King Diamond – Sarahs Night (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected] 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 05, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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..."

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