Its Been Awhile - Staind
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Staind, It's been awhile.
Tabbed by Unforgiven 2, hackingthematrix@hotmail.com.

Staind - It's been awhile

I'm not sure about the Solo, but i think it sounds correct when you play it against the CD.

There are two guitars playing.

Verse

Guitar nr 1.
Elec.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---7---9-7---7-----0---5-4---------0---0---------------7-5-------
D---------------------------5-----4---4---4---------5-------5-----
A-7---7-----7-----3---3-----------5---------5-----7---7-------7---
E---------------------------------5-------------0-----------------

Guitar nr 2.
acoustic

e--------0-----------0-------------------------2-------------------
B----1-----1-----1-----1---------0---------3-----3-----------------
G------2-----2-----2-----2---0-----0-----2---2-----2---------------
D------------------------------0-----0-0---------------------------
A--0-----------3---------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------3---------------------------------------

Guitar nr 2.
acoustic
Just strum the chords.

Am C G5 D
e|------------3--2----
B|-1-----1----3--3----
G|-2-----0----0--2----
D|-2-----2----0--0----
A|-------3----2-------
E|------------3-------

Guitar nr 1.
Elec.

e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--6---6---6-6--9---9---9-9--4---4---4-4---9-9-8--9----------------
A--6---6---6-6--9---9---9-9--4---4---4-4---9-9-8--9----------------
E--4---4---4-4--7---7---7-7--2---2---2-2---7-7-6--7----------------

The solo part is just a slide on the A, D and G strings, but it sounds good.

e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G---11---8/11---8/6---6/8---6--------------------------------------
D---11---8/11---8/6---6/8---6---4---4---4-4---9-9-8--9-------------
A---9----6/9----6/4---4/6---4---4---4---4-4---9-9-8--9-------------
E-------------------------------2---2---2-2---7-7-6--7-------------


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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Its been a while
baritone guitar
100% correct
tuned low to hi A#,D#,A#,D#,G#,B#
Music by Mike Mushok

Intro and verse
Clean
|B|-------------|-------------|--------|--------------|
|G|-------------|-------------|----0---|------7\5-----|
|D|---12--14----|---9--10-----|--4-----|---5------7\0-|
|A|---------0-0-|-10-10--10---|-5-5-5--|--7-7---------|
|D|-14--14---0--|-10-------10-|-5----5-|-0------------|
|A|-0---0-------|-------------|--------|--------------|

Chorus (distorted)
|B|-------------------------------------------------------|
|G|-------------------------------------------------------|
|D|-------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------5-5-5---0-0--0-0-0-------------|
|D|-14-14---14\\-5-5---5---5-5-5---0-0--0-0-0-------------|
|A|-12-12---12\\-3-3---3----------------------------------|

verse
Clean
|B|-------------|-------------|--------|--------------|
|G|-------------|-------------|----0---|------7\5-----|
|D|---12--14----|---9--10-----|--4-----|---5------7\0-|
|A|---------0-0-|-10-10--10---|-5-5-5--|--7-7---------|
|D|-14--14---0--|-10-------10-|-5----5-|-0------------|
|A|-0---0-------|-------------|--------|--------------|

Chorus (distorted)
|B|-------------------------------------------------------|
|G|-------------------------------------------------------|
|D|-------------------------------------------------------|
|A|------------------------5-5-5---0-0--0-0-0-------------|
|D|-14-14---14\\-5-5---5---5-5-5---0-0--0-0-0-------------|
|A|-12-12---12\\-3-3---3----------------------------------|

interlude
|B|-----------------------------0-----0-------------------|
|G|-------------------------------5-----5-----------------|
|D|---------------------------------7-----5-4-------------|
|A|-5-\2\-5-5-0-0--0-2-2-0--------------------------------|
|D|-5-\2\-5-5-0-0--0-2-2-0-5--2---------------------------|
|A|------------------------3--0---------------------------|

verse
Clean
|B|-------------|-------------|--------|--------------|
|G|-------------|-------------|----0---|------7\5-----|
|D|---12--14----|---9--10-----|--4-----|---5------7\0-|
|A|---------0-0-|-10-10--10---|-5-5-5--|--7-7---------|
|D|-14--14---0--|-10-------10-|-5----5-|-0------------|
|A|-0---0-------|-------------|--------|--------------|


thats the end, hope you have fun with this song.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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
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 C
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--|
Bb|----3----------1--------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--0---0------3---3------|
Eb|------------------------|
G5 Dadd9
--------------------------------|::
-----------------------3p1------|::
----0---0----------0-------0----|::
------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|::
---------------0----------------|::
--5-----------------------------|::

acoustic
Am C
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--|
Bb|----3----------1--------|
Gb|----2----------0--------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--0---0------3---3------|
Eb|------------------------|
G5 Dadd9
--------3--------------0--------|::
--------3--------------3-1------|::
--0---0---0---0----2-------2----|::
----0-------0----0---0-------0--|::
--------------------------------|::
--------------------------------|::

