King Diamond: Cross Of Baron Samedi transcribed by: GRAX : BKNYUSA@aol.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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 07, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9\7-------5-----| A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7\5-5-6-7---7-6-| E|-0-0------------------------0-0----------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9-12\-| A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7-10\-| E|-0-0------------------------0-0------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9\7-------------| A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---7------7--7-7\5-------5-----| E|-0-0------------------------0-0----------5-6-7---7-6-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----9--9-9-9\7--7-----5--------9--9-9-5\-| A|-----7--7-7-7\5--5-5h7---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|-----------------------------| 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|-----------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------| 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