Song: Crossroads
Artist: Mercyful Fate
Album: Dead Again
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes ([email protected])
Date started tab: 4/6/02
Date finished tab: 4/6/02
Tuning: Standard
Notation Key
v: vibrato
t: tremolo bar
^: bend
.: palm mute
~: trill
p: pull-off
h: hammer-on
x: ghost note
/: slide up
: slide down
Comments: You should have no problem with the song if you know how it goes. I’ve been looking for a tab for this song for a while, and not finding one, I just decided to get off my lazy ass and tab it myself. I think it came out great. If you find any mistakes, feel free to e-mail me the corrections.
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e|—–|—
B|—–|—
G|—–|—
D|–3–|—
A|–3–|—
E|–1–|—
Riff 1A 1st&3rd 2nd last
e|——————————-|———-|———-|————
B|——————————-|———-|———-|————
G|——————————-|———-|———-|–5———
D|——–5-4——————–|———-|———-|–5–5——
A|–4—————4—3——–|———-|–333333–|–3–5——
E|–2-222—–2-222—2—2-2-2–|–333333–|———-|—–3——
… . … . . . . …… ……
Riff 1B 1st&3rd 2nd last alternate last
e|——————————-|———-|———-|——–|———–
B|——————————-|———-|———-|——–|———–
G|——————–8-7——–|———-|———-|–5—–|———–
D|——–7—8——————|———-|———-|–5–5–|–8-7-5—-
A|–7—————————-|———-|–666666–|–3–5–|–6-5-3—-
E|–5-555—5—5-555—–5-5-5–|–666666–|———-|—–3–|———–
… . . … . . . …… ……
Chorus (let us ride with the beast tonight…)
e|————————————|——————————–
B|————————————|——————————–
G|—————-10—10-9-5——6–|—————10—-10-9-6—–
D|——3—-7—-10—10-9-5–7—6–|—–3—-7—-10—-10-9-6—–
A|——3—-7—–8—-8-7-3–7—4–|—–3—-7—–8—–8-7-4—–
E|——1—-5—————–5——|—–1—-5———————
Riff 2, under solo
(x 3 before each end) 1st and 3rd 2nd last
e|——————-|——————-|——————-|————
B|——————-|——————-|——————-|————
G|——————-|——————-|——————-|–5———
D|——————-|——————-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2—|–5–5——
A|–2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4–|–4p2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|——————-|–3–5——
E|——————-|——————-|——————-|—–3——
Chorus #2 (let us ride with the beast tonight…)
(play twice before end) end
e|————————————|——–
B|————————————|——–
G|—————-10—10-9-5——6–|——–
D|——3—-7—-10—10-9-5–7—6–|–2—–
A|——3—-7—–8—-8-7-3–7—4–|–2—–
E|——1—-5—————–5——|–0—–
Interlude end 1 end 2
e|———————-|————–|————|————
B|———————-|————–|————|————
G|———————-|————–|————|————
D|–9———9———|–9—9-10-9–|–7—–10–|————
A|–7–2-3-2–7–2-3-2–|–7—7–8-7–|–5-8-7–8–|————
E|—–0-1-0—–0-1-0–|—-0———|—-6-5—–|————
Chords played after interlude
e|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|———————
B|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|———————
G|—–|–5–|–9–|–3–|–7–|—–|–7–|–7-6-5-3————
D|–7–|–5–|–9–|–3–|–7–|–6–|–7–|–7-6-5-3-3———-
A|–7–|–3–|–7–|–1–|–5–|–6–|–5–|–5-4-3-1-3———-
E|–5–|—–|—–|—–|—–|–4–|—–|———-1———-
Chords played after last chorus
e|—————————–|———————————
B|—————————–|———————————
G|—————————–|———————————
D|——–5———–5——–|——–5———–5————
A|–2–4–3–4–2–4–3–2–5–|–2–4–3–4–2–4–3–2–4–5—
E|–0–2—–2–0–2—–0–3–|–0–2—–2–0–2—–0–2–3—
Chords played at the very end
e|—————————————————————
B|—————————————————————
G|—————————————————————
D|—————————————————————
A|–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5–2–5—
E|–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3–0–3—
e|—————————————————————
B|—————————————————————
G|—————————————————————
D|—————————————————————
A|–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4–2–4—
E|–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2–0–2—