King Diamond: Cross Of Baron Samedi
transcribed by: GRAX : BKNYUSA@aol.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-2--2-2-3--------2-5--2--2-2-1--4--4-2-|A|-0--0-0-0--0-2-3------0--0-0-0--0--0-0-|E|---------------------------------------|
"One single hour..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-2--2-2-3--------2-5------0-2-0-------|A|-0--0-0-0--0-2-3--------0-------3-2-0-|E|----------------------2---------------| "Father Malone..."
Riff 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----0-------0-------0-1-0-----|D|---1---1---1---1---0---------0-|A|-3-------3-------2-------------|E|-------------------------------| "Meanwhile..."
Riff 3e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----0-------0-------0-------|A|---0---0---1---1---0---0-1~~-|E|-2-------3-------2-----------| "Into a room..."
Play Riff 2 "There is a cross..."
Play Riff 3 "The shadow is taking..."
Riff 4Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9\7-------5-----|A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7\5-5-6-7---7-6-|E|-0-0------------------------0-0----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9-12\-|A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7-10\-|E|-0-0------------------------0-0------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9\7-------------|A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7\5-------5-----|E|-0-0------------------------0-0----------5-6-7---7-6-|
e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9-5\-|A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7-5\-|E|-0-0------------------------0-0-----------|
Riff 5e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-----9-----10---10-----9------7-7-7-|A|-----7------8----8-----7------5-5-5-|E|-0-0---0-0----0----0-0---0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * "I see her shadow..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-----9-----10---10------------------|A|-----7------8----8------------------|E|-0-0---0-0----0----0-0-0-0-0--5-6-7-| * * * * * * * * * * "with that cross of mine..."
Riff 6e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-----------------------5---4-3-|E|-3-3-6-3--3-6-3--3-6-3---3-----|
"The cross of Baron..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|------------------------6--6-|E|-3-3-6-3--3-6-3--3-6-3--4--4-| "...is full of nails..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 "The cross of Baron..."
Riff 6ae|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|------------------------6--6-|E|-3-3-6-3--3-6-3--3-6-3--4--4-| "Take it to Sarah..."
Final timee|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|------------------------6--6----6--6-|E|-3-3-6-3--3-6-3--3-6-3--4--4----4--4-| "Take it to Sarah, Sarah!"
Play Riff 1 "Darkness..."
Play Riff 2 "Then one to..."
Play Riff 3 "Screaming, bleeding..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 "In comes grandpa..."
Play Riff 6 "Two hours later..."
Play Riff 6a "Samedi..."
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
