It's Been a While (Lewis/Mushok/April/Wysocki) By Staind From the album "Break the Cycle" Tabbed by Halfdan Baadsvik halfdan@eskobar.nu Since "It's Been a While" was released as a single, truckloads of useless transcriptions has been floating around the internet. So I decided to hunt down the very few good tabs of the song and, along with my own tabbing, submit the whole thing. Though it's possible that Mike uses a guitar with some sort of crazy tuning, this is very accurate. And I doubt you can get a better version from anyone but Staind themselves. This is mainly based on Freonite's intro tab, so give him credit for the electric fingerpicking parts. Also, the whole song is played with standard Eb-tuning except the electric guitar in the chorus playing Eb-tuning with dropped Db. Some parts of this tab might not sound so good the first time you play it, so try to play while listening to the record and please don't judge things before you've done that. And remember, you can't always hold an excact chord while fingerpicking. But enough of that, here we go... p - pull-off X - mute ~ - vibrato / - slide up - slide down . - repeat line once : - repeat line twice C (x32010@1) - X32010 Dadd9 - X00230 G5 - 3X0033 Am - 002210 Am/C - X32210 intro ----- clean eb|--------0------------------- Bb|----3-----3----------1-0---- Gb|------------2----0-------0-- Db|--2------------------------- Ab|--0---0--------3---3-------- Eb|---------------------------- --------------------------------|:: -----------------------3p1------|:: ----0---0----------0-------0----|:: ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|:: ---------------0----------------|:: --5-----------------------------|:: acoustic eb|--------0--------------0-------- Bb|--------3--------------1-------- Gb|----2-------2------0-----0---0-- Db|----2-------2------------------- Ab|--0---0---0---0--3---3-----3---- Eb|-------------------------------- --------3--------------0--------|: --------3--------------3-1------|: --0---0---0---0----2-------2----|: ----0-------0----0---0-------0--|: --------------------------------|: --------------------------------|: verse #1 -------- clean Am (x02210@1) Ceb|--------3-2--------2-3-- (x32010@1)Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|------------------------ Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------ G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9--------------------------------|:: (x43141@2)-----------------------3p1------|:: ----0---0----------0-------0----|:: ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|:: ---------------0----------------|:: --5-----------------------------|:: acoustic Am (x02210@1) Ceb|--------3-2--------2-3-- (x32010@1)Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------ G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9--------3--------------0--------|:: (x43141@2)--------3--------------3-1------|:: --0---0---0---0----2-------2----|:: ----0-------0----0---0-------0--|:: --------------------------------|:: --------------------------------|:: Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1)name="chord_x43141@2">Dadd9 Am (x02210@1) Since I could hold my head up high C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)name="chord_x02210@1">Am Since I first saw you C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2) Am (x02210@1) Since I could stand on my own two feet again C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)Since I could call you chorus #1 --------- disortion Am (x02210@1) Ceb|----------------------- (x32010@1)Bb|----------------------- Gb|----------------------- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Ab|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9--------------------------|:. (x43141@2)--------------------------|:. --------------------------|:. --5-5-5-X--7-75-54-4/6--|:. --5-5-5-X--5-53-32-2/4--|:. --5-5-5-X-----------------|:. Am (x02210@1) Ceb|----------------------- (x32010@1)Bb|----------------------- Gb|----------------------- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Ab|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- Db|--7-7-7-X--10-10-10-X-- G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9----------------------------| (x43141@2)----------------------------| ----------------------------| --5-5-5-X--5-5-7-73-64-4--| --5-5-5-X--5-5-5-53-42-2--| --5-5-5-X--5-5--------------| Acoustic guitar plays rythm guitar. Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)And everything I can't remember Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)As fucked up as it all may seem Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)The consequences that I've rendered Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2)I've stretched myself beyond my means verse #2 -------- It's been a while Since I could say that I wasn't addicted It's been a while Since I could say I love myself as well and It's been a while Since I've gone and fucked things up just like I always do It's been a while But all that shit seems to disappear when I'm with you chorus #2 --------- And everything I can't remember As fucked up as it all may seem The consequences that I've rendered I've gone and fucked things up again bridge ------ disortion G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9eb|-------------------- (x43141@2)Bb|-------------------- Gb|-------------------- Db|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- Ab|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- Db|--5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-- Am-------------|:: (x02210@1)-------------|:: -------------|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|:: --7-7-7-7-7--|:: clean G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9eb|------------------------- (x43141@2)Bb|------------------------- Gb|-12~-9/1097-7-7/975-- Db|--X--X--------X-X-------- Ab|-10~-7/1075-5-5/753-- Db|------------------------- Am/C Am ---------0-----0--------|:. -----------3-----3------|:. --5----------0-----0----|:. --X------------------2--|:. --3----0----------------|:. ------------------------|:. G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9 (x43141@2) Ameb|------------------------------| (x02210@1)Bb|------------------------------| Gb|-12~-9/1097-7-7/975--5----| Db|--X--X--------X-X--------X----| Ab|-10~-7/1075-5-5/753--3-0--| Db|------------------------------| Acoustic Guitar plays rythm guitar. G5 Dadd9 Am/C Am G5 (355xxx@1)Dadd9 (x43141@2)name="chord_032210@1">Am/C AmWhy (x02210@1)must I feel this way G5 (355xxx@1)Dadd9 (x43141@2)name="chord_032210@1">Am/C Just make this go away G5 (355xxx@1)Dadd9 (x43141@2)name="chord_032210@1">Am/C Just one more peaceful day verse #3 -------- It's been a while Since I could look in myself straight It's been a while Since I said I'm sorry It's been a while Since I've seen the way the candles light your face It's been a while But I can still remember just the way you taste chorus #3 --------- And everything I can't remember As fucked as it all may seem to be I know it's me I can not blame this on my father He did the best he could for me ending ------ clean Am (x02210@1) Ceb|--------3-2--------2-3-- (x32010@1)Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|------------------------ Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------ G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9--------------------------------| (x43141@2)-----------------------3p1------| ----0---0----------0-------0----| ------4---4-0----2---2-------2--| ---------------0----------------| --5-----------------------------| Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G5eb|--------3-2--------2-3--------- (355xxx@1)Bb|----3----------1--------------- Gb|--------------------------0---- Db|----------------------------4-- Ab|--0---0------3---3------------- Eb|------------------------5------ acoustic Am (x02210@1) Ceb|--------3-2--------2-3-- (x32010@1)Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------ G5 (355xxx@1) Dadd9--------3--------------0--------| (x43141@2)--------3--------------3-1------| --0---0---0---0----2-------2----| ----0-------0----0---0-------0--| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| Am (x02210@1) Ceb|--------3-2--------2-3-- (x32010@1)Bb|----3----------1-------- Gb|----2----------0-------- Db|------------------------ Ab|--0---0------3---3------ Eb|------------------------ Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1)name="chord_x43141@2">Dadd9 Am (x02210@1)Since I could hold my head up high C (x32010@1)It's been a while G5 (355xxx@1)Since I said I'm sorry