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It’s Been Awhile-Staind
Break The Cycle
Arr. for
Drop Db
Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro:
Fig 1.
e-------0---------------------------------------------------------
b---3---3---3------0-----1---0------------------------------------
g---2---------2----0-0-------------0---0----------------7p5-------
d-2---2---------2--x-------------4---4-----4--------5-------5-----
a-0---0------------3---3---------5-----------5----7---7-------7---
d--------------------------------5--------------0-----------------
Verses: Fig 1.
Riff A
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------10-----------------8------------8-------------------------
g------------12--------9--------------------9------9--7----7--9---
d--12-------------10-------------7---7----------10----------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
Riff B
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-9----11h12---12---11h12----12----11h12---11h12p11---11h12p11p9--
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
e-0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0---3---3-3--3-3------------------------
b-1---1---1-1---1---1---1-1---3---3-3--3-3------------------------
g-2---2---2-2---0---0---0-0---0---0-0--0-0-----5--5\4--4/5--5-----
d-2---2---2-2---2---2---2-2---0---0-0--0-0--x--0--0-0--0-0--0-----
a-0---0---0-0---3---3---3-3---x---x-x--x-x--x--3--3\2--2/3--3-----
d-----------------------------5---5-5--5-5--x--0--0-0--0-0--0-----
Bridge:
e-3---------------------------------------------------------------
b-3----------------------------------------0-----0----------------
g-0----9/12-12\9-7----7/9-9\7--5-------------5-----5--------------
d-0----x--x--x-x-x----x-x-x-x--x--7------------7-----5-4----------
a-x----7/10-10\7-5----5/7-7\5--3--0-------------------------------
d-5--------------0----0---0---------------------------------------
That’s all
i made this for one gtr, cuz not every one has
an ibanez baritone gtr
trevor jones
timmy91199@yahoo.ca
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Author/Artist: Staind
Title: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
Electric Guitar Tuning - Tune down : Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb
Acoustic Guitar Tuning - Tune down half step : Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Hint : If you tune your electric guitar to Drop D (down 1/2 step)
and move everything up 1 string and use the chorus of the second
tab it will sound pretty good too.
Intro/Verse -
Electric - (clean)
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------0-----------------|
------12-------14p12---------9---------10p9-------|
----------------------0-----10---------------10\--|
-14-------14-------------0--10-----10-------------|
--0--------0--------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
-----0------0----------------------7p5----------|
-4------4------4-------------5-----------5------|
-4----------------5-------7-----7------------7--|
-5---------------------0------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic - (sorry, I forgot the chord names)
-------------------------------------------------|
-----------3------------------------3------------|
-----2---------2------------0-----------0-----0--|
--------2---------2--0---------------------2-----|
-0----------------------3-------3----------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|
--------3--------------------3------------|
-------------0-----0-------------0-----0--|
-0---0----------0-----0---0---------2-----|
------------------------------------------|
-3----------------------------------------|
Chorus -
Guitar 1 - (electric) * = the slide is a long slide
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--|
-14---14\---0--5---5--0--5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--|
-12---12\---0--3---3--0----------------------------0--|
Bridge -
Guitar 1 (electric) -
----------------------------------------------0~-------0~-----------|
-12----9/12--12\--9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~-------5~-0~-----|
-------------------------------------------0--------7~----------4~--|
-10----7/10--10\--7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0------------------------|
--0---------------0--0-------------0--0-----------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro -
Electric - (clean)
End on this chord -
------||
------||
-4~~--||
-4~~--||
-5~~--||
------||
Acoustic -
End on this chord -
------||
------||
------||
-0~~--||
-2~~--||
-3~~--||
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My 2nd version =
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Author/Artist: Staind
Title: Its Been Awhile (Easier Tuning)
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
Tuning: Electric = Drop D (tuned down 1/2 step - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic = Tune Down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
This even sounds better than the real way to play it!
I give some credit to the previous guy on here who
tabbed it out to begin with. (His name is Mark)
I spent 2 1/2 hours figuring this out. This is a great way to play it.
Intro/Verse - (listen to song for the rhythm)
Electric - (2) = quick notes hit at the end before switching chords or ghost notes
------------------------------|----------------------------|
--------------5~--------------|--------------1p0~----------|
------7-----------7-----------|-(0)--0-------------0-------|
-(7)------7-----------7-------|-(2)------2------------(2)--|
--0----------------------(0)--|--3-------------------------|
------------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------|-----------------3p1~----------|
-------------0~--------------|----------0-------------0------|
-4---4-----------4------(4)--|(-2)--2-------2-------------2~-|
-5-------5-----------5-------|--0----------------------------|
-5---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Acoustic Chords Figures - (in order of playing)
002230 = Asus4
030030 = Cmaj7 (I think)
320033 = G
000320 = Dsus2/4
Asus4 Cmaj7
----------------------------|------------------------------|
-------------3--------------|--------------3---------------|
-----2-----------2----------|------0-----------0-------0~--|
---------2-----------2---0~-|----------------------2-------|
-0--------------------------|--3-------3-------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------|
G Dsus2
--------------------------|-----------------------|
---------3----------------|------3----------------|
-------------0------0-----|----------0--------0~--|
-0---0----------0------0--|--0------------2-------|
--------------------------|-----------------------|
-3------------------------|-----------------------|
Chorus - (listen to the song for the rhythm)
Electric - (distortion) \ = slow slide down the fretboard
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
---------------5--5--5-----------------------7--7-----|
-7----7\---0---5--5--5---0---5--5---0--0--0--7--7--0--|
-7----7\---0---3--0--3---0---5--5---0--0--0--5--5--0--|
-7----7\---0-------------0---5--5---0--0--0--------0--|
Acoustic -
Aaron plays these chords in the chorus - (from low to high)
Play some muted strums inbetween chords sometimes to fill space.
Am = 001220
C = 032010
G = 320033
D = 000232 or D7 = 000212 (play which ever sounds best)
Bridge -
Electric -
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------0~------0~-----------|
-12----9/12--12\----9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~------5~-0~-----|
---------------------------------------------0--------7~---------4~--|
-10----7/10--10\----7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0-----------------------|
--0-----------------0--0-------------0--0----------------------------| Ending -
Electric -
End on this chord -
------||
------||
-0~~--||
-4~~--||
-5~~--||
-5----||
Acoustic -
End on this chord -
------||
------||
------||
-0~~--||
-2~~--||
-3~~--||
I hope you like this way the best because it is the best. I love this version!!
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/staind/its_been_awhile_tab_ver_18.html ]
Author -Staind
Title- Its Been A While
submitted by-Nick McclURe I know it's 100% correct cause i got
it out of the new gtr. wrld. i just got
Tuning half-step down ENJOY!!
Acoustic part
Verse part
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------3-----------------------3--------------------3------------
------2-----------2-----0------0-------0--0-0--------------0---0------
---------2-----------2--0-----------------0-0---0------------0---0----
---0-------------------------3---3--------------*---------------------
------------------------------------------------3----3----------------
let last 0
above ring for about
2 sec.
CHORUS
--------
Am C G D
----------------/-------------------3------2---------------------------
----3-----------/---1-------1-------3------3---------------------------
--0---2-0-------/---2-------0-------0------2---------------------------
----------0-----/---2-------2-------0------0---------------------------
----------------/-----------3-------2----------------------------------
----------------/-------------------3----------------------------------
And everyth... I c..ember...
Is fucked... as it..seems...
The consequen... that are rendered...
I stretched my... beyond my needs
========
STAIND - Its been a while
Tabbed by James Martin
Well i can't take most of the credit, i figured out some of it but my friend
brad did most
of the work. If you need guitar lessons go to Promusic and Sound in
Yorktown, Va and ask
for brad, he's the best.
STAIND uses a baritone guitar but this song can be played on a regular E-e
guitar also
tuning
Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb
Intro and verse: "and its been a while"
--------0----------------------------------------
------3---3-----------1-0---------------------3^1---
----2-------2-------0-----0---0---0---------0-----0-
--2-----------2---2-------------4---4-----2---------
----------------3-----------5---------5-0-----------
-------------------------------------------------
Chorus: "And everything i can't remember"
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------2-2-2-
-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-5-5-5-7-3-3-3-
-9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-5-5-5-7-0-0-0-
-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-3-3-3-5-0-0-0-
-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-3-3-3-5-0-0-0-
I am pretty sure that the part that goes "why must i feel this way" has the
same chords as
the chorus and is probably played the same as well but i'm not sure.
There is also a little riff in there and it kinda like this
-----------------
-----------------
-9-9^7-----------
-------7-9-------
-----------7-----
-----------------
i know that this ain't exactly right but its close enough for gov't work
I think that STAIND is one of the best bands out there. If you don't have
"Dysfuntion", get it,
every song on there is awesome. And come May 8th get "Break the Cycle" too.
I don't have their
first Cd "Tormented" but i hope to get it soon and what i have heard off of
it, its good.
If you have a better tab of this i would really like to see it, because i
love this song. Email
me at kegrr@hotmail.com for corrections, questions, comments, or better tabs
of this song
STAIND ROCKS
Staind - It's Been A While
This is a rough guess, my first tab, etc.
Lead guitarist of Staind has his own tuning, so this isn't exact, but seems to sound close.
