#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 22:52:24 -0400 From: Justin Holton Subject: s/staind/its_been_awhile.tab Artist: Staind Song: It's been awhile Tabbed by: Justin Holton (method36man@hotmail.com) ***This is the updated version of this song*** For the electric part the guitar is in Dropped Db, but=20 the acoustic is in Standard Eb tuning. (NOTE: Since we tune down I'll refer to a chord by its tonality. This=20 means while you'll be fingering a "C" chord, it will=20 actually sound out as "B".) I have two different sections; Section 1 is for someone who wants to an acoustic version, Section 2 is for a band who plans on playing the electric version. **SECTION 1** (standard Eb tuning, strum the chorus and bridge)=20 INTRO/VERSES: (Let ring throughout) G#sus4 B =20 eb|-------0--------------------------| Bb|---3------3-------------1--0------| Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---| Db|-2---2----------------------------| Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------| Eb|----------------------------------| F#5M? G#7sus4 (Db?) ----------------------------------|| --------------------------3p1-----|| ---0----0-------------0-------0---|| -----4-----4--0-----2---2-------2-|| -----------------0----------------|| -3--------------------------------|| CHORUS:=20 G#sus4 B F# Db BRIDGE: F# Db G#sus4 chord fingerings.. G#sus4 - x02030 B - x32010 F# - 320033 Db - xx0232 __________________________________________ **SECTION 2** Part I - INTRO/VERSES: (Let ring throughout) Guitar 1 (Clean Electric) G#sus4 B =20 eb|-------0--------------------------| Bb|---3------3-------------1--0------| Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---| Db|-2---2----------------------------| Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------| Db|----------------------------------| F#5M? G#7sus4 (Db?) ----------------------------------|| --------------------------3p1-----|| ---0----0-------------0-------0---|| -----4-----4--0-----2---2-------2-|| -----------------0----------------|| -5--------------------------------|| Guitar 2 (Acoustic Let Ring) G#sus4 B eb|-------0---------------0----------| Bb|-------3---------------1----------| Gb|---2-------2------0--------0----0-| Db|---2-------2----------------------| Ab|-0---0---0---0--3---3---------3---| Eb|----------------------------------| F# D ---------3----------------0-------| ---------3----------------3-------| --0---0----0---0------2------2----| ----0--------0-----0----0------0--| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| Part II - CHORUS * On this part the acoustic strums G#sus4 B F# Db * Guitar 3 (Overdriven Electric) G#5 B5 =20 eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|----------------------------------| Db|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-| Ab|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-| Db|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-| F#5 G# (Db fill) ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ------------------7--7/5-5/4--4-4-| -5-----5----5-7---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-| -5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2-2-| -5-----5----5-7---0--0---0----0-0-| At the end of the chorus play this instead F#5 G# (Db fill) ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ------------------7--7/5-5/4--4---| -5-----5----5-7---0--0-0-0-0--0---| -5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2---| -5-----5----5-7---0--0---0----0---| Part III - Bridge F#5 Db5 =20 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-| G#5 ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| -7------7-------7-----7--7--------| -7------7-------7-----7--7--------| -7------7-------7-----7--7--------| Guitar 4 - Solo/repeated fill during=20 the bridge (whatever you want to call it) eb|----------------------------------| Bb|----------------------------------| Gb|-12~--9/12\9\7---7-------7/9\7\5--| Db|----------------------------------| Ab|-10~--7/10\7\5---5-------5/7\5\3--| Db|----------------------------------| ------------0--------0------------| ---------------3---------3--------| -5-----5----------0----------0----| --------------------------------2-| -3-----3--------------------------| ----------------------------------| ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C0C5FE.78F71E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Artist: Staind
Song: It's = been=20 awhile
Tabbed by: Justin Holton (
method36man@hotmail.com
)
 
   ***This is the = updated version=20 of this song***

For the electric part the guitar = is in=20 Dropped Db, but
the acoustic is in Standard Eb tuning. (NOTE: Since=20 we
tune down I'll refer to a chord by its tonality. This
means = while=20 you'll be fingering a "C" chord, it will
actually sound out as "B".) = I have=20 two different sections;
Section 1 is for someone who wants to an = acoustic=20 version,
Section 2 is for a band who plans on playing the=20 electric
version.
 