Am C
It's been a while
G5 Dadd9 Am
Since I could hold my head up high
C
It's been a while
G5 Dadd9 Am
Since I first saw you
C
It's been a while
G5 Dadd9 Am
Since I could stand on my own two feet again
C
It's been a while
G5 Dadd9
Since I could call you


[chorus #1]
---------
disortion
Am C
eb|-----------------------|
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 Dadd9
--------------------------|:.
--------------------------|:.
--------------------------|:.
--5-5-5-X--7-7\5-5\4-4/6--|:.
--5-5-5-X--5-5\3-3\2-2/4--|:.
--5-5-5-X-----------------|:.

Am C
eb|-----------------------
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 Dadd9
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
----------------------------|
--5-5-5-X--5-5-7-7\3-6\4-4--|
--5-5-5-X--5-5-5-5\3-4\2-2--|
--5-5-5-X--5-5--------------|

Acoustic guitar plays rythm guitar.

Am C G5 Dadd9
And everything I can't remember
Am C G5 Dadd9
As fucked up as it all may seem
Am C G5 Dadd9
The consequences that I've rendered
Am C G5 Dadd9
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 Dadd9
eb|--------------------|
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
-------------|::
-------------|::
-------------|::
--7-7-7-7-7--|::
--7-7-7-7-7--|::
--7-7-7-7-7--|::

clean
G5 Dadd9
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-12~-9/10\9\7-7-7/9\7\5--|
Db|--X--X--------X-X--------|
Ab|-10~-7/10\7\5-5-5/7\5\3--|
Db|-------------------------|
Am/C Am
---------0-----0--------|:.
-----------3-----3------|:.
--5----------0-----0----|:.
--X------------------2--|:.
--3----0----------------|:.
------------------------|:.
G5 Dadd9 Am
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-12~-9/10\9\7-7-7/9\7\5--5----|
Db|--X--X--------X-X--------X----|
Ab|-10~-7/10\7\5-5-5/7\5\3--3-0--|
Db|------------------------------|

Acoustic Guitar plays rythm guitar.

G5 Dadd9 Am/C Am

G5 Dadd9 Am/C Am
Why must I feel this way
G5 Dadd9 Am/C
Just make this go away
G5 Dadd9 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 C
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--|
Bb|----3----------1--------|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--0---0------3---3------|
Eb|------------------------|
G5 Dadd9
--------------------------------|
-----------------------3p1------|
----0---0----------0-------0----|
------4---4-0----2---2-------2--|
---------------0----------------|
--5-----------------------------|
Am C G5
eb|--------3-2--------2-3---------|
Bb|----3----------1---------------|
Gb|--------------------------0----|
Db|----------------------------4--|
Ab|--0---0------3---3-------------|
Eb|------------------------5------|

acoustic
Am C
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--|
Bb|----3----------1--------|
Gb|----2----------0--------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--0---0------3---3------|
Eb|------------------------|
G5 Dadd9
--------3--------------0--------|
--------3--------------3-1------|
--0---0---0---0----2-------2----|
----0-------0----0---0-------0--|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
Am C
eb|--------3-2--------2-3--|
Bb|----3----------1--------|
Gb|----2----------0--------|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|--0---0------3---3------|
Eb|------------------------|

Am C
It's been a while
G5 Dadd9 Am
Since I could hold my head up high
C
It's been a while
G5
Since I said I'm sorry
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Author/Artist: Staind
Title: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by: Fernando Delgado
Email:elrockero56@aol.com
Electric Guitar Tuning – Tune down : Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb
Acoustic Guitar Tuning – Tune down half step : Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

Tablature key -
h = hammer on
p = pull of
t = tap
~ = let the note ring
v = vibrate note
b = bend not
r = release note
/ = slide up to fret
\ = slide down to fret
x = mute string(s)

