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I Been Gone A Long Time tab by Every Time I Die

Guitar Tab 

Tuning: Drop D

Guitar 1: Left Stereo
Guitar 2: Right Stereo

SECTION 1
Both Guitars
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0-0-8-p0-5p0-3h5p0-|x4
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-p0---------0-3p-0---------0-3p-0--------------------------|
                .              .

SECTION 2
Both Guitars
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-10--8--10--8--10-8-|
A|-10--8--10--8--10-8-|
D|-10--8--10--8--10-8-|

REPEAT SECTION 2

REPEAT SECTION 1

REPEAT SECTION 2 (just one bar)

SECTION 3
Both Guitars
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|x4
A|-----------------|
D|-5--3--5--3--5-3-|

REPEAT SECTION 2

SECTION 4
Both Guitars
E|-----------------------------|  |-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|  |-------------------------|
G|---------------------3/5-----|  |---------------------3/5-|
D|-------3/5-------3/5-----3/5-|x3|-------3/5-------3/5-----|
A|---3/5-------3/5-------------|  |---3/5-------3/5---------|
D|-0---------0-----------------|  |-0---------0-------------|

SECTION 5
Both Guitars
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0------------------3p0-5p0---0--0-------------8-p0-5p0-3h5-|
A|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
D|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-p0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
   .      . . . . . .              .      . . . . . .

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0------------------3p0-5p0---0--0-------------8-p0-5p0-3h5-----5--3--5--|
A|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0-0-5--3--5--|
D|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-p0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0-0-5--3--5--|
   .      . . . . . .              .    . . . . . . .

SECTION 6 (99% identical to SECTION 4)
Both Guitars
E|-----------------------------|  |-------------------|
B|-----------------------------|  |-------------------|
G|---------------------3/5-----|  |-------------------|
D|-------3/5-------3/5-----3/5-|x4|-10--8--10--8--10\-|
A|---3/5-------3/5-------------|  |-10--8--10--8--10\-|
D|-0---------0-----------------|  |-10--8--10--8--10\-|

SECTION 7
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-0------------3-0------------3-0-----------8-p0-5p0-3h5p0-|x3
A|-3-0----------0-3-0----------0-3-0--------------------------|
D|-3-0----------0-3-0----------0-3-0--------------------------|
||              .              .
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0-0-8-p0-5p0-3h5p0-|x3
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-p0---------0-3-p0---------0-3-p0--------------------------|
                .              .
Both Guitars
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0-0-8-p0-5p0-3h5p0-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-p0---------0-3-p0---------0-3-p0--------------------------|
                .              .

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0--------3p0-5p0-0-8-p0-5p0-3h5-0-0-10--8--10--8--10-8-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------10--8--10--8--10-8-|
D|-3-p0---------0-3p-0---------0-3p-0----------------------------10--8--10--8--10-8-|
                .              .

SECTION 8
Both Guitars
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|x2
A|-----------------------------0-0-0-0-|
D|-5--3--5--3--5-3-5--3--5--3--0-0-0-0-|
                               . . . .

SECTION 9
Both Guitars
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------3p0-5p0---0--0-------------8-p0-5p0-3h5-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
D|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-3-p0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
      . . . . . .              .      . . . . . .

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0------------------3p0-5p0---0--0-------------8-p0-5p0-3h5---0-|
A|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0-|
D|-3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-p0---------3-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------3-0-|
   .      . . . . . .              .    . . . . . . .              .

SECTION 10
Guitar 1 (Guitar 2 only plays notes in parentheses)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------(5-7)-|
D|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-(5-7)-|x2
A|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-(3-5)-|
D|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------(5-7----7-5-----------------------)-|
D|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-(5-7--0-7-5--0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0)-|
A|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-(3-5--0-5-3--0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0)-|
D|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-(-----0------0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0)-|

SECTION 11
Both Guitars
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5-7--|
D|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-5-7--|x2
A|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3-5--|
D|-(0)--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-7----7-5------------------------|
D|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-5-7--0-7-5--0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0-|
A|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3-5--0-5-3--0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0-|
D|-0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0-3/5-0--0------0------0-6-8--0-3-5--0-3/5-0-|

REPEAT SECTION 11 until the end (fade out)

This is such a classic ETID song that I had to make a text version of it that is
more clear (and hopefully more correct). Always fun to play.
Please rate & comment.
Thanks,
millarso

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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