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The Birth And Death Of The Day by Explosions In The Sky

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EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
The Birth and Death of the Day

Tabbed by: Matteo Del Vecchio
E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: standard
Key: A augmentedA major
Meter: 4/4


(Michael James Part)

[Intro]

(90 bpm approximately Delay @ 1/8 (340 ms) and Distortion)

e|(9)--(5)--(0)-------|
BB|(9)--(5)--(0)-------|
G+G|(9)--(6)--(1)-------| x8
D MajorD|-11---7----2--------|
A augmentedA|-11---7----2--------|
E MajorE|-9----5----0--------|


[Part A augmentedA]

(116 bpm approximately Delay @ 1/8 (258 ms))

e|-12------|
BB|----10---|
G+G|-------9-|
D MajorD|---------| (Repeat this)
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|---------|

(Then when Mark begins)

     x10
e|-12-------|-----12------12------|
BB|----10----|--------12------12---|
G+G|-------9--|-----------9-------9-|
D MajorD|----------|---------------------|
A augmentedA|----------|---------------------|
E MajorE|----------|---------------------|

(When Mark changes in D MajorD)

e|-17-------|
BB|----17----|
G+G|-------14-|
D MajorD|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|
E MajorE|----------|

(The third time Mark changes in D MajorD instead)

e|-10------|
BB|----10---|
G+G|-------7-|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|---------|

(Finally, the last magical triplets)

e|-12---10---9---7---10---9---7---5----|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

(then)

e|-12------17---17---17-|
BB|-10------17---15---14-|
G+G|-9-------14---14---14-|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|

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[Part BB]

(Switch off delay and)

e|---------|
BB|------10-|
G+G|----9----| x11
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|-12------|

(than switch on distortion and go rude)

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12-|
A augmentedA|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12-|
E MajorE|-5----7----2----5--5-5-3--3-3-10-|


e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12/7-|
A augmentedA|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12/7-|
E MajorE|-5----7----2----5--5-5-3--3-3-10/5-|

(Than continue in triplets for 4 times)

e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------| x4
D MajorD|-7----9----4----7----5----12-|
A augmentedA|-7----9----4----7----5----12-|
E MajorE|-5----7----2----5----3----10-|

(And than change for in)

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----5----12--------9----5----12-|
A augmentedA|-9----5----12--------9----5----12-|
E MajorE|-7----3----10--------7----3----10-|


e|-----------------10---------------------------|
BB|-----------------10---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------11---------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
A augmentedA|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
E MajorE|-7----3---3-10---10-------------7----3----10--|
           (in-triplets)

e|-----------------10---------------------------|
BB|-----------------10---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------11---------------------------|
D MajorD|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
A augmentedA|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
E MajorE|-7----3---3-10---10-------------7----3----10--|
           (in-triplets)

[Part C majorC]

e|-----------------0--------5-----|
BB|-12----10----7---------------8--|
G+G|-11-11----11-x-7---7------------|
D MajorD|-9-----------5-------0----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|


e|-------------------5------7-/10--|
BB|-12----10----5---0---------------|
G+G|-11-11----11-x-7-----------------|
D MajorD|-9-----------5-------0-----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


e|-----------------0--------5-----|
BB|-12----10----7---------------8--|
G+G|-11-11----11-x-7---7------------|
D MajorD|-9-----------5-------0----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|


e|-------------------5------10---|
BB|-12----10----5---0-------------|
G+G|-11-11----11-x-7---------------|
D MajorD|-9-----------5-------0---------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|


e|------------|
BB|------------|
G+G|------------|
D MajorD|-9----/5----|
A augmentedA|------------|
E MajorE|------------|


(Mark Smith Part)


[Intro]

(Starts with loop reversed b note 90 bpm approximately Delay @ 1/4 (681 ms) and Distortion)


e|------------------------------17-19---17---14---/12-|
BB|-17---17---17---17---19---21--21-21---21------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|


e|-19---21---22-21-19-----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------5---7---9---10-12---10---7---/5-|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|


