Artist: Flyleaf
Song: Sleepwalker
Tuning: Drop D (Low to high D-A-D-G-B-E)
Legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend string
r = release bend
x = mute string
P.M. = palm mute
I can't believe nobody has tabbed this yet, as it's not too hard to figure out. I love
song; it's so powerful and emotional.
Intro/Verse 1 (0:00-0:33)
Guitar 1 (clean w/echo):
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----5------4br------9-----9br-|
D|-------------------------------| x6
A|---3------3-------7------7-----|
D|-3-------------/7--------------|
"My spirit is willing..."
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Prechorus (0:33-0:56)
Guitar 1 (clean):
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-33-/7-7-7777-5-5-5-55--5-5-5555-| x4
A|-3-3-3-33-/7-7-7777-5-5-5-55--5-5-5555-|
D|-3-3-3-33-/7-7-7777-5-5-5-55--5-5-5555-|
"Walking around in my sleep..."
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Verse 2 (0:56-1:29)
Guitar 1 (clean w/echo):
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----5------4br-----9------9br-|
D|-------------------------------| x6
A|---3------3-------7------7-----|
D|-3-------------/7--------------|
Guitar 2 (distorted w/tremolo, gradual volume swell):
E|--------------------12---13----|
B|-12---13----10--13---------12\-|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------| x6
A|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
"how many times will I..."
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Chorus 1 (1:29-2:13)
Guitars 1&2 (distorted):
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------9-------7----------777-|
D|-3-3-5---7-7-9---5-5-7---5---x5-777-| x2
A|-3-3-3---7-7-7---5-5-5---5---x5-555-|
D|-3-3-----7-7-----5-5-----5---x5-----|
"How can I love you back..."
Guitar 1:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------|
D|-55555555555555555555555555555555-|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Guitar 2 (distorted w/tremolo):
At the end of Guitar 1's second time through riff:
E|-12-----------------|
B|----12-13---------8-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
"His piercing eyes..."
Guitars 1&2 (distorted):
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----5-------9-------7----------777-|
D|-3-3-5---7-7-9---5-5-7---5---x5-777-| x4
A|-3-3-3---7-7-7---5-5-5---5---x5-555-|
D|-3-3-----7-7-----5-5-----5---x5-----|
"Please simply stay awake..."
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Interlude (2:13-2:47)
Guitar 1:
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212-------------121212-|
D|-55-44-55-44--x-x-x-55-44-55-44--x-x-x-| x6
A|-33-22-33-22-101010-33-22-33-22-101010-|
D|---------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/flyleaf/204450.html ]
Guitar 2 comes in after 1st time through:
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-455-455-455-455-12-12-|
D|------------------x--x-| x4
A|-----------------10-10-|
D|-----------------------|
"Don't you see me..."
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|-455-455-455-455-12-11-455-455-455-455-11-12-|
G|------------------x--x------------------x--x-|
D|-----------------10--9------------------9-10-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-455-455-455-455-12-12-|
D|------------------x--x-| x2
A|-----------------10-10-|
D|-----------------------|
"I swear I..."
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|------------x\\Pickslide\\\-|
*This is all while Guitar 1 is playing the one riff.*
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Chorus 2(2:47-3:09)
Guitars 1&2:
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7----------7777-|
D|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-7---5---x5-7777-| x2
A|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-5---5---x5-5555-|
D|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-----5---x5------|
"How can I love you back..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7----------7777-|
D|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-7---5---x5-7777-| x2
A|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-5---5---x5-5555-|
D|-3-3-3-33-7-7-7-77-5-5-----5---x5------|
"His piercing eyes..."
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Outro (3:09-3:25)
Guitar 1:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------|
D|-55555555555555555555555555555555-|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
Guitar 2 (distorted w/tremolo):
At the end of Guitar 1's second time through riff:
E|-12-----------------|
B|----12-13---------8-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
"His piercing eyes..."
Guitar 1 finishes:
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-3------------------|
A|-3------------------|
D|-3------------------|
Guitar 2 finishes:
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
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Lyrics:
My spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.
My eyelids grow heavy, and I might just fall asleep,
Walking around in my sleep,
Running into walls I cannot see,
Falling and scraping up my face,
Ignoring the softest spoken grace.
How many times will I go and take the bait
Only for this hook to rip right through my face?
How can I love you back?
What can I do to show you, you?
His piercing eyes meet mine...
Please simply stay awake,
Talk to me and I'll hear you, you!
Don't fall asleep this time,
gotta stay awake, gotta stay awake.
Don't you see me reaching for you?
I swear I really do love you,
Love you.
How can I love you back?
What can I do to show you, you?
His piercing eyes meet mine...
His piercing eyes meet mine.
