Tabs
Sevendust: Strong Arm Broken
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: June 22, 2014
Tuning: Drop A#A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G,C)
Riff 1
C majorC|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D#D#|---------------------------------|
A#A#|---------------------------------| x3
FF|---------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-2-1-|
* * * *
C majorC|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------|
FF|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------|
A#A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-|
Play Riff 1 x2
Fill 1
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
Riff 2 "The stare that cuts through me..."
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|----------------------------------------------------------7/8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|
A#A#|----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
FF|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
A#A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-----------------|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-|
C majorC|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|
"I don't believe anything you ever told me..."
C majorC|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D#D#|---------------------|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-|
C majorC|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D#D#|---------------------|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|
Riff 3 "Strong arm broken..."
C majorC|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C majorC|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------|
FF|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-----------|
A#A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------5-3-0-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
C majorC|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|------------------------------------------------------|
FF|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------1-|
FF|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------x-1-|
A#A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-x-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Fill here is same as the last line of Riff 2 as it leads into the next verse
Play Riff 2 x1 "You sold out instantly..."
Riff 2 ending alteration:
C majorC|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------------|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
FF|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--1-|
A#A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..."
Riff 4
C majorC|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D#D#|------------------------|
A#A#|------------------------| x2
FF|-11-----11----11-----11-|
A#A#|----0-0----------0-0----|
* * * *
C majorC|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#A#|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
FF|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-----------------| |
A#A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
x2
C majorC|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
D#D#|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
A#A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
FF|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-------------------------|
A#A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C majorC|---------|
G+G|---------|
D#D#|---------|
A#A#|-3--2--1-|
FF|-3--2--1-|
A#A#|-3--2--1-|
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..."
(the palm muted rhythm changes slightly for this final chorus, listen to
song for timing)
Play Riff 1 x1 "Strong arm broken!!"
(instead of 3 times like the intro, the beginning bit gets played 7 times)
Ending
C majorC|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D#D#|--------------------------------|
A#A#|----------------------------0-0-|
FF|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------0-0-|
A#A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-0-0-|