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Thoughtless – Korn/Evanescence
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Tabbed by: Silent Steel
Email: big_red_strat@hotmail.com
Tuning: D A D G B E (Drop D)
Intro to Evanescence version:
Acoustic or Electric Clean
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out
D|-4---4---4---6---7---7---9---11---2---2---4---2---0---0---0---2------------| the lyrics
A|---4---4---4---4---7---7---7----7---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----------| then with
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| them.
All of my hate cannot be bound, I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Oh, you can try to tear me down, beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/OR\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Intro to Korn version:
Light Distortion, heavy bass
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| For this
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| intro,
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ignore the
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x’s (muted
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| strings)
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3--------------| in the verse
Verse 1 for all versions
Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
e|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this
G|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out
D|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| the lyrics
A|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| then with
D|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| them.
Thumbin’ through the pages of my fantasies
Pushing all the mercy down, down, down.
I wanna see you try to take a swing at me
Come on, gonna put you on the ground, ground, ground.
Prechorus for all versions
Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
{Triplet}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6---x--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6--x---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-x----6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
Why are you tryin’ to make fun of me, you think it’s funny, what the fuck you think it’s doin to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me, I want your cryin’, want your dirty ass in front of me
Chorus for all versions
Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
All of my hate cannot be bound, I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Oh, you can try to tear me down, beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…
Verse 2 for all versions
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/evanescence/thoughtless_tab_ver_5.html ]
Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| the lyrics
A|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| then with
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| them.
Thumbin’ through the pages of my fantasies
I’m above you smiling as you drown, drown, drown
I wanna kill and rape you the way you raped me
And I’ll pull the trigger and you’re down, down, down.
Prechorus for all versions
Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
{Triplet}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6---x--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6--x---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-x----6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------|
Why are you tryin’ to make fun of me, you think it’s funny, what the fuck you think it’s doin to me?
You take your turn lashing out at me, I want your cryin’, want your dirty ass in front of me
Chorus for all versions
Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
All of my hate cannot be bound, I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Oh, you can try to tear me down, beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…
Bridge for all versions
Light Distortion, lots of overdrive
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(repeat this indefinitely, bending-------|
D|-0----------------0----------------second string back and forth)-----------|
All my friends, are gone, they died.
They all screamed, and cried…
Solo
Heavy distortion, as in verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat as
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| desired…
A|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------|
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------|
I’m gonna take you down! Gonna take you down!
Chorus for all versions
Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0| 2x
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0|
All of my hate cannot be bound, I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
Oh, you can try to tear me down, beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…
If you want to, you can just end the song on a powerful open D A D chord,
or you can go back to each version’s respective intro and fade just fade
it out. Personal preference.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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