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King Diamond:  Salem

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Date last modified:  December 07, 2003

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 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 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 4aGuitar 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 5Guitar 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 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 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 7Guitar 1

  e                          
  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 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 8Guitar 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.
{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.
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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