Sarahs Night Guitar Tabs by King Diamond

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..."

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

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