The 7th Day Of July 17 Guitar Tabs by King Diamond

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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