/-------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used/ / for private use and studying / /-------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloaded from the Catacombs of Displacer's Death Tab Site at http://www.superlink.net/~ferris/deathtab.htm join the death/black tab emailing list by emailing ferris@saturn.superlink.net From: mfassben@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu (michael thomas fassbender) Subject: TAB: Mercyful Fate -- Melissa Greetings, all, In honor of the occasion, I've decided finally to get around to posting the song Melissa by the legendary Mercyful Fate. This was the first song that ever tabbed (I completed it before I even heard Danzig's song Let It Be Captured), so please bear with any irregularities. A few notes by way of acknowledgements: this was tabbed on the program QuickTab, created by Keith MacDonald and announced previously on the net. Please contact the creator if you have any questions. The material that follows represents my interpretation of the song from the 1983 album of the same name, adapted from the assistance given me by my guitar teacher, Frank Dawson, in 1989. Only the first solo is included, adapted from the pointers I received from a fellow guitarist, Chris Carlson. If anyone can write up the other solos of the song, please feel free to contact me. Similarly, if anyone else knows other Mercyful Fate songs, I'm sure that there are many of us who would love to see them. Happy Halloween, everyone. Michael Fassbender QuickTab v1.1 --------------------------------------------------------------- Legend: ------- x mute b bend r release h hammer on p pull off / slide up \ slide down ^^ tremolo with distortion -- volume knob low (moderately) |------0-------------0-----------|------0-------------0-----------| |----3---3---------3---3---------|---3---3----------3---3---------| |---2------2--2--2-------2--2----|--2------2---2---2-----2----2---| |-0----------0--0---------0------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3--------3----3---------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| end riff A | |--------0-------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------| |-----3----3---------3---3-------|-----3--3----------3----3-------| |----2-------2--2--2-------2---2-|---2------2---2---2-------2--2--| |--3-----------3-3-----------3---|-2---------2---2------------2---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| solo |-13--/-17-15--13--12--13--------|--12-h-13-p12-------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------15---13---15------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------12-13-12-----12---13---15-|-13-12-12h13--p-12--------------| |--15------------15--------------|-------------------1513---------| |--------------------------------|------------------------14-12\--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------14--14--14-h--15|-15--15--14-h-15-h17-17-p15p-14-| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------15------------------| |--------------------------------|----------14---12-14------------| |--14-15-14-15-14-~---1211-12-11~|-1212-12------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------15--17-18-17-15-----------|--------------------------------| |--14------------------17-15-14-h|-15-p14-------1414-1414-h-15----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-14h-15p-14---------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------17-15----14------|--14-h-15-p14---12-h14-p-12---11| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-12------------\--------------0-|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| riff A |------0-------------0-----------|------0-------------0-----------| |----3---3---------3---3---------|---3---3----------3---3---------| |---2------2--2--2-------2--2----|--2------2---2---2-----2----2---| |-0----------0--0---------0------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-3--------3----3---------3------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I'm kneeling In front of the altar end riff A |--------0-------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------| |-----3----3---------3---3-------|-----3--3----------3----3-------| |----2-------2--2--2-------2---2-|---2------2---2---2-------2--2--| |--3-----------3-3-----------3---|-2---------2---2------------2---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Satan's cross upon the wall bridge |--------2--------------2--------|--------------------------------| |------3--3----------3---3-------|--------------------------------| |----2------2---2---2------2---2-|------2------------2------------| |--0----------0---0----------0---|----3--3---------3---3----------| |--------------------------------|--3-----3--3---3------3--3------| |--------------------------------|-1--------1--1----------1-------| Strange emptiness A crystal ball.... |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------5-----------------------|--------------------------------| |------5--5-------------4------6-|---------------6----------------| |---5-------5--5-----5-------7---|-7-----------7---7--------------| |-3----------3-----5--------7----|---7---7--7--------7---7--------| |----------------3--------5------|-----5--5-------------5---------| between two candles |--------2--------------2--------|--------------------------------| |------3--3----------3---3-------|--------------------------------| |----2------2---2---2------2---2-|------2------------2------------| |--0----------0---0----------0---|----3--3---------3---3----------| |--------------------------------|--3-----3--3---3------3--3------| |--------------------------------|-1--------1--1----------1-------| Melissa has entered a..... |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------5-----------------------|--------------------------------| |------5--5-------------4------6-|---------------6----------------| |---5-------5--5-----5-------7---|-7-----------7---7--------------| |-3----------3-----5--------7----|---7---7--7--------7---7--------| |----------------3--------5------|-----5--5-------------5---------| a.................nother life. builds up |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------5-------7-----------------|-------1------------5-------7---| |-----5-----7---------4----------|------2-2----------5-------7----| |---5------7--------5-----5------|----2-----2------5-------7------| |-3------5--------5-----3---3-2--|--0---------02-3-------5--------| |---------------3----------------|--------------------------------| Oooooo.... swell distortion |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------5--------4-----|--------------------------------| |-------4-------5-------4--------|--------------------------------| |----5-------5--------4----------|--------------------------------| |--5------3---------2------------|--------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| chorus mute.....| mute.....| |-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----|-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----5--------------------5-----|-----5--------------------5-----| |-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----|-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----| |-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----|-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----| |-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------|-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------| Melissa You were mine mute.....