Band: Stabbing Westward Song: Angel Album: Stabbing Westward Tuning: Drop-D Transcribed by: Farzan Karimi NOTE ---- This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research Copyright 2003. Please give credit where it's due. Any questions please email me at [email protected] ---- Legend ------ b = bend h = hammer / = slide x = mute **Intro: Guitar 1 (Lead) Repeat 2x e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5b6----------3------5b6--------3------------5--5b6---5-----------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| **Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm) Repeat 2x Heavy Distortion e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| A|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| **Verse: Play Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm) with no distortion (clean) Repeat 4x **Pre-Chorus: Heavy Distortion "She was an insatiable black hole...." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----| D|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----| D|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| D|-------------------5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| D|-------------------7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| **Chorus: Heavy Distortion "But I've never been loved by an angel..." Play this part 3x e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| A|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| Play this part 1x e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| A|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| --> on the last part where he D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| sings the ending twice, replace the 0 chords with 5 chords 0 5 0 5 **Breakdown *Lead-in to Pre-Breakdown Heavy Distortion D|-----4--2----------------| A|-----------5--4---0--2---| D|-------------------------| *Pre-Breakdown Clean (Acoustic) Repeat 4x "I believed in nothing....." e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----0---0-4-0---0----------0---0-4-0---0----------| A|---2---2-------0----------0---0-------0------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-----0---0-4-0---0--------4--2---------------------| A|---------------0----------------5--4----0--2-------| D|---5---5-------------------------------------------| *Main Breakdown Heavy Distortion Repeat 4x e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------11-9-7-6------| D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---x-x-x-x-7/9--| A|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---9-7-5-4-7/9--| D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12-----------7/9--|