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)
————————————————–|
——————————–0—————–|
——12——-14p12———9———10p9——-|
———————-0—–10—————10–|
-14——-14————-0–10—–10————-|
–0——–0————————————–
————————————————|
—–0——0———————-7p5———-|
-4——4——4————-5———–5——|
-4—————-5——-7—–7————7–|
-5———————0————————|
————————————————|
Acoustic – (In the 2nd tab I have chord names)
————————————————-|
———–3————————3————|
—–2———2————0———–0—–0–|
——–2———2–0———————2—–|
-0———————-3——-3—————-|
————————————————-|
——————————————|
——–3——————–3————|
————-0—–0————-0—–0–|
-0—0———-0—–0—0———2—–|
——————————————|
-3—————————————-|
Chorus –
Guitar 1 – (electric) * = the slide is a long slide
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
————————-5—5—0–0—0–12–12–0–|
-14—14—0–5—5–0–5—5—0–0—0–12–12–0–|
-12—12—0–3—3–0—————————-0–|
Bridge –
Guitar 1 (electric) –
———————————————-0~——-0~———–|
-12—-9/12–12–9–7—-7/9–9–7–5—-2—–5~——-5~-0~—–|
——————————————-0——–7~———-4~–|
-10—-7/10–10–7–5—-5/7–7–5–3—-0————————|
–0—————0–0————-0–0—————————–|
——————————————————————–|
Оuтrо –
Electric – (clean)
End on this chord –
——||
——||
-4~~–||
-4~~–||
-5~~–||
——||
Acoustic –
End on this chord –
——||
——||
——||
-0~~–||
-2~~–||
-3~~–||
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My 2nd version =
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Author/Artist: Staind
Title: Its Been Awhile (Easier Tuning)
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by:Fernando delgado
Email:[email protected]
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
——————————|—————————-|
————–5~————–|————–1p0~———-|
——7———–7———–|-(0)–0————-0——-|
-(7)——7———–7——-|-(2)——2————(2)–|
–0———————-(0)–|–3————————-|
——————————|—————————-|
—————————–|——————————-|
—————————–|—————–3p1~———-|
————-0~————–|———-0————-0——|
-4—4———–4——(4)–|(-2)–2——-2————-2~-|
-5——-5———–5——-|–0—————————-|
-5—————————|——————————-|
Acoustic Chords Figures – (in order of playing)
002230 = Asus4
030030 = Cmaj7 (I think)
320033 = G
000320 = Dsus2/4
Asus4 Cmaj7
—————————-|——————————|
————-3————–|————–3—————|
—–2———–2———-|——0———–0——-0~–|
———2———–2—0~-|———————-2——-|
-0————————–|–3——-3——————-|
—————————-|——————————|
G Dsus2
————————–|———————–|
———3—————-|——3—————-|
————-0——0—–|———-0——–0~–|
-0—0———-0——0–|–0————2——-|
————————–|———————–|
-3————————|———————–|
Chorus – (listen to the song for the rhythm)
Electric – (distortion) = slow slide down the fretboard
——————————————————|
——————————————————|
—————5–5–5———————–7–7—–|
-7—-7—0—5–5–5—0—5–5—0–0–0–7–7–0–|
-7—-7—0—3–0–3—0—5–5—0–0–0–5–5–0–|
-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 –
———————————————————————|
————————————————0~——0~———–|
-12—-9/12–12—-9–7—-7/9–9–7–5—-2—–5~——5~-0~—–|
———————————————0——–7~———4~–|
-10—-7/10–10—-7–5—-5/7–7–5–3—-0———————–|
–0—————–0–0————-0–0—————————-|
Ending –
Electric –
End on this chord –
——||
——||
-0~~–||
-4~~–||
-5~~–|| ////
-5—-|| @(О) (О)@
? /
—–
Acoustic –
End on this chord –
——||
——||
——||
-0~~–||
-2~~–||
-3~~–||
Rage thats is yours?
