King Diamond: Sarah's Night
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Harpsichord arranged for guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-7-9-7--------6-7-6-7-6--------6-7-9-7-|
A|-6-8-9----------6-8-9------------6-8-9---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-7-6--7-6--7-6--7-6--8-7--8-7--8-7--8-7-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-6--7-6----------------|
A|-1-----4-----1------------------1----4-----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
"Salem's standing..."
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6--7-6--7-7-6--7-6--8-7--8-7--8-8-7--8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"Twisting, turning..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-5--6-5--6-6-5--6-5--7-6--7-6--7-7-6--7-6-----|
A|----------------------------------------------4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
"I am invisible..."
Play Riff 1 "I open up my hand..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/117479.html ]
Riff 2a
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--8----11-----8-----7-6-7-6--8----11--|
A|--6-----9-----6--------------6-----9--|
E|--------------------------------------|
"Violently..."
Riff 4 (solo rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-4----------4-5-----------4-----------4-5----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Solo
NOTE: These bends are most likely from a tremolo bar,
but it's arranged so you won't need one, except for the ending.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-[15]17r15-13----[12]13r12-13-[12]14r12--------|
D|----------------------------------------15-15--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-15b18--18-17-15-[15]17r15--------|
G|---------------------------13-13--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-[15]17r16-14-------------------------------|
G|-------------[17]19r17-14-14-[tremolo dive]-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 2 "Sarah speaks in..."
Play Riff 3 "In comes grandpa..."
Lead into next section:
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|--7---6---5--|
E|-------------|
Play Riff 1 "Go back to sleep..."
keep repeating the last bar of riff 1.
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
