MISFITS: 1977 - 1983 ------------------------------ ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE ===================== D F C Bb (6x) F C D F C Bb (4x) F C E G D E G C (2x) Bb D F C Bb (4x) F C E G D E G C (4x) G D E AMERICAN NIGHTMARE ================== E E A E B C E (2x) B E (2x) A E B C E B C E B E (2x) A E B C E B C E E ANGELFUCK ========= A D (2x) F# E D E A D (2x) F# E D E A D D (4x) A D (2x) F# E D E A D D (4x) A ASTRO ZOMBIES ============= F1: -x-8-10-10-x-x- F2: -1-3-3-x-x-x- G: -3-5-5-x-x-x- C B A G F G (2x) C F1 F2 G (2x) C A E F G (2x) C A D G (2x) C F1 F2 G (2x) C A E F G (2x) C A D G (2x) C F1 F2 G (4x) C B A G F G (2x) C ATTITUDE ======== D D G (4x) F# G (2x) A D A (4x) F# G (2x) A D G (4x) w/solo D G (8x) D solo: e--10-- e--12-- B--10-- ( 7 times) B--10-- (7 times) repeat both parts 4 times.. BLOODFEAST ========== E D D E F (4x) A C E F (2x) E D D E F (4x) A C E F (2x) G D E F (2x) E D D E F (4x) A C E F (2x) G D E F (2x) E D D E F (4x) BRAINEATERS =========== E A E B E B A E (2x) A E A B (A) E A E B E B A E B A E B A E w/noise BULLET ====== D C F D (3x) D C A# C D D C F D (2x) D C A# C D G D (17x) C F D (3x) CHILDREN IN HEAT ================ B B A D (2x) E D (4x) A D (3x) E B C#m A D B A (4x) [2x] B A D (2x) A D (2x) E B C#m A D B A (4x) [3x] B C#m A D A COME BACK ========= Note: There are numerous bass and guitar fills throughout the song, but these three contribute most to the flow of the song. verse bass fill: G|-----------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----| Bass plays this fill twice A|-------------2-0-| during the verses. E|-----------------| prechorus bass riff: G|---------------------------------| D|-----1-1-4-4-1-1-----1-1-4-4-1-1-| Bass plays this riff when A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------| the guitar plays the B chord. E|---------------------------------| chorus bass riff: G|---------| |---------| This bass riff is played during the D|---------| |---------| "you've got to come back" portion of A|-----5-5-| (4x) |-----2-2-| (4x) the choruses. This riff may also be E|-3-3-----| |-0-0-----| played one octave higher. -songflow- intro drums... verse E prechorus B E (2x) verse E prechorus B E (2x) chorus G E (8x) bridge E (guitar) & G (bass) verse E prechorus B E (2x) chorus G E (12x) end G COUGH/COOL - Cough/Cool 7" version ========== G# E G# E G# C# B A# G# (2x) piano under G#: B C# B C# E F# G# (2x) COUGH/COOL - Collection II version ========== G Eb G Eb G A A# (A A#) C A# A G (D) G (A A#) C A# A G (D) G G w/keyboard solo DEATH COMES RIPPING =================== A A F E (8x) D A F E (8x) D Bb G (4x) w/solo A F E (8x) D Bb G (8x) w/solo A F E (8x) A DEMONOMANIA =========== B F B F Bb F B D (2x) F E (3x) B [2x] F B F Bb F B D (4x) DEVILOCK ======== Note: "C<->B" denotes the alteration between those two chords during the noise at the end of the song. E E E C G (3x) E C G (2x) B E E E C G (3x) E C G (2x) B E (4x) E C G (4x) B C<->B C E DEVILS WHOREHOUSE ================= Figure 1: A+---------------------+ E+-0-2-3-0-2-0-3-5-12\-+ Fig 1 (6x) C E D F E C E D F G Fig 1 (6x) C E D F E C E D F G D C C# (2x) Fig 1 (6x) C E D F E C E D F G D C C# (2x) C E D F E C E D F G F C E D F E C E D F G E DIE DIE MY DARLING ================== B G F# (3x) E B E G [break] B G D C# (6x) B G F# (2x) E B E G B G D C# (6x) B G F# (2x) E B E G [break] B G F# (8x) B w/noise EARTH A.D. ========== C B D C# (2x) C B C# (4x) E D F (2x) C B C# (2x) E D F (2x) B C B F (2x) F E w/noise C B C# (4x) E D F (2x) C B C# (2x) E D F (2x) B C B F (2x) F [2x] E w/noise GHOULS NIGHT OUT ================ drums... A G D E (4x) E D (2x) E C B A C# D E (2x) E D (2x) E C B A G D E (8x) A GREEN HELL ========== G A# G D# C G G A# C D# C G (4x) D G E (4x) D A# G