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LAND OF CONFUSION As recorded by Gensis (From the 1986 Album INVISIBLE TOUCH) Words and Music by Tony Banks, Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Electric Guitar / 1/2 step down' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Synthesizer arr. for Gtr. / 1/2step down' Intro Q=120 N.C. A 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. / 1/2 step down) W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------|---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------| |----------|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| |----------|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| 1st Verse D5E5 G/D A/E E E E E E E Q E E Q H H Q E S S E E Q H |----------------||-------------|------------------|---------------| |----------------||-------------|---------12-12-12-|-12-14---------| |----------------||-7-9---------|---------12-12-12-|-12-14---------| |---------7---7--||-7-9---------|---------12-12-12-|-12-14---------| |-----7-------7--||-7-7---------|------------------|---------------| |---5---5---5----||-------------|------------------|---------------|
H Q CE E E DE Q H H Q D5/EE E E E5E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------5-5-|-5-7---------|-------------|-------------| |---------5-5-|-5-7---------|---------7-7-|-7-9---------| |-------------|-------------|---------7-7-|-7-9---------| |-------------|-------------|---------7-7-|-7-7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
2nd - 4th Verses $
H Q D5/EE E E E5E Q H H Q G/D E E E A/E E Q H |-------------||--------------|---------------|---------------| |-------------||o-------------|---------12-12-|-12-14---------| |---------7-7-||--7-9---------|---------12-12-|-12-14---------| |---------7-7-||--7-9---------|---------12-12-|-12-14---------| |---------7-7-||o-7-7---------|---------------|---------------| |-------------||--------------|---------------|---------------|
H Q CE E E DE Q H H Q D5/EE E E E5E Q H |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |---------5-5-|-5-7---------|-------------|-------------| |---------5-5-|-5-7---------|---------7-7-|-7-9---------| |-------------|-------------|---------7-7-|-7-9---------| |-------------|-------------|---------7-7-|-7-7---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Pre-Chorus
W H E E5Q. +Q Q E A/E S S Q H E E5Q. |----------||-------------|---------------------|-------------| |----------||-------------|-----------14-14-14--|-------------| |----------||--------9----|-(9)-------14-14-14--|--------9----| |----------||--------9----|-(9)-------14-14-14--|--------9----| |----------||--------7----|-(7)-----------------|--------7----| |----------||--------0----|-(0)-----------------|--------0----|
+H E A/E S S Q Q Q E E5Q. |--------------------|---------------| |----------14-14-14--|-14------------| |-(9)------14-14-14--|-14-------9----| |-(9)------14-14-14--|-14-------9----| |-(7)----------------|----------7----| |-(0)----------------|----------0----|
+H E A/E S S S S E +Q Q E E5S S Q |-------------------------|-------------------| |----------14-14-14-14-14-|-(14)--------------| |-(9)------14-14-14-14-14-|-(14)-------9-9-9--| |-(9)------14-14-14-14-14-|-(14)-------9-9-9--| |-(7)---------------------|------------7-7-7--| |-(0)---------------------|------------0-0-0--|
Chorus
H E D/F# S S S S S S Q E5E E E C5E E E |--------10-10-10-10-10-10-||----------------| |--------10-10-10-10-10-10-||----------------| |--------11-11-11-11-11-11-||----9-----5---5-| |--------------------------||----9-----5---5-| |--------------------------||----7-----3---3-| |--------------------------||----------------|
D5 B5 E5 C5 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5--| |----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5--| |----5-----2---2-|----7-----3---3--| |----------------|-----------------|
Q D5E E E B5E E E Q E5E E E C5E E E Q D5E E E B5E E E Q E5E E E C5E E E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-| |----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-| |----5-----2---2-|----7-----3---3-|----5-----2---2-|----7-----3---3-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Interlude To Coda D5 B5 A Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----7-----4---4--||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----7-----4---4--||---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------| |----5-----2---2--||-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| |-----------------||---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-| Bridge