------------|
 E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


 "...it's a bad sign..."


 


 Riff 11b


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-4-|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-2-|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


 "Bad sign..."


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-2-|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-0-|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 "Bad sign..."


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 


 Play Riff 11a "It's a bad sign..."


 


 Riff 11c


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12--------3--|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-1--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


 "I wonder what..."


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 12


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-4-------0-5-4-5-4-------0-5-4-7-6-|
 E|---0-2-3-------3-2-0-2-3-------5-4-|
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-------------4-2-------------|
 A|-------0-5-4-2-0-------0-5-4-|
 E|-0-2-3-----------0-2-3-------|

 


 


 Solo over riff 12


 

 
 e|-------------------------|
 B|--11~~-10~~-10-11-10-----|
 G|---------------------9~~-|
 D|-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|------------------13-12~~-|
 B|--11~~-10~~-10-11---------|
 G|--------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|

 


 


 End solo


 


 Ending to riff 12


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------2-3-6-5---|
 G|-----------------3-4-3-4-----------|
 D|---------5-6-5-6-----------------6-|
 A|-5-8-7-8-------------------------4-|
 E|-----------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
 A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----5-|
 A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-3-|
 E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
 A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx---------|
 A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-7-7-|
 E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-|

 


 


 Solo


 

 
 e|-10----10----10----10----------------10--13--15b17-15--13-15-|
 B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15----13-13b15-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------13-10h13p10----|
 B|-14~----14~--14-15-14\11-11~----11b13-11~--------------11-|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10~----10~--11----10h11-10----10--------10-11-13-11-10h11p10----|
 G|----------------------------12----12b14-----------------------12-|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------15--10--------------|
 G|-14-12-10-12-10-9-10-9h10p9---9-10--------12~----10--9-|
 D|----------------------------12-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------------------------|
 G|-10-9h10p9----10-------9-10-12----12------------------------------|
 D|-----------12----11-12---------------11~----11-11--12-11h12p11----|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------12-|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------12-11-------------------------|
 A|-10~----12~--13--------12~----12-12--10-----10-|
 E|-----------------------------------------12----|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-12~----12-12\10--12---------------|
 E|----------------------12~----(12)\-|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) x2


 

 
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
 A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
 E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------5-5-5---------------|
 D|---------------5-5-5--2-0---|
 A|-3-3-3--------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
 A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
 E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------5-5-5---------------|
 D|---------------5-5-5--2-0---|
 A|-3-3-3--------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|

 


 


 Solo (Wah pedal)


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-12b14~----[12]14r12p11------------------------------|
 D|------------------------12~----11-11h12p11p9-11----9-|
 A|------------------------------------------------12---|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------9-11-12-11-9-11-9b11~----(9)\-|
 D|-11-12-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------|
 B|--------------14-14/15\14-|
 G|-----11-14-11-------------|
 D|-4/-----------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-14----14----14-15-17-17b19--(19)r17-17b19-|
 G|----14----16-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|-14-15p14----14-------14-17p14-|
 B|----------17----15h17----------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-15p14----14------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------17----17-15-14-------14-15p14-14-14------------------|
 G|----------------------16b18----------------16b18~--(18)r16\-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 (Harmony guitar on top)


 

 
 e|---------------------|
 B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 e|-7---------7h9p7-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---10p8h10-------10-10p8p7---7h8p7----------------------------------15-|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------9~----(9)\-----|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------14------------------------|
 B|-14h15p14-17p14-15p14----14-------14-15h17-14----17b19-17b19~--(19)r17\-|
 G|----------------------16----15h16---------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 (Harmony guitar on top)


 

 
 e|---------------------|
 B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 15


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|-2--0-2-3-0-----3-2--0-2-3-0-----3-|

 


 


 Riff 16


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7--------5-------7--------5-------|
 A|------------7-5--------------7-5---|
 E|----0-5-6-------6----0-5-6-------6-|

 


 "Hang with me..."


