Mercyful Fate: House On The Hill transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] Langus : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 06-03-02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------9-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----| A|-X\\--7-----10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--8p7------5-7------5-7p5-7----5-7p5-7-5h7-5-| E|------0000-----0000---------00---------------| **** **** ** "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------2--------4-------------------| A|--------0--------2-------------------| E|-222222---222222---22222222222220033-| ****** ****** ***************** "If you dare..." Riff 4 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----7--6-----13-12--| A|----5--4-----11-10--| E|--------------------| "Nothing is what it seems..." Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Play Riff 3 "While you were asleep..." Play Riff 4 "The well in the cellar..." Riff 5 x4 e|---------------------------------------|-----------| B|---------------------------------------|-----------| G|---------------------------------------|-----------| D|--------3--------3--------3----3----5--|--2------2-| A|--------1--------1--------1----1----3--|--0------0-| E|-200233---200233---200233---00---00----|-----------| ****** ****** ****** ** ** " In the House on the Hill" Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..." Play Riff 3 "In my little shrine..." Play Riff 4 "The souls that God didn't hear..." Play Riff 5 "In the House on the Hill" Lead in to the bridge: e|-----------| B|--4----4---| G|---4----4--| D|----4----4-| A|-----------| E|-----------| Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------5---4---3---------------5---4---3----------| A|--4---3---2---1---4---3---4---3---2---1--4--3--4-| E|--2---------------2---1---2--------------2--1--2-| x2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--5--------4--------3-------------------| A|--3--------2--------1----4----3----4----| E|----222222---222222---22-2-11-1-22-2-22-| ****** ****** ** ** ** ** Riff 7 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------/6--5~~~~-----/8--6--5--6p5p4--/6--5-------| D|-----------5--4------------8--------------------------8--4-| A|--4--------------------------------------------------------| E|--2--3--2--------------------------------------------------| "It is so very strange..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9-----| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--8--| E|-------------------------------6--| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-| ** ** "Who stayed..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9--7--| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--5--| E|----------------------------------| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--| ** ** "Who used to call this home." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-11--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--8--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "I was one of the..." x4 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-| ** ** e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-10--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--7--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| x4 e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--| ** ** Riff 9 (Solo rhythm) 1st end. 2nd end. 3rd end. e|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| B|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| G|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| D|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| A|------------------------|----8----|---11----|----8----| E|--00000000000000000000--|----6----|----9----|----6----| ******************** Ending x8 e|--------------------------|--------| B|--------------------------|--------| G|--------------------------|--------| D|--------------------------|----9\--| A|-8p7----5h7----8p7----5h7-|----7\--| E|-----00-----00-----00-----|--------| ** ** ** 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
