xAuthor/Artist: Staind Title: It's Been Awhile Album: Break the Cycle Transcribed by: Fernando Delgado Email:[email protected] Electric Guitar Tuning – Tune down : Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb Acoustic Guitar Tuning – Tune down half step : Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Tablature key - h = hammer on p = pull of t = tap ~ = let the note ring v = vibrate note b = bend not r = release note / = slide up to fret \ = slide down to fret x = mute string(s) Now onto the song : Hint : If you tune your electric guitar to Drop D (down 1/2 step) and move everything up 1 string and use the chorus of the second tab it will sound pretty good too. (Look at my 2nd tab) [Intro/Verse] Electric – (clean) D#|--------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------0-----------------| F#|------12-------14p12---------9---------10p9-------| C#|----------------------0-----10---------------10\--| G#|-14-------14-------------0--10-----10-------------| D#|--0--------0-------------------------------------- D#|------------------------------------------------| A#|-----0------0----------------------7p5----------| F#|-4------4------4-------------5-----------5------| C#|-4----------------5-------7-----7------------7--| G#|-5---------------------0------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------| Acoustic – (In the 2nd tab I have chord names) D#|-------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------3------------------------3------------| F#|-----2---------2------------0-----------0-----0--| C#|--------2---------2--0---------------------2-----| G#|-0----------------------3-------3----------------| D#|-------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------| A#|--------3--------------------3------------| F#|-------------0-----0-------------0-----0--| C#|-0---0----------0-----0---0---------2-----| G#|------------------------------------------| D#|-3----------------------------------------| [Chorus] Guitar 1 - (electric) * = the slide is a long slide D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--| G#|-14---14\---0--5---5--0--5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--| D#|-12---12\---0--3---3--0----------------------------0--| [Bridge] Guitar 1 (electric) - D#|----------------------------------------------0~-------0~-----------| A#|-12----9/12--12\--9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~-------5~-0~-----| F#|-------------------------------------------0--------7~----------4~--| C#|-10----7/10--10\--7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0------------------------| G#|--0---------------0--0-------------0--0-----------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| [Outro] Electric – (clean) End on this chord - D#|------|| A#|------|| F#|-4~~--|| C#|-4~~--|| G#|-5~~--|| D#|------|| Acoustic - End on this chord - D#|------|| A#|------|| F#|------|| C#|-0~~--|| G#|-2~~--|| D#|-3~~--|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd version ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Electric = Drop D (tuned down 1/2 step - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Acoustic = Tune Down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) This even sounds better than the real way to play it! Intro/Verse - (listen to song for the rhythm) Electric - (2) = quick notes hit at the end before switching chords or ghost notes D#|------------------------------|----------------------------| A#|--------------5~--------------|--------------1p0~----------| F#|------7-----------7-----------|-(0)--0-------------0-------| C#|-(7)------7-----------7-------|-(2)------2------------(2)--| G#|--0----------------------(0)--|--3-------------------------| D#|------------------------------|----------------------------| D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------|-----------------3p1~----------| F#|-------------0~--------------|----------0-------------0------| C#|-4---4-----------4------(4)--|(-2)--2-------2-------------2~-| G#|-5-------5-----------5-------|--0----------------------------| D#|-5---------------------------|-------------------------------| Acoustic Chords Figures - (in order of playing) 002230 = Asus4 030030 = Cmaj7 (I think) 320033 = G 000320 = Dsus2/4 Asus4 Cmaj7 D#|----------------------------|------------------------------| A#|-------------3--------------|--------------3---------------| F#|-----2-----------2----------|------0-----------0-------0~--| C#|---------2-----------2---0~-|----------------------2-------| G#|-0--------------------------|--3-------3-------------------| D#|----------------------------|------------------------------| G Dsus2 D#|--------------------------|-----------------------| A#|---------3----------------|------3----------------| F#|-------------0------0-----|----------0--------0~--| C#|-0---0----------0------0--|--0------------2-------| G#|--------------------------|-----------------------| D#|-3------------------------|-----------------------| [Chorus] - (listen to the song for the rhythm) Electric - (distortion) \ = slow slide down the fretboard D#|------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------------| F#|---------------5--5--5-----------------------7--7-----| C#|-7----7\---0---5--5--5---0---5--5---0--0--0--7--7--0--| G#|-7----7\---0---3--0--3---0---5--5---0--0--0--5--5--0--| D#|-7----7\---0-------------0---5--5---0--0--0--------0--| Acoustic - Aaron plays these chords in the chorus - (from low to high) Play some muted strums in between chords sometimes to fill space. Am = 001220 C = 032010 G = 320033 D = 000232 [Bridge] Electric - D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|------------------------------------------------0~------0~-----------| F#|-12----9/12--12\----9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~------5~-0~-----| C#|---------------------------------------------0--------7~---------4~--| G#|-10----7/10--10\----7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0-----------------------| D#|--0-----------------0--0-------------0--0----------------------------| Ending - Electric - End on this chord - D#|------|| A#|------|| F#|-0~~--|| C#|-4~~--|| G#|-5~~--|| \\\//// D#|-5----|| @(O) (O)@ \ ? / ----- Acoustic - End on this chord - D#|------|| A#|------|| F#|------|| C#|-0~~--|| G#|-2~~--|| D#|-3~~--|| Rage thats is yours? ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************
