It's Been Awhile Staind
It's Been a While
(Lewis/Mushok/April/Wysocki)
By Staind
From the album "Break the Cycle"
Tabbed by Halfdan Baadsvik
halfdan@eskobar.nu
Since "It's Been a While" was released as
a single, truckloads of useless transcriptions
has been floating around the internet. So I
decided to hunt down the very few good tabs of
the song and, along with my own tabbing,
submit the whole thing. Though it's possible
that Mike uses a guitar with some sort of
crazy tuning, this is very accurate. And I
doubt you can get a better version from anyone
but Staind themselves.
This is mainly based on Freonite's intro
tab, so give him credit for the electric
fingerpicking parts.
Also, the whole song is played with standard
Eb-tuning except the electric guitar in the
chorus playing Eb-tuning with dropped Db.
Some parts of this tab might not sound so
good the first time you play it, so try to
play while listening to the record and please
don't judge things before you've done that.
And remember, you can't always hold an excact
chord while fingerpicking.
But enough of that, here we go...
p - pull-off
X - mute
~ - vibrato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
. - repeat line once
: - repeat line twice
C - X32010
Dadd9 - X00230
G5 - 3X0033
Am - 002210
Am/C - X32210
intro
[-----] clean
eb|--------0------------------- Bb|----3-----3----------1-0---- Gb|------------2----0-------0-- Db|--2------------------------- Ab|--0---0--------3---3-------- Eb|---------------------------- --------------------------------|:: -----------------------3p1------|:: ----0---0----------0-------0----|:: ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|:: ---------------0----------------|:: --5-----------------------------|::
acoustic
eb|--------0--------------0-------- Bb|--------3--------------1-------- Gb|----2-------2------0-----0---0-- Db|----2-------2------------------- Ab|--0---0---0---0--3---3-----3---- Eb|-------------------------------- --------3--------------0--------|: --------3--------------3-1------|: --0---0---0---0----2-------2----|: ----0-------0----0---0-------0--|: --------------------------------|: --------------------------------|:
verse #1
--------
clean
[Am] [C]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3-- Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|------------------------ Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------
[G5] [Dadd9]
--------------------------------|:: -----------------------3p1------|:: ----0---0----------0-------0----|:: ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|:: ---------------0----------------|:: --5-----------------------------|::
acoustic
[Am] [C]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3-- Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------
[G5] [Dadd9]
--------3--------------0--------|:: --------3--------------3-1------|:: --0---0---0---0----2-------2----|:: ----0-------0----0---0-------0--|:: --------------------------------|:: --------------------------------|::
[Am] It's been a while[C]
Since I could [G5] [Dadd9]hold my head up [Am]high
It's been a while[C]
Since I first [G5]saw you[Dadd9] [Am]
It's been a while[C]
Since I could [G5]stand on my [Dadd9]own two feet a[Am]gain
It's been a while[C]
Since I could [G5]call you[Dadd9]
chorus #1
---------
disortion
[Am] [C]
eb|----------------------- Bb|----------------------- Gb|----------------------- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Ab|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X--
[G5] [Dadd9]
--------------------------|:. --------------------------|:. --------------------------|:. --5-5-5-X--7-7\5-5\4-4/6--|:. --5-5-5-X--5-5\3-3\2-2/4--|:. --5-5-5-X-----------------|:.
[Am] [C]
eb|----------------------- Bb|----------------------- Gb|----------------------- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Ab|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X--
[G5] [Dadd9]
----------------------------| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| --5-5-5-X--5-5-7-7\3-6\4-4--| --5-5-5-X--5-5-5-5\3-4\2-2--| --5-5-5-X--5-5--------------|
Acoustic guitar plays rythm guitar.
[Am] And every[C]thing I can't re[G5]member[Dadd9]
[Am] As fucked up [C]as it all may [G5]seem[Dadd9]
[Am] The conse[C]quences that I've [G5]rendered[Dadd9]
[Am] I've stretched my[C]self beyond my [G5]means[Dadd9]
verse #2
--------
It's been a while
Since I could say that I wasn't addicted
It's been a while
Since I could say I love myself as well and
It's been a while
Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do
It's been a while
But all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you
chorus #2
---------
And everything I can't remember
As fucked up as it all may seem
The consequences that I've rendered
I've gone and fucked things up again
bridge
------
disortion
[G5] [Dadd9]
eb|-------------------- Bb|-------------------- Gb|-------------------- Db|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- Ab|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- Db|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0--
[Am]
-------------|:: -------------|:: -------------|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|::
clean
[G5] [Dadd9]
eb|------------------------- Bb|------------------------- Gb|-12~-9/10\9\7-7-7/9\7\5-- Db|--X--X--------X-X-------- Ab|-10~-7/10\7\5-5-5/7\5\3-- Db|-------------------------
[Am/C] [Am]
---------0-----0--------|:. -----------3-----3------|:. --5----------0-----0----|:. --X------------------2--|:. --3----0----------------|:. ------------------------|:.
[G5] [Dadd9] [Am]
eb|------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-12~-9/10\9\7-7-7/9\7\5--5----| Db|--X--X--------X-X--------X----| Ab|-10~-7/10\7\5-5-5/7\5\3--3-0--| Db|------------------------------|
Acoustic Guitar plays rythm guitar.
[G5] [Dadd9] [Am/C] [Am]
Why must I feel this [G5]way[Dadd9] [Am/C] [Am]
Just make this go a[G5]way[Dadd9] [Am/C]
Just one more peaceful [G5]day[Dadd9] [Am/C]
verse #3
--------
It's been a while
Since I could look in myself straight
It's been a while
Since I said I'm sorry
It's been a while
Since I've seen the way the candles light your face
It's been a while
But I can still remember just the way you taste
chorus #3
---------
And everything I can't remember
As fucked as it all may seem to be I know it's me
I can not blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me
ending
------
clean
[Am] [C]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3-- Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|------------------------ Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------
[G5] [Dadd9]
--------------------------------| -----------------------3p1------| ----0---0----------0-------0----| ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--| ---------------0----------------| --5-----------------------------|
[Am] [C] [G5]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--------- Bb|----3----------1--------------- Gb|--------------------------0---- Db|----------------------------4-- Ab|--0---0------3---3------------- Eb|------------------------5------
acoustic
[Am] [C]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3-- Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------
[G5] [Dadd9]
--------3--------------0--------| --------3--------------3-1------| --0---0---0---0----2-------2----| ----0-------0----0---0-------0--| --------------------------------| --------------------------------|
[Am] [C]
eb|--------3-2--------2-3-- Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------
[Am] It's been a while[C]
Since I could [G5] [Dadd9]hold my head up [Am]high
It's been a while[C]
Since I said I'm [G5]sorry
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