Alien Ant Farm- Death Day
From the Album "Anthology"
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jhand
There is so few albums that sound as awesome as this one did. I've seen
this song tabbed wrong several times so I thought I'd take a stab at it.
This is a one guitar band but 2 plays this song best.
Repeated Intro/Verse bar Before Chorus
e-----------------------|------------------------|---2------------
B--0---0--0--0--0-0--0--|-----------------------o|---2---(11\)----
G--4---4--4--4--4-4--4--|---4--4--4-4-4---4-6----|---3---(11\)----
D--2---2--2--1--1-1--1--|------------------------|---4------------
A--4---4--4--2--2-2--2--|---1--1--1-1-2---2-4---o|---4------------
E-----------------------|---2--2--2-2-4---4-6----|---2------------
Notes in parenthesis are a slow downward slide on guitar 2 (overdub part)
Chorus - Guitar 1
e--------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
B--------------------|--7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--|--------------------|
G--------------------|--8---8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8--|--------------------|
D-4--4-4--/8p6-8-8-8-|--9---9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--|--4--4-4--/8-6-8-8--|
A-4--4-4--/8p6-8-8-8-|--9---9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9--|--4--4-4--/8-6-8-8--|
E-2--2-2--/6---6-6-6-|--7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7--|--2--2-2--/6-6-6-6--|
e-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
b--7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--|---------------|---------4--4-4--4--4--|
G--8---8-8---9-9-9---9-8-7-8--|------------6--|--4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4--|
D--9---9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9--|--4--4-4-2--6--|--4--4-4-6--6-6--6--6--|
A--9---9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9-9--|--4--4-4-2--4--|--2--2-2-6--6-6--6--6--|
E--7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--|--2--2-2-0-----|---------4--4-4--4--4--|
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| Guitar 2 w/ flange, tremelo, and comp (sounds like organ)
e--------------7---------6----|--6------------|-----------------------|
b------------------7---7---7--|-----7--5------|-----7----7------------|
G----------8-9---9---9--------|-----------6---|--6b8--6b8-------------|
D-----------------------------|---------------|-------------6---------|
A-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
E-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
Gtr. 1
e----------------------|-----------|
b----------------------|--7--------|
G----------------------|--8--------|
D--4--4-4-/8p6-8-8-8---|--9--------|
A--4--4-4-/8p6-8-8-8---|--9--------|
E--2--2-2-/6---6-6-6---|--7--------|
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| Gtr. 2
e----------------------|-----------|
b----------------------|-----------|
G-----6b8r6---4p3-4p3--|-----------|
D--4--------4----4---4-|--6--------|
B----------------------|-----------|
E----------------------|-----------|
2nd Verse and Chorus are same, except last 2 bars repeat in chorus
Play verse riff during solo as well
Solo1 (2 parts written as one) Guitar 1 plays verse riff
e---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
B---------------------|----------------------|--------------------12-|-11~---------|
G---------------------|----------------------|--------9-----11-9-----|-------------|
D-------------------9-|-8~-------------------|----9-11--11------11---|-------11----|
A--7--9b10r9--7-8-----|----9-7-9b10r9--7---7-|-/11-------------------|-------------|
E-----------------7---|------------------9---|-----------------------|-------------|
* add Tremelo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alien_ant_farm/death_day_tab_ver_3.html ]
Solo1 (cont)
e---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
G-----13-14-13--------------------------|------------------------------------------------
D--(9)----------15-13-12-------------12-|-13-12----------12-13-12----------12-13-12------
A-----------------------15-13--13-15----|-------15-13-15----------15-13-15----------15-13
E---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------
() - faint note from overlapping guitar parts
Solo1 (cont)
e---------------------------------------|--------------|
B---------------------------------------|-9-12-11~-----|
G-16\15-15-15\13-13-13\11-11-11\10-10\8-|--------------|
D---------------------------------------|--------------|
A---------------------------------------|--------------|
E---------------------------------------|--------------|
Verse 3 and Chorus 3 are same as before
Outro Solo (as Chorus repeats, vocals during 'empty' bars)
e-----|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-----|-------17-----17-----17-----17~--------------|-----------------|
G-----|--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18-----16-14-------|-----------------|
D-----|---------------------------------------16-14-|--16~------------|
A-----|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E-----|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
e---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-----------14--------------------------------------|-----------------|
G-----------14-----------14-16-14-------------------|-----------------|
D---------------16-14-16----------16-14-------------|-----------------|
A---------------------------------------16-15-14-12-|-----------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|--14~------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G----14b16r14--------14b16r14--------14b16r14---|--16b17r16-14~---|
D------------16-14-16--------16-14-16-----------|-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
e--------14--------------------------|---------|
B--17b19~--17-14-----14--------------|---------|
G---------------16b18---16-14--------|---------|
D-----------------------------16~----|---------|
A------------------------------------|---------|
E------------------------------------|---------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17-----17-|
G--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18--16/18---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------|--17b19-17b19-17b19-17b19-14----14----------------|
b-----------------17b19r17-14--|-----------------------------17----17-15-14-------|
G--16b18r16-14-----------------|--------------------------------------------16-14-|
D------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
END (Hope you like the solos, they took a while to hear correctly)
Key:
b - bend
r - release bend
/ - slide up neck
\ - slide down
p - pull off
~ - 'shake' note (vibrato)
