Artist: Sevendust
Song: Skeleton Song
Album: Seasons
Tuning: Open B? (B F# B E A B)
Author: Mike Smith (sublime56@hotmail.com)
Well, nobody has written a tab for this song yet (surprisingly) so I figured
I would. I wrote parts for both guitars, so I hope it isn't too confusing.
Just listen to the song while reading the tab and it should play out.
I have no clue what the name of this tuning actually is. I just put Open B,
but I think Clint and John tune this way for ease of playing. It might be
the same tuning for Angel's Son, but I don't know for sure.
I know it's a pain in the ass to tune your guitar to this, but this is the
only way. If you listen to the harmonics, this is the only tuning where
they will sound correct.
Notation Key:
v - Downstroke
^ - Upstroke
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
* - Natural Harmonic Note
~ - Let Ring
/ - Slide Up
\\ - Slide Down
x - Muted String
p.m. - Palm Mute
Intro (Acoustic guitar with a slight chorus):
B |---------------0-----------0-------------0-----------0-------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-------0---------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------2-----------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2-------2-------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3---------------0---------------|| x2
1st Verse:
B |---------------0-----------0-------------0-----------0-------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-------0---------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------2-----------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2-------2-------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3---------------0---------------|| x4
Chorus (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):
*slow slide
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
2nd time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15-||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15-||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15-||
3rd time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5-------||
4th time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12--||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12--||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12--||
Chorus (Guitar 2 - Clean Electric):
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0----0---0-0-0-0---||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0----0---0-0-0-0---||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0----0---0-0-0-0---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
2nd time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---||
3rd time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3\\--2---2-2-2-2---||
4th time
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0----||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5----||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5----||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5----||
2nd Verse (Guitar 1 - Acoustic): Same as 1st Verse
2nd Verse (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):
B |----------------------------------*12-----------------*7~~-----||
A |-----------------------------*12-------------------*7----*7~~--||
E |----------------------------------------*12~~------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
2nd time
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/sevendust/287445.html ]
B |------------------------*12-------------*12-----------*7~~-----||
A |-------------------*12--------------*12------------*7----*7~~--||
E |-----------------------------*12~~-----------*12---------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
3rd time
B |-----------------------------*12----------------------*7~~-----||
A |----------------------------------*12--------------*7----*7~~--||
E |----------------------------------------*12~~------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
4th time
B |------------------------------*12---*12---------------*7~~-----||
A |-------------------------*12------------*12--------*7----*7~~--||
E |--------------------*12----------------------*12~~-------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
2nd Chorus (Same for both guitar parts)
Breakdown (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):
B |---------0------------0--------------0------------0----------||
A |-------0---0--------0---0----------0---0--------0---0--------||
E |-----0-------0----0-------0------0-------0----0-------0------||
B |---0~~----------8~~---------0--3~~----------5~~---------0----||
F#|---0~~----------8~~------------3~~----------5~~--------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~------------3~~----------5~~--------------|| x3
4th time
B |---------0------------0--------------0-----------------------||
A |-------0---0--------0---0----------0---0---------------------||
E |-----0-------0----0-------0------0-------0-------------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~---------0--9~~---------------------------||
F#|---0~~----------8~~------------9~~---------------------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~------------9~~---------------------------||
Breakdown (Guitar 2 - Clean Electric):
B |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
A |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
E |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------||
F#|---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------|| x3
4th time
B |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
A |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
E |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||
F#|---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||
Transition Riff (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):
B |---------------0-----------0-------------0~~~----------------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------------------------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------------------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2---------------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3-------------------------------||
Transition Riff (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):
B |-----------*12----------*12---------*12---------*12----------||
A |-------*12-----*12----------*12---------*12---------*12------||
E |-------------------*12----------*12---------*12---------*12--||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
3rd Chorus (Same for both guitar parts as before but repeat entire chorus twice)
Outro (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):
B |---------------0--------------------------------------------||
A |---------0-------0------------------------------------------||
E |-------2---2-------2~~~-------------------------------------||
B |-----2-------2----------------------------------------------||
F#|---0--------------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------|| x4
Outro (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):
B |------------------------------*12---------------------------||
A |--------------------------*12-------------------------------||
E |-----------------------------------*12~~~-------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
2nd time
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------*7----------*7------*7~~~--------||
E |------------------------*7----------*7----------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
3rd time
B |---------------------------*7-------------------------------||
A |------------------------*7-------------------*7~~~----------||
E |------------------------------*7----------*7----------------||
B |---------------------------------------*7-------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
4th time
B |---------------------------*7-----------------*12-----------||
A |------------------------*7------------------------*12-------||
E |------------------------------*7----------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|------------------------------------------------------------||
B |------------------------------------------------------------||
Final Chord (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):
B |--------0~~~------------------------------------------------||
A |-------0~~~-------------------------------------------------||
E |------0~~~--------------------------------------------------||
B |-----7~~~---------------------------------------------------||
F#|----7~~~----------------------------------------------------||
B |---7~~~-----------------------------------------------------||