Now onto the song :
Hint : If you tune your electric guitar to Drop D (down 1/2 step)
and move everything up 1 string and use the chorus of the
second tab it will sound pretty good too. (Look at my 2nd tab)

[Intro/Verse]
Electric – (clean)
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------0-----------------|
F#|------12-------14p12---------9---------10p9-------|
C#|----------------------0-----10---------------10\--|
G#|-14-------14-------------0--10-----10-------------|
D#|--0--------0--------------------------------------

D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----0------0----------------------7p5----------|
F#|-4------4------4-------------5-----------5------|
C#|-4----------------5-------7-----7------------7--|
G#|-5---------------------0------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------|

Acoustic – (In the 2nd tab I have chord names)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------3------------------------3------------|
F#|-----2---------2------------0-----------0-----0--|
C#|--------2---------2--0---------------------2-----|
G#|-0----------------------3-------3----------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|

D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|--------3--------------------3------------|
F#|-------------0-----0-------------0-----0--|
C#|-0---0----------0-----0---0---------2-----|
G#|------------------------------------------|
D#|-3----------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Guitar 1 - (electric) * = the slide is a long slide
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--|
G#|-14---14\---0--5---5--0--5---5---0--0---0--12--12--0--|
D#|-12---12\---0--3---3--0----------------------------0--|


[Bridge]
Guitar 1 (electric) -
D#|----------------------------------------------0~-------0~-----------|
A#|-12----9/12--12\--9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~-------5~-0~-----|
F#|-------------------------------------------0--------7~----------4~--|
C#|-10----7/10--10\--7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0------------------------|
G#|--0---------------0--0-------------0--0-----------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
Electric – (clean)
End on this chord -
D#|------||
A#|------||
F#|-4~~--||
C#|-4~~--||
G#|-5~~--||
D#|------||

Acoustic -
End on this chord -
D#|------||
A#|------||
F#|------||
C#|-0~~--||
G#|-2~~--||
D#|-3~~--||

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd version
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Electric = Drop D (tuned down 1/2 step - Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Acoustic = Tune Down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

This even sounds better than the real way to play it!
Intro/Verse - (listen to song for the rhythm)

Electric - (2) = quick notes hit at the end before switching chords or ghost notes
D#|------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|--------------5~--------------|--------------1p0~----------|
F#|------7-----------7-----------|-(0)--0-------------0-------|
C#|-(7)------7-----------7-------|-(2)------2------------(2)--|
G#|--0----------------------(0)--|--3-------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|----------------------------|

D#|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------|-----------------3p1~----------|
F#|-------------0~--------------|----------0-------------0------|
C#|-4---4-----------4------(4)--|(-2)--2-------2-------------2~-|
G#|-5-------5-----------5-------|--0----------------------------|
D#|-5---------------------------|-------------------------------|

Acoustic Chords Figures - (in order of playing)

002230 = Asus4
030030 = Cmaj7 (I think)
320033 = G
000320 = Dsus2/4

Asus4 Cmaj7
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------3--------------|--------------3---------------|
F#|-----2-----------2----------|------0-----------0-------0~--|
C#|---------2-----------2---0~-|----------------------2-------|
G#|-0--------------------------|--3-------3-------------------|
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------|

G Dsus2
D#|--------------------------|-----------------------|
A#|---------3----------------|------3----------------|
F#|-------------0------0-----|----------0--------0~--|
C#|-0---0----------0------0--|--0------------2-------|
G#|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D#|-3------------------------|-----------------------|

[Chorus] - (listen to the song for the rhythm)

Electric - (distortion) \ = slow slide down the fretboard
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------5--5--5-----------------------7--7-----|
C#|-7----7\---0---5--5--5---0---5--5---0--0--0--7--7--0--|
G#|-7----7\---0---3--0--3---0---5--5---0--0--0--5--5--0--|
D#|-7----7\---0-------------0---5--5---0--0--0--------0--|

Acoustic -
Aaron plays these chords in the chorus - (from low to high)
Play some muted strums in between chords sometimes to fill space.

Am = 001220
C = 032010
G = 320033
D = 000232

[Bridge]
Electric -
D#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------0~------0~-----------|
F#|-12----9/12--12\----9--7----7/9--9\--7--5----2-----5~------5~-0~-----|
C#|---------------------------------------------0--------7~---------4~--|
G#|-10----7/10--10\----7--5----5/7--7\--5--3----0-----------------------|
D#|--0-----------------0--0-------------0--0----------------------------|

Ending -
Electric -
End on this chord -
D#|------||
A#|------||
F#|-0~~--||
C#|-4~~--||
G#|-5~~--|| \\\////
D#|-5----|| @(O) (O)@
\ ? /
-----

Acoustic -
End on this chord -
D#|------||
A#|------||
F#|------||
C#|-0~~--||
G#|-2~~--||
D#|-3~~--||
Rage thats is yours?

