Sevendust - Black Tab

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Intro uses a trem effect set to 16th note with wah.
  (0:00-0:08) Intro 1 (121212 and 10101010 are 12's not 1's and 2's)

  eb                                                            
  Bb                                                            
  Gb                                                            2x
  Db        121212 10101010101010  000000                       
  Ab                                                            
  Db 000000                               121212 10101010101010 

    Intro 2  (0:08-0:26)      4x                 2x                       2x

  eb                                                            
  Bb                                                            
  Gb    /7 /7 /7 /7 /7    /9 /9 /9 /9 /9    /11 /11 /11 /11 /11 
  Db     0  0  0  0  0     0  0  0  0  0     0   0   0  /0   0  
  Ab    /5 /5 /5 /5 /5    /7 /7 /7 /7 /7    /9  /9  /9  /9  /9  
  Db 00                00                00                     
   **                 **                 **

  (0:27-1:00) Verse

  eb                                                     the 4th time on  this 20
  Bb                                                     riff Clint plays  the
  Gb      3         /5 5                              4x intro effect  behind
  Db    0 1         /3 3 0                               the 0's
  Ab    0 1         /3 3 0                            
  Db 00 0 1         /3 3 0  00 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 0 this last 0 carries
   **   ^                 ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** * over to the first = 0's
        let ring

  (1:01-1:05) Fill between Verse

  eb                                              
  Bb                                              
  Gb    5/7     /7 /7 /7 /7 /7     /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 1x
  Db    0 0      0  0  0  0  0      0  0  0  0  0 
  Ab    3/5     /5 /5 /5 /5 /5     /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 
  Db 00      00                 00                
   **      **                 **

  (1:06-1:15) Verse

  eb                                                  
  Bb                                                  
  Gb      3         /5 5                              1x
  Db    0 1         /3 3 0                            
  Ab    0 1         /3 3 0                            
  Db 00 0 1         /3 3 0  00 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 0
   **   ^                 ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** *
        let ring

  (1:15-1:24) Pre-Chorus

  eb                                           
  Bb                            3              
  Gb      3         /5 5        2          5/7 1x
  Db    0 1         /3 3 0      0          0 0 
  Ab    0 1         /3 3 0      0          3/5 
  Db 00 0 1         /3 3 0      0       00     
   **   ^              ^      ^       **
        let ring      let ring

  (1:24-1:41) Chorus

  eb                          
  Bb                          
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    5/7
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0 0
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    3/5
  Db 00                 00    
   **                 **


  eb                           
  Bb                           
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    9/10
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    7/8 
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    7/8 
  Db 00                 00 7/8 
   **                 **


  eb                                        
  Bb                                        
  Gb    10  10  10   5/7    7   7   7    5/7 2x
  Db    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    0 0
  Ab    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    3/5
  Db 88 8 8 8 8 8 00 3/5 55 5 5 5 5 5 00    
   **   *   *   **     **   *   *   **

  (1:42-1:46) Post-Chorus

  eb                                      
  Bb                                      
  Gb    /7 /7 /7 /7 /7     /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 1x
  Db     0  0  0  0  0      0  0  0  0  0 
  Ab    /5 /5 /5 /5 /5     /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 
  Db 00                 00                
   **                 **

  (1:47-2:13) Verse

  eb                                                  
  Bb                                                  
  Gb      3         /5 5                              4x
  Db    0 1         /3 3 0                            
  Ab    0 1         /3 3 0                            
  Db 00 0 1         /3 3 0  00 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 0 this last 0 carries
   **   ^                 ** ** ** ** *** ** ** ** * over to the first =
0's
        let ring


  (2 13 2 22) Pre Chorus
  eb                                           
  Bb                            3              
  Gb      3         /5 5        2          5/7 1x
  Db    0 1         /3 3 0      0          0 0 
  Ab    0 1         /3 3 0      0          3/5 
  Db 00 0 1         /3 3 0      0       00     
   **   ^              ^      ^       **
        let ring      let ring

(2:22-2:39) Chorus

  eb                          
  Bb                          
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    5/7
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0 0
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    3/5
  Db 00                 00    
   **                 **


  eb                           
  Bb                           
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    9/10
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    7/8 
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    7/8 
  Db 00                 00 7/8 
   **                 **


  eb                                        
  Bb                                        
  Gb    10  10  10   5/7    7   7   7    5/7 2x
  Db    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    0 0
  Ab    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    3/5
  Db 88 8 8 8 8 8 00 3/5 55 5 5 5 5 5 00    
   **   *   *   **     **   *   *   **

  (2:40-2:46)

  eb                          
  Bb                          
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    5/7 3x
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0 0
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    3/5
  Db 00                 00    
   **                 **


  (2 47 2 48)
  eb                           
  Bb                           
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 3x
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
  Db 00                        
   **

  (2:49-3:09)              SOLO TIME: with wah

  eb                                                                    
  Bb                                                                    
  Gb                                                                    
  Db     12 (12)10/12  10    12      0 0 12 (12)10/12          8      
  Ab                                                                    
  Db 00                                                  10             
   **

  eb                                                                       
  Bb                                                                       
  Gb x x           x x                        x x 10   12  10 12b 13b12b12  
  Db x x           x x       10   10    12    x x                          
  Ab      8    10      10/12                                               
  Db                                                                       