**SECTION 1**
 (standard Eb = tuning, strum=20 the chorus and bridge)
 
INTRO/VERSES: (Let ring = throughout)
 
  =20 G#sus4         =20 B            =     =20
eb|-------0--------------------------|
Bb|---3------3-------------= 1--0------|
Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---|
Db|-2---2-------= ---------------------|
Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------|
Eb|--= --------------------------------|
 
 F#5M?         = ; =20 G#7sus4=20 (Db?)
----------------------------------||
------------------------= --3p1-----||
---0----0-------------0-------0---||
-----4-----4--0--= ---2---2-------2-||
-----------------0----------------||
-3--------= ------------------------||
 

CHORUS:
 G#sus4 B F# = Db
 
BRIDGE:
 F# Db G#sus4
 
 
 
chord fingerings..
G#sus4 -=20 x02030
B      - = x32010
F#    =20 - 320033
Db     -=20 xx0232
__________________________________________
 

**SECTION 2**
 
Part I - INTRO/VERSES: (Let ring=20 throughout)
 Guitar 1 (Clean Electric)
  =20 G#sus4         =20 B            =     =20
eb|-------0--------------------------|
Bb|---3------3-------------= 1--0------|
Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---|
Db|-2---2-------= ---------------------|
Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------|
Db|--= --------------------------------|
 
 F#5M?        = ;  =20 G#7sus4=20 (Db?)
----------------------------------||
------------------------= --3p1-----||
---0----0-------------0-------0---||
-----4-----4--0--= ---2---2-------2-||
-----------------0----------------||
-5--------= ------------------------||
 

 Guitar 2 (Acoustic Let=20 Ring)
   =20 G#sus4        =20 B
eb|-------0---------------0----------|
Bb|-------3---------------= 1----------|
Gb|---2-------2------0--------0----0-|
Db|---2-------2= ----------------------|
Ab|-0---0---0---0--3---3---------3---|
Eb|-= ---------------------------------|
 
 =20 F#            = ;  =20 D
---------3----------------0-------|
---------3----------------3--= -----|
--0---0----0---0------2------2----|
----0--------0-----0----= 0------0--|
----------------------------------|
-------------------= ---------------|
 
 
 
Part II - CHORUS
 * On this part the = acoustic=20 strums
        G#sus4 B F# Db=20 *
 
 Guitar 3 (Overdriven=20 Electric)
   =20 G#5           =20 B5            = ;    =20
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------= ----------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7---7-= -0-10------10---10-0-|
Ab|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-|
Db|-7= -----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-|
 
 F#5         = G# =20 (Db=20 fill)
----------------------------------|
-------------------------= ---------|
------------------7--7/5-5/4--4-4-|
-5-----5----5-7---0-= -0-0-0-0--0-0-|
-5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2-2-|
-5-----5----5-7= ---0--0---0----0-0-|
 
 At the end of the chorus play this=20 instead
 F#5         = G# =20 (Db=20 fill)
----------------------------------|
-------------------------= ---------|
------------------7--7/5-5/4--4---|
-5-----5----5-7---0-= -0-0-0-0--0---|
-5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2---|
-5-----5----5-7= ---0--0---0----0---|
 
 
 
Part III - Bridge
 =20 F#5           &nbs= p; =20 Db5           &nbs= p;   =20
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-|
 
 G#5
----------------------------------|
------= ----------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-= 7------7-------7-----7--7--------|
-7------7-------7-----7--7--------|=
-7------7-------7-----7--7--------|
 
  Guitar 4 - Solo/repeated fill during=20
   the bridge (whatever you want to call=20 it)
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------= -------------|
Gb|-12~--9/12\9\7---7-------7/9\7\5--|
Db|----------= ------------------------|
Ab|-10~--7/10\7\5---5-------5/7\5\3--|
Db= |----------------------------------|
 
------------0--------0------------|
---------------3---= ------3--------|
-5-----5----------0----------0----|
--------------= ------------------2-|
-3-----3--------------------------|
---------= -------------------------|
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