************************************

| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
It's Been Awhile
Written and performed by Staind
From the album "Break the Cycle"
Transcribed by Halfdan Baadsvik (halfdan@eskobar.nu)

Mike uses a baritone guitar. For those who don't know what
that is, it means the six lowest strings on a seven string
guitar is put on a six string guitar. Just like Aaron and
Jhonny, he also tunes his strings a half step down making
the tuning (from low to high) Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb.
Aaron uses an acoustic guitar in standard Eb tuning. Low
to high Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb.
Note that in this transcription I've written the chord
names after their sounding, not fingering (Like if you
finger an E chord, it will sound as Eb when tuned down).


Intro/Verse :
G#sus4 B

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-----9--7-----(7)-------------5--4--------------|
Db|-------------------7---------5--5--5--------5-----------|
Ab|----7-----7------------------3-----3--------------------|
Db|----7-----7------------------^-----^--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Put most weight ^ ^
on the Ab string on these strums...)

F# G#7sus4
P
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------0-----0----------------------7^5-----------------|
Db|----------4-----4--0----------5----------5--------------|
Ab|----5----------------------7-----7----------7-----------|
Db|----5-------------------7-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|

A friend tells me that the verse picking goes like this :
G#sus4 B

Bb|-------------8--7----------------7--8-------------------|
Gb|-------7------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------5--5--5-------------------------|
Ab|----7-----7-------------3-----3-------------------------|
Db|----7-----7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|

F# G#7sus4
P
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------0-----0----------------------7^5-----------------|
Db|----------4-----4--0----------5----------5--------------|
Ab|----5----------------------7-----7----------7-----------|
Db|----5-------------------7-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|

I don't know if he's right. I can hear those notes on the
7th and 8th frets, but it might be a synth or another
guitar. Play what you think sounds better.

Intro/Verse (acoustic) :
G#sus4 B

eb|-------------0----------------------0-------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------------------1-------------------|
Gb|-------2-----------2----------0--------0-----0----------|
Db|-------2-----------2------------------------------------|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0----3-----3--------3-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

F# G#7sus4

eb|-------------3----------------------0-------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------------------3-------------------|
Gb|----0-----0-----0-----0-------2--------2----------------|
Db|-------0-----------0-------0-----0--------0-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus :
G#sus4 B F# C#

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------7--7\5--5\4-4/--|
Db|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--0--0----0---0---|
Ab|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--5--5\3--3\2-2/--|
Db|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--0--0----0---0---|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
"And everything I can't remember..." ^
(Slide to eardefined position here)
(No slide the last time)

Aaron strums these chords :

G#sus4 - x02230
B - x32010
F# - 320033
C# - xx0232


Bridge :
F# C# G#sus4/B G#sus4

Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0---7--------7---7--7-7---------|
Ab|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0---7--------7---7--7-7---------|
Db|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0--10--------7---7--7-7---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|

Another electric guitar plays :
F# C# G#sus4/B G#sus4
v v Hold- - - - -|
Bb|------------------------------------------5-----5-------|
Gb|--12~~-9/12\9\7-7~~-7/9\7\------------------7-----7-----|
Db|---x---x--------x---x------10-----------------5-----5---|
Ab|--10~~-7/10\7\5-5~~-5/7\5\--x-------------------------7-|
Db|---------------------------10--------7------------------|
Ab|-------------------------^------------------------------|
(Eardefined slide)

Aaron plays :

F# - 320033
C# - xx0232
G#sus4/B - x32230



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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
It’s Been Awhile-Staind
Break The Cycle

Arr. for
Drop Db
Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb

[Intro]

Fig 1.

D#|-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---3---3---3------0-----1---0------------------------------------|
F#|---2---------2----0-0-------------0---0----------------7p5-------|
C#|-2---2---------2--x-------------4---4-----4--------5-------5-----|
G#|-0---0------------3---3---------5-----------5----7---7-------7---|
C#|--------------------------------5--------------0-----------------|

[Verses]

Fig 1.