N.C. E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------|---------------|------------------| |----------------o||---/9-9-7-7-5-5---|---------------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5---| |-----------------||---/9-9-8-8-4-4---|--------6------|---/9-9-8-8-4-4---| |---------7---7---||------------------|----4---6------|------------------| |-----7-------7--o||------------------|----4----------|------------------| |---5---5---5-----||------------------|---------------|------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5---|---7-7-5-5-------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5----| |--------6------|---/9-9-8-8-4-4---|---6-6-6-6-8-8---|---/9-9-8-8-4-4----| |----4---6------|------------------|-----------7-7---|-------------------| |----4----------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| |----7p5-/7---/9---|---/9-9-7-7-5-5---|---------------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5----| |----6---/8---/9---|---/9-9-8-8-4-4---|--------6------|---/9-9-8-8-4-4----| |------------------|------------------|----4---6------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|----4----------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5---|---7-7-5-5-------|---/9-9-7-7-5-5----| |--------6------|---/9-9-8-8-4-4---|---6-6-6-6-8-8---|---/9-9-8-8-4-4----| |----4---6------|------------------|-----------7-7---|-------------------| |----4----------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| A6A Q E E E E E E E Q. +H +W |------------------|----------------|--------|| |----7p5-/7---/9---|-7p=5----(5)----|-(5)----|| |----6---/8---/9---|-6-(6)---(6)----|-(6)----|| |------------------|-7-(7)---(7)----|-(7)----|| |------------------|----------------|--------|| |------------------|----------------|--------|| Interlude
C5 W +W |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |--5----------------------------|-(5)--------------------| |--3----------------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------|
| | Gtr II (Synth. arr. for Gtr. / 1/2step down) | E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q |-------------15-14--12-(12)----|-------------15-14------| |-13--15-(15)----------------15-|-13--15-(15)--------15--| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| W +W |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |--5----------------------------|-(5)--------------------| |--3----------------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| | | E. S +E E E. S +E E E. S +E E Q Q |-------------15-14--12-(12)----|-------------15-14------| |-13--15-(15)----------------15-|-13--15-(15)--------15--| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| D5 H H |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--5--------------7-------------| |--3--------------5-------------| |-------------------------------| | | E. S +E E E. S +E E |-------------15-14--12-(12)----| |-13--15-(15)----------------15-| |-------------12-11---9--(9)----| |-10--12-(12)----------------12-| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| C5 D5 C5 D5 H H H H |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |--5--------------7------|--5--------------7-------------| |--3--------------5------|--3--------------5-------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| | | E. S +E E Q Q E. S +E E E. S +E E |-------------15-14------|-------------15-14--12-(12)----| |-13--15-(15)--------15--|-13--15-(15)----------------15-| |-------------12-11------|-------------12-11---9--(9)----| |-10--12-(12)--------12--|-10--12-(12)----------------12-| |------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------------| D.S. al Coda
C5 H D5 Q D5/E E E E E5 E +H. +H Q E E |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------7--7-|--7--9--(9)----------|--(9)-------9-9--|| |--5--------------7---7--7-|--7--9--(9)----------|--(9)-------9-9--|| |--3--------------5---7--7-|--7--7--(7)----------|--(7)-------7-7--|| |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------||
| | E. S +E E Q E E E Q. +H +H H |-------------15-14--------|---------------------|-----------------|| |-13--15-(15)--------15-15-|-15-17-------(17)----|-(17)------------|| |-------------12-11--------|---------------------|-----------------|| |-10--12-(12)--------12-12-|-12-14-------(14)----|-(14)------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|| Chorus &
Q E5E E E C5E E E Q D5E E E B5E E E Q E5E E E C5E E E Q D5E E E B5E E E ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|| ||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o|| ||-----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4---|| ||-----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4-|----9-----5---5-|----7-----4---4---|| ||o----7-----3---3-|----5-----2---2-|----7-----3---3-|----5-----2---2--o|| ||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
Outro A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------7-------|---------7-------|---------7-------| |-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---| |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|
E E E E E E D5S S S S E E5Q. +H +W |---------------------|---------------|--------*| |---------------------|---------------|--------*| |-------------7-7-7-7-|-7-------------|--------*| |---------7---7-7-7-7-|-7-2----(2)----|-(2)----*| |-----7-------5-5-5-5-|-5-2----(2)----|-(2)----*| |---5---5---5---------|---0----(0)----|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths