'Until The Day I Die' by Story Of The Year - Guitar Tutorial

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            Here's a new tab for Story Of The Year - Until The Day I Die (The pre-album ver.)
If there are any corrections, please let me know.  Input is greatly appreciated!
Word of advice: Play it loud and just go straight down for either guitar 1 or 2.
Enjoi their new album out 9/16/03!


   Intro (Distortion)
   |---------------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------------|
x2 |---------------14--------------------14------------|  #1  Palm Muted    Here
   |------12----12----12----12--12----12----12----12---|
   |---14----14----------14--------14----------14------|
   |---------------------------------------------------|

   On #2 and #3, slide down on the first note but then leave it out on the repeat.

   Guitar 1 : Here it helps to use all downstrokes and some sort of muting technique a little bit.
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |---15--15-15-15--15-15-15---14-14-14--14-14-14--------------------------------------------|
x2 |---14--14-14-14--14-14-14---14-14-14--14-14-14---14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14---|  #2
   |---12--12-12-12--12-12-12---12-12-12--12-12-12---12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12---|
   |-------------------------------------------------12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12---|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
   |-----------------------------------------------------------|
   |-----------------------------------------------------------|
x2 |---7---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--6--7---------------------2-2-2---|  #3
   |---7---4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4--6--7--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--2-2-2---|
   |---5---2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--4--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--0-0-0---|
   |--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3----------|

   Guitar 1 (palm muted again)
   |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x3 |-------------14--------------------14-----------------------14--------------------16----------| #4
   |----12----12----12----12--12----12----12----12-----12----12----12----12--14-11-14----14-11-14-|
   |-14----14----------14--------14----------14-----14----14----------14--------------------------|
   |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
   Out into chorus.
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |-------------14--------------------14-----------------------14-14-14-14-------------14-14-14-14-| #5
   |----12----12----12----12--12----12----12----12-----12----12----------------12----12-------------|
   |-14----14----------14--------14----------14-----14----14----------------14----14----------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2
   Let these two ring.
   |---------|
   |---------|
x1 |---7-----|  #6
   |-----7---|
   |---------|
   |---------|

   Palm muted.
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|  #7
   |---4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   |---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   |--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|


   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|  #8
   |---4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   |---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   |--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
                                            ^Open distortion here.

   Guitar 1(after a short pause)
   |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |---------------------------------------15-15H17L15-15H17L15-15H17L15---|
x1 |---14-14-14-14---14-14-14-14-------------------------------------------|  #9
   |-----------------------------12----12----------------------------------|
   |--------------------------------14-------------------------------------|
   |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |-14-14-14-14-----------14-14-14-14-----------14-14-14-14------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| #10
   |-------------12-11-----------------12-11-----------------12-11------------------------------|
   |-------------------12--------------------12--------------------12---------------------------|
   |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                      ^tiny pause between these
   Guitar 2                                                                   two parts
   |-----------------------------------|
   |-----------------------------------|
x3 |----------2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|  #11
   |---5-5-5--2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
   |---5-5-5--0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   |---3-3-3---------------------------|

   |------------------|
   |------------------|
x1 |----------2-2-2---|  #12
   |---5-5-5--2-2-2---|
   |---5-5-5--0-0-0---|
   |---3-3-3----------|

   Guitar 1

Repeat #4
Repeat #5

   Guitar 2
   
   Palm muted.
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2 |---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|  #13
   |---4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   |---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   |--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|

   Accent each third note and let ring just a little bit.
   |-----------------------------------------------------------|
   |-----------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |---4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2---|  #14
   |---4-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-2-2---|
   |---2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------|

Repeat #8

   Guitar 1

Repeat #9
Repeat #10
This one part below seems to be a little more busy.
|----------------------------|
|-----------------------10---|
|-----------------11-12------|  #15
|------12-11-9-12------------|
|---10-----------------------|
|----------------------------|

   Guitar 2

Repeat #11

   |------------------------------------------|
   |------------------------------------------|
x1 |----------2-2-2---4-4--2-2----------------|  #16
   |---5-5-5--2-2-2---4-4--2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
   |---5-5-5--0-0-0---2-2--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
   |---3-3-3--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|

   
   |---------------------------|
   |---------------------------|
x3 |---4-4--2-2----------------|  #17
   |---4-4--2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
   |---2-2--0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
   |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3---|

   |----------------------|
   |------------------3---|
x1 |---4-4--2-2-------4---|  #18
   |---4-4--2-2--5-5------|
   |---2-2--0-0--5-5------|
   |-------------3-3------|
                      ^Let this note ring.

   Guitar 1 (very little difference between the two)
   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x5 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| #19
   |-------------12-------12-----------12-------12--------------12-------12-----------11H12L11----11-|
   |-14-14-14-14----14-14-----12-12-12----12-12-----10-10-10-10----10-10-----12-12-12----------12----|
   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  #20
   |---------------12-------12-----------12-------12--------------12---------------|
   |---14-14-14-14----14-14-----12-12-12----12-12-----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-12---|
   |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Guitar 2

Repeat #6 4 times.

Play #3 three times minus the first note.
Play #18 minus the last note.

   Guitar 1

Repeat #2 twice with repeats.

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------------12-11---------|  #21
|---------12-14-------14-12---|
|---12-14---------------------|
|-----------------------------|

Fin.
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