Riff A

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------10-----------------8------------8-------------------------|
F#|------------12--------9--------------------9------9--7----7--9---|
C#|--12-------------10-------------7---7----------10----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff B

D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-9----11h12---12---11h12----12----11h12---11h12p11---11h12p11p9--|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

D#|-0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0---3---3-3--3-3------------------------|
A#|-1---1---1-1---1---1---1-1---3---3-3--3-3------------------------|
F#|-2---2---2-2---0---0---0-0---0---0-0--0-0-----5--5\4--4/5--5-----|
C#|-2---2---2-2---2---2---2-2---0---0-0--0-0--x--0--0-0--0-0--0-----|
G#|-0---0---0-0---3---3---3-3---x---x-x--x-x--x--3--3\2--2/3--3-----|
C#|-----------------------------5---5-5--5-5--x--0--0-0--0-0--0-----|


[Bridge]

D#|-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3----------------------------------------0-----0----------------|
F#|-0----9/12-12\9-7----7/9-9\7--5-------------5-----5--------------|
C#|-0----x--x--x-x-x----x-x-x-x--x--7------------7-----5-4----------|
G#|-x----7/10-10\7-5----5/7-7\5--3--0-------------------------------|
C#|-5--------------0----0---0---------------------------------------|



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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Author/Artist: Staind
Title: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break The Cycle

[Intro and Verses]
D#|-------------0-----------------------------------|
A#|-------3--------3------0-------------1-----------|
F#|-----------------------------0------------0-----0|
C#|----------2--------2-------------2-----------2---|
G#|----0---------------------3----------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|

D#|-------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------3---1------|
F#|------0-------0----------------0-------------2---|
C#|--0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------------|
G#|--x-------------------2--------------------------|
D#|--3----------------------3-----------------------|

Chorus:
There are three lyrical versions of the chorus in the song,
but the chord progression is the same for all three. Here
is one version.

Am Cmaj7 G6 Dsus2
And everything I can remember
Am Cmaj7 G6 Dsus2
Is f**ked up as it always seemed
Am Cmaj7 G6 Dsus2
The consequences that I rendered
Am Cmaj7 G6 Dsus2
Gonna f**k things up again

[Bridge]
Am G6 Dsus2
Why must I feel this way?
Am G6 Dsus2
Just make this go away
Am G6 Dsus2
Just one more peaceful day

Am Cmaj7 G6 Dsus2
D#|--0----0-----0-----0--|
A#|--1----0-----3-----3--|
F#|--2----0-----0-----2--|
C#|--2----2-----0-----0--|
G#|--0----3-----2-----0--|
D#|-------------3--------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
artist:staind
song:its been awhile LIVE 3
album:break the cycle

sorry about my 2nd tab because i messed up and forgot the intro thing for guitar2.
these is the 3rd and last tab of this song.and some one rate this!

NOTE:on the bottem of each bar i put what chord to do
for each arpegegio thing ? mean I dont what chord is
called.

guitar1
i know its tuned down low but i dont have that thick of a of string and im to lazy
to do that.so i just have it in Db.

intro thing + means hold the note a sec.
ebI-------------------I------------------I------------------------|I
BbI---------5+--------I--------1+-0------I------------------------|I
GbI----7-------7------I----0----------0--I-------0+---------------|I
DbI-------7-------7---I------2-----------I---4------4-------------|I
AbI--0----------------I-3----------------I-5---5-------5----------|I
DbI-------------------I------------------I------------------------|I
? do the c chord ?
ebI------------------------|
BbI------------3---1-------| repeat
GbI--------------------2---|
DbI-------0----------------|
AbI----0----0+-------------|
DbI--0---------------------|
do the g chord
chorus
ebI------------------------------------|I
BbI------------------------------------|I
GbI--2-2---5-5---------7-7--7-7--------|I repeat
DbI--2-2---5-5---5-5---7-7--7-7--------|I
AbI--0-0---3-3---5-5---5-5--5-5--------|I
DbI--------------5-5-------------------|I