 


 Play Riff 15 "Another season..."


 Play Riff 16 "Hang with me..."


 Play Riff 15 "Blood from the madmen..."


 


 Riff 15a


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|

 


 "Blood to the ground..."


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|

 


 "Blood to the roots..."


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
 A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
 E|---------------------------4-3-|

 


 "Ahh..."


 


 Riff 17 (at first, guitar 2 plays the same thing,


 but starts later)


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * *


 Play Riff 17 "All around the Old Oak..."


 


 Riff 18


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-------5-------------9-8-----------|
 A|-----7---7---------7-----10-9-7----|
 E|-5-8-------8-6~-----------------8~-|

 


 "Can you believe..."


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|--------8--------------12-11------------|
 G|------9---9----7~----9-------12-11-9-8~-|
 D|-7-10-------10--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|

 


 


 Play Riff 17 "Must have been a mighty GOD..."


 Play Riff 18 "Can you believe..."


 


 Riff 17a (Solo Rhythm)


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * *


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-------------|
 A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-------------|
 E|------0-----------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * * *


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-9-----------|
 A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-7-----------|
 E|------0-----------0--------0-0-0-0-0-|

 


 * * * * * * *


 


 Solo


 

 
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|-[19]20----(20)r19b20----19b20----------|
 G|----------------------------------16----|
 D|-------------------------------------17-|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-15~--------(15)\-----------|
 D|-------------------11-------|
 A|-------------------------10-|
 E|----------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------8-7~-|
 G|-----------------7---6------|
 D|-----------7---6---5--------|
 A|-----7---6---5--------------|
 E|-0-6---5--------------------|

 


 


 (Harmony guitar plays top notes)


 

 
 e|-------|-------------------|
 B|-15-11------------11--15~--|
 G|-15-12-14-12-14---12--15~--|
 D|-------15-14-15------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|-15-11-----------11--14b15r14b15~-|
 G|-15-12-14-12-14--12--14b15r14b15~-|
 D|-------15-14-15-------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 19


 

 
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------7-5-7-|
 E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------10----|
 E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--6--5--6--8----|

 


 


 Play Riff 9 "The old oak might make you blind..."


 


 Lead into next riff:


 

 
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|
 D|--4----|

 


 A|--2-5--|


 

 
 E|----3--|

 


 


 Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm


 


 Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes)


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-17~-----------21-22-16~-----------22-21-|
 G|-18~--------18-------17~--------17-------|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-15~-------------------------|
 G|-16~--------14-13-12~----11~-|
 D|------------12-11-10~----11~-|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Play Riff 16 "No, don't hang with me..."


 Play Riff 15 "...as I go back..."


 


 Riff 15b


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|

 


 


 Riff 20


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-5--------3-------7--------5-------|
 A|------------5-3--------------7-5---|
 E|----0-3-4-------4----0-5-6-------6-|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-8--------6-----8~~--------6-------|
 A|------------8-6--------------8-6---|
 E|----0-6-7------------0-6-7-------7-|

 


 


 Ending:


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
 A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
 E|---------------------------4-3-|
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|------------6----------|
 D|----------5---5------7-|
 A|--------4-------4----5-|
 E|-2--0-3----------------|

 


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-8--7-6--------6-5-4-----------|
 A|--------8-7-6--------6-5-4-----|
 E|---------------------------8-7-|
 e|--------------------------|
 B|--------------------------|
 G|------------9-------11\10-|
 D|----------8---8-----11\10-|
 A|--------7-------7---------|
 E|-2--0-6-------------------|

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The Old Oak

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{t:The Old Oak}
 {st:Mercyful Fate}
 
