xBand: Stabbing Westward Song: Waking Up Beside You Album: Darkest Days Tuning: Standard 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] # This is for the hardcore SW fans... great song with a great solo ... I did my best to tab out the timing and ryhthm, but i suggest you listen to the song to hear it for yourself. Intro / Verse (6x) {Clean} " I've been so alone..." |E|------------------------------------------- |B|------------------------------------------- |G|------------------------------------------- |D|---------------7--------5--7--------------- |A|---------------5--------3--5--------------- |D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------- (Then play this section once) "world forgotten to my- self" |E|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |G|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |D|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |A|-------------------------------------------------------------------- |D|--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10- *REPEAT INTRO / VERSE AGAIN Pre-Chorus (2x) {Clean} "And I memorized the color of your eyes, as i drifted off be-..." |E|----------------------------------------------------------- |B|----------------------------------------------------------- |G|----------------------------------------------------------- |D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- "...-side you" |E|------------------------------------------- |B|------------------------------------------- |G|------------------------------------------- |D|---------------7--------5--7--------------- |A|---------------5--------3--5--------------- |D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------- |E|------------------------------------------- |B|------------------------------------------- |G|------------------------------------------- |D|---------------7--------5--7--------------- |A|---------------5--------3--5--------------- |D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------- Chorus {Clean} " I miss.... God, I miss...." |E|----------------------------------------------------------- |B|----------------------------------------------------------- |G|----------------------------------------------------------- |D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- "... Waking Up Beside you" |E|--------------------------- |B|--------------------------- |G|--------------------------- |D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- |D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- Solo / Outro (2x for solo after Verse 1, Then 4 times for Outro) {Clean} |E|-------------------------------------------------- |B|--3-/10--10--10-10--8--8--8-8--6--8--8-8--5--6--5- |G|-------------------------------------------------- |D|-------------------------------------------------- |A|-------------------------------------------------- |D|-------------------------------------------------- |E|-------------------------------------------------- |B|--3-/8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--5--6--6-6--5--6--5----- |G|-------------------------------------------------- |D|-------------------------------------------------- |A|-------------------------------------------------- |D|-------------------------------------------------- *Kick in distortion for Verse 2 and keep it on throughout the rest of the song This Outline should help: Intro/Verse (Clean) Pre-Chorus (Clean) Chorus (Clean) Solo (Clean) Intro/Verse (Distortion) Pre-Chorus (Distortion) Chorus (Distortion) Outro (Distortion)--> after playing this segment 4 times, end the song with the D chord.