guitar2

intro thing + means hold the note a sec.
ebI-------------------I------------------I----------------------|I
BbI---------1+--------I--------1+-0------I----------------------|I
GbI----2-------2------I----0----------0--I---------0+-----------|I
DbI-------2-------2---I------2-----------I----------------------|I
AbI--0----------------I-3----------------I----2-------2---------|I
DbI-------------------I------------------I-3-----3-------3------|I
do the am chord do the c chord do the g chord
ebI------------------------|
BbI------------3---1-------| repeat
GbI--------------------2---|
DbI-------0----------------|
AbI----0----0+-------------|
DbI--0---------------------|
do the dm chord
chorus
ebI-------X-X-------X-X--3-3--X-X--2-2--2-2----------------------|I
BbI--1-1--X-X--1-1--X-X--0-0--X-X--3-3--3-3----------------------|I
GbI--2-2--X-X--0-0--X-X--0-0--X-X--2-2--2-2----------------------|I
DbI--2-2--X-X--2-2--X-X--0-0--X-X--0-0--0-0----------------------|I
AbI--0-0--X-X--3-3--X-X--2-2--X-X--------------------------------|I
EbI-------X-X--0-0--X-X--3-3--X-X--------------------------------|I

this is my best tab yet but this my 3rd tab. e-mail if
some thing is wrong at markmanohya@aol.com

mark
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This song is in Drop Db.
There are two versions presented here. The first one is if you are singing this song
an acoustic for accompaniment, the second is how Staind plays it, with multiple guitars.

If playing with only an acoustic guitar:


[Intro/Verses]
(Let ring throughout)

G#sus4 B =20
Eb|-------0--------------------------|
Bb|---3------3-------------1--0------|
Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---|
Db|-2---2----------------------------|
Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------|
Db|----------------------------------|

F#5M? G#7sus4 (Db?)
Eb|----------------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------3p1-----||
Gb|---0----0-------------0-------0---||
Db|-----4-----4--0-----2---2-------2-||
Ab|-----------------0----------------||
Db|-3--------------------------------||


[Chorus =20]
G#sus4 B F# Db

[Bridge]
F# Db G#sus4

chord fingerings..
G#sus4 - x02030
B - x32010
F# - 320033
Db - xx0232

Playing with full band:


Guitar 1 (Clean Electric)
G#sus4 B =20
Eb|-------0--------------------------|
Bb|---3------3-------------1--0------|
Gb|------------(2)----0----------0---|
Db|-2---2----------------------------|
Ab|-0---0----------3-----3-----------|
Db|----------------------------------|

F#5M? G#7sus4 (Db?)
Eb|----------------------------------||
Bb|--------------------------3p1-----||
Gb|---0----0-------------0-------0---||
Db|-----4-----4--0-----2---2-------2-||
Ab|-----------------0----------------||
Db|-5--------------------------------||


Guitar 2 (Acoustic Let Ring)
G#sus4 B
Eb|-------0---------------0----------|
Bb|-------3---------------1----------|
Gb|---2-------2------0--------0----0-|
Db|---2-------2----------------------|
Ab|-0---0---0---0--3---3---------3---|
Db|----------------------------------|

F# D
Eb|---------3----------------0-------|
Bb|---------3----------------3-------|
Gb|--0---0----0---0------2------2----|
Db|----0--------0-----0----0------0--|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|


[Chorus]

* On this part the acoustic strums
G#sus4 B F# Db *

Guitar 3
(Overdriven Electric)

G#5 B5 =20
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-|
Ab|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-|
Db|-7-----7---7--0-10------10---10-0-|

F#5 G# (Db fill)

Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7--7/5-5/4--4-4-|
Db|-5-----5----5-7---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Ab|-5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2-2-|
Db|-5-----5----5-7---0--0---0----0-0-|

At the end of the chorus play this instead

F#5 G# (Db fill)
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------7--7/5-5/4--4---|
Db|-5-----5----5-7---0--0-0-0-0--0---|
Ab|-5-----5----5-7---5--5/3-3/2--2---|
Db|-5-----5----5-7---0--0---0----0---|


[Bridge]

F#5 Db5 =20
Eb|----------------------------------|
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-|

G#5
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-7------7-------7-----7--7--------|
Ab|-7------7-------7-----7--7--------|
Db|-7------7-------7-----7--7--------|

Guitar 4 - Solo/repeated fill during=20
the bridge (whatever you want to call it)
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|-12~--9/12\9\7---7-------7/9\7\5--|
Db|----------------------------------|
Ab|-10~--7/10\7\5---5-------5/7\5\3--|
Db|----------------------------------|

Eb|------------0--------0------------|
Bb|---------------3---------3--------|
Gb|-5-----5----------0----------0----|
Db|--------------------------------2-|
Ab|-3-----3--------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------|



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| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
Its Been Awhile
Staind
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Acoustic
  • Alternative Rock
  • Pop Rock
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