King Diamond:  The 7th Day Of July 1777
(Abigail)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1987)

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
     edited by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                 Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@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 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-----2----|
A|-1-----2--2-|
E|-------0--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)\------------|
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--0-|
        * *      * * *            *                    *
   "In 1777...."


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a  "The Countess broke her neck..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8--|
G|-----------------------------6----|
D|---------------------------4------|
A|-------5---4---5-------5----------|
E|-2~--2---2---2---2~--2---2--------|
       *   * * *       *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4-|
A|-------5---4444-5-------5-----2---|
E|-2~--2---2--------2~--2---2-0-----|
       *   * ****       *   * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8--|
G|-----------------------------6----|
D|---------------------------4------|
A|-------5---4---5-------5----------|
E|-2~--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----4----2----3------7--6-6-6-4-6-7-7--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-------------------------4-6-7-|
E|---------------------2~----2-4-5-|
                             * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------6-----|
D|-6----7----4----6--------------------------------6---|
A|-4----4----2----3------7--6-6-6-4-6-7-7--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-------------------------4-6-7-|
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)                      x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9\8--------9\8--------9\8--------9\8------------|
D|-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6------------|
A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-7-9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9\8--------9\8--------9\8--------9\8-----------------|
D|-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6-666666-7\6------------9--6-|
A|--------------------------------------9-7-6-7-9--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|---------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   * * *


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-|
    * *      * *        * * *


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---0-0-5-0-2---------------|
    *   *   *   *    *   *   * * * *
   "...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