Sea Of Machines Tab by Ayreon

Sea Of Machines tab by Ayreon

Guitar Tab

Ayreon - Sea of Machines
Acoustic Tuning - Drop D
Electric Tuning - 7 String Standard



Intro:

   Some of this may be 2 parts                                                                  hold
e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|----------------0--2-----|----------------0----------|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|----------2--3--------3--|-2--------------0----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----4-----------------|-2--------------0----------|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|----4--------------------|-2--------------2----------|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|-0-----------0--2----------|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|-------------0--2----------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|----------------0--2--5--|-2--------------3----------|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|----------2--3-----------|-----2----------0----------|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----4-----------------|-----2----------0----------|
D|-------------------------|-0--------4--------------|----4--------------------|-----4-------4--0----------|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|---------------------------|

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|----------------0--2-----|----------------0---0-0-0--|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|----------2--3--------3--|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----4-----------------|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|----4--------------------|-2--------------2---2-2-2--|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|-0-----------0--2---2-2-2--|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|-------------0--2---2-2-2--|

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|



Electric Riff 1:

   PM all notes with * underneath
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------4--4--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--6--6--6--6\-|-4----------/7-----------|-------------9-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------4--4--4--4\-|-4----------/7-----------|-7-----------9-----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------/5-----------|-0-----------7-----------|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *    *  *

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------/7-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-4----------/7-----------|-7---------------2--2------|---4-----------------------|
E|-4----------/5-----------|-7-----------2-2-2--2--2-2-|-4-4-----4-6-7-7-7--7------|
B|-2-----------------------|-5-----------0-0-0--0--0-0-|-2-2---0-2-4-5-5-5--5--4-2-|
                                         * *       * *   *       * * * *       * *

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|---|
A|--------------4-4-4--4------|---4-----------------------|---------------------------------------|---|
E|-2--2-------0-2-2-2--2--0---|-4-4-------4-5-5-5--5--4-2-|-7--7--------5-5-5--5------------------|---|
B|-0--0---0-4---------------4-|-2-2---2-5-----------------|-5--5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3------------3--2--|-0-|
   *            * *             *     * * * * *                   * * * * *



Brief Acoustic Interlude:

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|----------------0--2-----|----------------0---0-0-0--|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|----------2--3--------3--|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----4-----------------|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|----4--------------------|-2--------------2---2-2-2--|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|-0-----------0--2---2-2-2--|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|-------------0--2---2-2-2--|

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|



Electric Riff 2:

   PM all notes with * underneath
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------4--4--------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--6--6--6--6\-|-4----------/7-----------|-------------9-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------4--4--4--4\-|-------------------------|-7-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------/5-----------|-0-----------7-----------|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *    *  *

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------/7-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-4-----------------------|-7---------------2--2------|---4-----------------------|
E|------------/5-----------|-------------2-2-2--2--2-2-|-4-4-----4-6-7-7-7--7------|
B|-2-----------------------|-5-----------0-0-0--0--0-0-|-2-2---0-2-4-5-5-5--5--4-2-|
                                         * *       * *   *       * * * *       * *

e|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------4-4-4--4------|---4------------------------------------|
E|-2--2-------0-2-2-2--2--0---|-4-4-------4-5-5-5--5--4-2-7--7---------|
B|-0--0---0-4---------------4-|-2-2---2-5-----------------5--5--5-5-5--|
   *            * *             *     * * * * *                 * * *



Clean Bridge:

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

e|-------5-----------5----|-------4-----------4-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------4-----------4-----|
B|----5-----------5-------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|----5-----------5--------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-4--------4--------------|-------------------------|-4--------4--------------|
E|-5--------5--7--------7-|-------------4--------4--|-5--------5--7--------7--|-------------0--------0--|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

repeat this from 2:28 - 3:57


Electric Bridge:

   This accompanies the Clean Electric part, starting at 2:50
e|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------0----------|-2--------------------|----------0---------|-2---------4-------4--|
B|-3--------------------|-----------2----------|-3------------------|----------------------|

e|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|-4--------------------|--------------------|-4--------------------|
E|-5---------7----------|-----------5----------|-5--------7---------|-----------0----------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|

Repeat this several times in 2 parts, one playing the root notes above and another strumming power
chords with gallop PM rhythms. This part has several guitar parts layered but each is fairly easy.

(3:35) - The Clean bridge riff is played with distortion, Electric Bridge plays as described above.



Acoustic Returns:

  (3:58)
e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|----------------0--2-----|----------------0---0-0-0--|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|----------2--3--------3--|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----4-----------------|-2--------------0---0-0-0--|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|----4--------------------|-2--------------2---2-2-2--|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|-0-----------0--2---2-2-2--|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|-------------0--2---2-2-2--|

e|--------2----------2-----|-------2-----------------|-------------------------|
B|----3-----------2--------|----3-----------------3--|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------0--2-/4-----|-4-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2--------2--0--------0--|----------------------0--|-2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------0--2--4--5-----|-------------------------|



Electic Riff 3:

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----4h5h6-----------1h2h3-------|
E|-7---------------4-----------4---|
B|-------------0-------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7-----7-----|--------------------------|
A|-4-----4/----7-----7\----|-2-----2-----9-----9-----|-4-----4-----7-----7-----|-7-----7\----------2------|
E|-4-----4/----7-----7\----|-2-----2-----9-----9-----|-4-----4-----5-----5-----|-7-----7\----2--2--2--2-2-|
B|-2-----2/----5-----5\----|-0-----0-----7-----7-----|-2-----2-----------------|-5-----5\----0--0--0--0-0-|
                                                                                             *  *     * *

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------7--7--7--7--|----------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\-|-2--2--2--2/-9--9--9--9\-|-4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7\-----2----------|
E|-4--4--4--4/-7--7--7--7\-|-2--2--2--2/-9--9--9--9\-|-4--4--4--4/-5--5--5--5--|-7--7--7--7\-2-2-2----------|
B|-2--2--2--2/-5--5--5--5\-|-0--0--0--0--7--7--7--7\-|-2--2--2--2/-------------|-5--5--5--5\-0-0-0--0-2-4-5-|
   *  *        *  *          *  *        *  *          *  *        *  *



Ending:

e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------/8-8-8---6---------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------8-8---8\4-4-5-|-4\3-3---4p3-4-6-3--------------|
B|-6-6-6----------------------------|-------------------6-6---6--6-4-|

e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------/8-8-6-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------4-6-4-4---4-3-4-6-|/8-------------6----------------|
B|-6-6-6----------------------------|---9-9---9-8-9---9-8-8---8--6-4-|

e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------/8-8-8---6---------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------8-8---8\4-4-5-|-4\3-3---4p3-4-6-3--------------|
B|-6-6-6----------------------------|-------------------6-6---6--6-4-|

e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------/8-8-6-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------4-6-4-4---4-3-4-6-|/8-------------6----------------|
B|-6-6-6----------------------------|---9-9---9-8-9---9-8-8---8-6-8-9|

e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------4h6h8-|--8-----------------------------|
E|------------------------4h6h8-------|--------------------------------|
B|-8\6-6---6---6-6--6-8-9-------------|--6-----------------------------|


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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