The Thirst Is Taking Over tab by Skillet

Tabs

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Gtr.1 electric guitar/rhythm/distortion
Gtr.2 electric guitar/lead/slight distortion
Gtr.3 electric guitar/rhythm/no distortion


Intro:

First vocals then drum then guitar comes in

  Gtr.3
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------4-4--------3-3-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-------3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Gtr.3
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------4-4----------3-3-1-1--------4-4---------3-3-1-1-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------6-6--------6-6----5-5----|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-------3-3-3------------3-3-3------3-3-3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------6-6-6--------6-6----6-6-------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------4-4----------3-3-1-1--------4-4--------3-3-1-1---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------6-6--------6-6----5-5---|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------3-3-3------3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------6-6-6---------6-6-----6-6-----|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------4-4---------3-3-1-1----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3--------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Gtr.1

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| x2
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

 or Gtr.2
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-12/15\10\7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

Gtr.3
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------4-4----------3-3-1-1--------4-4---------3-3-1-1-------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------6-6--------6-6----5-5----|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-------3-3-3------------3-3-3------3-3-3----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------6-6-6--------6-6----6-6-------|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------4-4----------3-3-1-1--------4-4--------3-3-1-1---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------6-6--------6-6----5-5---|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------3-3-3------3-3-3-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------6-6-6---------6-6-----6-6-----|

E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------4-4---------3-3-1-1----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3--------3-3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

Gtr.1
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| x2
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|


Bridge: lots of guitars here i tabbed them in order of when they come in

Gtr.3  riff1

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x6
D MajorD|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
A augmentedA|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
D MajorD|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|

Gtr.1  riff2                                    or....

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 after
D MajorD|-6--6----1--1----5--5----6--6----------------------------------------------| Gtr.3 plays that riff twice
A augmentedA|-6--6----1--1----5--5----6--6----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-6--6----1--1----5--5----6--6----------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2  riff3                                      or....

E MajorE|-15/18\13\10---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3 after
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr.1 plays riff2 once.
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  or....

                                        play all three by playing riff1
                                        palmuted then playing riff2
                                        once or twice and playing riff3
                                        until the chorus
Chorus:

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| x7
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

Other part:

"I wanna drink you in..."
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| x3
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|


Chorus:

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|


Outro:

Gtr.3

E MajorE|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------------------------------|
BB|---4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x5(fade)
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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/ silde up
\ slide down

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"As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living
God. When shall I come and appear before God?" (Psalm 42:1-2)

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