Anthem of our dying day Chords
Anthem of our dying day by Story of The Year is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Story of the Year - Anthem of our Dying Day
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Drop D Tuning
Submitted by: Thienskater
Enjoi
... - palm mute
b - bend
r - release
0x - mute after strumming)
0x
> - strumming not defined
x
x - scratching
x
GUITAR 1'S PARTS:
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Intro: (You figure out strumming)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------11>----9>--------11>---9~---|
D|---7>----11>----9>---7>---11>---9~---|
A|---4>-----9>----7>---4>----9>---7~---|
D|---4>-----0>----0>---4>----0>---0~---|
Intro Cont'd: "Stars will cry..." (3x) (You figure out strumming)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11>---9>-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7>---11>---9>-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7>----9>---7>-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4>----0>---0>-----------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Cont'd:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11>---9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9------------------|
D|---7>---11>---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------|
A|---7>----9>---7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--------------|
D|---4>----0>---0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x--------------|
Chorus: "From up here..." (You figure out strumming)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7>---2>---7>---7>--7>---------------------------------------------------|
A|---7>---2>---4>---4>--5>---------------------------------------------------|
D|---7>---2>---4>------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge: (Harmonics)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7----------7----------7-------------------|
A|---7-----7----7-----7----7-----7--0-0-0-0-0-0x---|
D|-----7----------7----------7------0-0-0-0-0-0x---|
...........
Verse: "For a second I..." (play this one on 2x, 3x and 4th time)
e|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------(All harmonics)-------------------------|
G|------9b11r9--9b10r9--|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----|
A|----------------------|------7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
D|----------------------|--9-9---7-----9-9---7-----9-9---7-----9-9---7-------|
Verse Cont'd: (2nd half of 4th measure)
e|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------|-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x--|
Repeat Chorus
2nd Bridge: "...of our dying day..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7-7------------------------7-7-7------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x--------4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x------------------------|
.......
2nd Bridge Cont'd:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7-7----------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7|
A|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x--------4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-------x------|
.......
2nd Bridge Cont'd:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--7-7-7---7-7-7x---|
D|x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7x---|
A|x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5x---|
D|x-------x----------|
2nd Verse: "For a second I..." (bend a little on the octaves)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9------------------|
D|--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------|
A|--------------7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x--------------|
D|-Feedback-----0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-0-x-x--------------|
Clean Chorus: "From up here..."
e|-0>---0>---2>-------------|
B|-2>---0>---2>-------------|
G|-2>---1>---2>-------------|
D|-2>---2>---4>---7>--7>----|
A|-0>---2>---4>---4>--5>----|
D|------2>---4>-------------|
Repeat Chorus: (2x)
1st Outro part:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7----------7----------7------------------|
A|---7-----7----7-----7----7-----7--0-0-0-0-0-0x--|
D|-----7----------7----------7------0-0-0-0-0-0x--|
...........
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7----------7----------7----x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0------------------|
A|---7-----7----7-----7----7-----7--x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0x-----|
D|-----7----------7----------7------x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0x-----|
...........
2nd Outro Part: (Clean)
e|-0>---0>---2>-----------|
B|-2>---0>---2>-----------|
G|-2>---1>---2>-----------|
D|-2>---2>---4>---7>--7>--|
A|-0>---2>---4>---4>--5>--|
D|------2>---4>-----------|
GUITAR 2'S PARTS:
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Intro: (Only guitar 1, til distortion comes in)
End of intro: "...exactly, exactly what I need"
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---|
A|--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---|
D|--x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---|
Chorus: (Play same as guitar 1)
Bridge:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4x---4x---4x------------------|
A|-4x---4x---4x---0-0-0-0-0-0x---|
D|-4x---4x---4x---0-0-0-0-0-0x---|
...........
Verse: "For a second I..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------- (Fade in and out)-------------|
G|--------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
A|--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
D|--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
.....................................
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------(Fade in and out)----|
G|9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--------0---------0---------0---------0------------------------------------|
A|--------0---------0---------0---------0------------------------------------|
D|--------0---------0---------0---------0------------------------------------|
....... ....... ....... ....... ...................................
Verse Cont'd:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
A|--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
Verse Cont'd:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-----|
A|----------------0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-----|
D|----------------0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-0-0-0-x-x-----|
Repeat Chorus
2nd Bridge: "...of our dying day..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7-7------------------------7-7-7------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x--------4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x------------------------|
.......
2nd Bridge Cont'd:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-7-7----------------------------------7-7-7---7-7-7|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7|
A|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5|
D|-4-4-4-4-4x--4-4-4-4-x--------4-4-4-4-4x--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-x-------x------|
.......
2nd Bridge Cont'd:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--7-7-7---7-7-7x-----|
D|x-7-7-7-x-7-7-7x-----|
A|x-5-5-5-x-5-5-5x-----|
D|x-------x------------|
2nd Verse: "For a second I..." (bend a little on the octaves)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x--------------|
A|--------------0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x--------------|
D|-Feedback-----0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-x-x--------------|
Clean Chorus: (Only guitar 1)
Repeat Chorus: (Pickslide into it)
1st Outro Part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4x---4x---4x---------------4x---4x---4x---x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0---------|
A|-4x---4x---4x---0-0-0-0-0-0-4x---4x---4x---x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-4x---4x---4x---0-0-0-0-0-0-4x---4x---4x---x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
........... .......
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|0-0x--|
D|0-0x--|
...
2nd Outro Part: (Only guitar 1)
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