Skillet - Savior Tab

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Words by John Cooper

Music by John Cooper
Transcribed by Chris Flippo

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted 2 '

 Intro  Q=105
  N.C.                       Bb5                      F/Bb
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E.   S S E   S E  E  E E   E.   S +S  S E +S  E   S S E S

                                                            
                                                            
                        2                             2 2 2 
   0      2h3p  2            3    3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3   3 3 3 3 
        0         3 (3)   0  1    1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1   1 1 1 1 
                                                            
|
| Gtr II
| <          <         <
| E  E   E   E   Q     E E   E  E   +Q       E    E   Q

   5          3         1                                   
                                1   (1)      1    3         
                                                      3     
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            

  N.C.                       F5/CF/C     C5 Am7/C
  E.   S S E   S E  E  E E   Q   S E   S Q  S E S

                                                  
                                                  
                        2        2 2   2    2 2 2 
   0      2h3p  2            3   3 3   3 5  5 5 5 
        0         3 (3)   0  3   3 3   3 3  3 3 3 
                                                  
|
| <          <         <
| E  E   E   E   Q     E E   Q.      E   Q  Q

   5          3         1    1       0   1        
                                            1     
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

  N.C.                       Bb5                      F/Bb
  E.   S S E   S E  E  E E   E.   S +S  S E +S  E   S S E S

                                                            
                                                            
                        2                             2 2 2 
   0      2h3p  2            3    3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3   3 3 3 3 
        0         3 (3)   0  1    1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1   1 1 1 1 
                                                            
|
| <          <         <
| E  E   E   E   Q     E E   E  E   +Q       E    E   Q

   5          3         1                                   
                                1   (1)      1    3         
                                                      3     
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            

  N.C.                       F5
  E.   S S E   S E  E  E E   W

                                  
                                  
                        2         
   0      2h3p  2            3    
        0         3 (3)   0  3    
                             1    
|
| <          <         <
| E  E   E   E   Q     E E   W

   5          3         1    1    
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  

   Riff    $
    D5              Bb5       D5              Bb5
    Gtr III
    S S E S E E E S S S S S   S S E S E E E S S S S S

                                                      
  o                                                  o
                                                      
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  
  o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  

 Verse
  D5
  Gtr I
  E. S S S Q  E E E    E  S S +E  E S E. S E.

                                              
                                              
                 2          2 (2)     2    2  
   0    2h3    3          3         3         
      0     3      0   1          1      1    
                                              
|
| Gtr III
| >
| W                   +W

                                              
                                              
                                              
   0                  (0)                     
   0                  (0)                     
   0                  (0)                     

   E. S S S Q  E E E    E  S S +E  E +E  E E. S

                                                
                                                
                  2          2 (2)         2  2 
    0    2h3    3       0  3             3      
       0     3      0              3 (3)        
                                                
|
| +W                   +W

                                                
                                                
                                                
   (0)                 (0)                      
   (0)                 (0)                      
   (0)                 (0)                      

  N.C.
  E. S S S Q  E E E   E S S +E  E S E. E S S

                                             
                                             
                 2        2 (2)     2      2 
   0    2h3    3        3         3      3   
      0     3      0  1         1      1     
                                             

  E. S S S Q  E E E   E S S +E  E +E  E Q

                                            
                                            
                 2        2 (2)         0   
   0    2h3    3      0 3             2     
      0     3      0            3 (3)   3   
                                            

  N.C.
  E.   S S S Q   E E E   E S S +E  E S E.   S E.

                                                 
                                                 
                    2        2 (2)     2      2  
   0      2h3     3        3         3           
        0     3       0  1         1        1    
                                                 
|
| Gtr II
| <          <     <
| E  E   E   E Q   E E   E E   +Q    E    E Q

   5          3     1                            
                           1   (1)   1    3      
                                            3    
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 

  E.   S S S Q   E E E   E  S S +E  E +E  E E. S

                                                   
                                                   
                    2         2 (2)         2  2   
   0      2h3     3      0  3             3        
        0     3       0             3 (3)          
                                                   
|
| <          <     <
| E  E   E   E Q   E E   Q.         E  Q    Q

   5          3     1    1          0  1           
                                            1      
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

  N.C.
  E.   S S S Q   E E E   E S S +E  E S E.   E S S

                                                  
                                                  
                    2        2 (2)     2        2 
   0      2h3     3        3         3        3   
        0     3       0  1         1        1     
                                                  
|
| <          <     <
| E  E   E   E Q   E E   E E   +Q    E    E Q

   5          3     1                             
                           1   (1)   1    3       
                                            3     
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

                                 D5
                         Gtr III
  E.   S S S Q   E E E   S S S S E E S S S S E E

                                                  
                                                  
                    2                             
   0      2h3     3      x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0  
        0     3       0  x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0  
                         x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0  
|
| <          <     <
| E  E   E   E Q   E E   W

   5          3     1                             
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

 Chorus
  D5                    C5      Bb5     D5                    F5    E5
  S S E E S S E E E E    Q   Q  Q  Q    S S E E S S E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  

                                                                     D.S.
  D5                    C5      Bb5     D5                    F5    E5
  S S E E S S E E E E    Q   Q  Q  Q    S S E E S S E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  

   Solo
    D5                         C5      Bb5
    S  S E E  S S E E E   E     Q   Q  Q  Q

                                            
  o                                         
                                            
    0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   10  10  8  8  
  o 0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   10  10  8  8  
    0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   10  10  8  8  
|
|   Gtr IV
|   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   Q.        H          +E     Q   Q  Q  Q

                                            
  o                                         
    9        10         (10)S   2   2  3  3  
                                            
  o                                         
                                            

  D5                         F5    E5
  S  S E E  S S E E E   E    Q  Q  Q  Q

                                           
                                          o
                                           
   0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   3  3  2  2    
   0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   3  3  2  2   o
   0  0 0    0 0 0   0   0   3  3  2  2    
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q.        H          +E    Q  Q  Q  Q

                                           
                                          o
   9        10         (10)S  5  5  5  5    
                                           
                                          o
                                           

 Bridge
                          D5              Bb5
  W          W            S S E S E E E S S S S S

                                                 
                      o                         o
                                                 
                        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  
                      o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o
                        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  

                          D5              Bb5
  W          W            S S E S E E E S S S S S

                                                 
                      o                         o
                                                 
                        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  
                      o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o
                        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8  

    C5    Bb5        C5    Bb5
     Q.   H    +E     Q.   H           +E

                                            
  o                                       o  
                                            
    10    8    (8)  10    8           (8)   
  o 10    8    (8)  10    8           (8) o  
    10    8    (8)  10    8           (8)   
|
|   Gtr IV
|    W                H      S S S S Q

                                            
  o                             3   3     o  
                              3   3         
                                            
  o                                       o  
                                            

    C5  D5 C5  D5 C5  D5 C5  D5 F5
     S   E  S   E  S   E  S   E  S   S  S  S   4x

                                               
  o                                           o
                                10  10 10 10   
    10  12 10  12 10  12 10  12 10  10 10 10   
  o 10  12 10  12 10  12 10  12  8   8  8  8  o
    10  12 10  12 10  12 10  12                
|
|    E.     E.     E.     E.    +Q             4x

                                               
  o                                           o
                                               
                                               
  o                                           o
     0      2      3      5     (5)            

 Intro Riff  N.C.                   Bb5                  F/Bb
  Gtr I
  E. S S E S E  E  E E   E. S +S  S E +S  E S S E S

                                                    
                                                    
                    2                         2 2 2 
   0    2h3p2            3  3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 
      0       3 (3)   0  1  1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1 
                                                    

  N.C.                   F5/F/C   C5 Am7/C
  E. S S E S E  E  E E   Q  S E S Q  S E S

                                             
                                             
