Suffocate

Sevendust: Suffocate

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: December 20, 2014

Tuning: Modified Drop B (A#,F#,B,E,G#,C#)
                        *6th string tuned down an additional half step

Riff 1
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-|
 E|-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-|
 B|-----------------------| x3
F#|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-7--7--7--7--7---7---7---7---|
 E|-11-11-11-11-11b-11b-11b-11b-|
 B|-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|

Riff 2
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
 E|-6/7\6--------6/7\6--------------|
 B|-x-x-x--------x-x-x--------------| x2
F#|-4/5\4--------4/5\4--------------|
A#|-------0-0--0-------0-0--0--0--0-|

C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
 E|-4/5\4--------4/5\4--------------|
 B|-x-x-x--------x-x-x--------------|
F#|-2/3\2--------2/3\2--------------|
A#|-------0-0--0-------0-0--0--0--0-|

C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
 E|-6/7\6--------6/7\6--------------|
 B|-x-x-x--------x-x-x--------------|
F#|-4/5\4--------4/5\4--------------|
A#|-------0-0--0-------0-0--0--0-\\-|

Riff 3   "Hate, all the blood on my hands..."
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3*-0-0-|
    *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * * *    * *

C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3*-0-0--0-0--0-3b--0-3b--0-0-|
    * *  * *  * *  * * *    * *  * *  *     *     * *

Riff 4   "Stand up for being the last one to control..."
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
 E|-7\--------6\--------5\4-----|
 B|-x---------x---------x-x-----| x3
F#|-5\--------4\--------3\2-----|
A#|----0-0--0----0-0--0-----0-0-|
       * *  *    * *  *     * *

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
 E|-7\--------6\--------4-4-4-4-|
 B|-x---------x---------x-x-x-x-|
F#|-5\--------4\--------2-2-2-2-|
A#|----0-0--0----0-0--0---------|
       * *  *    * *  *

Riff 5   "Fade into a dream..."
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
 B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
F#|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

         "Try and save me from myself now..."
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|
 B|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--|
F#|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 5 x2   "Fallen from the world..."
Play Riff 2 x0.5
Play Riff 3 x1   "Face all the things that were real to me long ago..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Stand up for being the last one to control..."
Play Riff 5 x2   "Fade into a dream..."

Riff 6
C#|-------------|
G#|-------------|
 E|-------------|
 B|-------------|
F#|-------------|
A#|-0-0--0--0-0-|
    * *  *  * *

Play Riff 6 x4   (another guitar plays the intro underneath)

Riff 7 (clean, let all notes ring out) "Fade into a dream..."
C#|------0----------0--------0-|
G#|----0---0------0---0--------|
 E|-8--------8/9--------9/11---|
 B|----------------------------| x2
F#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|

C#|------0----------0----------------0----------0---0-------|
G#|----0---0------0---0------------0---0------9---------9---|
 E|-8--------8/9--------11/13-9-8--------8/9------8---8---8-|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 5 x2   "Fade into a dream..."
Play Riff 2 x1   "Stand up for being the last one..."

Enjoy!!