King Diamond: Salem
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@AOL.COM
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|-----------------------------------|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----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "At midnight..."e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-------------------10--------7--------10-|A|--------------------8--------5---------8-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0----0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The Lafayettes..."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----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "At midnight..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------10--------7--9-10-|A|--------------------8--------5--7--8-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...there is a shadow..."
Riff 2e|---------------|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---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...without..."e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|-5--------4----|E|-3--------2----|
"Salem is moving..."e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...moving, moving..."
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 4Guitar 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 2e|--------------------------------|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 4aGuitar 1e|---------------------------------|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 2e|---------------------------------|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 5Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------|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-----|
* * * * * * * * "In shock..."e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-2-----2------4/5-5/7-7-7-7\5----5-|A|-2-----2------4/5-5/7-7-7-7\5----5-|E|---0-0---0-0-----------------------| * * * * "Le Croix is terrified..."
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------|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 6e|----------------------------------|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 7Guitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|---------5-------------5-|A|-0-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7---|E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * "So take this..."e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|---------5--------------|A|-0-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7~-|E|---------------------a--| * * * * * * * * * * "...money and off..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------|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 8Guitar 1 x4e|-------------------------------|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 x2e|-------------------------------|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.
{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.
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
