Sevendust: Confessions Of Hatred

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: May 21, 2014

Tuning: Modified Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G#,C#)

*song opens with random pick scrapes and slides*

Riff 1   "Impossible to reason with the thoughts in mind..."
C#|-----------------------|
G#|---------9~------------|
D#|-----------------------|
A#|-7~--8~----------------|
 F|-----------------------|
A#|-----------------------|

Play Riff 1 x4   "Too direct to forget about my pastimes..."

Riff 2   "You helped me create this hate..."
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
 F|-3h5-3h5---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------0-0--0-000--0-0--0-000-0-0-0--0--000--0-0-0-|
            * *  * ***  * *  * *** * * *  *  ***  * * *

Play Riff 2 x2

Riff 3   "My undying addiction..."
C#|------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
 F|--------5\-----7\-----8\-----8h10-10-10-10-10p8-|
A#|-5\-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0--------------------|
       * *    * *    * *    * *

         "How were you the last to know..."
C#|-0-----0------|
G#|-0-----0------|
D#|-10----12-----|
A#|-8-----10-----| just the chords
 F|-8-----10-----|
A#|-8-----10-----|

Play Riff 3 x1   "You brought this on yourself..."

         "Now you're the next in line to see all that I've become..."
C#|-0-----0-----0------------|
G#|-0-----0-----0------------|
D#|-10----12----7------------|
A#|-8-----10----5------------| just the chords
 F|-8-----10----5------------|
A#|-8-----10----5------------|

Play Riff 1 x1   (a 2nd guitar continues playing this riff throughout the 2nd verse)

Lead (Guitar 1)
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-/12~--12h14-14b15-14--12-12h14-12-12h14-7~---7h8-7--3~---2~---|
 F|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------14------------------------|
A#|-2//12~--12h14-14b15-14-12-14-15----7~---7h10-7--3~---2~---|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 x2   "With undeniable f*cking hate..."
Play Riff 3 x1   "My undying addiction..."

2nd Lead   "One day I'll become whole again..."
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-/12-14-15-15/17~---17-17\15-15-14-14/15--14-10/12~---|
 F|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|

C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-/12-14-15-15/17~---17h19-19b20-19-17-17h19-19~---12-14b15r14-12~---|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

           "I thought you understood being misunderstood..."
C#|---------------------------14-16b17-12-------12-11------------------------------|
G#|--------14b15-14~---/12-14-------------14~----------12--------------------------|
D#|-/10-12------------------------------------------------14---/15-14b15-----------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------/15-12~---|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------12----------------------------------------|
D#|----------12h14h15-----14b15r14-15~----14-14b15r14-12~---\\\-|
A#|-12h14h15----------------------------------------------------|
 F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 x1

Riff 4
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-3h5-3h5-------------------------5--------5--------5-----|
A#|---------0-0--0--000-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-0-3----2-0-2----1-0-|
            * *  *  *** * * * * * *     *        *

Play Riff 2 x1
Play Riff 4 x1
Fill here is simply the beginning part of Riff 3 played twice
Play Riff 3 x1   "How could you be the last to know..."
                  (play the ending chords one additional time)

Riff 5   "I'll show you pain!!"
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|
 F|---5--------5--------5-----|
A#|-3---3-0-3----2-0-2----1-0-|
    *     *        *     

Play Riff 5 x6

Enjoy!!