    =20

  eb                                              8         8          10  
  Bb             13                                 6 8/10    10 10/13     
  Gb 10 12  12b     12b    (12) 10 12    1210                             
  Db                                           12                          
  Ab                                                                       
  Db                                                                       

=20

  eb                                                                       
  Bb 10/1310  13b   13                                           13b  13b  
  Gb                    12   12b  (12)10    10  12  12b  (12) 10          
  Db                                      12                               
  Ab                                                                       
  Db                                                                       

  (3:06-3:33) Chorus

  eb                          
  Bb                           Chorus stars during the 20
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    5/7  end of the solo;
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    0 0  13b is kept bent during
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    3/5  beginning of the chorus
  Db 00                 00    
   **                 **
 =20

  eb                           
  Bb                           
  Gb    7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7    9/10
  Db    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0    7/8 
  Ab    5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5    7/8 
  Db 00                 00 7/8 
   **                 **
 =20

  eb                                        
  Bb                                        
  Gb    10  10  10   5/7    7   7   7    5/7 2x
  Db    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    0 0
  Ab    8   8   8    3/5    5   5   5    3/5
  Db 88 8 8 8 8 8 00 3/5 55 5 5 5 5 5 00    
   **   *   *   **     **   *   *   **

  (3:33-3:50)       4x                 2x                      2x

  eb                                                            
  Bb                                                            
  Gb    /7 /7 /7 /7 /7    /9 /9 /9 /9 /9    /11 /11 /11 /11 /11 
  Db     0  0  0  0  0     0  0  0  0  0     0   0   0  /0   0  
  Ab    /5 /5 /5 /5 /5    /7 /7 /7 /7 /7    /9  /9  /9  /9  /9  
  Db 00                00                00                     
   **                 **                 **


    (3 50 3 51)
  eb       
  Bb       1x
  Gb       
  Db       
  Ab       
  Db 2 1 0 
   * * *

  (3:51-4:08) Outro

  eb                  
  Bb                       repeat alot and Fade with some
  Gb                7 ?x   of the intro effect in the background
  Db                0 
  Ab                5 
  Db 000 00 00 00 0   
   *** ** ** ** *

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eb
Bb
Gb		2x
Db	121212 10101010101010 000000
Ab
Db	000000 121212 10101010101010

eb
Bb
Gb	/7 /7 /7 /7 /7	/9 /9 /9 /9 /9	/11 /11 /11 /11 /11
Db	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 /0 0
Ab	/5 /5 /5 /5 /5	/7 /7 /7 /7 /7	/9 /9 /9 /9 /9
Db	00	00	00

eb			the 4th time on this 20
Bb			riff Clint plays the
Gb	3	/5 5	4x intro effect behind
Db	0 1	/3 3 0	the 0's
Ab	0 1	/3 3 0
Db	00 0 1	/3 3 0 00 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 0	this last 0 carries

eb
Bb
Gb	5/7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9	1x
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab	3/5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7
Db	00 00 00

eb
Bb	3
Gb	3	/5 5 2		5/7	1x
Db	0 1	/3 3 0	0	0 0
Ab	0 1	/3 3 0	0	3/5
Db	00 0 1	/3 3 0	0	00

eb
Bb
Gb	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5/7
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3/5
Db	00 00

eb
Bb
Gb	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9/10
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/8
Ab	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7/8
Db	00 00 7/8

eb
Bb
Gb	10 10 10 5/7 7 7 7 5/7	2x
Db	8 8 8 3/5 5 5 5 0 0
Ab	8 8 8 3/5 5 5 5 3/5
Db	88 8 8 8 8 8 00 3/5 55 5 5 5 5 5 00

eb
Bb
Gb	/7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9	1x
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab	/5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7
Db	00 00

(2	13 2	22) Pre Chorus
eb
Bb	3
Gb	3		/5 5 2		5/7	1x
Db	0 1		/3 3 0	0	0 0
Ab	0 1		/3 3 0	0	3/5
Db	00 0 1		/3 3 0	0	00

(2	47 2	48)
eb
Bb
Gb	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7		3x
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ab	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Db	00

eb
Bb
Gb	x x x x x x 10 12 10 12b 13b12b12
Db	x x x x 10 10 12 x x
Ab	8 10 10/12
Db

eb	8 8 10
Bb	13 6 8/10 10 10/13
Gb	10 12 12b 12b (12) 10 12 1210
Db	12
Ab
Db

eb
Bb	10/1310 13b 13 13b 13b
Gb	12 12b (12)10 10 12 12b (12) 10
Db	12
Ab
Db

eb
Bb		Chorus stars during the 20
Gb	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5/7	end of the solo;
Db	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	13b is kept bent during
Ab	5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3/5	beginning of the chorus
Db	00 00

eb
Bb		repeat alot and Fade with some
Gb	7	?x of the intro effect in the background
Db	0
Ab	5
Db	000 00 00 00 0