King Diamond: The 7th Day Of July 1777
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 19-09-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-|
D|-------5---4--2-----------4----|
A|----2------------5--3--2-------|
E|-0-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----5-----4-----------4-----5--4tr5-|
D|----4-----------------4-----4----------------|
A|-2--------2-----2--------0--------0----------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------5-----4----|
D|-------5-----4--2--------------4--------------4-|
A|----2--------------5--------3-----3-----3-------|
E|-0--------0-----------3--0----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4-----5-----4-----------4-----5--4h5p4--2---|
D|-------5-----4--2-----------4-----------------4-----4--------------------5-|
A|----2--------------5--3--2--------2-----2--------0--------0----------------|
E|-0--------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
Final time
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G|-------------------------------4-----5-----4-----------4-----4-----4----|
D|-------5-----4--2-----------4-----------------4-----3-----3-----------3-|
A|----2--------------5--3--2--------2-----2--------0----------------------|
E|-0--------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro to Distortion part:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3-----4----|
A|-1-----2--2-|
E|-------2--0-|
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4------5------4------5-4-------2------3------2------3-2-|
E|-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2--0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Riff 3a
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------4------5------4------5-4-------2------3------2------3-2-|
E|-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2--0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
"Count de La Fey..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------6------7------6------7-6-|
A|------5------6------5------6-5--4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-|
E|-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3--------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
"Nine month of loving..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2--4----|
D|------5------4------5------6-5----0--4----|
A|-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3----0--2--2-|
E|----------------------------------------0-|
**** **** **** ****
"...how could he have been..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------3-(3)p0----0--------3-(3)p0-----0-----|
B|-----------------------3-(3)p0------0------3-(3)p0-------0---|
G|--------------------------------------0--------------------0-|
D|-3----5-3-3----3-5-3------------3-------------------3--------|
A|-3----5-3-3----3-5-3-2----------1--------2----------1--------|
E|---------------------0-------------------0-------------------|
* * * * *
"So he pushed her..."
e|-----------------------3-(3)p0----0--------3-(3)p0-----------|
B|-----------------------3-(3)p0------0------3-(3)p0-----------|
G|--------------------------------------0----------------------|
D|-3----5-3-3----3-5-3------------3-------------------3--4-----|
A|-3----5-3-3----3-5-3-2----------1--------2----------1--2--2--|
E|---------------------0-------------------0-------------2--0--|
* * * * *
"In 1777...."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a "The Countess broke her neck..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------3--|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4------|
A|-------5---4---5-------5-----4----|
E|-2~--2---2---2---2~--2---2--------|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-|
A|-------5---4444-5-------5-----4---|
E|-2~--2---2--------2~--2---2-2-----|
* * **** * * * *
e|-------------------------------3--|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4------|
A|-------5---4---5-------5-----4----|
E|-2~--2---2---2---2~--2---2--------|
* * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5-----|
D|------------------------------7-4-|
A|-------5---4444-5-------5---------|
E|-2~--2---2--------2~--2---2-------|
* * **** * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6------------------------------6--------9--8--8-----------|
D|-6--4--4--4--------------------------6---6--7--7--6-----------|
A|-4--4--2--3--7\6-----------7\6---------6-4--------------4-6-7-|
E|-------------5\4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-------------------2~-2-4-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-2---4-----|
D|-0---4---2-|
A|-0---2---2-|
E|---------0-|
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 3a "Obssessed..."
Riff 7 (slightly palm muted) x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p6-666666-7p6-666666-7p6-666666-7p6------------|
A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-7-9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p6-666666-7p6-666666-7p6-666666-7p6------------9--6-|
A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-7-9--7--4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-------8-------6--------6--6/8-|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4/6-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--9-------8-------6--------8--6-|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--4-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-11-------10-------8--------8--8/10-|
A|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6/-8-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-11-------10-------8--------10--8-|
A|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---8--6-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 10
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------9\7-----7\5-----5/7-----7/10--|
A|------10\9-----9\7-----7/9-----9/10--|
E|--0-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------9\7-----7\5-----5/7-----7-|
A|------10\9-----9\7-----7/9--5--5-|
E|--0-0------0-0-----0-0------3----|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------9\7-----7\5-----5/7-----7/10--|
A|------10\9-----9\7-----7/9-----9/10--|
E|--0-0------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------9\7-----7/-9---------|
A|------10\9-----9/10---------|
E|--0-0------0-0------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "So he pushed her..."
Ending (Guitar 2 plays note in () )
e|---------------------------------(14~) [dive down]-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----4---3---2--------4---3---------4---------------|
E|--2---2---2---2----2---2---0-2-5-0-2---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...July!"
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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/40259.html ]
