Sevendust: The Past
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: December 24, 2015
Tuning: Modified Drop B (B,F#,B,E,A,B)
Riff 1 (acoustic) "Beneath the water that's fallen from my eyes..."
B|-------------------------0----------------0------------------|
A|--------0------------------0---------0------0----------------|
E|-----10----10--------2-------2-----0---0------0-------7------|
B|---0---------------2---2-------2--------------------5----5---|
F#|--------------7\-0---------------3----------------5--------5-|
B|-0----------------------------------------------5------------|
B|--------------------------0-------------0-----------3-----|
A|--------0-------------------0-------0-----0-----------0---|
E|-----10----10---------9-----------0---0-----0-----------2-|
B|---0----------------7---7---------------------0---3-------|
F#|--------------0h7h8-------------3---------------1---------|
B|-0--------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 x2 "The edge of sorrow was reached but now I'm fine..."
Riff 2 (acoustic) "I pray it doesn't scream my name..."
B|---------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----|
E|----------7--------------10------------------5---------5-----5---|
B|-----7-5----5-------10------10---10-----5-3----3-----5---------5-|
F#|---5----------5---8----8-------8------3----------3-3-------------|
B|-5--------------8-------------------3----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------7--------------10--------------------5---------8---8-|
B|-----7-5----5-------10------10---10-----3h5-3----3-----8-------|
F#|---5----------5---8----8-------8------3------------3-6---------|
B|-5--------------8-------------------3--------------------------|
Riff 2 (electric guitar, clean)
B|---------------------------0---------------------------------0---|
A|-------------------------0---0-----------------------------------|
E|-15----14----14-------12-------12----15----15----14--------8---8-|
B|-12----12----12----10-------------10-12----12----12------8-------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------6---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (electric guitar, distortion) "I'm up, I'm down..." (let chords ring out)
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-----5-----10-----10/12--7-----|
B|-0-----3-----8------8//10--5-----|
F#|-0-----3-----8------8//10--5-----|
B|-0-----3-----8------8//10--5-----|
Riff 3 note: the acoustic guitar plays the same chords except strummed accordingly with the rhythm.
Riff 3 (lead electric guitar)
B|--------10-------------------------|
A|------------9---7------------------|
E|-9-10-7-------7----10-9p7-9-10-9-7-|
B|-----------------------------------| x4
F#|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
Lead after first chorus
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10-9-7-9-10-12~---12h14-12-10~---9h10-9~---5-7-7/9-5-5/7~-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
*Note: while that lead is going on, the acoustic guitar is playing the first half of Riff 1.
Play Riff 1 x2 "A risky morning, I feel like I'm alive..." (acoustic)
2nd verse lead w/ volume swells and delay
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-\-7~---------12---10---5~-----12---14---15---14-b16r14-12~-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 x1 "It was the last thing I ever felt..."
2nd verse lead (cont'd)
B|----------7*-----------------5*-----------------7*-----------------5*-----3*-------3*-------|
A|----7*--------7*-------5*--------5*-------7*--------7*-------5*--------------3*-------3*----|
E|-7*----7*-----------5*----5*-----------7*----7*-----------5*----5*-----3*-------3*-------3*-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3 x2 "I'm up, I'm down..."
Riff 3 turnaround
B|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-2----5----10----10/12--7------------|
B|-0----3----8-----8//10--5----5-7-5-3-|
F#|-0----3----8-----8//10--5----5-7-5-3-|
B|-0----3----8-----8//10--5----5-7-5-3-|
Riff 4 (all guitars) "Lock me in and throw me down..."
B|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--------10---5------5------8---8-|
B|-0------8----3------5------8---8-|
F#|-0--0-0-8----3------3------6---6-|
B|-0--0-0-8----3-------------------|
* *
Play Riff 3 x2 "I'm up, I'm down..."
Riff 3 alternate lead "...erase the past again..." (not exact strumming pattern)
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-11--12-12/14---14b---14---14\12-12/14-10--12-12/15--15--15/17-12---12-|
B|-x---x--x--x----x-----x----x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x---x--x--x----x--|
F#|-9---10-10/12---12b---12---12\10-10/12-8---10-10/13--13--13/15-10---10-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 x0.5 "Beneath the water that's fallen from my eyes..."
Enjoy!!
