King Diamond:  Salem

transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney  :  DaveDZNY@AOL.COM
     edited by:  Rami Nuotio     :  midiamondie'at'sci.fi
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  April 23, 2013

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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----|
   * * * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * * *
   "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 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---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * * * * *
   "...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 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----|
     * *   * *         * *   * *
   "In shock..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2-----2------4/5-5/7--7-7\5----5-|
A|-2-----2------4/5-5/7--7-7\5----5-|
E|---0-0---0-0----------------------|
     * *   * *
   "Le Croix is terrified..."
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----|
     * *   * *         * *   * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2-----2------4/5-5/7--7-7\5------|
A|-2-----2------4/5-5/7--7-7\5------|
E|---0-0---0-0--------------------0-|
     * *   * *                    *

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\12----12-|
A|-7-----7------9/10-10/12--12-12\10----10-|
E|---0-0---0-0-----------------------------|
     * *   * *
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\12------|
A|-7-----7------9/10-10/12--12-12\10------|
E|---0-0---0-0--------------------------0-|
     * *   * *                          *


Riff 6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------4----3~---------4----5--|
E|-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~--0-|
   ******    *     * * * * * * * *     *
        "Save us!"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------4----3~---------4----5--|
E|-222222----2-a---222222----2----|
   ******    *     ******    *
           "Salem..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--------4----3~----------------------0-|
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|-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7---0-|
E|-------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "So take this..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-----------------|
A|-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7~--0-|
E|-------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * *     *
   "...money and off..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-------------5---|
A|-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7---0-|
E|-------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-----------------|
A|-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-8-7~----|
E|-----------------------0-|
   * * * * * * * * *     *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------8------------------8---|
A|-8-10-12---12-10-8-10-12-10---0-|
E|--------------------------------|
   *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------8----------------------|
A|-8-10-12---12-10-8-10-12-10~--0-|
E|--------------------------------|
   *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *      *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------8------------------8---|
A|-8-10-12---12-10-8-10-12-10---0-|
E|--------------------------------|
   *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------8----------------------|
A|-8-10-12---12-10-8-10-12-10~----|
E|------------------------------0-|
   *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *      *


Riff 8
Guitar 1                              x4
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-555----88888--777--555----88888-7-0-|
   ***    *****  ***  ***    ***** * *
        "A snake curse..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|-5~----(5)\-|
   "...dead..."

Guitar 2                              x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-555----88888--777--555----88888-7-0-|
   ***    *****  ***  ***    ***** * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-555----88888--777--555----88888-7---|
E|-----------------------------------0-|
   ***    *****  ***  ***    ***** * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-888----1313131313--101010--888----1313131313-10-0-|
   ***     * * * * *   * * *  ***     * * * * *  * *
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|-8~----(8)\-|



Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Solo

For the intro, all notes are raised into with bar
and use vibrato, then dive back.  
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------11~---------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--5~-----------11~----[silent]--|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-3~----------13~----(13~)----(13~)-|
D|-h.----3~-------------h.-----------| <-- feedback or tap harmonic.
A|-------h.--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Note: Harmony guitar plays top notes
e|-------------------------17----------|
B|-17----18-17h18p17----17----21-18-17-|
G|-------------------19----------------|
D|--------------------------7----------|
A|--7-----8--7h-8p-7-----7----11--8--7-|
E|-------------------10----------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|----------17-18----17tr18--|
G|-19-17-19-------19---------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-----------7--8-----7tr-8--|
E|-10--8-10-------10---------|

e|----------14----12-------12-14-15-12-|
B|-12-15-12----15----14-15-------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-17----15-12-------12------(17-16-15-15b17~)-| <-- Harmony guitar
B|----12-------17-15----15-12----12------------|
G|----------------------------16----14-14b16~--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-(15-17*--15*--14*--15*--14*-(14)--| <-- Harmony guitar
G|--12-14*--12*--11*--12*--11*-------| <-- * = floyd rose warbles
D|------------------------------11*--| 
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-19p15----------19p15----------|
B|-------17-------------17-------|
G|----------16h17----------16h17-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-19p15----------19p15----------|
B|-------17-------------17-------|
G|----------16h17----------16h17-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-17p14----------17p14----------|
B|-------15-------------15-------|
G|----------14h15----------14h15-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-17p14----------17p14-----------|
B|-------15-------------15--------|
G|----------14h15----------14h15/-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-19tm--[raise a little with bar, then release and hold]-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-0--[feedback harm, dive with bar]-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0--[feedback harm, dive with bar]-|
E|-----------------------------------|

End Solo

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

Solo
NOTE: Harmony guitars in ()
e|-----------------(10--15--10~)--------|
B|------------(12)--12--17--12~---------|
G|-(12~)--(12)-12--------------------16-|
D|--14~----14---------------------14----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-16/17--16p14--16p14\12--12h14p12-11-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-11h12p11\9--11p9\7--9p7\5-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-8-8-8-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-7-8-8-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-7-7-7-12-8-|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-7h8p7----7--------------------------------------------|
B|-------10---10p8-10p8\7-8p7p5---5-----7b8----(8)r7-7~--|
G|------------------------------7---7p5--------------a---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------21-----20--(20)\-----------|
B|-19-19-19-19-19-19-----19---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------[silent]-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------19h20p19p17-19h20p19p17--|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-[silent]---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-19h20p19p17-19h20p19p17-17h19p17----17----------|
B|----------------------------------19----19p17----|
G|----------------------------------------------18-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-17h19p17\-14h17p14----14-------|
G|--------------------16----16b18-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12~--|
D|-14---------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|----12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12~--|
G|-14---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Back to one guitar:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-14h17p14----14----------------------|
G|----------16----16-14h16p14----14----|
D|----------------------------16----16-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------17b19~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-14h16p14----14-----------------------------------|
A|----------16----16-14h16p14-14--------------------|
E|-------------------------------17--14--12---------|

e|-16b17~----(17)r16-16p14~--|
B|-16b17~----(17)r16---------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12~--14-12b14-|
D|-14------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12~--14-14b15-|
G|-14------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End Solo


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