 Mercyful Fate : The Old Oak
 
 transcribed by: GRAX!
 edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
 Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
 solos by: mattinurro@hotmail.com
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 Date last modified: February 24, 2007
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 Riff 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-----6-------7-------6-------7-|
 B|---5-------6-------5-------6---|
 G|-4-------5-----4---------5-----|
 D|-------0---------------0-------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-----6-------7-------6-----------|
 B|---5-------6-------5-------------|
 G|-4-------5-----4-----------------|
 D|-------0----------------2-5-/8-7-|
 A|------------------------0-3-/6-5-|
 E|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2 plays this the second time
 
 {sot}
 e|------------19--------------19-|
 B|----------18--------------18---|
 G|--------17--------------17-----|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|------------19-----------------|
 B|----------18-------------------|
 G|--------17---------------------|
 D|------------------------2-5-/8-|
 A|------------------------0-3-/6-|
 E|-------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 2
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * *
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-5-7-/8-7-|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-3-5-/6-5-|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-7-/10-8-|
 A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-/-8-6-|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 1st ending
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------|
 B|---------------|
 G|---------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 E|---------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * *
 2nd ending
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|
 A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-5---7--8----6-5---7--/10-|
 E|--------------------------6-5--6--------6-5--/-8-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 
 Guitar 2 over riff 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-8---5---5--------8---5-----------------|
 B|---7-------7--------7-----7-------------|
 G|-------8-----5----------8---8-----------|
 D|------------------------------6-(6)b7r6-|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|-8---5---5--------8---5---------|
 B|---7-------7--------7-----7-----|
 G|-------8-----5----------8---8---|
 D|------------------------------6-|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-8-7-----------8-7----------|
 D|-----8-7--8--------8-7--/10-|
 A|----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 3
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-9-7----10-9-----14-12-----------|
 A|-7-5-----8-7-----12-10-----5-7-8-|
 E|-----000-----000-------000-3-5-6-|
 {eot}
 *** *** ***
 "Do you remember the bridge?"
 
 Riff 4
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-5-4-----7-5-----9-7-----10-9-|
 A|-3-2-----5-3-----7-5------8-7-|
 E|-----000-----000-----000------|
 {eot}
 *** *** ***
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----7-9---------------------------|
 A|-----5-7-----------5-7-----7p5---8-|
 E|-000-----000000000-----000-----0---|
 {eot}
 *** ********* ***
 "Oh, they say it's a bad place..."
 
 Play Riff 3 "Deep down under..."
 
 Riff 5 (The very first time this riff is played the first
 two notes are power chords instead)
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 D|---------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 A|---------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
 E|-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|
 {eot}
 *** ***
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 D|-------------------4-2----------------------4-2-|
 A|-------------2-3-4--------------------2-3-4-----|
 E|-3-2-3-2-222--------------3-2-3-2-222-----------|
 {eot}
 *** ***
 "It's the old oak hanging tree..."
 
 Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5-----|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-000-|
 E|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 *** *** *** ***
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-5------|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-3-00---|
 E|--------------------------------0-|
 {eot}
 *** *** *** ** *
 
 Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
 
 Play Riff 6 w/ this as last bar:
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|---------4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
 D|-2-2-----4-4-----5-5-----5-----|
 A|-0-0-000-2-2-000-3-3-000-3-7-8-|
 E|---------------------------5-6-|
 {eot}
 *** *** ***
 
 Solo over the above riffs
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-12-8~--------8---8--12p8------------|
 G|----------------9---------9~----7----|
 D|----------------------------------10-|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|-7--9p7~--5h7p5\4-5-4~-|
 D|-----------------------|
 A|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-2~------------2---------------------------|
 D|-----4-2-3-4-4---4-3-2-2-4-2---------------|
 A|-----------------------------4-4-3-2-0-0-2-|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------2---2-4b6-4-2-------4b6-2----|
 D|-------2-3-4---4-----------2-3-4----------|
 A|-2-3-4------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------2-|
 e|------14-14------14-14------14-14------14-14-|
 B|-17b19------17b19------17b19------17b19------|
 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------|
 e|-------14--------14----------------------|
 B|-17b19-----17b19----17b19~---17p14-16b17-|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|-17----17----17----17----17----17----17~----|
 G|-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16~----|
 D|-----------------------------------------12-|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (Harmony guitar on top)
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------|
 B|-15-12~--------12----12--|
 G|-16-12~--------12-12-12--|
 D|------------------14-----|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|--------------------|
 B|-12h13--------------|
 G|-12h14-12~----11h12-|
 D|-------14~----14p12-|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 e|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|-11-11----11--------|
 D|-12-12-14-12-12-12~-|
 A|-------15----14-14~-|
 E|--------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Play Riff 3 "Nothing will grow..."
 Play Riff 5 "It's the old oak hanging tree..."
 