| let ring |-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----|-x --x ----x --x ---------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----5--------------------5-----|-----5--------------------------| |-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----|-7---5-----7--45----------------| |-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----|-7---3--32-7-4-5----------------| |-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------|-5---------5-2-3----------------| Melissa You were my light riff B | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------| |--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------|--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------| |-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--|-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--| |-----3---------3----------------|-----3---------3----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (start drums and bass) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------| |--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------|--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------| |-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--|-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--| |-----3---------3----------------|-----3---------3----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ooooh, she was a witch..... (begin solo over riff repetitions) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------| |--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------|--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------| |-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--|-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--| |-----3---------3----------------|-----3---------3----------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Ooooh, why did they take you?! mute.....| mute.....| |-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----|-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----5--------------------5-----|-----5--------------------5-----| |-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----|-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----| |-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----|-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----| |-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------|-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------| Melissa You were the Queen of the Night mute.....| let ring |-x --x ----x --x -x x -x -x ----|-x --x ----x --x ---------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----5--------------------5-----|-----5--------------------------| |-7---5-----7--45-45-6--7--5-----|-7---5-----7--45----------------| |-7---3--32-7-4-5-45-6--7--3-----|-7---3--32-7-4-5----------------| |-5---------5-2-3-23-4--5--------|-5---------5-2-3----------------| Melissa You were my light! faster |-xx ----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-99-----------------------------|--7-7----77---------------5-5---| |-99-------------11-11-----------|--7-7----77------12-12----5-5---| |-77-xxx-x-------9--9--x-x-x-x---|--5-5----55------10-10----3-3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-xx ----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-99-----------------------------|--7-7----77---------------5-5---| |-99-------------11-11-----------|--7-7----77------12-12----5-5---| |-77-xxx-x-------9--9--x-x-x-x---|--5-5----55------10-10----3-3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| I.......... I swear revenge Revenge.... I swear revenge on the priest Oh the priest must die He must die in the name of Hell bridge solo |--3--2--------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------5--3---------------------|--------------------------------| |------------55-44-22----2---4---|--------------------------------| |---------------------5----------|----------------------2---------| |--------------------------------|-2-----------2---45-------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------|------------------------------2-| |----54--------------------------|-----------2----2----4---5------| |---------5-----5----3---2-------|--2--3--5-----------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2-----------------------------|----------------4---------------| |----5--4------------------------|----------------------5----2----| |----------5----3---5--3--2------|-1------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------2---------|--2-----------------------------| |-------------2---45-------------|----54--------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------5-----5----3---2-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------2-|--2-----------------------------| |-----------2----2----4---5------|----5--4------------------------| |--2--3--5-----------------------|----------5----3---5--3--2------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------4---------------|------------2--4--2--4---2------| |----------------------5----2----|--2---4--5----------------------| |-1------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--4--2-------------4---2--------|--------------------------------| |--------5---2-----2------5---2--|--5-4---------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------5-3-----5----3--2-----0--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------| |--------------------------------|--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------| |--------------------------------|-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--| |--------------------------------|-----3---------3----------------| |-(0-)---------------------------|--------------------------------| begin solo over repetitions | let ring |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----3--3---3--3---3--3---3------|--------------------------------| |--2----2-2---2--2---2---2-------|--------------------------------| |-0-------3-2-------3---2-0-3-2--|-0------------------------------| |-----3---------3----------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| with solo: Melissa (echo:Melissa, Melissa Melissa) Can you hear me (echo: can you hear me, can you hear me)? Melissa (Melissa, Melissa, Melissa) are you there (are you there, are you there, are you there)? |-------0-----------0------------|-------0-----------0------------| |-----1--1---------1-1-----------|-----1--1---------1-1-----------| |---2------2--2--2----2----------|---2------2--2--2----2----2-----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------0--0--------3---2---|--0---------0--0--------0-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------0-----------0------------| |-------5-----------5------------|-----1--1---------1-1-----------| |------5-5--------5--5-----------|---2------2--2--2----2-----2----| |----3-----3-3--3------3---3-----|--------------------------------| |--0--------0--0----------0------|--0---------0--0--------0-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Outside at the stake They've taken her away from |-------0---------0--------------|--------------------------------| |----0-----0------0--------------|--------------------------------| |---2-------2--2--2--------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------2--------------|--------------------------------| |--0---------0----0--------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| me............... I think Melissa's still with us!