Castillo del Mortes Tabs & Lyrics by Mercyful Fate
Castillo del Mortes
guitar tabs lyrics
Mercyful Fate: Castillo Del Mortes
transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
edited by: Langus : [email protected]
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------7-6----7-6--|
A|-5-7----5-7----5-4----5-4--|
E|-3-5----3-5----------------|
"Sowewhere in ancient Spain..."
Acoustic solo over riff 1
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|-\8-10----------------------------------------|
G|-------9----9-10-9h10p9-7----9-7--------------|
D|--------------------------10-----10-9-7-------|
A|----------------------------------------10--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
B|---9-------9--------------|
G|-8-------8---8--6---------|
D|------------------7-4--6--|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-10--10h12p10-9-7-----10-9-7-------------------|
D|--------------------10---------10-9-7------------|
A|--------------------------------------10--8-10-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-----------------------------------|
B|-9---10-9-7-9-------9-10-7-9---7---5---|
G|-7---------------------------9---8---6-|
D|-7-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 2 x4
e|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------|
G|----------------|--------------|
D|----------------|--4-5---------|
A|--2-1----2-1----|--2-3----5-7--|
E|------0------0--|---------3-5--|
"...House Of The Dead..."
Riff 3 x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------5------------------5-|
D|--5-4----5-4-----5-4----5-4---------|
A|------3------3-------3------5-4-3---|
E|------------------------------------|
"A fool was playing with magic..."
Riff 4 x2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------6------------------6-|
A|-6-5----6-5-----6-5----6-5---------|
E|-----4------4-------4------6-5-4---|
"He opened the unholy gates..."
Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) x4
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------2------------------2-|
A|-2-1----2-1-----2-1----2-1---------|
E|-----0------0-------0------2-1-0---|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------4------------------4-|
D|--4-3----4-3-----4-3----4-3---------|
A|------2------2-------2------4-3-2---|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------3------------------3-|
D|--3-2----3-2-----3-2----3-2---------|
A|------1------1-------1------3-2-1---|
E|------------------------------------|
Riff 7 x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7------------8-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---|
E|-----------------------6--------|
* * * * * * * *
"Six hundred people..." x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------7-------9------------8-|
A|-7-------5-------7--------5-8---|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-6--------|
* * * * * * * *
"Screaming for mercy..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------|
A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------|
E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-|
*** *** ***
"Hear the battle cries..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2----------------5----------------|
E|-0----------------3----------------|
Riff 8a
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------|
A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------|
E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-|
*** *** ***
"Seven cohorts of angels..."
Riff 9
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-----------4-4-----------5-5-----5----4----5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-000000000-2-2-222222222-3-3-333---33---33-3-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
********* ********* *** ** **
"The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Riff 8b
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------|
A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------|
E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-|
*** *** ***
"Nine units of demons..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7----------------4--------3-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------2-5-4-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-5-------5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|
* * *
Riff 11
Guitar 1 x4
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------|
E|--------7------------7---------------------|
"Six hundred people were watching in horror..."
Guitar 2 x3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------|
E|--------7------------7---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------4-----|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---4-6-7----7-6-|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7--------------|
E|--------7------------7----------------------|
Riff 12
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5--5-5-|
A|------2------------2-------3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0------------|
"The burning sky..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4--------------4----------5-5-5--5-5-|
A|---------------------------3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-7--5------------|
A|-------8---5-7-4-|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-8--7--5---------|
E|-----------7-8-5-|
Play Riff 1 "Somewhere in ancient Spain..."
Solo over riff 1
e|----8----7------8-7h8p7----7----7-8-10--7h8p7--9h11p9-|
B|-10---10-----10---------10---8------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-8-9-8--6----------------|
D|-----------9--7--6-------|
A|--------------------7--6-|
E|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------9-------|
G|-9-10-7-9-5-7-4-5-3-2---------------6-8---8-6---|
D|----------------------------------6-----------6-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 7a x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7------------8-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---|
E|-----------------------6--------|
* * * * * * * *
"Oh was slain..." x6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7------------8-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---|
E|-----------------------6--------|
* * * * * * * * x4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------7-------9------------8-|
A|-7-------5-------7--------5-8---|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-6--------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7------------------------------------|
A|-----7-8-5--4--2-----5\7--5--7--5-7-4-|
E|-----------------3--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-8/6h8\9---10-9-7-9-10-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-6/4h6\7----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-8------------------13-12-11-12-|
G|---10-9-7-9---13-12-------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 8a "Nine units of demons..."
Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Play Riff 8b "600 people..."
Play Riff 9 "From the Ancient Ones..."
Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------|
E|--------7------------7---------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------|
E|--------7------------7---------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------4-----|
D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---4-6-7----7-6-|
A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7--------------|
E|--------7------------7----------------------|
Riff 12a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5--5-5-|
A|------2------------2-------3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5---7-|
A|------2------------2-------3-5-5-|
E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0---3---|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4--------------4----------5---7-|
A|---------------------------3-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3---|
Ending (Clean)
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0-|
D|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"There is no need..."
e|-----------------------0--|
B|-------------0--------0---|
G|-----3-----0---------0----|
D|---3-----1----------2-----|
A|-1-----2-----------2------|
E|------------------0-------|
"...upon the 600 from BAECULA."
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
