Day 20 Confrontation Tab by Ayreon

Day 20 Confrontation tab by Ayreon

Guitar Tab

Ayreon - Day 20: Confrontation
Tuning - Acoustic in Standard
         Heavy Electric is 7 String (but part can be played by 6 string omitting low C)


Synth-like Intro:

   with modulation effects (can be played with 7 string)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|----2-----------2--------|----2-----------2--------|----4-----------4--------|----0-----------0--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------0--------0--|-2--------2--0--------0--|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--2--------2--|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Guitar Lick During Intro:

   w/ distortion, delay
e|-------12NH--------------------------------------|
B|-12NH--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|  repeated throughout
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Lyrics for 8 bars with intro, then Heavy guitar comes in.


Heavy Guitar Theme 1:

  Play 2x before

   Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--5--------5--|-7--------7--5--------5--|-3--------3--2--------2--|
 |
 | Slide guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
G|-/9-------------------7--|-/9----------------------|-/4-------------------2--|-0-------------------/7--|
D|-/9-------------------7--|-/9----------------------|-/4-------------------2--|-0-------------------/7--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Dual Vocal Part Returns:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|----2-----------2--------|----2-----------2--------|----4-----------4--------|----0-----------0--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------0--------0--|-2--------2--0--------0--|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--2--------2--|



Heavy Guitar Theme Repeat:

  Play 2x with some more lyrics

   Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--5--------5--|-7--------7--5--------5--|-3--------3--2--------2--|
 |
 | Slide guitar
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
G|-/9-------------------7--|-/9----------------------|-/4-------------------2--|-0-------------------/7--|
D|-/9-------------------7--|-/9----------------------|-/4-------------------2--|-0-------------------/7--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Acoustic Theme:

  (2:24) Strum Chords to rhythm in in recording
e|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
B|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
G|-3--------------|-3--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|
D|-4--------------|-4--------------|-8--------------|-8-------------|-6-------------|-6-------------|
A|-4--------------|-4--------------|-8--------------|-8-------------|-6-------------|-6-------------|
E|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
   "Welcome to reality..."

e|-3--------------|-3--------------|-0--------------|-2-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|
B|-4--------------|-5--------------|-0--------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|-5-------------|
G|-5--------------|-5--------------|-0--------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|-5-------------|
D|-5--------------|-5--------------|-2--------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-2--------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|---------------|-1-------------|---------------|
   "Light up and show the world..."

e|-2--------------|-2--------------|
B|-5--------------|-4--------------|
G|-4--------------|-4--------------|
D|-4--------------|-4--------------|
A|-2--------------|-2--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
   "Rise up and show the world"



Heavy Guitar Gallop:

   *Play 1st bar rhythm throughout with each following chord

   Gb5                                                      Bb5
e|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-4----4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4-4-|-4-------------------|-8------------------|-8------------------|
E|-2----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-2-------------------|-6------------------|-6------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

   Ab5                                       C5
e|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-6------------------|-6------------------|-3---------------|-3----------------|
E|-4------------------|-4------------------|-3---------------|-3----------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-1---------------|-1----------------|



Acoustic Theme Returns:

  (3:30) Strum Chords with Heavy guitar playing chords indicated above tab lines

   Gb5                               Bb5                              Ab5
e|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
B|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
G|-3--------------|-3--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|
D|-4--------------|-4--------------|-8--------------|-8-------------|-6-------------|-6-------------|
A|-4--------------|-4--------------|-8--------------|-8-------------|-6-------------|-6-------------|
E|-2--------------|-2--------------|-6--------------|-6-------------|-4-------------|-4-------------|
   "Welcome to reality..."

   C5                                E5               D5              F5              C5
e|-3--------------|-3--------------|-0--------------|-2-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|
B|-4--------------|-5--------------|-0--------------|-3-------------|-1-------------|-5-------------|
G|-5--------------|-5--------------|-0--------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|-5-------------|
D|-5--------------|-5--------------|-2--------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|
A|-3--------------|-3--------------|-2--------------|-0-------------|-3-------------|-3-------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|---------------|-1-------------|---------------|
   "Light up and show the world..."

   B5
e|-2--------------|-2--------------|
B|-5--------------|-4--------------|
G|-4--------------|-4--------------|
D|-4--------------|-4--------------|
A|-2--------------|-2--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
   "Rise up and show the world"



(4:12) Synth-Like Intro plays again

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|----2-----------2--------|----2-----------2--------|----4-----------4--------|----0-----------0--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------0--------0--|-2--------2--0--------0--|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--------------|-------------------------|-3--------3--2--------2--|



(5:00) Play Heavy Guitar Theme 1 again 4x:

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0--------0--2--------2--|-3--------3--5--------5--|-7--------7--5--------5--|-3--------3--2--------2--|



Outro:

   Play straight 16ths:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|



Outro Pt 2:

   Hold chords this time, play 2x to end
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------4---------------|-5-----------------7----------------|
E|-0---------------2---------------|-3-----------------5----------------|

e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-9---------------7---------------|-5-----------------4----------------|
E|-7---------------5---------------|-3-----------------2----------------|


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Last updated: February 3, 2018

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