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

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

Solo Guitar Tab

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
The Birth and Death of the Day

Tabbed by: Matteo Del Vecchio
E-mail: matteodv80@gmail.com

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



(Michael James Part)

[Intro]

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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


e|(9)--(5)--(0)-------|
B|(9)--(5)--(0)-------|
G|(9)--(6)--(1)-------| x8
D|-11---7----2--------|
A|-11---7----2--------|
E|-9----5----0--------|


[Part A]

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

e|-12------|
B|----10---|
G|-------9-|
D|---------| (Repeat this)
A|---------|
E|---------|

(Then when Mark begins)

         x10
e|-12-------|-----12------12------|
B|----10----|--------12------12---|
G|-------9--|-----------9-------9-|
D|----------|---------------------|
A|----------|---------------------|
E|----------|---------------------|

(When Mark changes in D)

e|-17-------|
B|----17----|
G|-------14-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

(The third time Mark changes in D instead)

e|-10------|
B|----10---|
G|-------7-|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

(Finally, the last magical triplets)

e|-12---10---9---7---10---9---7---5----|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

(then)

e|-12------17---17---17-|
B|-10------17---15---14-|
G|-9-------14---14---14-|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|


[Part B]

(Switch off delay and)

e|---------|
B|------10-|
G|----9----| x11
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-12------|

(than switch on distortion and go rude)

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12-|
A|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12-|
E|-5----7----2----5--5-5-3--3-3-10-|


e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12/7-|
A|-7----9----4----7--7-7-5--5-5-12/7-|
E|-5----7----2----5--5-5-3--3-3-10/5-|

(Than continue in triplets for 4 times)

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-7----9----4----7----5----12-|
A|-7----9----4----7----5----12-|
E|-5----7----2----5----3----10-|

(And than change for in)

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9----5----12--------9----5----12-|
A|-9----5----12--------9----5----12-|
E|-7----3----10--------7----3----10-|


e|-----------------10---------------------------|
B|-----------------10---------------------------|
G|-----------------11---------------------------|
D|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
A|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
E|-7----3---3-10---10-------------7----3----10--|
                      (in-triplets)

e|-----------------10---------------------------|
B|-----------------10---------------------------|
G|-----------------11---------------------------|
D|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
A|-9----5---5-12---12-------------9----5----12--|
E|-7----3---3-10---10-------------7----3----10--|
                     (in-triplets)

[Part C]

e|-----------------0--------5-----|
B|-12----10----7---------------8--|
G|-11-11----11-x-7---7------------|
D|-9-----------5-------0----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


e|-------------------5------7-/10--|
B|-12----10----5---0---------------|
G|-11-11----11-x-7-----------------|
D|-9-----------5-------0-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


e|-----------------0--------5-----|
B|-12----10----7---------------8--|
G|-11-11----11-x-7---7------------|
D|-9-----------5-------0----------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


e|-------------------5------10---|
B|-12----10----5---0-------------|
G|-11-11----11-x-7---------------|
D|-9-----------5-------0---------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-9----/5----|
A|------------|
E|------------|


(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-|
B|-17---17---17---17---19---21--21-21---21------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


e|-19---21---22-21-19-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------5---7---9---10-12---10---7---/5-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


[Part A]

(116 bpm approximately)

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

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------9----11----13----14----|
D|---9-11--12---12----12----12----12-|
A|-0---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---6---7---6---4-----------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-0-----------------------7-------9---7---5---5---5---7---|
E|-----------------------------9---------------------------|

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

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---7---7---7---7-|
A|-7-------9---7---|
E|-----9-----------|

(And of course ends in -7-)


[Part B]

(always pick down!)

(Start loop reversed b note and then:)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-16---19-18-14-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------0---------0----0----0----------0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---7---9-|
D|---------|
A|-0---0---|
E|---------|


(Repeat 4 times and stop at -14-)

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


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-16---19-18-14---7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-12-11-7---12-11-6---18---21---19-18-21---19-18-21---21-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

(More distortion and fast picking)

e|-12----17----22-21-17--22-21-16--17--19--21—22-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15----14-|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-5-7-9---10-14-|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

(2 times, than)

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15----14-|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


[Part C]

e|-10--14--10--14--10--15--15--14--|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


e|-15-/14-----15-/14------15-/14-------|
B|--------19---------19----------19----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


e|-10--14--10--14--10--15--15--14--|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


e|-15-/14-----15-/14------15-/14-------|
B|--------19---------19----------19----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


e|-10--14----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|



(Munaf Rayani Part)


[Intro]

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

e|-14---15---14---14---/9---/12---/19---17---16-|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


e|-/19---17---16-19---17---16---16---/12---14---12-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


e|-14---15---14-14---/9---/14---/12-|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


[Part A]

(116 bpm approximately)

(When Mark changes in D:)

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-12----14--7----|
A|----------------|
E|-10----12--5----|

(Than for 2 times:)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11-------|
A|------------------------9--11-|
E|------------------------------|


e|------------------------|
B|-10-9-5-/7----10-9------|
G|-------------------7-/9-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

(And ends with:)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11--9--7----7-9-11--9—7----7-9-11-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(Delay @ 1/2 (1034ms))

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


[Part B]

(First tacet, than:)

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-12----11----------------------|
A|-------------12----14----12----|
E|-------------------------------|

(Distortion)

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11---12----7----7--12-11-9--12-11-7-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-9----10----5----5--10-9--7--10-9--5-|


e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11---12----7----7--12-11-9--12-11-7-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-9----10----5----5--10-9--7--10-9--5-|

(In triplets)

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-----------------------11---11---11---11---12----12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-9------------------------9----9----9----9----10----10-|
     (for-two-bars-and-than)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-11---11---11---11---12----12-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-9----9----9----9----10----10-|

(More Distortion)

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-14---16-19----14---16-19----14---16-12-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-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--------|
B|-------------------7--5--------------------7—8-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


e|-9---12-7---10-5--------9---12-7---10-5--------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


e|-9---10-14----9---10-17--15--9---10-14----9---10-17----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


[Part C]

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

e|-------------------------|
B|-12----12----------10----|
G|-------------11----------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


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

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