Mercyful Fate: The Bell Witch transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: March 31, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------7----6----5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4----x-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2----x-------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4-------------------6~-| E|-2---------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------7----6----5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4----x-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2----x-------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4-------------------6~-| E|-2---------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------7----6----5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4----x-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2----x-------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7------| A|-----4------4-------------------6tr7-| E|-2-----------------------------------| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7-6---5-4------6-7----5-4---3-2---| A|-5-----7-----5-4------3------5-----3-| E|-------------------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------7----6----5-| D|--------------------------------| A|-2-4-4----------x-x-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2b3r2~-x-x-------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7------| A|-----4------4-------------------6tr7-| E|-2-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------7----6----5-| D|--------------------------------| A|-2-4-4----------xxx-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2b3r2~-xxx-------------| "Back in Tennessee..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4-------------------6~-| E|-2---------------------------------| "I saw a family..." Riff 1b Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------7----6----5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4----x-5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2----x-------------| "Yeah yeah yeah..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4-------------------6~-| E|-2---------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------7----6----5-| D|------------------------------| A|-2-4-4-2-4-4//----5-xx-4-xx-3-| E|-0-2-2-0-2-2//----------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7----| A|-----4------4-------------------6~-| E|-2---------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Oh, they never would know..." Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-2-4--5--4--5-7-5-4--------------2-1--------| A|-0-2--3--2--3-5-3-2--2-3-5-2-3~------4-2-4~-| E|--------------------------------------------| "Little Betsy..." Riff 4 Both guitars e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5-------------------7-| A|----------3---3-------------3-------| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555---5-3---| **** **** "Ohhhh..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5---------------------| A|----------3---3---------------7-6-5-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555-3-------| **** **** "Ohhhh..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5-------------------7-| A|----------3---3-------------3-------| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555---5-3---| **** **** "Invisible hands..." Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5---------------------| A|----------3---3---------------7-6-5-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555-3-------| **** **** Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5---------------------| A|----------3---3-------------3-----5-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555---5-3---| **** **** "...leaving their mark in the dark..." Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5-----------------7-------10--| A|-3--------7--------5--------8--| E|----------5--------------------| Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5-------------------7-| A|----------3---3-------------3-----5-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555---5-3---| **** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5---------------------| A|----------3---3---------------7-6-5-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555-3-------| **** **** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------5----------------------| A|----------3---3-------------3-----/7-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555---5-3----| **** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------5---------------------| A|----------3---3-------------------7-| E|-3h5-5555---5------3h5-5555-5-3-0---| **** * **** Solo (wah pedal) e|------3--------------------------------------------------| B|-6^-----6^p0---------------------------------------------| G|-------------5~~----\4-4h5p4----4---------7--5p4---4-5p4-| D|------------------------------7---5-7-7-5---------7------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------13----12-13-15-15-15^-| G|---4--------------------14-16----14-----------------| D|-7---5-7^~~~\--4/-15/17-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------12-15-15^~~-| B|-(15)p13h15-13-15-15^~~----15-------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------3----------------------------| A|-3h5-5555---55555-3h5-5555-6-5-3-5-3---| E|-------------------------------------5-| "Night after night..." Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------3----------------------------| A|-3h5-5555---55555-3h5-5555-6-5-3-5-3---| E|-------------------------------------5-| "Night after night..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------10------------| D|-10h12-12121212----1212121212-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "Torturing Betsy..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-10h12-12121212-13-12-10-12-10----| A|-------------------------------12-| E|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------10------------| D|-10h12-12121212----1212121212-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-10h12-12121212-13-12-10-12-10-0-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 6 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------------------------6-| A|------------------333-666---| E|-4-44444-4440-444-----------| * ***** **** "Tell us who you are..." Play Riff 5 Play Riff 6 "Please tell us..." Riff 7 Guitars 1 & 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-----------9-8------7-----------------------------| A|-7------10-7-7-6------5-----------------------------| E|---0000--8-5-----0000------0-00000-00000-00000-0000-| **** **** * ***** ***** ***** **** "I am the air..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-9-----------9-8------------------------------------| A|-7------10-7-7-6------8-----------------------------| E|---0000--8-5-----0000-6----0-00000-00000-00000-0000-| **** **** * ***** ***** ***** **** "I am the bell, witch!" Guitar 3 e|----------------------| B|--3-------------------| G|--5b7~----------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|--11------------------| G|--13b15~--------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------8-------------------10-| A|----------6---6-------------6------8-| E|-6h8-8888---8------6h8-8888---8-6----| **** **** e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------8-------------------------| A|----------6---6-------------6-----------| E|-6h8-8888---8------6h8-8888---8-6--(6)^-| **** **** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------8-------------------10-| A|----------6---6-------------6------8-| E|-6h8-8888---8------6h8-8888---8-6----| **** **** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------8-----------------------| A|----------6---6---------------10-9-8\-| E|-6h8-8888---8------6h8-8888-6---------| **** **** Solo e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-16^-16^~~----13^-13^~~----11^-11^~~----8^--8^~~--| G|-18^-18^~~----15^-15^~~----13^-13^~~---10^-10^~~--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8-11p8----8-11p8-8-11p8----8-11p8-10p8----8-11-8---| G|-10^---------x---------------10-------------10----------| D|-----------x------------------------------------------8-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-8-12p8-10p8----8----8-------8-------8-----------| G|-------------12---11---10h11---10h11---10p0-10p0-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----8-10p8----------8h10p8--------------------------| G|-10--------11-10h11--------11-10-8^---------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 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| D|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| A|-2----------------2----------2---| E|-0-2222-----------0-2222---------| **** **** "Goodnight John..