D# C G (4x) G A# G D# C G G A# G D# C G (6x) D G HALLOWEEN ========= E A C F G (2x) A A C F G (2x) A E F (4x) A E F (4x) A G (4x) A C F G (2x) A G (4x) A G A E HALLOWEEN II ============ A E F (8x) A E F (8x) A G (6x) A A G (4x) E F (7x) E HATEBREEDERS ============ B F# Ab D# Db D# Ab F# B E (2x) B F# Ab D# Db D# Ab F# B E (4x) [4x, w/solo during third repeat] B E (2x) B solo: e --7--7--6--- (10x) (this is the high E string) HELLHOUND ========= Note: The E E G sequence is at the 7th and 10th frets, A string. The F F# G sequence is at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd frets, E string. The transcribed figure below is what the bass plays and is essentially doubled by the guitar. G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------5----3-------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------1----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-| E E G DCF F# G (3x) E E G DCF F# F F# F XXXXXX(Mute on F) F# F F# F F# F F# F XXXXXX(Mute on F) E E G DCF F# G (5x) E E G DCF F# HOLLYWOOD BABYLON ================= verse bass riff: bridge bass riff: G|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| E|-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-| |-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-0-0-3-3-6---6---| Note: During the verse, the guitar plays an E chord while the bass plays the transcribed figure. During the bridge, the guitar doubles the bass riff, using chords instead of single notes. riff (3x) A A# A [2x] riff A# G (2x) riff (3x) A A# A [2x] riff A# G (2x) bridge (4x) riff (3x) A A# A [2x] riff A# G (4x) bridge E HORROR BUSINESS =============== A# A G G A# A# (3x) G A# A# A# [6x] A# A C A# A G G A# A# (3x) G A# A# A# [6x] A# A C F C A# C (4x) A# A G G A# A# (3x) G A# A# A# [6x] A# A C A# A G G A# A# (3x) G A# A# A# [6x] A# A C F C A# C (4x) F C A# C (4x) w/solo F C A# C (mute this riff and gradually release to let the chords swell) F C A# C (full throttle) F solo: E|-13----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----8-6-8--6-6-6-8-8-8-11-11-11-13-13-13---------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------12-14-(trill these notes)-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| * to end the solo scratch the pick down the e and a strings HORROR HOTEL ============ A slide B (3x) [third time segues into next line] B E (4x) A B G B E (4x) A B G B G A (4x) E B E (4x) A B G B G A (4x) E B G A (4x) E HYBRID MOMENTS ============== drums... D B G D# D (2x) B A G D A G A D B G D# D (2x) B A G D A G A D B G D# D (2x) D B G A D I TURNED INTO A MARTIAN ======================= G# A# D# C D# A# (6x) G# A# D# D# A# (3x) G# A# C D# A# (6x) G# A# D# D# A# (3x) G# A# C F (4x) w/solo G# A# D# D# A# (7x) G# A# D# I TURNED INTO A MARTIAN - Bobby Steele's version ======================= Note: Bobby claims this song is played one step higher than what is transcribed above; this revised transcription was provided by Aaron. Solo: e|-10-15-10-15-| A# C F D F C (6x) A# C F F C (3x) A# C D C F (6x) A# C F F C (3x) A# C D G (2x) -solo- A# C F F C (7x) A# C F IN THE DOORWAY ============== Note: The E and F chords are played at the 7th and 8th frets of the A string, respectively. Notes in parens are transitional notes played by the bass. A G A (D E) F E F (3x) A D (4x) A G A (D E) F E F (2x) A (D E) F (E D) (5x) A LAST CARESS =========== C F G (2x) F D C F G (4x) F D C F G C E A F G C F G (4x) F D C F G C E A F G C F G (4x) F D C F G C E A F G "one last caress..." C F G (8x) C LONDON DUNGEON ============== Main Riff: E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| Slide between these G|---------------------------------| notes on the E string. D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E+-0-----7-----3---5-----3-----2---+ | | | | G+---------------------------------+ D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-| Verse Riff: Guitar: During the verses, the guitars play Emin chords (and feedback) at the beginning of each measure. Live, the guitar would double the bass riff. Bass: Continues the Main Riff simile throughout the verses. Chorus Riff: E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------| D|-2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---|-2-------------------------------| A|-2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---|-2-------------------------------| E+-0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---|-0-------------------------------+ | pm> pm> pm> pm> w/feedback and random noise | | | G+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E+-0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---|-0-------------------------------+ | | | | E+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-8-------3-------8-------3-------|-7-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus End: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---|-2-2-5---2-2-5---2-2-5---2-2-5---| A|-2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---2-2-3---|-2-2-5---2-2-5---2-2-5---2-2-5---| E+-0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-3---0-0-3---0-0-3---0-0-3---+ | pm> pm> pm> pm> pm> pm> pm> pm> | | | G+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E+-0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---0-0-1---|-0-0-3---0-0-3---0-0-3---0-0-3---+ | | | | E+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-8-------3-------8-------12------|-10------5-------10------14------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| -songflow- drums... main riff (4x) bass only main riff (4x) guitar enters verse riff (4x) main riff (2x) verse riff (4x) chorus riff (2x) chorus end main riff (2x) verse riff (4x) chorus riff (2x) chorus end main riff (2x) guitar doubles bass riff verse riff (4x) chorus riff (2x) chorus end main riff (4x) fade out... MEPHISTO WALTZ ============== [Note: The Misfits never recorded this song. It was actually recorded by Glenn Danzig and Steve Zing of Samhain in January of 1984.] E A# B (8x) D A D A D A B E A# B (8x) D A D A D A B E A# B (4x) D A D A D A B D A D A D A B E A# B (4x) w/solo D A D A D A B D A D A D A B E A# B (4x) w/solo E solo: e------- b--12--- g--15^-- <- bend this Bb note to B. apply as necessary. d------- a------- e------- MOMMY, CAN I GO OUT AND KILL TONIGHT? ===================================== A C (3x) A [break] "Mommy..." A C A G (8x) G [6x] G w/feedback NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ======================== C G F A# (4x) C F (8x) A A# (3x) G C G F A# (4x) C F (4x) A A# (3x) G C G F A# (4x) C E w/noise NIKE A GO GO ============ G A# F C B A# A G G (3x) G A# F C B A# A (4x) G (4x) G A# F C B A# A (4x) G (4x) G C G (4x) C D# G (4x) F E D (13x) QUEEN WASP ========== C# B E (8x) F# B C# (2x) C# B E (8x) F# B C# (2x) C# B (6x) F# B C# (2x) C# B E (8x) C# B E (4x) C# RAT FINK ======== B E B F# B (5x) [solo during fourth repeat] C F C G C solo: e------------------------------------------ B--15-15-16-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-- G--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-- (Do this twice ^) e------ B--16-- G--15-- (^Downstroke this 8 times) (Do the first part of the solo once again, then...) e------ B--18-- G--16-- (^Do this a bunch (8 times?)