Artist : Evanescence
Song : Bring me to life
Drop D tuning - DADGBE
Tabbed by Wes. Gonzo_uk@hotmail.co.uk
Here is how I play the song.
* = Palm Mute
/ = Slide
It starts at the beginning with a volume swell,
you can use a pedal or just the volume knob on your guitar.
e-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D---2-------------------------
A---2---Fade-In---------------
D---2-------------------------
This is the opening riff for the first verse. play this twice. (x2)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2----------22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2------------------
A---22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2------3---33-33-33-33---33-33-33-3------3-----------
D---22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2---22-----22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2---22-------------
** **
(Chorus) ( Listen to the CD for the Rythm) Played twice (x2)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------7-----------------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5--------7-------2---------------------------------------------------
A-2--------5--------5-------2---------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5----------------2---------------------------------------------------
Followed by:
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---22-22-22-22-------------
A---22-22-22-22-----3-------
D---22-22-22-22--22---------
**
Second Verse Played twice (x2)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2----------22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2---------
A---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2------3---33-33-33-33-33-33--33-33-33-3------3--
D---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2---22-----22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2---22----
** ** ** **
(Chorus) (x2)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------7------------------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5--------7-------2----------------------------------------------------
A-2--------5--------5-------2----------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5----------------2----------------------------------------------------
Then:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------
D----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7---22-22-22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2--------------
A----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5---22-22-22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2------3-------
D------------------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22---22-22-22-2---22---------
* * * * * * ** **
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------
D----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----22-22-22-22-22-22-------------------------
A----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5-----22-22-22-22-22-22---------2---------------
D--------------------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22---2-4-5-----------------
* * * * * * **
Then: (Might not be 100% right but it sounds right when played with it)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------1-------------0-------------4----------------------------------------
G---------2---2---------0---0---------4---4--------------------------------------
D------2--------2-----2-------2-----4-------4------------------------------------
A---0---------------2-------------2-----------2---------2------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------2-4-5--------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------1-------------0-------------4----------------------------------------
G---------2---2---------0---0---------4---4--------------------------------------
D------2--------2-----2-------2-----4-------4------------------------------------
A---0---------------2-------------2-----------2----------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Then (X2)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2----------22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2--------
A---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2------3---33-33-33-33-33-33--33-33-33-3------3-
D---22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2---22-----22-22-22-22-22-22--22-22-22-2---22---
** ** ** **
(Chorus)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------7------------------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5--------7-----Pause--------------------------------------------------
A-2--------5--------5------------------------------------------------------------
D-2--------5---------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------7-----------------------------------------------------
D-12/----2--------5--------7-------2---------------------------------------------
A-12/----2--------5--------5-------2---------------------------------------------
D-12/----2--------5----------------2---------------------------------------------
(Outro)
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------
D----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----22-22-22-22-22-22-------------------------
A----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5-----22-22-22-22-22-22---------2---------------
D--------------------------------------22-22-22-22-22-22---2-4-5-----------------
**
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------
D----5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7---7-7-7-----2-----------------------------------------
A----3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---5-5-5-----2---Let Ring------------------------------
D--------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------
