Sevendust: Black Out The Sun

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77

YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77

Date last modified: April 1, 2013

Tuning: Altered Drop B (B,F#,B,E,F#,B)

Intro (light distortion)
 B|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
 E|-6-6--6-6-6----6-6----4-4---|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4----4-4----2-2---|   x2
F#|-4-4--4-4-4----0-0----0-0---|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|

 B|-------------------------0-----0-------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
 E|-6-6--6-6-6----6-6-----6-----6---6-----------|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4----4-4---------------------------|
F#|-4-4--4-4-4----0-0---------------------------|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4--0-0-0-0-8-----7-------9~--2b4r2-|

Riff 1   "Screaming at the sky again..."
 B|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
 E|------------------------3-3-3-3\-|
 B|------------------------3-3-3-3\-|   x3
F#|------------------------1-1-1-1\-|
 B|-4--2-4---4-2-4--0--0-0----------|

         "Through the day..."
 B|-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 B|-7-7--7-7-7----2-2--2-2-0-0--0-0-0-|
F#|-7-7--7-7-7----2-2--2-2-0-0--0-0-0-|
 B|-7-7--7-7-7--0-2-2--2-2-0-0--0-0-0-|

Play Riff 1 x2   "I said wait, where's my father..."

Riff 2   "So far I have to go..."
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------6-6-6-|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-2-2-2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-x-x-x-|
F#|-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-2-2-2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-4-4-4-|
 B|-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-2-2-2-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-------|

 B|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-9-9--9-9-0-0-9-9--9-9-0-0-7-7--7-7-7--7/9-9-9--9-9-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-9-9--9-9-0-0-9-9--9-9-0-0-7-7--7-7-7--7/9-9-9--9-9-0-0-0-0-|
 B|-9-9--9-9-0-0-9-9--9-9-0-0-7-7--7-7-7--7/9-9-9--9-9-0-0-0-0-|

Play Riff 1 x2   "Praying for another day..."
Play Riff 2 x2   "So far I have to go..."

Fill 1
 B|-------------|
F#|-------------|
 E|-------------|
 B|-4~----------|
F#|-4~----------|
 B|-4~----------|

Solo (w/ delay)
 B|-----0--------------------------------------------11~-|
F#|------------4-b6r4---------/9~------/9--9/11--12------|
 E|-/6-----/4~---------3-/-4-------/6--------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------|

 B|------7b8~-------8b9r8~----0----------------------|
F#|-/7-9-------/7-9-------------------------7b8r7-7~-|
 E|------------------------/6---4/6\4-3-3-4----------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------|

 B|-20b21r20-16----16-------16-------16------|
F#|-------------19----19\16----16/19----19b~-|
 E|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|

 B|-------------------16---------------14b15r14-|
F#|-17-16-14-16-14-16----16-14-13~--14----------|
 E|---------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------|

 B|----------12-------11-18-18b20-18b20~--21--21b23-21b23~-|
F#|-16-16-16----16-14--------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 2 x2   "So far I have to go..."

Ending Solo
 B|----------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------|
 E|-/11-9-11~-/11-9-11~--11-9-11-/11-9-11~-|
 B|----------------------------------------|   x2
F#|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|

 B|----16---------16------16-14-16-16b17-14-17--16-14-16\-|
F#|-19----19b--19----19-----------------------------------|
 E|-------17b--------17b----------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|

Enjoy!!