King Diamond - Salem
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King Diamond: Salem
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@AOL.COM
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Date last modified: December 07, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4----5----6----7------------------|
A|-2----3----4----5----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2----3----4----5----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10--------------------10-|
A|--------------------8---------------------8-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Riff 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-5--------4----|
E|-3--------2----|
"Salem is moving..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------------------7-|
A|-------------------5--------------------5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Play Riff 1 "So hot and..."
Play Riff 2 "Salem is moving..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------4-------5-------5-------|
D|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------6-------5-------5-------|
D|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-(2)----------------------------|
E|-(0)----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------5--------6--------5-5-|
A|-2--------3--------4--------3-3-|
E|-0------------------------------|
"Doctor Le Croix..."
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-4-------4-------5-------5-------|
D|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"My my my..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------6-------5-------5-------|
D|---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5---5-4-5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Salem tell me..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-------2-------3-------3-------|
E|---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------3-------3-------|
E|---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3---3-2-3-|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-----2------4/5--2-----2-----5~--|
A|-2-----2------4/5--2-----2-----5~--|
E|---0-0---0-0---------0-0---0-0-----|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------7-8-7------------7----8-|
A|-0-8-10-------10-8--8-10---10---|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------7-8-7------------7-----|
A|-0-8-10-------10-8--8-10---10~-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0-555----888-777-555----888-7-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *
"A snake curse..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0-5~----(5)\-|
"...dead..."
Guitar 2 x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0-555----888-777-555----888-7-|
* *** *** *** *** *** *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---555----888-777-555----888-7-|
E|-0-----------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-0-888----131313-101010-888----131313-10-|
* *** * * * * * * *** * * * *
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|-0-8~----(8)\-|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
Play Riff 4 "Two more hours..."
Play Riff 4a "My my my..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7 "Kneeling in front..."
Play Riff 8 "He must leave a...."
Play Intro "...dead, dead, dead..."
Play Riff 1 "By the house..."
Play Riff 2 "Salem is moving..."
Ending (Guitar 2 plays note in () )
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--(1)--|
E|---0---|
"No..."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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t;*
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Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----11/12--9-----9-----12~--|
A|-7-----7------9/10--7-----7-----10~--|
E|---0-0---0-0----------0-0---0-0------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----11/12-12/14-14-14-14\12----12-|
A|-7-----7------9/10-10/12-12-12-12\10----10-|
E|---0-0---0-0-------------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 6
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------4----3~---------4----5--|
E|-0-222222----2-a---222222----2----|
* ****** * ****** *
"Salem..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--------4----3~---------------------|
E|-222222----2-a---0-2-3-6-5-3-6-5-3~-|
****** * * * * * * * * *
"Save us!"
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------5-------------5-|
A|-0-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7---|
E|-------------------------|
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s*
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off..."14
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.