Godsmack: Forever Shamed
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com)
Date last modified: May 14, 2010
**UPDATE**May 14, 2010: Added first solo.
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Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)
Notes: Rhythm only for now, I hope to tab the solos later.
Riff 1 "When will it ever end and when will my life begin!"
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-0--------6----|
A|-0--------6----|
D|-0--------6----|
Riff 2
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0--0-0-10-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0-3-5--0--0-0-0--0-6-6-|
* * * *
Repeat Riff 2
Riff 3
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10-------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
Repeat Riff 3 X2
Riff 4 "No sweat, no regrets run down my back!"
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
* * * * * * * * *
"A fine line just right before I crack."
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10-----------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0-x-x-6-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
"To see me and wave your finger up in my face!"
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0-0-0----x-x-x-8-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Believing in what you say..."
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-9--0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-0-0-8--0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-8--0-0-5--5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* *
Riff 5 "Will it ever end..."
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
A|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
D|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7-10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-8--8---8--8--8--7--7---7--7--7--|
Repeat Riff 5 minus last measure
Riff 5a "This is the last time that I'll be forever shamed!"
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7---------------|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-|
A|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-6--5-3-6--5-3-|
Play Riff 4 minus last measure
Solo (w/ wah)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-----(13)-(13)--(13)-(13)---------------------------|
G|-12b14--(14)-(14)--(14)-(14)-/10-7----------7----10-7\-|
D|------------------------------------7-10-10---10-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|--------13-----------------------|
G|-12b14-----14b12-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------/5--3--------|
D|---------------------------6--3\-|
Riff 4a "...speaking out of line, tell me the reason..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-10-10-10------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-9--9--9--9--0----6-5-3-|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0-8--8--8--8--0----6-5-3-|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-------------0----6-5-3-|
* * * * * * *
Play final two measures of Riff 4
Play Riff 5 "Will it ever end..."
Play Riff 3
Play first two measures of Riff 4
Riff 6 (solo)
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
A|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
D|-6-5-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----10----------------------10---------|
D|-0-0-9--0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0-9--x-x-6-5-|
A|-0-0-8--0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0-8--x-x-6-5-|
D|-0-0----0--0-0-0-8-8-8-8-0-0----x-x-6-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-|
A|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-|
D|-0-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5\3-|
Play Riff 5 "When will it ever end..."
Play Riff 5a "This is the last time that I'll be forever shamed!"
Play Riff 2 "Forever shamed! Forever!"
There you go, enjoy!!
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Artist: Godsmack
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