                    2       2 2 2    2 2 2   
   0    2h3p2            3  3 3 3 5  5 5 5   
      0       3 (3)   0  3  3 3 3 3  3 3 3   
                                             

  N.C.                   Bb5                  F/Bb
  E. S S E S E  E  E E   E. S +S  S E +S  E S S E S

                                                    
                                                    
                    2                         2 2 2 
   0    2h3p2            3  3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3 
      0       3 (3)   0  1  1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1 
                                                    
|
| Gtr III
| W                      W

                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    

  N.C.                   F5
  E. S S E S E  E  E E   W

                                            
                                            
                    2                       
   0    2h3p2            3                  
      0       3 (3)   0  3                  
                         1                  
|
|                             |-3-| |-3-|
| W                      H    E E E E E E

                                            
                                            
                                            
                              x x x x x x   
                              x x x x x x   
                              x x x x x x   

 Chorus x2 (with strirngs)
  D5                    C5      Bb5     D5                    F5    E5
  Gtr III
  S S E E S S E E E E    Q   Q  Q  Q    S S E E S S E E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0  3  3  2  2  
|
| Gtr IV
| W                      Q   Q  Q  Q    W                     Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                  5  5  
                                6  6                        6  6        
                         5   5                                          
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

  D5                      C5      Bb5     D5                      F5    E5
  S S E  E S S E  E E E    Q   Q  Q  Q    S S E  E S S E  E E E   Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  3  3  2  2  
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  3  3  2  2  
|
| W                        Q   Q  Q  Q    W                       Q  Q  Q  Q

                                                                      5  5  
                                  6  6                          6  6        
                           5   5                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
|
| Gtr II
| Q      E Q      E Q      W              Q      E Q      E Q     W

         13       13                           13       13                  
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            

    D5                      C5      Bb5
    S S E  E S S E  E E E    Q   Q  Q  Q

                                         
  o                                      
                                         
    0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8  
  o 0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8  
    0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0  10  10  8  8  
|
|   W                        Q   Q  Q  Q

                                         
  o                                6  6  
                            5   5        
                                         
  o                                      
                                         
|
|   Q      E Q      E Q      W

          13       13                    
  o                        13            
                                         
                                         
  o                                      
                                         

  D5                      F5     E5
  S S E  E S S E  E E E    Q  Q  Q  Q

                                         
                                        o
                                         
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0   3  3  2  2    
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0   3  3  2  2   o
   0 0 0    0 0 0    0 0   3  3  2  2    
|
| W                        Q  Q  Q  Q

                                 5  5    
                           6  6         o
                                         
                                         
                                        o
                                         
|
| Q      E Q      E Q      W

         13       13                     
                          13            o
                                         
                                         
                                        o
                                         

   Outro
    D5              Bb5         D5
    S S E S E E E S S S S S  3x S S S S E S S S S E S S S S

                                                           *
  o                         o                               *
                                                           *
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8   0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  *
  o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o  0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  *
    0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8   0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0   0 0 0 0  *

Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

   - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - CodaTempo markers -
 <e .="">
   = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16th
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2	2 2 2
0 2h3p 2	3 3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3
0 3 (3) 0	1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1

o		o

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8
o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8


2
0 2h3 3	x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0
0 3 0	x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0
	x x x x 0 0 x x x x 0 0



0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	10 10 8 8	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	10 10 8 8	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	10 10 8 8	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3 3 2 2

o

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		10 10 8 8
o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		10 10 8 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0		10 10 8 8

		o o

		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8
		o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o
		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8

o o
10 10 10 10
10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 10 10 10
o 10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12 8 8 8 8 o
10 12 10 12 10 12 10 12


2	2 2 2
0 2h3p2	3 3 (3) 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 3
0 3 (3) 0	1 1 (1) 1 1 (1) 1 1 1 1 1
		*
o o		*
		*
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8 o		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 8		0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *