12 Stones ? Arms of a Stranger Drop C tuning UPDATE (11/01/11) Very sorry for the HUGE delay, but song is complete. Fixed up hammer-on part in the verses, as well as lead guitar parts. Not entirely accurate but please give feedback on any corrections you may have :) VERSE ONE (Acoustic) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12h14-14-14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9h12p11------------| G|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--9--9------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--9--9------------| I came home early to see you... I?ve been away for so long now... D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12h14-14-14---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| G|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| ...... But as I walked through the door...to find that you?re not alone... CHORUS (Both Guitars) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| G|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| When will I break... It?s your mistake... (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------12-------9-------7---6---7---------12------14~----------------------| C|-----12--12---9---9---7---7---7---7-----12--12--14-------------------------| G|---10-------7-------5-----------------10------12---------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| Everything I thought was you... It?s in the arms of a stranger... VERSE TWO (Lead Guitar) D|-------------9\2-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--5b----------------------5b-3~-------------------------14--14-14h15p14----| F|-------------------------7----------------5/6\0-------14--14-----------14~-| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Acoustic) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12h14-14-14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9h11p10------------| G|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--9--9------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--9--9------------| The days just seem so much... It never seems to get better... (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------9\6-------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------8-10b~-------------13b~---------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Acoustic) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12h14-14-14---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| G|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7---2-222222--------------| ...... I?ll try to hold it together... The day you fade from my memory... CHORUS (Both Guitars) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| G|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| When will I break... It?s your mistake... (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------12-------9-------7---6---7---------12------14~----------------------| C|-----12--12---9---9---7---7---7---7-----12--12--14-------------------------| G|---10-------7-------5-----------------10------12---------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12-12---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9-9----------------| Everything I thought was you... It?s in the arms of a stranger... SOLO (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------15-17b(18)(17)-15~-14~---14h15p14-12-14h15p14---15b(16)-15b(16)-15~--| F|---16----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| (Lead Guitar) D|--------------------17b~---17-17-17-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-15~---15p14p12----| A|---17(18)(17)-15-14--------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----------5-5-5--| (Lead Guitar) D|---14p12p10---12p10p9---10p9p7p5---5-7-5-7-9---7-9-10-9-7-9-10-12b-r10-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----5~---| G|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----5~---| C|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---4----5~---| (Lead Guitar) - Effects pedal perhaps? D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------/12-1212-/15-1515-/17-1717--17b(18)(15)-12~-| F|---/10-1010-/12-1212-/14-1414----------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5----------------------------7------------------------------------------| G|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------| C|---5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHORUS (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------2------------------------------2----------------------------| C|-------5-----4---4-4------2-----------5-----4---4~-------------------------| G|-----5---5-----------5-2----5-4---------5----------------------------------| C|---5-------2--------------------4-5--------2-------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--2-2-2--9~---------------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--2-2-2--9~---------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--2-2-2--9~---------------------| When will I break... It?s your mistake... (Lead Guitar) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------12-------9-------7---6---7---------12------14~----------------------| C|-----12--12---9---9---7---7---7---7-----12--12--14-------------------------| G|---10-------7-------5-----------------10------12---------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--2-22222----------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--2-22222----------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--2-22222----------------| ..... Everything I thought was you... It?s in the arms of a stranger... SECOND CHORUS (Both Guitars) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| G|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| C|---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5---5-5-xx-2-2-xx-9-9-xx-7-9-7-5-------------| When will I break... It?s your mistake... (Lead Guitar) - Build up to this. D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-------12-------9-------7---6---7---------12------14~----------------------| C|-----12--12---9---9---7---7---7---7-----12--12--14-------------------------| G|---10-------7-------5-----------------10------12---------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9------------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9------------------| Everything I thought was you... It?s in the arms of a stranger... LAST CHORUS (Lead Guitar) D|-------5------5------5---------------------5------5-----5-5-7-7~----------------| A|---------7------7--------5---5(7)5-----------7------7---------------------------| F|---4-7------7------7---7---7-------7~(4)-7------7-------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | -| |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9----------5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9----------5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9----------5-5-5--2-2-2-xx-9-9-9-9-9------------| When will I break... It?s your mistake... (Lead Guitar) D|-------17-14----17-14----17----12-14-12-----------------------------------------| A|-----15-------15-------15--15-----------15-12~--14~\12--------------------------| F|---16---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | -| |(Rhythm) | D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| G|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| C|---5-5-5--2-2-2--9-9-9-9-9------------5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| Everything I thought was you... It?s in the arms of a stranger... OUTRO (Acoustic) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| G|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| C|---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--12-12-12h14---5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9~-------------------| I came home early to see you... You?re in the arms of a stranger...