Listen to the Bell Tabs & Lyrics by Mercyful Fate

Listen to the Bell

guitar tabs lyrics

Mercyful Fate

Album : Into the Unknown metal PlayStop



Mercyful Fate: Listen To The Bell

transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
Langus : [email protected]

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Date last modified: October 23, 2003

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2----3--------8----3--|
A|-0----1--------6----1--|
E|-----------------------|

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


Guitar 2 x2
e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------|
B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------|
B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--8-------10---------15-------10-------|
B|-11b13~~--13b15~~----18b20~~--13b15~~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|----11-10-11---------------------------|
* * *


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------13-|
A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-|
E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----|
"Up in the hills..."
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|----11-10-11---------------------------|
* * *
"...broken town..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------13-|
A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x-x-x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-|
E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x-x-x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----|
"The trees are dead..."
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|----11-10-11---------------------------|
* * *
"...old bell..."




Riff 4 x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
* * * * * *
"Why, why..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----3-3-|
* * * * * *
"Listen to the bell and it..."

Guitar fill over chorus:
e|--7--------6------------------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----|
G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--7--------6----------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8------|
G|--------------------10b12~--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|




Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-14-------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-12---0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|--------------------------|
* * *

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "It's a dark..."

Lead into second chorus:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3--5-x-x-8--10--11--10----------|
E|-1--3-x-x-6---8---------11-10-11-|
"Everywhere I hear the devils..."


Play Riff 4 "Why, why..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1 x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-|
E|-5-4-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-1-2-|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------|
E|-5-4-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-|
E|-5-4-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0-1-|
D|---------------------------1-2-3-4-----|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------------|
E|-5-4-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *



Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------5--|
A|-------7~-----6~---------4---5--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0---0----|
* * * * * * * *
"I have seen..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------8------7-----| ---|
A|-------5---4-3~------7~-----6~--| |
E|-0-3-0---0-------0------0-------| |
* * * |
e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-------5---4----|
E|-0-3-0---0---3~-|
*

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~---------------------------------|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I have seen..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------8------7-----| ---|
A|-------5---4-3~------7~-----6~--| |
E|-0-3-0---0-------0------0-------| |
* * * |
e|------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|------------------| |
G|------------------| |
D|-------------5----| ------------------|
A|---------4---5----|
E|-0-0-0-0---0------|
* * * * *

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-------5---4----|
E|-0-3-0---0---3~-|
*


Riff 7
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---6------------------------|
D|-----5------4---------------|
A|----------3-----------------|
E|-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-4~-|
* * * * * * *
"I've seen..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----6------------------------|
D|-------5------4---------------|
A|------------3--------4---3----|
E|-3-3-----3-------3-2---1---1~-|
* * *
"...whatever..."



Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------5--|
A|-------7~-----6~---------4---5--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0---0----|
* * * * * * * *
"The blazing ruby eyes..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-------------5--4-|
A|-------5---4-3--2-|
E|-0-3-0---0--------|
*

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~---------------------------------|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The blazing ruby eyes..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-------------5--4-|
A|-------5---4-3--2-|
E|-0-3-0---0--------|
*



Riff 8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Listen to the bell..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---4-3--2-|
E|---------------0-3-0---0--------|
* * * * * * * *
"If you want to know why..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"You gotta listen to the bell..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5-|
E|----------------3--5-|
* * * * * * *
"And then you might..."


Riff 4a x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
* * * * * *
"Why, why..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5----8-7-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----3-3----6-5-|
* * * * * *
"Listen to the bell and it..."

Guitar fill over chorus:
e|--7--------6------------------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----|
G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Harmony for guitar fill:
e|-10---------9--------6--------------|
B|-13b15~----12b14~----9b11~----6-----|
G|------------------------------8b10~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Play Riff 4 Song fades out



notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill

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