Sevendust: Strong Arm Broken
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: June 22, 2014
Tuning: Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G,C)
Riff 1
C|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------| x3
F|---------------------------------|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-2-1-|
* * * *
C|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------|
A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-|
Play Riff 1 x2
Fill 1
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
Riff 2 "The stare that cuts through me..."
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------7/8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-----------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
"I don't believe anything you ever told me..."
C|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D#|---------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-|
C|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D#|---------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|
Riff 3 "Strong arm broken..."
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-----------|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------5-3-0-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------1-|
F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------x-1-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-x-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Fill here is same as the last line of Riff 2 as it leads into the next verse
Play Riff 2 x1 "You sold out instantly..."
Riff 2 ending alteration:
C|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..."
Riff 4
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------| x2
F|-11-----11----11-----11-|
A#|----0-0----------0-0----|
* * * *
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-----------------| |
A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
x2
C|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-------------------------|
A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C|---------|
G|---------|
D#|---------|
A#|-3--2--1-|
F|-3--2--1-|
A#|-3--2--1-|
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..."
(the palm muted rhythm changes slightly for this final chorus, listen to
song for timing)
Play Riff 1 x1 "Strong arm broken!!"
(instead of 3 times like the intro, the beginning bit gets played 7 times)
Ending
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------0-0-|
F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------0-0-|
A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-0-0-|
Enjoy!!
