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"Day of The Lord" by Joy Division (from the album "Unknown Pleasures")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)

Notations 
  w : whole       e : 8th           / : slide up
  h : half        s : 16th           : slide down
  q : quarter    +++ : tied notes


Intro
-----
    q+e   q+e   e e   q+e   q   e e e   q+e   q+e   e e   q+e   q   e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5---5-5-5-|

    q+e   q   e e e   q+e   q   e e e   q+e   e q   e e   q   e q   e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-0-----0---0-0-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-3-----3-3---3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|


    h h   e e e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
D-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Verse
-----
The following riff is repeated several times :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Chorus
------
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e q   q    
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3--|
E-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e e e e e   e e e e q   q    
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-/-3--|
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|

    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q+e q+e q   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
A-|-7---7-7---------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
E-|---------0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|


Verse

Chorus
------
Don't play the last 2 bars

Interlude
---------
The following riff is played twice :

    q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e   q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-0-----0-----0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-----2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

    q+e   q+e   e e+++e e e e e e e e   q   e e q   e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-3-----3-----3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Verse

Chorus

Verse

Chorus

End
---
repeat ad lib :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   q   e e q   e e   e e e e e e e e  
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

and finish with :
    q   e e q   e e   q   e e e e e e   w   
G-|-----------------|-----------------|----|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|----|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--|






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