King Diamond - Cross Of Baron Samedi guitar tab
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 1
e|---------------------------------------|
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 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-1-0-----|
D|---1---1---1---1---0---------0-|
A|-3-------3-------2-------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"Meanwhile......"
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
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 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--9-9-97--7-----5-------9--9-97--------5------|
A|-----7--7-7-75--5-5h7---7-----7--7-75--5-6-7---7-6--|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--9-9-97--7-----5-------9--9-9-9-12-|
A|-----7--7-7-75--5-5h7---7-----7--7-7-7-10-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0--------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--9-9-97--7-----5-------9--9-97--------------|
A|-----7--7-7-75--5-5h7---7-----7--7-75--------5-----|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-----------5-6-7---7-6-|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----9--9-9-97--7-----5-------9--9-9-9--5--|
A|-----7--7-7-75--5-5h7---7-----7--7-7-7--5--|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0--------------|
Riff 5
e|------------------------------------|
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 6
e|-------------------------------|
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|------------------------6--6-|
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 6a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------6--6-|
A|------------------------6--6-|
E|-3-3-6-3--3-6-3--3-6-3--4--4-|
"Take it to Sarah......"
Final time
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------6--6-----6--6--|
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