 Lead into next section:
 
 {sot}
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|
 {eot}
 D|--2-3--|
 A|--0-1--|
 
 {sot}
 E|-------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------------------------7-|
 D|-4------4------4------4-5-5-|
 A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-3---|
 E|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 **** **** ****
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-6------6------6------6-7---|
 D|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-5-5-|
 A|--------------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 **** **** ****
 Solo (Note a new guitar comes in each time)
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|-15p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
 G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|-13p10--------10-12p10--------10-|
 G|------12-11-12--------12-11-12---|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|-16p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
 D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|-14p11--------11-12p11--------11-|
 D|------14-12-14--------14-12-14---|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 3
 
 {sot}
 e|-14p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
 B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 e|-12p9--------9-10p9--------9-|
 B|-----12-10-12------12-10-12--|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 4
 
 {sot}
 e|-19p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
 B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 e|-17p14--------14-15p14--------14-|
 B|------17-15-17--------17-15-17---|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 8
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|-4-2-3-4------------------------------|
 A|-2-0-1-2---------------------------2--|
 E|---------3--5--6--5--3--5--3--2----0--|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 9 (Acoustic)
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-----0----0----------0-----3---|
 D|---6---------------0-----3-----|
 A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-------|
 E|-----------------------------0-|
 {eot}
 "The old oak might make you blind..."
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----0----0----------0-----3-|
 D|---6---------------0-----3---|
 A|-4-----5-----0-2-3-----1-----|
 E|-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 "The old oak might trick your eyes..."
 
 Riff 10 (Distortion)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------0----------------|
 D|-4-x-4-3-4-3--------0---3--------------|
 A|-2-x-2-1-2-1----0-3-----1-5--5-5-4-5-4-|
 E|--------------------------3--3-3-2-3-2-|
 e|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------0--------------------------0-----|
 D|---------------------0---3----------------------0---3-4-|
 A|-5--5-5-4-5-4----0-3-----1-5--5-5-----------0-3-----1-2-|
 E|-3--3-3-2-3-2--------------3--3-3-2-3-2tr3--------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 11 (Play 3x)
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
 A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5----------3-4-|
 E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-1-2-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 "It's a bad sign..."
 
 Riff 11a
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------3--------------5--------------7--------------|
 A|-5--------------1--------------3--------------5--------------|
 E|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 "...it's a bad sign..."
 
 Riff 11b
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-4-|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-2-|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 "Bad sign..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12----------3-2-|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-0-1-0-|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 "Bad sign..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 Play Riff 11a "It's a bad sign..."
 
 Riff 11c
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-5--------------8--------------10--------------12--------3--|
 A|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-6--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--0-0-0-0-0-0-10--0-0-0-1--|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 "I wonder what..."
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 12
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-4-------0-5-4-5-4-------0-5-4-7-6-|
 E|---0-2-3-------3-2-0-2-3-------5-4-|
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-------------4-2-------------|
 A|-------0-5-4-2-0-------0-5-4-|
 E|-0-2-3-----------0-2-3-------|
 {eot}
 
 Solo over riff 12
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------|
 B|--11~~-10~~-10-11-10-----|
 G|---------------------9~~-|
 D|-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|------------------13-12~~-|
 B|--11~~-10~~-10-11---------|
 G|--------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End solo
 