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2h4-2-------------------| D|---------2h4-2----------------4--| A|-2----------------2------2-/3-2--| E|-0-2222-----------0-2222-0-------| **** **** "Say bye bye..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| D|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| A|-2----------------2----------2---| E|-0-2222-----------0-2222---------| **** **** "Call the doctor..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--------2h4-2--------------| D|--------2h4-2--------------| A|-2---------------2------2--| E|-0-2222----------0-2222-0--| **** **** "Call the doctor..." Guitar 2 x3 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-2h4---------2h4----4-| A|-2h4---------2h4----2-| E|----------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-2h4---------2h4-----| A|-2h4---------2h4--2--| E|------------------0--| Play Riff 9a (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| D|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| A|-2----------------2----------2---| E|-0-2222-----------0-2222---------| **** **** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------9-------------------/11-| A|----------7---7-------------7---------| E|-7h9-9999---9------7h9-9999---9-7-----| **** * **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------7---------------------| A|----------5---5---------------9-8-7-| E|-5h7-7777---7------5h7-7777-5-------| **** * **** x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| D|---------2h4-2-----------2h4---4-| A|-2----------------2----------2---| E|-0-2222-----------0-2222---------| **** **** Solo e|-19^-----17^~~~------------------------| B|-------x----------17^-(whammy release)-| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-17-15-14-15-17p16p14-16-14----14-| B|----------------------------17----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| *use whammy to dive to 14 and rise to 17* e|--------------------------------------------| B|-17^-(14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14)-----| 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----------------16-18-19-| E|----14-16-17-19-16-17-19----19-17p16-16-17----------| e|----------------------------0------17-19-16-14-| B|------------------------------(14)-------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------16-------16-18~~---------------------| A|-16-18-19----18-19-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-15-19-15-19-16-14-17-14-16-12-15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-11-14-10-13-9-12-9-12-8-10-7-10------------------| 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|-17171717-17-17-17-17p14-17p14-17p14-------| G|-------------------------------------16^~~-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 11 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5\-| A|-----------------------333-666----| E|-0h2-222-0-222-3~--555------------| Riff 12 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------10-------8-9-10---------7--| A|-2--------8-------6-7--8---------5--| E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0--------0-0-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * "That night John he died..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----10-------8-9-10----------| A|------8-------6-7--8-----8--7-| E|-0-0----0-0-0--------0-0-6--5-| * * * * * * * "...and the Bell Witch..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----10-------8-9-10---------7--| A|------8-------6-7--8---------5--| E|-0-0----0-0-0--------0-0-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * "Soon, they realized..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----10------10-9-8-----12\-| A|------8-------8-7-6-----10\-| E|-0-0----0-0-0-------0-0-----| * * * * * * * "The Witch had given..." Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------10-9-7-| A|-7-----5-------7---5------8-7-5-| E|---0-0---0-0-0---0---0-0--------| * * * * * * * * 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|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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|-------------------------------| A|-7-----5-------7---5-----8-7-5-| E|-7-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-8-7-5-| * * * * * * * * Solo over the above riffs e|-12h16p12----12-------------------------------------| B|----------15----12h15p12----12----------------------| G|-------------------------14----14-13h14p13----12----| D|-------------------------------------------14----14-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-12h14p12----12---------------| A|----------14----14-12-11-11~~-| E|------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------12-15-----| G|-------------------------------------------13-14-------14^-| D|-------------------------------------12-14-----------------| A|-12-11h12p11----11----------11-12/14-----------------------| E|-------------12----12-10-12--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-12-15----12-15----12-15-12--12----12--------| G|-------14-------14--------------14----14^r~~-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----14^rp12h14-12h14p12----12-----------------------| G|-14---------------------15----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--2--3~~-| G|-7-----7--6--7--6^-(6)p4--6--4-----4~~-| D|--------------------------------7------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-6h7p6---6-----6-7-9-7-6----6-7-6---6------| D|-------9---7-9-----------9--------9---9----| A|----------------------------------------9\-| E|-------------------------------------------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----12--10-------------10--8-----------------------------| G|-11h12--11---9/12--11--11--9--11--9-------9-11--9--------| D|-------------------12---------12-11-9/12-11-12-11-9/12~~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------12-------12-14----12-14-16-| A|-12-14-16-12-14-16----14-16-------16----------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------12------15^r-15^r-15^r^r~~-| G|----------12----------------12-14----14^---------------------| D|-12-14-16----14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12h15p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------12h15p12-| B|----------15----14h15----------15----14h15----------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-14p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------| B|-------15----14h15----------15----14h15-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-12h15p12-14p12----12--------------| B|----------------15----15^r^r~~-----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------X\\-| End Solo Ending Guitars 1 & 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---7-6---5-4------6-7----5-4---3-2----| A|-5-----7-----5-4------3------5-----3--| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-2-4--5--4--5-7-5-4-| A|-0-2--3--2--3-5-3-2-| E|--------------------| Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----14-13----12-11---------13-14-----12-11-----10-9-----| D|-12-------14-------12-11~--------10--------12-------10~-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| 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