Suggestions, comments, hatemail: zi@interniq.org
Intro:
Asus : x02230
C : x32010
G : 320033
Dsus : xxx233
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3----------------1----------------3-----------------3-------
G---2------2---0----0------0---0----0--------0---0------0-----2---0-
D-----2------2--------2------2---------0-------0------0---0-----0---
A-0---------------3---------------------------------0---------------
E---------------------------------3---------------------------------
Chorus:
577xxx - A5
x355xx - C5
355xxx - G5
133xxx - F5
E----------------
B----------------
G----5-----------
D-7--5--5-----3--
A-7--3--5--x--3--
E-5-----3--x--1—
Author/Artist: staind
Title: IT's been a while
Transcribed by: mike
Email: snowbum720@hotmail.com
----------------0----------------|-----------------------|--------------------
--------3----------3-------------|-----0-------1p0-------|--------------------
---------------------------------|--0-----0----------0---|------0------0------
---------------------------------|--2-----2--------------|---4-----4------4---
----0-------0------------0---2---|--3-----3--------------|---5-----5--------5-
---------------------------------|-----------------------|---5-----5----------
its tuned down half a step, and in dropped-D
-|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-|-----------3p1------|-------------------------------------------------------
-|------0--------0----|-------------------------------------------------------
-|----2---0--------2--|-------------------------------------------------------
-|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
-|--0-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------
----------|-------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
----------|-------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------
----------|----5----5---|-----------|---5-5-5-5-------------------------------
--7--7----|----5----5---|---5--5----|---4-4-4-4-------------------------------
--7--7----|----7----7---|---5--5----|---3-3-3-3-------------------------------
--7--7----|----5----5---|---5--5----|---0-0-0-0-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Staind - Its been a while
Intro / Verse
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----3----5--3--------0------1--0----------------------------3-p-1-------|
|---------------2-------0----------0------0---0----------0---------0-----|
|------------------2------2----------2--0---4---4-0----2---2-------------|
|--0---0--------------3------3-----------------------0-------------------|
|---------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
Verse chords (if you decide not to play the tab)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-----3------------------------------------------|
|-2-----0-----0-----2------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----0-----0------------------------------------------|
|-0-----3-----2-----0------------------------------------------|
|-------------3------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
|-----------3----2---------------------------------------------|
|-3----3----3----3---------------------------------------------|
|-2----0----0----2---------------------------------------------|
|-2----2----0----0---------------------------------------------|
|-0----3----2----0---------------------------------------------|
|------3----3--------------------------------------------------|
I think this is pretty much correct....it might have a few errors but im
open to suggestion. Email me at therealchs@hotmail.com.
Band: Staind
Song: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break The Cycle
Tabbed By: John Tassin
email: jtone2@hotmail.com
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__
I have never tabbed a song before this one, but I had to try it.
This is a great song and very easy. I think this is as close as you can get, until
the sheet music for it comes out.
Please, if anyone has any questions or comments (or corrections) email at the address above.
I did not tab the strumming, but it is relatively easy to figure out once you listen to the
song.
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!
________________________________________________________________________________________________
__
There are two guitars, an acoustic and the lead electric. Both utilize the same chords througho
ut
the song. Remeber, this my interpretation and is soley used for education and enjoyment!
I have also incuded the lyrics. Please email me if you have corrections on them. Some were
hard to understand.
Tune guitar down 1/2 step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
INTRO / VERSES
A(add9) C(add9) G D(add9)
eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------0---------------3-------------------------------3p0------------------------
Gb-----2-----2---------0-----0---------0---0-----------2-------2---------------------- x 6
Db-------2-----2---------2-----2---------0---0-------0---0-------0--------------------
Ab---0-----------0---3-----------3-------------2--------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------3-----------3------------------------------------
VERSES / CHORUS
at 50 sec - strum chords w/ heavy distortion
eb--------0----------------0---------------3----------------0-------------------------
Bb--------0----------------3---------------3----------------3-------------------------
Gb--------2----------------0---------------0----------------2------------------------- x 5
Db--------2----------------2---------------0----------------0-------------------------
Ab--------0----------------3---------------2------------------------------------------
Eb-----------------------------------------3------------------------------------------
at 1 min 23 sec - pick intro 4 times
at 1 min 56 sec - strum w/ heavy distortion 4 times
at 2 min 28 sec - BRIDGE - strum chords
eb--------3----------------0---------------0------------------------------------------
Bb--------3----------------3---------------0------------------------------------------
Gb--------0----------------2---------------2------------------------------------------ x 4
Db--------0----------------0---------------2------------------------------------------
Ab--------2--------------------------------0------------------------------------------
Eb--------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
at 3 min 00 sec - pick intro 4 times
at 3 min 33 sec - strum chords w/ heavy distortion
OUTRO
at 4 min 07 sec - pick intro 2 times
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LYRICS
And its been awhile, since I could....hold my head up high
And its been awhile, since I first saw you
And its been awhile, since I could stand....on my own two feet again
And its been awhile, since I could call you
And everything I can remember
Is fucked up as it always seemed
The consequences that are rendered
I stretched myself beyond my means
And its been awhile, since I couldn't say....that I wasn't addicted and......
Its been awhile, since I couldn't say I loved myself as well
And its been awhile, since I've gone and fucked things up...just like I always do
And its been awhile, but all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you
And everything I can remember
Its fucked up as it always seemed
The consequences that are renedered
Gonna fuck things up again, agaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnn
Why must I feel this way
Just make it this go away
Just one more peaceful day
And its been awhile, since I could....look at myself straight
And its been awhile, since I said I'm sorry
And its been awhile, since I've seen the way....the candles light your face
And its been awhile, but I can still remember just the way the you taste
And everything I can remember
Is fucked up as it always seemed....to me I know this place
Can I blame this on my father
He did the best he could for me
And its been awhile, since I could....hold my head up high
And its been awhile, since I said I'm
