• Song:

    When I'm Gone

  • Artist:

    3 Doors Down

Song: When I'm Gone
Artist: 3 Doors Down
Tabbed by: Em 
Standard Tuning: EADGBe

INTRO

  Gtr. 1 - Clean w/ reverb
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0h1-----1p0---0h1------------0h1-0--3>------|
G|---------2-----2-------2-----------------------0>------|
D|-------2---------2-------------------2---------2>------|
A|---0>------------------------------3-----------3>------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 |
#|   1       2       3     4         1    2      3    4
 |
 |Gtr. 2 - Clean (no reverb)
e|-------------------------------0-1-3---5>--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|



e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0h1-----3------1-----0h1---------0h1-0--3>------1p0-|
G|-------2-----2-----2------2----------------------0>----------|
D|-----2---------2-----2------2---------2----------2>----2-----|
A|-0--------------------------------3--------------3>----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 | 
 |
#| 1       2       3      4         1       2      3       4
 |         
 |          
e|---------5p4--2--4----5/7---------5--------------4-------2---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE 1

  Gtr. 1					       
e|------------------0>----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------1>---------------------------------------1------------------|
G|--------2---------2>---------------------------------------0--------4---------|
D|--------2---------2>---------------------------------------2--------5---------|
A|--------0---------0>-------------------------0-2-3---------3--------5---------|
E|--------x-----------------------------------------------------------3---------|

          1	  2         3         4          1         2        3      4

Play through 4 times.

PRE-CHORUS
									    Dist.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0h1--3-------------0h1--0-------------0h1--3-------------0h1--0>--------|
G|---2---2--------------2---2--------------2---2--------------2---2---------4/54--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------4/54--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------2/32--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

#    1     2    3   4   1     2    3   4   1     2    3   4   1     2    3  4

Into Chorus

CHORUS
  
  Gtr. 1 (w/ Distortion) 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1----1m--------x-1--------1m-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----2m--------x-2--------2m---x-4/5--------7----7m-------------------x-4/54----|
D|-2----2m--------x-2--------2m---x-4/5--------7----7m-------x-5---5m----x-4/54----|
A|-0----0m--------x-0--------0m---x-2/3--------5----5m-------x-5---5m----x-2/32----|
E|-x----x---------x-x--------x-----------------x----x--------x-3---3m---------------|

   1      2            3            4          1      2          3         4
 
* m - mute these chords with your palm right after you play them

Play through 4 times.

POST CHORUS

  Gtr. 1 - Slight distortion
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1>-----------------------------1>--------------------------------|
G|---2>-----------------------------2>--------------------------------|
D|---2>---------------------5-------2>-------------------------5------|
A|---0>---------0h2-3>------5-------0>----------0h2-3----------5------|
E|---x----------------------3-------x--------------------------3------|
 |
 |
#|   1  2  3  4     1   2   3   4   1  2  3  4      1   2      3  4  
 |
 |Gtr. 2 - Slight Distortion
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------0-1-------0---------------------0-1-----------------|
G|---2~~~>----2h3-------------------2~~~>-----2h3-------2^p0---0------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------2--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Into:

VERSE 2

  Gtr. 1 - Very soft. (This section is mostly Bass with Gtr. 2 in the background.)
e|----------------0>-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------1>---------------------------------------1---------------------|
G|--------2-------2>---------------------------------------0--------4------------|
D|--------2-------2>---------------------------------------2--------5------------|
A|--------0-------0>-------------------------0-2-3---------3--------5------------|
E|--------x---------------------------------------------------------3------------|
 
          1	2          3         4         1         2        3     4

Play through 3 times, then play:
                                                    Louder------------->  Dist.
e|----------------0>-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------1>------------------------------------1------------------------|
G|--------2-------2>------------------------------------0------x-4------x-4/54--|
D|--------2-------2>------------------------------------2------x-5------x-4/54--| 
A|--------0-------0>----------------------0-2-3---------3------x-5------x-2/32--|
E|--------x----------------------------------------------------x-3---------------|

          1	2        3         4        1         2        3        4
                                                                      

* Gtr. 2 is extremely difficult to make out in this section because it's drowned out 
by reverb and the other instruments, but he's basically just playing around on the 
top strings in Am. Just improv it and it'll sound good. 

Play CHORUS

BRIDGE

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--x-x-4/5--x-x-5/7--x-x-7/97---2--x-x-4/5--x-x-5/7--x-x-----------|
D|--2--x-x-4/5--x-x-5/7--x-x-7/97---2--x-x-4/5--x-x-5/7--x-x--5--4--2--| x 2
A|--0--x-x-2/3--x-x-3/5--x-x-5/75---0--x-x-2/3--x-x-3/5--x-x--5--4--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------3--2--0--|
						        P.M.--->
    1      2        3        4       1      2        3         4

  Gtr. 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2>------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2>------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0>------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |  * Hold this chord until the solo.
 |  
 |  1     2    3   4   1     2    3   4   1     2    3   4   1     2    3      4 
 |
 |Gtr. 2 - Clean w/ Reverb
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h1--3-------------0h1--0-------------0h1--3-------------0h1--0>----------|
G|--2---2--------------2---2--------------2---2--------------2---2------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                           

SOLO

(Gtr. 1 plays CHORUS during the solo)

  Gtr. 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------1^--------0h1p0--|
G|--2~~~-2-0-2~~-2~~--2~~--2------------------------------2-2-2-2-----2-2--2--------|
D|---------------------------1p0----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3~~--2-2h3p2--0-0-2^-0-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    1    2    3  4    1      2    3     4      1   2  3 4 1        2    3    4

e|------------------------------------------------------3^^-3----6^^-6---10^---17^^>|
B|-----------------------------3^-3----4^^4^4^4^4^-4--------------------------------|
G|--4^^-2-----3/4^^-2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     Bend.......release.

* Hold the final bend in the solo well into the final chorus. 

Play CHORUS, into:

OUTTRO

  Gtr. 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1>-------------------------------1>----------------------------------|
G|---2>-------------5-----------------2>-----------------5----------------|
D|---2>-------------5------x-5>-------2>-----------------5------x-5>------| x 2
A|---0>---------0h2-3------x-5>-------0>----------0h2-3--3------x-5>------|
E|---x---------------------x-3>-------x-------------------------x-3>------|

End on:

e|--------|
B|---1>---|
G|---2>---|
D|---2>---|
A|---0>---|
E|--------|
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