This is one of Godsmack's greatest.  It's official tuning is Drop C.
I'm putting it in Drop D because I am extremely lazy.

I Stand Alone
As performed on The Scorpion King Soundtrack/Faceless
Words and music by Sully

Drop D tuning
h       hammer on
p       pull off
~       vibrating
PM      palm muting
x       muffled strings
~*~*~   pick scrape


Intro/Chorus (w/ distortion, x8 as Intro, x4 as Chorus)
e[--------------------------------------------------
B[--------------------------------------------------
G[--------------------------------------------------
D[-------5-5--------6-6-----6-----------------------
A[-3-3-3------3-3-3-----3-3-------------------------
D[--------------------------------------------------

Verse (w/ distortion, x2)
e[---------------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------------
D[-----------------4------------------4p1h3----------
A[-3--3-3--3--3-3--4--3--3-3--3--3-3--4p1h3----------
D[-5--5-5--5--5-5--4--5--5-5--5--5-5--4p1h3----------
      PM..    PM..       PM..    PM..         
                                        End on  (Let ring)
e[-------------------------------------]--------------
B[-------------------------------------]--------------
G[-------------------------------------]--------------
D[-----------------4-------------------]--------------
A[-3--3-3--3--3-3--4--3--3-3--3--3-3---]-4------------
D[-5--5-5--5--5-5--4--5--5-5--5--5-5---]-6------------
      PM..    PM..       PM..    PM..

Chorus

Verse

Interlude
e[--------------------------------------------------
B[--------------------------------------------------
G[--------------------------------------------------
D[-3-----------6------------------------------------
A[-3-----------6------------------------------------
D[-3-----------6------------------------------------

Chorus (Play riff twice, then add Interlude, then repeat)

Bridge (Clean, x5)        2nd time         5th time (w/ distortion)
e[-----------------------]----------------[-----------
B[-----------------------]----------------[-----------
G[-----------------------]----------------[-----------
D[-------------3-----3---]----------------[-----------
A[-5---------1-----1-----]-~*~*~*~*~*~----[----3------
D[-3-------1-----1-------]-~*~*~*~*~*~----[----5------

SOLO THING
   x12       Slide down, x8   Slide back up, x12   End on
e[----------]---------------[--------------------]---------------
B[----------]---------------[--------------------]---------------
G[----5-----]------3--------[----5---------------]----6~~~~~-----
D[----x-----]------x--------[----x---------------]----x----------
A[----3-----]------1--------[----3---------------]----4~~~~~-----
D[----------]---------------[--------------------]---------------

Chorus (Play riff 4 times, then add interlude.  Then play the Chorus riff twice,
and add the interlude again.  Play the Chorus riff an additional 8 times)

And that's it.

Dig it?

Cool.

Song Structure
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Interlude
Chorus 
Interlude
Chorus
Bridge
SOLO THING
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus
Interlude
Chorus

Note: This was Tommy's last studio work with Godsmack.
Let's all hope he's found something that makes him happy.
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