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Son Of Sam Tab by Shinedown

Son Of Sam tab by Shinedown

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bm

🎸 Intro:

    ringing note:
C#|------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------|
E |------------------------------|
B |--5NH-------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|

    Rhythm part - starts on upbeat (1 AND)
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---6/7-----8~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---6/7-----8~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|
B |-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|



Verse 1 Rhythm:
    PM all notes lightly, play riff 4x

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1---1---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Verse Lead Swells:
    starts on halfway through Verse (after Rhythm plays riff 2x)
C#|-5------------------|-6------------------|-3------------------|
G#|-3------------------|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

C#|--------------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|
G#|-6------------------|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

C#|--------------------|--------------------|
G#|-6------------------|-5------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|



Pre🎸 Chorus:

    add flange/wah
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------8-----------|
F#|-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---5---6---6-----------|
B |-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---5---6---------------|

    full volume, no effects
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---0---5---1-----------|
B |-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---0---5---1-----------|



🎸 Chorus:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---1---1-------1---3-------6---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---1---1-------1---3-------6---|


Pre🎸 Verse:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|
B |-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|


PreVerse Lead ending:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-----3---1-------1-----------3---|-1-------1-----------------------|
E |-------------3-------------------|-----3---------------3b4-----0---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse 2 Rhythm:
    PM all notes lightly, play riff 4x

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1---1---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-5---5---5---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


Verse 2 Lead Swells:
    played 2x during verse riff

C#|-5------------------|-6------------------|-3------------------|
G#|-3------------------|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

C#|--------------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|
G#|-6------------------|-3------------------|-3------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

C#|--------------------|--------------------|
G#|-6------------------|-5------------------|
E |--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|
F#|--------------------|--------------------|
B |--------------------|--------------------|


Pre🎸 Chorus 2:

    add flange/wah
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------8-----------|
F#|-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---5---6---6-----------|
B |-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---5---6---------------|

    full volume, no effects
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---0---5---1-----------|
B |-6---5---0---5---6-------6---5---|-0---5---6---0---5---1-----------|


🎸 Chorus 2:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|



Post🎸 Chorus:
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6\--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---5-------6\--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---7-------8~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---6/7-----8~--|
B |-----0---0-------0---0-------0---|-----0---0-------0---6/7-----8~--|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|
B |-----7---6---0---6-----------7---|-6---0---6-----------5-------3---|


PostChorus Lead ending:
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-----3---1-------1-----------3---|-1-------1-----------------------|
E |-------------3-------------------|-----3---------------3b4-----0---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



🎸 Bridge:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


🎸 Bridge 2:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---3---3---3---|


🎸 Bridge 3:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-----------------7---------------|-----------------7---------------|
F#|-0---0-------0---5---------------|-0---0-------0---5---------------|
B |-0---0-------0-------------------|-0---0-------0-------------------|
    PM***********                     PM***********

C#|---------]------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-0---0-------0---8---------------|-0---0-------0---8---------------|
B |-0---0-------0---8---------------|-0---0-------0---8---------------|
    PM***********                     PM***********

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
    PM*************************************************************

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-8-----------8-----------8-------|-10----------10---------10-------|
B |-8-----------8-----------8-------|-10----------10---------10-------|



Final 🎸 Chorus:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|

    play these lines 6x
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------0---|


🎸 Outro:

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|
B |-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------7\--|
F#|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-------5\--|
B |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-1---1---1---1---1---3-----------|


Lead Chorus Part:


C#|---------10~~--------------------|-10--10--10--10--10--------------|
G#|-------------------------13------|------------------------12--13---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-10------------------------------|-----------------------------10--|
G#|-----------------13br15--10--13--|-----10--13--10--13--10--13--10--|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    repeat this part similarly until 3:10

C#|---------10~~--------------------|-10~~-------------------10-------|
G#|-------------------------13------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-10~~----------------------------|---------------------18------17--|
G#|---------------------------------|-18--18--18--18--18--------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


    3:10
C#|-22-----22--22--22--22--24b--22--|---------22--22--22--22------22--|
G#|---------------------------------|-------------------------22------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|----22------22PH-----22p20----20-|---------20------20------20--22~-|
G#|--------22-------22--------22----|-----22------22------22----------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-22-----22------22------24b------|-22------22------22------24b-----|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-22-----22-------22p20-----------|-20--17--20--17------------------|
G#|---------------------------22----|---------------------20----19~---|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|-------------------------22--22--|
G#|-----19--19--19--19--19--19--19--|---------------------19----------|
E |-----19--19--19--19--19--19--19--|-19--19--19--19--19--------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-----------------22p20-------20--|---------20------20----------22~-|
G#|-------------------------22------|-----22------22------22\20-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-22-----22------22------24b------|-22------22------22------24b-----|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

C#|-22-----22-------22p20-----------|-20--17--20--17------------------|
G#|---------------------------22----|---------------------20----x\----|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------x\----|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


************************************

| x   Dead note
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

************************************

Published: January 11, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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