Dead Inside Tab by Skillet

Dead Inside tab by Skillet

Guitar Tab

Song: Dead Inside
Artist: Skillet
Album: Awake (Deluxe Edition)

Drop B Tuning

This isn't perfect, but I think it's pretty close. I got stuck on the build-up during
bridge, so what is written for that is probably not correct... if you figure it out please
a comment =] haha.
Please Rate. If you like this, check out my tab for hero and monster (live). Cheers

Key:
* Palm Mute
x Dead Note

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

======GUITAR=1======

Intro (0:00)
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------8-------------|
|--7---5-7---7-9---5---5---10-9-7--| Play
|----0-----0-----0-------0---------|  x6
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Verse (0:18)
|--10-10--------|
|--------10-10--|
|---------------| Play
|---------------|  x2
|---------------|
|---------------|

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

|--10-10--------|
|--------10-10--|
|---------------| Play
|---------------|  x2
|---------------|
|---------------|

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
|--5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|--7-7--9-9--10-10-14--|
|--x-x--x-x--x--x--x---|
|--5-5--7-7--8--8--12--|
|----------------------|

Chorus (0:39)
|-------------|-----------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|---------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|

|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|-----------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Post-chorus (1:03)
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------8-------------|
|--7---5-7---7-9---5---5---10-9-7--|
|----0-----0-----0-------0---------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Repeat Verse (1:06)

Repeat Chorus (1:27)

Bridge (1:51)
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------8-------------|
|--7---5-7---7-9---5---5---10-9-7--| Play
|----0-----0-----0-------0---------|  x6
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3----------|


|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------5555--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-5555--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-3333--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-------|
                      **** **** ****

Chorus (2:21)
|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|

|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|-----------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Outro (2:51)
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------8-------------|
|--7---5-7---7-9---5---5---10-9-7--|
|----0-----0-----0-------0---------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


======GUITAR=2======

Intro (0:06)
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------| Play
|--0-0--2-2-0-0--------|  x4
|--0-0--2-2-0-0-8-7-5--|
|--0-0--2-2-0-0--------|

Verse (0:18)
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Play
|--0-0--0-----------|--0-0--0-----------|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|  x2
|--0-0--0--0-00-0-0-|--0-0--0--0-00-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
|--0-0--0--0-00-0-0-|--0-0--0--0-00-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8--|
           * ** * *            * ** * *

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--0-0--2-2--3-3-7--|
|--0-0--2-2--3-3-7--|
|--0-0--2-2--3-3-7--|

Chorus (0:39)
|-------------|-----------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|---------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|---------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7-7-0-0-00-0--|

|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|-----------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Post-chorus (1:03)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|

Repeat Verse (1:06)

Repeat Chorus (1:27)

Bridge (1:51)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------| Play
|--0--0-0--0-0--|  x2
|--0--0-0--0-0--|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| Play
|--------------------5------------|  x4
|--5---3-5---5-7---3---3---8-7-5--|
|----0-----0-----0-------0--------|

|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|---------5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3----------|

|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------5555--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-5555--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-3333--|
|--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|--0000-2222-3333-------|
                      **** **** ****

Chorus (2:21)
|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-8-8--0-0-0-|-7777-0000--|

|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------|------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----5-5-5-|------------|-----------------|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-5-5-5-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|--8-8--0-0-0-|-3-3-------|-5-5---0-0--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|

Outro (2:51)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|
|--0--0-0--0-0--|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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