Day 20 Confrontation Chords
by Ayreon
Day 20 Confrontation by Ayreon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords Gb5, Bb5, Ab5, C5, E5, D5, F5 and B5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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--|
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--|
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| 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--|
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| 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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