King Diamond: Salem transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@AOL.COM FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: December 24, 2008 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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 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