 Ending to riff 12
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------2-3-6-5---|
 G|-----------------3-4-3-4-----------|
 D|---------5-6-5-6-----------------6-|
 A|-5-8-7-8-------------------------4-|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
 A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----xxx-----5-|
 A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-3-|
 E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-7-7-xx--7-7-xx----------7-7-xx--|
 A|-5-5-xx5-5-5-xx--8-8-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|---------------6-6-6-xxx-------5-|
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|
 A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xx--5-5-xxx-5-5-xx--|
 E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xx3-3-3-xxx-3-3-xx1-|
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|---------5-5-xxx-----xxx-----xxx---------|
 A|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-7-7-|
 E|-1-1-xxx---------5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5-|
 {eot}
 
 Solo
 
 {sot}
 e|-10----10----10----10----------------10--13--15b17-15--13-15-|
 B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15----13-13b15-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------13-10h13p10----|
 B|-14~----14~--14-15-14\11-11~----11b13-11~--------------11-|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-10~----10~--11----10h11-10----10--------10-11-13-11-10h11p10----|
 G|----------------------------12----12b14-----------------------12-|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------15--10--------------|
 G|-14-12-10-12-10-9-10-9h10p9---9-10--------12~----10--9-|
 D|----------------------------12-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------10---------------------------------|
 G|-10-9h10p9----10-------9-10-12----12------------------------------|
 D|-----------12----11-12---------------11~----11-11--12-11h12p11----|
 A|---------------------------------------------------------------12-|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------12-11-------------------------|
 A|-10~----12~--13--------12~----12-12--10-----10-|
 E|-----------------------------------------12----|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-12~----12-12\10--12---------------|
 E|----------------------12~----(12)\-|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) x2
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
 A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
 E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------5-5-5---------------|
 D|---------------5-5-5--2-0---|
 A|-3-3-3--------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7----4-4-xx--7---|
 A|-2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7--2-2-xx0-5-7-|
 E|-----------5------------5------------5------------5-|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|--------5-5-5---------------|
 D|---------------5-5-5--2-0---|
 A|-3-3-3--------------------3-|
 E|----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Solo (Wah pedal)
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-12b14~----[12]14r12p11------------------------------|
 D|------------------------12~----11-11h12p11p9-11----9-|
 A|------------------------------------------------12---|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------9-11-12-11-9-11-9b11~----(9)\-|
 D|-11-12-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------|
 B|--------------14-14/15\14-|
 G|-----11-14-11-------------|
 D|-4/-----------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-14----14----14-15-17-17b19--(19)r17-17b19-|
 G|----14----16-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|-14-15p14----14-------14-17p14-|
 B|----------17----15h17----------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-15p14----14------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------17----17-15-14-------14-15p14-14-14------------------|
 G|----------------------16b18----------------16b18~--(18)r16\-|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (Harmony guitar on top)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------|
 B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 e|-7---------7h9p7-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---10p8h10-------10-10p8p7---7h8p7----------------------------------15-|
 G|---------------------------9-------9-9b11-{9}-[9]11r7-7----------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------9~----(9)\-----|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------14------------------------|
 B|-14h15p14-17p14-15p14----14-------14-15h17-14----17b19-17b19~--(19)r17\-|
 G|----------------------16----15h16---------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (Harmony guitar on top)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------|
 B|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 G|-15b17~~----15b17~~--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 15
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|-2--0-2-3-0-----3-2--0-2-3-0-----3-|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 16
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7--------5-------7--------5-------|
 A|------------7-5--------------7-5---|
 E|----0-5-6-------6----0-5-6-------6-|
 {eot}
 "Hang with me..."
 
 Play Riff 15 "Another season..."
 Play Riff 16 "Hang with me..."
 Play Riff 15 "Blood from the madmen..."
 
