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-----------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro - Electric – (clean) End on this chord - ------|| ------|| -4~~--|| -4~~--|| -5~~--|| ------|| Acoustic - End on this chord - ------|| ------|| ------|| -0~~--|| -2~~--|| -3~~--|| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My 2nd version = #----------------------------------PLEASE 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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Author/Artist: Staind Title: Its Been Awhile (Easier Tuning) Album: Break the Cycle Transcribed by:Fernando delgado Email:elrockero56@aol.com 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----|| @(O) (O)@ ? / ----- Acoustic - End on this chord - ------|| ------|| ------|| -0~~--|| -2~~--|| -3~~--||