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Nightmare Be Thy Name by Mercyful Fate






               Nightmare Be Thy Name






Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--9--8--------9-8------9--8-------9-8-9-11-|
B|-------9--7-------9-7-------9--7-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--6--5--------6-5------6--5-------6-5-6--8-|
D|-------6--4-------6-4-------6--4-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                         
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------0----------0------------|
A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------|
E|-----------------------0--1--2-|

Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------2------------------|
A|--------0------------5---2-|
E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-|
   * ****    * *** ***   *
  "Master....."
  "You know I never pray...."

Riff 4 
Guitar 1 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7--6-|
D|--4----7--6---4---6---4---3---------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
  "Nightmare.......           be thy name" 
Guitar 1 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----6---4-------4-----------------|
D|--7-----------7-------7--6---4---3-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
  "Nightmare......           be thy name...."


Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "The dreams......"
Play Riff 4   "Nightmare......."

Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------1/2-----2-2---3-|
A|--2----5---1/2-----2-2---3-|
E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0-----0---|
                 * *     *   
  "You've got to stop this game..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------1/2------------------|
A|--2----5---1/2------5--5--4--4--|
E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0--3--3--2--2--|
                 * *
  "...before I ...go...insane!"

Lead into solo rhythm:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----5--------4----|
A|-------------------|
E|--3-----3--2-----2-|
  "Straight to the grave....."


Riff 6 (solo rhythm)         x4
e|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------|
A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-|
                                 * *** *** ***
                             x2 
e|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------|
A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-|
                                 * *** *** ***
                             x2                            x2
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------------5p4---------|-----------------3p2p0-------|
A|-4--4-4-7p4-4-4-----7-5p4---|--2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|
E|--------------------------7-|-----------------------------|
 

Solo over the above riffs
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-[whammy bar dive and vibrate]-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-8-11-8-0-7-10-7-0----|
G|---------------------------------------------------9^-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-7h10p7---7-10-7h10p7---7---------7-|
G|--------9-------------9---9-7-9-7---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------1-3-3p1---1---------|
D|-----------1-------1-2-3---------3---3-2-1-3-|
A|-----1-2-3---2---3---------------------------|
E|-1-4-----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9h10--9-7--------------------------|
G|-6h7p6---6-7-6-7-8-------------9-7-6---6--6-7-9-7-6-----|
D|-------9-----------------------------9--------------9-6-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2---|
D|-6-4-------------------------2-4---4-|
A|-----7-5-4---------------2-4---------|
E|-----------7-5-4-2-0-2-5-------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------14---|
B|---------------------------------12--------------------17^--|
G|-7-----------6-8-9-8-6-8-6-------14-----11-11-14-16-18------|
D|-7-----7-7-9---------------7-9-------16---------------------|
A|-0--9-------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3a     
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------2------------------|
A|--------0------------5---2-|
E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-|
   * ****    * *** ***   *

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--------2--------5-4-2-|
A|--------0--------3-2-0-|
E|-2-2222----2-222-------|
   * ****    * ***  

Play Riff 3   "In hell....."
Play Riff 4   Only guitar 2
Play Riff 5   "You got to stop this game....."


Ending
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------0----------0------------|
A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------|
E|-----------------------0--1--2-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------4--5--6-|
D|-------0----------0----2--3--4-|
A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2-----------|
E|--------------------------------|
    "Before I go insane........"

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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version 2



Tuning:  Standard


Riff 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|
E|----------3-----------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|


Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
   ********
  "Am I awake..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|
E|----------3-----------------|
  "...dream..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
   ********
  "I had a nightmare..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|
  "..vision..."


Riff 3
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-7-|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-5-|
   "I was stuck..."


Riff 2a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
   ********
  "The lights were dim..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|
  "...daylight..."


Play Riff 3   "Eyes of fire..."


Riff 4                      x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4-2-------2--------2--3-4-|
A|-----4-3-2-0--2--4--0--1-2-|
E|--------------0--2---------|

                            x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-5-------5--------5--6-7-|
A|-----7-6-5-3--5--7--3--4-5-|
E|--------------3--5---------|

Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7--8-9---------|
A|-5--6-7--2--3-4-|
E|---------0--1-2-|

Guitar 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4--5-6--6--7-8-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
               x4
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-9-9-9--9---7-|
A|-7-7-7--7-5---|
E|--------------|

               x4
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-----|
A|-4-4-4--4-----|
E|----------0-5-|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2p0-------5-5-2-|
A|-----3p2p0-3-3-0-|
E|-----------------|


Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------5-5----------------7-7-|
D|------5h7---5-5-5h7------5h7---7-7-|
A|-0000-0---0-----0---0000-0---0-----|
E|-----------------------------------|
   ****     *         ****     * 

Normal ending
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------5-5----------------|
D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-8-|
A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-6-|
E|-----------------------------3-----|
       ****     *         **** 

Right before Riff 7:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------5-5--------------|
D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-|
A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3---|
       ****     *         **** 


Riff 7
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-10-----10--5------------|
A|--8------8--3----5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-|
   "They do the sign...


Play Riff 6   "I'm in the middle..."
Play Riff 7   "Only we know..."


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)              x4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * *        
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--7--7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * *        


Solo
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----12---------------------------------------------|
G|-12-----14-----12-14--11-12----11-12-14-12h14p12-11----11-|
D|----------------------------14----------------------14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-15--13-15--12-13-----12-------12-13-12h13p12----------|
G|----------------------14----12-14----------------14-12-14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9                                        
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------10-10-10-----------------|
A|--------8--8--8---------8--8--8-|
E|-0-0000----------0-0000-6--6--6-|
   * ****          * ****
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------10-10-10--------------|
D|--------9--9--9--7-7-7-------|
A|--------8--8--8--5-5-5-6-6-6-|
E|-0-0000----------------4-4-4-|
   * **** 


Riff 10
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4----6----4-5-6-|
A|-2----4----2-3-4-|
E|-----------------|
   "Night after night..."


Play Riff 9    "...I hear them sing..."
Play Riff 10   "Night after night..."
Play Riff 9    "...this dream..."


Riff 11
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7--------------|
G|------------------------7------------|
D|--7----7----9----7--------7------7/9-|
A|--5----5----7----5----------5----5/7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   "...you are insane..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000-|
   ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ****
   "...your fate..."


Riff 12
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-3--3--------2-3--3----|
A|-0-1--1--3--2--0-1--1--3-|
E|---------1--0----------1-|



Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)             x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-10-10-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * *  
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| 
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6-------6-------6-------6--6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-------7-------7--5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4--4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3--3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * * 
                                 x3 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7-------7--7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * * *   * * *   * * *

e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
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


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