Notes: -=-=-=- I've tried to include as much information below as is given in the original tablature. It might make it more difficult to understand but it's all there if you want it. At the top of each section of tab is the chord for the bar (bar lines included). I haven't included note lengths or rests. You'll have to listen to the actual song and work them out for yourself. The bar lines should give you an idea towards timing. The song's in 4/4 time, 116 bpm. All tab markings are at the top of the tab. Markings used: P - pull off. H - hammer on. T - tap - fret at note shown, tap at note in brackets. Used in combination with A.H. = Artificial harmonics .---. - sustained note. sl - slide. vibrato - vibrate string. (or use tremolo). )\ - bend and release / \ ) - string bend (usually full - f) / // - repeat previous beat (used for 1/16 notes) '/, - repeat previous measure (bar) x - rake - drag pick across strings shown from low to high Rhy. Fig 1 (acoustic guitar) end Rhy Fig 1 e |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| b |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| g |-----0----------|----0----------|----0----------|----2----------| d |---4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--4---4---4---4|--2---2---2---2| a |-2-------2---5--|0-------0---5--|2-------2---5--|4-------4---0--| e |----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | | | Elec Gtr. w/flanger or Chorus | e |----------------------------------------------------------------| b |---------------------------------------------------------------7| g |-------------------------------------------------------------7--| d |----------------------------------------------------------/9----| a |----------------------------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------------------------------------------| w/Rhy Fig 1 (4 times) (flat 6) .-------------. sl .---. ' P P sl H P ` e |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------| b |---7--8/10--8--10|-12--10--8--10-|(10)--12--10--8\7--8--7-----7-| g |-----------------|---------------|-------------------------9----| d |-9---------------|---------------|------------------------------| a |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------| e |-----------------|---------------|------------------------------| H .---. sl P sl vibrato e |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|-------------------14-| b |-7--8--7-----7-------|-------------|---------8|-7------------8/|10^^^^^^^^-------15---| g |----------9-----9--7-|-----------7\|6--7--6---|----------------|----------------------| d |---------------------|7--9--(9)\---|----------|----------------|----------------------| a |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------------| e |---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------|----------------------| (flat 6) full )\ P / \ vibrato H vibrato H e |19--14----------15--14-----------------------------|---------------------------------| b |--------15--------------15------17--15--14---------|---------------------------------| g |------------16--------------14--------------16--14-|(14)^^^^^^^^-14^16---------------| d |---------------------------------------------------|------------------14^^^^^^^-14^16| a |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| e |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| H P H e |---------------------------------------|---19--17--15-------15--17--| b |--------14--15--14--15--14------14--15-|14--------------------------| g |-14--16----------------------16--------|----------------------------| d |---------------------------------------|----------------------------| a |---------------------------------------|----------------------------| e |---------------------------------------|----------------------------| vibrato (flat 6) e |14------------------14--15-|14---------------14--15-|-14--------17----15--| b |----15---------------------|------15----------------|-------15------------| g |--------16^^^^^^^^---------|----------14------------|---------------------| d |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| a |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| e |---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------| Acoustic Guitar� e |--------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| b |--------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------0--------3-| g |--------------|-------------------------------|---------1-----------1--------------|� d |--------------|--------0---------------2------|-----2-----------2------------------| a |--------------|----3---------------2-------2--|-2-----------2----------------------|� e |--------------|-1-----------1--4--------------|------------------------------------| | | | | | H P | e |-14-----------|-------------------------------|------------12--13--15--13^15^13----| b |--------------|-------------------------------|12--13--15-----------------------15-| g |--------------|------------------------12--14-|------------------------------------| d |--------------|------------12--14--15---------|------------------------------------| a |--------------|12--14--15---------------------|------------------------------------| e |--------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| A.H......... Second time only H T T T e| -17------------------------|-------------------------|---------------12----| b|.------------------0--1-----|-------------------------|3(15)----------------| g| -2-------------------------|-0-----------------4(16)-|---------------------| d|.---------------------------|----------------5(17)----|---------------------| a| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| e| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| Fig. 2 e| -----4----4-----2----2-----|-----2----2-----2--------|---------------------| b|.-------4----------4--------|-------2------4----------|-0/---0\---0---------| g| ---4----4-----4----4-------|---3----3----3-----------|-1/---3\---1~--------| d|.--6----------4-------------|--4----------------------|-1/---3\---1~--------| a| -6----------2--------------|-4-----------------------|---------------------| e| ---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| % 1st,2nd verses w/Rhy. Fig. 2 1. Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day. 2. Things not what they used to be, missing one inside of me. 1. Getting lost within myself, nothing matters, no one else. 2. Deathly lost, this can't be real, cannot stand this hell I feel. W/Rhy. Fig 2 (1st 7 bars only) 1. I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give. 2. Emptiness is filling me, to the point of agony. 1. There is nothing more for me. Need the end to set__ 2. Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now__ w/Fill 3 | 1.|__me free 2.|__ he's gone____________. | e |------------------------|| ---------------------|----------------------| b |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-||.-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| g |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|| -2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| d |-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||.-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5--------------| a |------------------------|| -0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3-----------5--| e |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|| ----------0--0--3----|----------0--0--3-----| ) e |------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| b |-2--2--2----|-9--9--9-------------|-0--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| g |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9-------------|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| d |-2--2--2--7-|-9--9--9--------5--5-|-2--2--2-------------|-5--5--5----------| a |-0--0--0--5-|-7--7--7--------3--2-|-0--0--0-----------5-|-3--3--3---------5| e |------------|----------0--0-------|----------0--0--3----|---------0--0--3--| 4th time to CODA1 $ e |---------------|---- || b |-2--2--2-------|----.|| g |-2--2--2-------|-1-- || d |-2--2--2-------|-2--.|| a |-0--0--0--5--4-|-2-- || e |----------4--2-|-0-- || Interlude w/Rhy. Fig. 2 sl sl e |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| Gtr 1 b |-10^^^^^^--10--12-|-13^^^^^^--13/15--13--12-|-----------------| Gtr 2 g |--9^^^^^^---9--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14--12--11-|-12^^^^^^--12/14-| d |------------------|-------------------------|-12^^^^^^--12/14-| a |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| e |------------------|-------------------------|-----------------| full )\ sl sl sl / \ e |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| b |----------------------|------------------12-|-13^^^^^^--15------13----| g |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14--11-|-12^^^^^^--14------12----| d |-9^^^^^^--9/11--11/12-|-12/14^^^^^^--14-----|-------------------------| a |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| e |----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| full (Gtr I + II) ) ) ) )\ / / / / \ D.S. al Coda I % e |----------------|----------------------| b |-15--15--15--15-|-(15)^^^^^^-----------| g |-14--14--14--14-|-(14)^^^^^^-----------| d |----------------|----------------------| a |----------------|----------------------| e |----------------|----------------------| Rhy. Fig. 3 Faster 144 bpm $ CODA 1 sl sl e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| b |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| g |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7-------------------------------------4| d |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--| a |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------| e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| sl sl e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| b |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| g |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--------------------------------------| d |-7/9--9--9-|-7--9--9/12--11-|-7--7--7--9--9--9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4-5| a |-5/7--7--7-|-5--7--7/10---9-|-5--5--5--------------------------------------| e |-----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------| Bridge %% w/Rhy. Fig. 3 1. No one but me can save myself but it's too late 2. Yesterday seems as though it never existed 1. Now I can't think, think why I should even try. 2. Death greats me warm, now I will just say goodbye. w/Rhy. Fig. 3 sl sl e |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------| Gtr I b |-7/8--9--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^^^-|-7--7-----------12--12-| g |-----------------|----------------------|-------7^^^^^^---------| Gtr II d |-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--11^^^^^^-|-7--7--7^^^^^^--12--12-| a |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------| e |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------------| N.C. (no chord) sl sl e |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| b |-12--10--10--10--8--8--8--7--7--7----|-7/8--8--8^^^^^^-|-7/8--8--12--10^^^^| g |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| d |-12--11--11--11--9--9--9--7--7--7--9-|-7/9--9--9^^^^^^-|-7/9--9--12--10^^^^| a |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| e |-------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| N.C. D.S.al CODA II %% e |------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| b |-------------------7--7-|-7----5--5--5----3--3--3----2--2--2----3-|| Gtr I g |-11--11--11^^^^^^--7--7-|-7----6--6--6----4--4--4----2--2--2----4-|| Gtr II d |--7---7---8^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------|| Gtr II a |--9---9---9^^^^^^-------|-----------------------------------------|| e |------------------------|-----------------------------------------|| $ CODA II N.C. e | ------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------| b |.------------------|--------------------|-------------7--------------------| g | -------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------| d |.-------------9--9-|-------------12--11-|-------------7--------------------| a | -------------7--7-|-------------10---9-|-------------5--9--9--9--7--7--7--| e | -0--0--0--0-------|-0--0--0--0---------|-0--0--0--0-----------------------| e |----------------------------------- || b |-----------------------------------.|| g |--------------------------------4-- || d |-9--7--7--7--5--5--5--4--4--4--(5)-.