... all downstrokes) (and do the first part again once...) This isn't EXACTLY right on, the last part is different than the way Bobby played it, but the rest is right. RETURN OF THE FLY ================= A# F# (4x) (w/Bass intro 4x) A# F# (4x) (w/Bass line 1x) E D (4x) D C# C B A# F# (4x) (w/Bass line 1x) E D (8x) D C# C B A# F# (12x) (w/Bass line 3x) A# F# (4x) (w/Bass intro 4x) Bass Intro: G|----------------------| D|----------3-----------| A|----1--4--------1--4--| E|-------------2--------| Bass line A# F# (3x) A# F# A# C C# SHE - Cough/Cool 7" (keyboard) version === Note: The D and C are melody chords played by the keyboard; the bass plays an A note underneath the D and C chords. Due to the characteristics of vinyl, the recording sounds approximately quarter-step sharp. A (D C) G A (2x) A G A (4x) A G F G (2x) w/bass chorus A w/bass bridge A (D C) G A (2x) A G A (2x) G A (2x) A Bass Chorus (Play 2 Times): (A) (G) (F) (F) +=====+ (nut) +=====+ +=====+ +=====+ | | | | | | | | 1 5 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-| | 1 5-3 | | 4-2 | 2 |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 5-3 | | 4-2 | | |-| | 3 |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 4-2 | | |-| | | | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |=| | Bass Bridge: (A) +=====+ | | | | | | | | | |-| | | | | | 1 |-| | | | | | | |-2 | | | | | SHE - Static Age / Legacy Of Brutality (guitar) version === Note: The D and C notes are played by the bass; a palm-muted guitar doubles the notes. It also sounds like there is a second guitar playing the A chord continuously through the D and C notes. bass bridge: G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------7---5-----------5---3-----------3---1---------------------| A|-------------7-5-------------5-3-------------3-1---------3-5-3-5-| E|-5---------------3---------------1---------------3---5-----------| bass fill: bass end: G|---------------------------------| |-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---------| |-7-7-5---7-------| A|---------------------7---7-6-5-3-| |-------7-0-------| E|---------------------------------| |-----------------| A (D C) G A (2x) A G A (4x) A G F G (2x) w/bass bridge (2x) A w/bass fill A (D C) G A (2x) A G A (2x) G A (2x) A w/bass end SKULLS - MSP sessions version ====== Note: This track had two mixes: one comes to a stop on the C# chord, the other fades during the fourth repeat of the final chorus. A E F# D (4x) F# D (3x) F# G D E A E F# D (2x) F# D (3x) F# G D E F# D E (8x) C# F# D F# G D E (4x) C# SKULLS - Walk Among Us version ====== A E F# D (4x) F# D F# G D E (2x) A E F# D (2x) F# D F# G D E (2x) F# D E (8x) C# F# D F# G D E (4x) C# SOME KINDA HATE =============== riff: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---4---|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---4---| D|-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5---4---|-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2---4---| A|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3---2---|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---2---| E+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ | C B A B | | | G+---------------------------------|---------------------------------+ D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3---2---|-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---2---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| solo: E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|/A---A-A-A-A-G---9---9-9---9-9-9-|-7---5---7---5---2---2-2---2-2-2-| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Note: Due to space and clarity, the first two notes of the solo are abbreviated. In actuality, A = 14th fret, G = 12th fret. riff (4x) F G (4x) riff (3x) F G (4x) G# C# (4x) riff w/guitar solo riff (2x) F G (4x) C SPINAL REMAINS ============== F G D (2x) G A# G F G (4x) F w/feedback G D G A# G F G (4x) F G SPOOK CITY U.S.A. - Song Shop sessions version ================= Note: During the verse and chorus, the bass plays an A pedal tone; Chords in parens are played by the guitar. A (C) A (C) (2x) A F# E F# G A (C) (2x) A F# E F# G A (C) (2x) A F# E F# G A (C) (4x) A w/solo A SPOOK CITY U.S.A. - Who Killed Marilyn? 