Crossroads Tab

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Song: Crossroads
Artist: Mercyful Fate
Album: Dead Again

Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
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---