|| a |----------------------------------- || e |----------------------------------- || Rhy. Fig. 4 Two Gtrs. Gtr II to left of ! Riff A Gtr I sl sl e |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| b |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| g |--------------|--------------------------|------------|--------------------| d |------/4--2!5-|-(2/5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------| a |-2!5----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------|--------5--4--2/5---| e |--------------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------|--------------------| sl sl e |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| b |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| g |--------|------------|--------------------------|------------| d |--------|----/4--2!5-|-(2!5)--4--2--------------|----/4--2!5-| a |-4------|-2----------|--------5--4--2!5--4------|-4----------| e |-5--2/5-|-3----------|-------------------5--2!5-|-5----------| w/Rhy. Fig. 4 & Riff A (till fade) ) ) ) ) lead gtr. sl / / / / e |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------| b |----------------------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------| g |----------------------||-------|-----------------7--9--9--9--9-|-----------| d |-(2!5)--7--5--4--2--4-||-------|----------/9--9----------------|-----------| a |--------5--4--2-------||-------|-------------------------------|-----------| e |-----------------5--2-||-------|-------------------------------|-----------| )\ full / \ P H H P H H e |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------| b |--------------------------7-|-7--8--7--8--7-----7--8--7----|-7--8--7----10-| g |-(9)--9--(9)--7--9--9--9----|----------------7-----------7-|----------7----| d |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------| a |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------| e |----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------| sl H e |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| b |-10--8--10/|12--10--8--8--10--8--7-|-8--10-----8-------|-------------------| g |-----------|-----------------------|--------9-----9--7-|-------------7--9--| d |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-7--9--9--9--------| a |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| e |-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------| )\ full ) f ) f ) f ) f / \ / P / P / P / P e |-----------------------------|----7----------7---------7-------------------| b |-----------------------------|------10-7-------10-7------10-7-----7--10-7--| g |-9--(9)--7--9--7--7-----7--9-|-9----------9----------9---------9-----------| d |---------------------9-------|---------------------------------------------| a |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| e |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| )f )f )f )f / P / P / P / P P P e |-----------------7-----------7-----------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7-------| b |----7--10--7--------10-7--------10-7-------|-------10-----------------10---| g |-9------------9-----------9-----------9----|-------------------------------| d |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| a |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| e |-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| P P P P P P P e |-7--10-7--10-7------7-|-10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--10-7--10-7------7--| b |----------------10----|-------10-----------------10-----------------10-----| g |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| a |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| e |----------------------|----------------------------------------------------| )f )f / / e |-10--10--10--8--7--8--7-----|-7--------------------------------------------| b |-------------------------10-|----10--8--10--8--7--8--7-----7---------------| g |----------------------------|---------------------------9-----9--7---------| d |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| P P e |---------------------|-------7----------------|----------------------------| b |----------8--7-----7-|-8-10----10--8--7-------|----------8--7-----7--------| g |----------------9----|-------------------9--7-|----------------9-----------| d |-7--9--9-------------|------------------------|-7--9--9--------------------| a |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| e |---------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| e |--------7--8--7^^^^^^--7--8-|-10--8--7--8--7------7------------------------| b |-8--10----------------------|-----------------10-----10--8--10--8--7-------| g |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------|--------------------------7-----------| b |-8--7-----7-------------------------|----------------7--8--10-----10--8--7-| g |-------9-----9--7--9--7--6--7--6----|-------6--7--9------------------------| d |----------------------------------9-|-7--9---------------------------------| a |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| )f )f )f )f P / / / / e |--------------------7--------------------|------------| b |-8--7-----7--8--10-----10--8--7--8--7--9-|------------| g |-------9---------------------------------|-9--9--9--9-| d |-----------------------------------------|------------| a |-----------------------------------------|------------| e |-----------------------------------------|------------| full 3/4 1/2 1/4 )----------------------............