Artist: Godsmack
Album: The Other Side
Song Name: Spiral(acoustic version)
Tuning: Drop D,low to high(DADGBe)
E-mail: callmeparnoid@aol.com
**Quick overview to see how its played at bottom of page**
Riffs used in song:
((Optional intro i added))-this is the original intro to "Spiral" that was on the
cd "Awake"... but this intro is not featured on the acoustic album,"The Other Side",
but add it in if you want to
e|14-17-15-14---14-17-15-14-12--|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
((Riff 1))
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10---10---10--|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----0----0|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
((Riff 2))-""same as riff 1 but slightly altered""
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--11-10h11p10------10--13-10h11p10------------------------|
G|------------------12-------------------12---------------------|
D|0---0----------------0----0---------------10-9h10p9----9------|
A|----------------------------------------------------12---12--0|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
((Riff 3))
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
((Riff 4))-""same as riff 3 but very slighty altered""
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
((Riff 5))-""same as riff 4 but very slighty altered""
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-----12----------------|
((Riff 6))
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
((Riff 7))
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
((Riff 8))
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
((Riff 9))-""very similar to Riffs 1 and 2""
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10------------|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
((Riff 10))-""very similar to Riffs 1 and 2""
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-9h10p9----9------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12---12---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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Intro:Play Riff 1 alone once, then continue to play through out the intro
only, 2 more times ((3 times all together in the intro))
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10---10---10--|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----0----0|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-----12----------------|
Verse #1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-----12----------------|
Verse #2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/godsmack/spiral_acoustic_tab.html ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
Chorus #1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10------------|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-9h10p9----9------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12---12---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10------------|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-9h10p9----9------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12---12---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10------------|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-9h10p9----9------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12---12---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10---11-10h11p10-------10---13-10h11p10-------10------------|
G|-------------------12---------------------12------------------|
D|0----0-----------------0----0-----------------0----0----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10-9h10p9----9------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12---12---0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus #2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--1--1--1-1/3--3|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
A|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
D|-5--5--5-5--5--5-5/8--8--8-8--1--1|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----10--------8--7---|
A|-0---8--0--0--6--5--6|
D|-0------0--0--------6|
Verse #3/Outro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------0------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0----0--15--0-0--13-12--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0--3-------------------------------------|
D|--0--15--0-0--13-12-0--3--------------------------------------|
^^^^-strum these lost 4 notes as a chord very softly
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!(+)--(**Quickview**)--(+)!
Intro
""The Journey" intro--((optional))"
Riff 1
Riff 3
Riff 4
Riff 3
Riff 5
Verse #1
Riff 3 x2
Riff 4,3,4,3,4,3,4,3
Riff 5
Verse #2
Riff 3 x2
Riff 4,3,4,3,4
Chorus #1
Riff 6
Riff 8 x2
Riff 7
Riff 8 x8
Solo
Riff 9,10,9,10,9,10,9,10
Chorus #2
Riff 6
Riff 8 x2
Riff 7
Riff 8 x8
Verse #3/Outro
Riff 3,4,3,4,3,4,3,4,3
1st half of Riff 1, then strum at the end
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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