 Riff 15a
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
 {eot}
 "Blood to the ground..."
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
 {eot}
 "Blood to the roots..."
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
 A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
 E|---------------------------4-3-|
 {eot}
 "Ahh..."
 
 Riff 17 (at first, guitar 2 plays the same thing,
 but starts later)
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 Play Riff 17 "All around the Old Oak..."
 
 Riff 18
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-------5-------------9-8-----------|
 A|-----7---7---------7-----10-9-7----|
 E|-5-8-------8-6~-----------------8~-|
 {eot}
 "Can you believe..."
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|--------8--------------12-11------------|
 G|------9---9----7~----9-------12-11-9-8~-|
 D|-7-10-------10--------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Play Riff 17 "Must have been a mighty GOD..."
 Play Riff 18 "Can you believe..."
 
 Riff 17a (Solo Rhythm)
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-------------|
 E|-----0--------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 A|-2-4---4-5--4---2-4-2-----------|
 E|-----0--------0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-------------|
 A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-------------|
 E|------0-----------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * *
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-9-11---11-12--11---9-11-9-----------|
 A|-7--9----9-10---9---7--9-7-----------|
 E|------0-----------0--------0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 
 Solo
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|-[19]20----(20)r19b20----19b20----------|
 G|----------------------------------16----|
 D|-------------------------------------17-|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-15~--------(15)\-----------|
 D|-------------------11-------|
 A|-------------------------10-|
 E|----------------------------|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------8-7~-|
 G|-----------------7---6------|
 D|-----------7---6---5--------|
 A|-----7---6---5--------------|
 E|-0-6---5--------------------|
 {eot}
 
 (Harmony guitar plays top notes)
 
 {sot}
 e|-------|-------------------|
 B|-15-11------------11--15~--|
 G|-15-12-14-12-14---12--15~--|
 D|-------15-14-15------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|-15-11-----------11--14b15r14b15~-|
 G|-15-12-14-12-14--12--14b15r14b15~-|
 D|-------15-14-15-------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 19
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------7-5-7-|
 E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------10----|
 E|-6-5-3-5-6--5-3-0--3--6-5-3-5-6--6--5--6--8----|
 {eot}
 
 Play Riff 9 "The old oak might make you blind..."
 
 Lead into next riff:
 
 {sot}
 e|-------|
 B|-------|
 G|-------|
 D|--4----|
 {eot}
 A|--2-5--|
 
 {sot}
 E|----3--|
 {eot}
 
 Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm
 
 Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes)
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-17~-----------21-22-16~-----------22-21-|
 G|-18~--------18-------17~--------17-------|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-15~-------------------------|
 G|-16~--------14-13-12~----11~-|
 D|------------12-11-10~----11~-|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Play Riff 16 "No, don't hang with me..."
 Play Riff 15 "...as I go back..."
 
 Riff 15b
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-4--------2-------4--------2-------|
 A|------------4-2--------------4-2---|
 E|----0-2-3-------3----0-2-3-------3-|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 20
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-5--------3-------7--------5-------|
 A|------------5-3--------------7-5---|
 E|----0-3-4-------4----0-5-6-------6-|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-8--------6-----8~~--------6-------|
 A|------------8-6--------------8-6---|
 E|----0-6-7------------0-6-7-------7-|
 {eot}
 
 Ending:
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-4--3-2--------2-1-0-----------|
 A|--------4-3-2--------2-1-0-----|
 E|---------------------------4-3-|
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|------------6----------|
 D|----------5---5------7-|
 A|--------4-------4----5-|
 E|-2--0-3----------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-8--7-6--------6-5-4-----------|
 A|--------8-7-6--------6-5-4-----|
 E|---------------------------8-7-|
 e|--------------------------|
 B|--------------------------|
 G|------------9-------11\10-|
 D|----------8---8-----11\10-|
 A|--------7-------7---------|
 E|-2--0-6-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 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

The Old Oak Mercyful Fate

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