Sevendust: Picture Perfect
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: August 21, 2013
Tuning: Altered Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,F,A#)
Riff 1
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------13b--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------11b--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-6b--0-----0-13-0-12--0-10-0-12-0-13-0-12--10-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-12-0-10-0-|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------13b------------------------11b-------------------11b--------------|
A#|-------x--------------------------x---------------------x----------------|
F|-------11b------------------------9b--------------------9b---------------|
A#|-6b--0-----0-13-0-12--0-10-0-12-0-----10-0--10-0-12-0-0-----10-0-0-10-12-|
Riff 1 note: Loads of effects on this main riff, hard to say even what it is.
Play Riff 1 x4 "I think the last was the first time..."
Riff 2 (light distortion, let all notes ring) "I prayed forever..."
A#|--------------------0------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------|
D#|----3--2---------2------------3--2-----------|
A#|-------------------------------------------3-|
F|-1---------------------3---1-----------------|
A#|----------0---3---------------------0---3----|
Riff 3 "A picture perfect point of view..."
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-2-2--2-2-2------5-5--5-5-5------5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
A#|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-|
F|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A#|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3----------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-2-2--2-2-2------5-5--5-5-5------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A#|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
F|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
A#|-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
Fill 1
A#|-------------------------------------------------------12*12*12*12*12*12*|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------13b---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------11b---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-6b--0-----0-13-0-12--0-10-0-12-0-13-0-12--10-0-12-0-0-------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/sevendust/366878.html ]
Riff 4 "I think I finally had it coming..."
A#|-------------------------------------------------------12*12*12*12*12*12*|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------13b---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------x-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------11b---------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-6b--0-----0-13-0-12--0-10-0-12-0-13-0-12--10-0-12-0-0-------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------13b------------------------11b-------------------11b--------------|
A#|-------x--------------------------x---------------------x----------------|
F|-------11b------------------------9b--------------------9b---------------|
A#|-6b--0-----0-13-0-12--0-10-0-12-0-----10-0--10-0-12-0-0-----10-0-0-10-12-|
Play Riff 4 x2 "I finally found a reason to be living..."
Riff 5 (light distortion, let all notes ring) "I prayed forever..."
A#|-------------3\--------0-----2\--------------3\--------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----3--2------------2---------------3--2---------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------3-|
F|-1------------------------3------1---------------------|
A#|----------0------3------------------------0-------3----|
Play Riff 3 x2 "A picture perfect point of view..."
Fill at the end of Riff 3 "Forgive me for today..."
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-10--10-10--10/12-12--12-12--12/15-15--15-15-15-15-15-15-|
A#|-x---x--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--|
F|-8---8--8---8//10-10--10-10--10/13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 "There's always something in the way..."
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x3
F|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
F|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
A#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
A#|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
F|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
A#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
Play Riff 3 x2 "A picture perfect point of view..."
(w/ ending alteration 2nd time through)
Play Riff 1 x2
Ending:
A#|-----------------|
F|-----------------|
D#|-------13b-------|
A#|-------x---------|
F|-------11b---\\\-|
A#|-6b--0-------\\\-|
Enjoy!!