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Song
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
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