7" version ================= Note: During the verses, the bass moves to a C note while the guitar plays an A chord. This is indicated by the notes in parens. effects... A C (6x) bass only A (C) A C (2x) F# E F# G A A C (2x) A (C) A C (2x) F# E F# G A (C) A C (4x) F# E F# G A (C) A C (4x) A C (6x) w/solo A C STATIC AGE ========== verse riff: E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-8-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-8-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-6-| E+---------------------------5-----+ | | | | G+---------------------------------+ D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-5-6-| E|---------------------------------| -songflow- E E G A (2x) B G (4x) verse (4x) E E G A (2x) B G (4x) E w/noise TEENAGERS FROM MARS =================== snare (3x) G G# F (5x) G G# C# G# (4x) B E (3x) A# E (2x) F G G# F (5x) G G# C# G# (4x) B E (3x) A# E (2x) F G G# F (5x) G G# C# G# (4x) B E (3x) A# E (2x) B E (3x) A B (8x) A B THEME FOR A JACKAL ================== bassline: G|-----------------| Bassline is repeated 102x. Guitar adds notes, D|-------------3-5-| noise and feedback in the key of Cm. After the A|-3-3-5-5-6-6-----| final chorus, there is a piano solo as the song E|-----------------| fades out. TV CASUALTY =========== bassline: G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| The guitar plays a G# power A|-----7-6-----7-6-----7-6-----7-6-| chord over this riff. E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----| bassline (6x) B A# (2x) G G# (3x) [2x] bassline (8x) B A# (2x) G G# (3x) [2x] bassline (8x) B A# (2x) G G# (3x) [4x] G# w/theme from "I Love Lucy" 20 EYES ======= F# E F# F# E F# (2x) F# E B E F# E F# F# E F# F# E B E F# E F# C# F# (3x) C# B E F# E F# (2x) F# E B E F# E F# C# F# (3x) C# B E F# E F# (2x) F# E B E F# E B E F# (2x) E B E F# VAMPIRA ======= intro/outro: verse riff: E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-----------------------------| B|-------------------| |-----------------------------| G|-------------------| |-----------------------------| D|-------------------| |-----------------------------| A|-------------------| |---5----7--5-7---5---7--5-7--| E|-------------------| |---0----0--0-0---0---0--0-0--| E F D (2x) [w/intro] riff A riff A B B B (4x) riff A riff A B B B (4x) riff A riff E F D (6x) [w/outro] VIOLENT WORLD ============= drums... E G A G (6x) C# Ab (4x) E G A G (6x) C# Ab (4x) E G A G (6x) C# Ab D# Bb F C G D Ab E G A G (6x) E E G E WE ARE 138 ========== Solo e+-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-11-12-+ 1/2 and hold e+-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12^-12-12-12-12-12-12-+ E E C D (2x) C D E C D (4x) C D E C D (3x) C D E C D E (2x) E w/solo E C D (2x) C D E C D (3x) C D E C D E w/ray gun E C D E w/noise WE BITE ======= B A G (6x) D G (3x) D C# B A G (4x) D G (3x) D C# B A G (2x) w/solo D G (3x) D C# B A G (4x) WHERE EAGLES DARE ================= A G (10x) C F G (4x) A G (6x) C F G (4x) A G (10x) C F G (8x) C F G C WHO KILLED MARILYN? =================== Note: The solo is played by a keyboard on the WHO KILLED MARILYN? 7". The Misfits' versions contain guitar solos. riff: G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| The guitars double this riff. A|---------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-| riff (10x) G D (4x) riff (4x) riff (2x) w/solo riff (4x) G D (4x) G# D# (4x) A E (4x) G D D WOLFS BLOOD =========== E G F# (4x) C E E (4x) F# A (4x) C E E (4x) F# A (4x) E G F# (4x) C E E (2x) F# A (2x) A# B F#