It's Been Awhile Staind
Author/Artist: Staind
Title: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by: Fernando Delgado
Email:elrockero56@aol.com
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-----------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro -
Electric ? (clean)
End on this chord -
------|| ------||
-4~~--||
-4~~--||
-5~~--||
------||
Acoustic -
End on this chord -
------|| ------|| ------||
-0~~--||
-2~~--||
-3~~--||
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My 2nd version =
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~~--||
Rage thats is yours?
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