King Diamond: The 7th Day Of July 1777 transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com Solo by: Sarah Z : ZywickiS@aol.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: June 22, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. 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-(4)-| 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-----| D|-----5---4-2-------4-----------4---4-------------7-5-| 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|-------4----| D|-3-----2----| A|-1-----2--2-| E|----------0-| Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|------4------5------4------5-4-------4------5------4------5-2-| 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-------4------5------4------5-2-| 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|------4------5------4------5-4--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------6------6-4----0--2--2-| A|-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3----0--2--2-| E|----------------------------------------0-| **** **** **** **** "...how could he have been..." Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------0--------------------0---| B|-----------------------8--(8)\---------0----8--(8)\---------0-| G|-----------------------7--(7)\--------------7--(7)\-----------| D|-3----5-5-3----3-5-3--------------3--------------------3------| A|-3----5-5-3----3-5-3--------------1--------------------1------| E|---------------------0----------0---------0----------0--------| * * * * * * * "So he pushed her..." e|-------------------------------------0-------------------------| B|-----------------------8--(8)\---------0----8--(8)\------------| G|-----------------------7--(7)\--------------7--(7)\-------4----| D|-3----5-5-3----3-5-3--------------3--------------------3--2----| A|-3----5-5-3----3-5-3--------------1--------------------1--2--2-| E|---------------------0----------0---------0----------0-------0-| * * * * * * * "In 1777...." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3a "The Countess broke her neck..." Riff 5 e|---------------------------------| B|------------------------------8--| G|----------------------------6----| D|-----------------------xx-4------| A|------5---4---5------5-----------| E|-2--2---2---2---2--2-------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------4-| A|------5---4444-5------5------2---| E|-2--2---2--------2--2---20-0-----| ** * e|---------------------------------| B|------------------------------8--| G|----------------------------6----| D|-----------------------xx-4------| A|------5---4---5------5-----------| E|-2--2---2---2---2--2-------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------5-----| D|----------------------------7-9-| A|------5---4444-5------5/--------| E|-2--2---2--------2--2-----------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------6-----| D|-6------7------4------6--------------------------------6---| A|-4----0-4----0-2----0-3------7--6-6-6-------7--6-6-6-----7-| E|---------------------------0-5--4-4-4-2-4-5-5--4-4-4-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--------9----8----8----------------| D|-6------7----7----6----------------| A|-4----0----0----0------------------| E|-----------------------2~----2-4-5-| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------6-----| D|-6------7------4------6--------------------------------6---| A|-4----0-4----0-2----0-3------7--6-6-6-------7--6-6-6-----7-| E|---------------------------0-5--4-4-4-2-4-5-5--4-4-4-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--------9----8----8----------------| D|-6------7----7----6----------------| A|-4----0----0----0------------------| E|-----------------------2~----2-4-5-| * * * * * * e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-2---4-----| D|-0---2-----| A|-0---2---2-| E|---------0-| Play Riff 3 Play Riff 3a "Obssessed..." Riff 7 (slightly palm muted) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9\8--------9\8--------9\8----------------------| D|-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7p6---7-------| A|--------------------------------------9----7-9--| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-9\8--------9\8--------9\8-----------------------| D|-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7p6------------| A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-6-9--| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-9\8--------9\8--------9\8-----------------------------| D|-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7p6-------------9--6-| A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-6-0-0-7--4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--8-------7-------6--------6--6/8-| A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0--4--4/6-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--8-------7-------6--------8--6-| A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0--6--4-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-10-------9-------8--------8--8/10-| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0--6--6/-8-| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-10-------9-------8--------10--8-| A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0---8--6-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------8-10--11-8v-| D|--8h9p8--4h6p4------------------/8-11-------------| A|---------------9-8h9-6h8--6h8p6-------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|--------6h7------6h7------6h7p6-6-----------6-7-| G|--8b10-----8b10-----8b10----------8v-----8------| D|--------------------------------------8---------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--6h7p6----------------------------------------| G|--------8--7-8--7-8v---------------------------| D|---------------------8-9--6-8--4-6--3-4--3h4p3-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------10v--8-10b11r10-| D|----3h4--3h4p3-3--------------------------------| A|--6---------------6---6v--8v-8------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------13-[14]16v--14h16p13-16p13--------------| G|--8h10v--10--10----------------------------15-15h17-14v-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------14-14p13p11--13-11------------------------| B|------------14h16---------------------14-11--13p11-10-11-10-| G|--14h15h17--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------16h19p16-------------------------------| G|--10v-------------17---------------------------| D|----------------------16----14h16p14-----------| A|--------------------------------------15-------| E|------------------------------------------14v\-| End Solo Riff 10 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9\7-----7\5-----5/7-----5\2-| A|------10\9-----9\7-----7/9-----7\3-| 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-----5\2-| A|------10\9-----9\7-----7/9-----7\3-| 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|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------(7)--[dive down]-| G|-----------------------------------h---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|----4---3---2--------4---3---------4---------------| E|--2---2---2---2----2---2---000-5-0-2---------------| * * * * * * *** * * "...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