_____ / (gradual release) ----. P e |------------------------------------------------------|----------10--10--10| b |------------------------------------------------------|-----------7---7---7| g |-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--7----|-7---------7---7---7| d |----------------------------------------------------9-|----x--x------------| a |------------------------------------------------------|----x--x------------| e |------------------------------------------------------|--------------------| )f )f )f / / / P e |----------10--10--10-------|-10--10--10---------|--------------------------| b |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7--10--10-|-10^^^^^^--10-7-----7--8--| g |-----------7---7---7-------|--7---7---7---------|-----------------9--------| d |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------| a |-x--x--x--------------x--x-|--------------------|--------------------------| e |---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| H P e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| b |-7--8--7-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| g |----------9--7-----7^^^^^^-----7-|-9--7-----7------------------------------| d |----------------9-----------9----|-------9-----9--7--9--7-----7------------| a |---------------------------------|-------------------------9-----9--7------| e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| sl P P P e |--------------------------------------|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12-----| b |-----------------------------------12-|---------12----------------------12-| g |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| d |--------------------------------------|------------------------------------| a |-9--7--5--7--5-----5--5--5--5--7/-----|------------------------------------| e |----------------7---------------------|------------------------------------| P P P P P e |-12--15--12--14--12------12-|-15--12------12--15--12--14--12------12--15---| b |---------------------12-----|---------12----------------------12-----------| g |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| a |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------| P P P e |-12--14--12------12-|-17--14------14--------------------|------------------| b |-------------12-----|---------15------------------------|--------, -------| g |--------------------|-------------------//----//----//--|-------- / -------| d |--------------------|-----------------------------------|-------- '-------| a |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------| e |--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------| P P P P P e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-| b |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----| g |----------------------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------------------------------------------| a |----------------------------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------------------------------------------| P P P P P e |-19--15------15--19--15--17--15------15--19--15--17--15------15-| b |---------17----------------------17----------------------17-----| g |----------------------------------------------------------------| d |----------------------------------------------------------------| a |----------------------------------------------------------------| e |----------------------------------------------------------------| )f )f )f )f P / / / / e |-21--17------17-------------------|---------------|--22--22--22--22--| b |---------19-----------------------|------, ------|------------------| g |------------------//----//----//--|------ / ------|------------------| d |----------------------------------|------ '------|------------------| a |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------| e |----------------------------------|---------------|------------------| )f )f )f )f )\ f / / / / / \ e |-22--22--22--22^^^^^^--22--(22)--19-|-22--20--19--20--19--17--19--17--15---| b |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| g |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| d |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e |-17--15--14-|-15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10--9--10--9--7-|-9--7------7----| b |------------|---------------------------------------------|-------10-----10| g |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------| d |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------| a |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------| e |------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------| )f )---... f )f / / \ / e |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------| b |-8--10--8--7--8--7----|-7-----7--7--7--7-|---------------------7--7--| g |--------------------9-|----9-------------|-9---9--(9)--(9)--9--------| d |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------| a |----------------------|------------------|-----/---/-----------------| e |----------------------|------------------|---------------------------| )f )\ f )\ f )\ f )f )f / / \ P / \ P / \ P / / e |-----7---------------------------|-----------------------------------------| b |-10-----10--(10)--7--------------|-10--(10)--7--10--(10)--7--10--10--10--10| g |----------------------//----//---|-----------------------------------------| d |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| a |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| e |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| P P P P e |-10--7----------------------------------------------|----------------------| b |--------10--7------7--10--7-------------------------|----------------------| g |---------------10------------9--7-----7--9--7-----7-|----------------------| d |-----------------------------------9-----------9----|-7--7--9--7-----------| a |----------------------------------------------------|-------------9--8--7--| e |----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| sl sl P e |--------------------|----------------------------------------------12--15--| b |--------------------|--------------11--12--13--12------12--14--15----------| g |--------------------|-7--9--11/14------------------14----------------------| d |---------------7--9-|------------------------------------------------------| a |-5-----5--7/9-------|------------------------------------------------------| e |----7---------------|------------------------------------------------------| P P P P P e |-(15)--12------12--15--12--15--12------12--15--12--15--12------12-| b |-----------15----------------------15----------------------15-----| g |------------------------------------------------------------------| d |------------------------------------------------------------------| a |------------------------------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------------------------------------------| Bend lower notes /-------------\ )f )f )f )f fade out. / / / / e |-----------------------------|| b |-15--15--15--15--------------|| g |-14--14--14--14--------------|| d |-----------------------------|| a |-----------------------------|| e 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