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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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 timee|------------------------------------------------------------------------|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 3ae|--------------------------------------------------------------|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 4e|-----------------------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 5e|-------------------------------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) x2e|--------------------------------------------------------------|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) x2e|-------------------------------------------------|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 10e|-------------------------------------|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