[Part A augmentedA]

(116 bpm approximately)

(Start loop reversed b note and then always pick down:)

e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|------------9----11----13----14----|
D MajorD|---9-11--12---12----12----12----12-|
A augmentedA|-0---------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----4---6---7---6---4-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A augmentedA|-0-----------------------7-------9---7---5---5---5---7---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------9---------------------------|

(For 4 times than repeat the last part for 6 times)

e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|---7---7---7---7-|
A augmentedA|-7-------9---7---|
E MajorE|-----9-----------|

(And of course ends in -7-)


[Part BB]

(always pick down!)

(Start loop reversed b note and then:)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-16---19-18-14-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0---------0---------0----0----0----------0----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|


e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|---7---9-|
D MajorD|---------|
A augmentedA|-0---0---|
E MajorE|---------|


(Repeat 4 times and stop at -14-)

(Then with delay @ 1/16 (129 ms) and distortion)


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-16---19-18-14---7-|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-21---19-18-21---21-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|

(More distortion and fast picking)

e|-12----17----22-21-17--22-21-16--17--19--21—22-|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15----14-|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-5-7-9---10-14-|
BB|---------------|
G+G|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15----14-|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


[Part C majorC]

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15--15--14--|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


e|-15-/14-----15-/14------15-/14-------|
BB|--------19---------19----------19----|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|


e|-10--14--10--14--10--15--15--14--|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|


e|-15-/14-----15-/14------15-/14-------|
BB|--------19---------19----------19----|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|


e|-10--14----|
BB|-----------|
G+G|-----------|
D MajorD|-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------|
E MajorE|-----------|


(Munaf Rayani Part)


[Intro]

(90 bpm approximately Delay @ 1/4 (681 ms) and Distortion)

e|-14---15---14---14---/9---/12---/19---17---16-|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|


e|-/19---17---16-19---17---16---16---/12---14---12-|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-14---15---14-14---/9---/14---/12-|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


[Part A augmentedA]

(116 bpm approximately)

(When Mark changes in D:)

e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|-12----14--7----|
A augmentedA|----------------|
E MajorE|-10----12--5----|

(Than for 2 times:)

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11-------|
A augmentedA|------------------------9--11-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|


e|------------------------|
BB|-10-9-5-/7----10-9------|
G+G|-------------------7-/9-|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|

(And ends with:)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11--9—7----7-9-11-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

(Delay @ 1/2 (1034ms))

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------7-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------0-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|


[Part BB]

(First tacet, than:)

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-12----11----------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------12----14----12----|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

(Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11---12----7----7--12-11-9--12-11-7-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-9----10----5----5--10-9--7--10-9--5-|


e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11---12----7----7--12-11-9--12-11-7-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-9----10----5----5--10-9--7--10-9--5-|

(In triplets)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11-----------------------11---11---11---11---12----12-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-9------------------------9----9----9----9----10----10-|
   (for-two-bars-and-than)

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11---11---11---11---12----12-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|-9----9----9----9----10----10-|

(More Distortion)

e|----------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-14---16-19----14---16-19----14---16-12-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12---14-17----12---14-17----12---14-10-|

(Two times and than Delay @ 1/2 (1034ms) with fast picking)

e|-9---10-7---9-5----------9---10-7---9-5--------|
BB|-------------------7--5--------------------7—8-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|


e|-9---12-7---10-5--------9---12-7---10-5--------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|


e|-9---10-14----9---10-17--15--9---10-14----9---10-17----|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|


[Part C majorC]

(First 2 tacet, than (always in triplets shuffle and with a lot of heart)

e|-------------------------|
BB|-12----12----------10----|
G+G|-------------11----------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|


*******************************
|/   Slide uo
|x   Dead note
|(n)  Ghost note

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