The Old Oak Lyrics

Mercyful Fate : The Old Oak
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: mattinurro@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: February 24, 2007
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Riff 1
Guitar 2 plays this the second time
Riff 2
1st ending
2nd ending
Guitar 2 over riff 2
Riff 3
"Do you remember the bridge?"
Riff 4
"Oh, they say it's a bad place..."
Play Riff 3 "Deep down under..."
Riff 5 (The very first time this riff is played the first
two notes are power chords instead)
"It's the old oak hanging tree..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 w/ this as last bar:
Solo over the above riffs
(Harmony guitar on top)
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Nothing will grow..."
Play Riff 5 "It's the old oak hanging tree..."
Lead into next section:
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
Solo (Note a new guitar comes in each time)
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Guitar 3
Guitar 4
End Solo
Riff 8
Riff 9 (Acoustic)
"The old oak might make you blind..."
"The old oak might trick your eyes..."
Riff 10 (Distortion)
Riff 11 (Play 3x)
"It's a bad sign..."
Riff 11a
"...it's a bad sign..."
Riff 11b
Guitar 1
"Bad sign..."
Guitar 2
"Bad sign..."
Play Riff 11a "It's a bad sign..."
Riff 11c
Guitar 1
"I wonder what..."
Guitar 2
Riff 12
Solo over riff 12
End solo
Ending to riff 12
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
End Solo
Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) x2
Solo (Wah pedal)
(Harmony guitar on top)
(Harmony guitar on top)
End Solo
Riff 15
Riff 16
"Hang with me..."
Play Riff 15 "Another season..."
Play Riff 16 "Hang with me..."
Play Riff 15 "Blood from the madmen..."
Riff 15a
"Blood to the ground..."
"Blood to the roots..."
"Ahh..."
Riff 17 (at first, guitar 2 plays the same thing,
but starts later)
Play Riff 17 "All around the Old Oak..."
Riff 18
Guitar 1
"Can you believe..."
Guitar 2
Play Riff 17 "Must have been a mighty GOD..."
Play Riff 18 "Can you believe..."
Riff 17a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
(Harmony guitar plays top notes)
End Solo
Riff 19
Play Riff 9 "The old oak might make you blind..."
Lead into next riff:
Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes)
End Solo
Play Riff 16 "No, don't hang with me..."
Play Riff 15 "...as I go back..."
Riff 15b
Riff 20
Ending:
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
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