Artist: The Tea Party Song: Midsummer Day Album: Splendor Solis -> listen to the album to get the time/rhythym -> tuning: D A D A D E Credit goes out to Chris Mckay for pointing out the tuning and tabbing most of the song. I recommend tuning your guitar down to C G C G C D and then putting a capo on the second fret. That way there less risk of breaking a string. I'll dangerous business tuning the 2nd string B all the way up to a D. The only problem with having a capo on the second fret is that it makes some parts of the song difficult to play. I'm positive that this is the right tuning for the song. There is lots of variations and different guitars in this song so im just tabbing the main parts. Any corrections or comments are welcome. It is generally good to let the notes ring as much as possible during all parts of the song. h Hammer p Pull off s Slide H Harmonic b bend r release bend x Muted string \ Slide down / Slide up ************************************************************ Enjoy!!!! Intro ----- Starts off with a six string acoustic E |-------------------------------------------------------- D |------------0-----0-----------0-----0------------------- A |----------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------3-----0- D |--------4-----2-----------5-----4-------------0-----0--- A |--------------------------------------------3-----2----- D |-h4p2p0------------h4p2p0------------h4p2p0------------- ^ E |--------0-------------- | D |--------2--4--5--4---0- | A |--------0--0--0--0---0- <--x2 D |--------2--4--5--4---0- A |--------0--0--0--0---0- D |-h4p2p0---------------- E |-------------------- -0-------------- D |-------------------- -2--4--5--4---0- A |------------3-----0- x3 -0--0--0--0----- D |----------0-----0--- -2--4--5--4----- A |--------3-----2----- -0--0--0--0----- D |-h4p2p0------------- ---------------- slow the pace just a little bit E |-------------------- -0----------- D |-------------------- -2--4--5---4- A |------------3-----0- x3 -0--0--0---0- D |----------0-----0--- -2--4--5---4- A |--------3-----2----- -0--0--0---0- D |-h4p2p0------------- ------------- Verse ----- Singing comes in with twelve string twelve string plays the same thing as intro except the bass line E |-------- E |-------- D |-------- six -> D |-------- A |-------- string A |-------- D |-h4p2p0- D |-------- A |-------- <-twelve A |-------- D |-------- string D |-h4p2p0- at the end of the verse comes this accending run E |--------------------------------------------------- D |-7-7-9-9-12-12-11-11-14-14-12-12-17-17-16-16-14-14- A |-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- D |-7-7-9-9-12-12-11-11-14-14-12-12-17-17-16-16-14-14- A |-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- D |--------------------------------------------------- E |----------- -5-7-10-9- D |-12-12-9-7- Six string plays -0-0--0-0- A |-0--0--0-0- this part and the -0-0--0-0- etc. D |-12-12-9-7- Twelve string plays -0-0--0-0- A |-0--0--0-0- the same thing but -0-0--0-0- D |----------- like this ------> ---------- In the second verse and thrid verses there are some guitar fills like this E |--------------------------------------------------------- D |------------0-----0-----------0-----0-------------------- A |----------0-----0-----------0-----0--------------3-----0- D |-h4p2p0-4-----2-----0--2--5-----4----4h5p4p0---0-----0--- A |---------------------------------------------3-----2----- D |--------------------------------------------------------- E |--------0-------------- D |--------2--4--5--4---0- A |--------0--0--0--0---0- D |-h4p2p0-2--4--5--4---0- A |--------0--0--0--0---0- D |----------------------- E |------------------------------------------------------------ D |----------------0-----0---------0-----0----------0-----0---- A |--------------0-----0---------0-----0----------0-----0------ D |-h4p2p0-4-5-7-----5-----5-7-9-----7-----7-9-10-----9-----9\- A |------------------------------------------------------------ D |------------------------------------------------------------ E |-0-------------- D |-2--4--5--4---0- A |-0--0--0--0---0- D |-2--4--5--4---0- A |-0--0--0--0---0- D |---------------- E |--------------------- |----------------- D |--------------------- |----------------- A |------------3------0- |---------3-----0- x2 D |-4-4p2p0---0-----0--- |-------0-----0--- A |---------3-----2----- |-0-2-3-----2----- D |--------------------- |----------------- E |--------0---------- D |--------2--4--5--4- A |--------0--0--0--0- D |-h4p2p0-2--4--5--4- A |--------0--0--0--0- D |------------------- Chorus ------ drums come in and some electric guitars. I just tabbed this part for one guitar. 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E |------------------------------- D |-5-2h4p2p0-----0--------------- A |-----------4b5----------------- D |-----------------2h4p2p0-----0- A |-------------------------4b5--- D |------------------------------- guitar fill 2. E |------------------------------------- D |-5-2h4p2p0-----0-5-4b5r4-2h4p2p0---0- A |----------2h4-------------------4---- D |------------------------------------- A |------------------------------------- D |------------------------------------- guitar fill 3. 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