Before I Forget Tab by Slipknot

Before I Forget tab by Slipknot

Guitar Tab

Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
                        x7                                    x3
e|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----5-5-0-5-5-0-|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0--|-0h2-0h2-0h2-5-5-----0--------|
E|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0-|--xx5-5-0-5-5-0-|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0--|-0h2-0h2-0h2-5-5-----0--------|
    ^Second guitar comes in at the end of 4th time

e|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------x3|----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0--|-0h2-0h2-0h2-5---5----0----5---5----0---------------|
E|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0--|-0h2-0h2-0h2-5---5----0----5---5----0---------------|
                               x3
e|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--3-----2--2--2--3-|-2--2--2--2--3--------5---5---5--0------------|
E|-2--2--2--2--3-----2--2--2--3-|-2--2--2--2--3--0--2--5---5---5--0------------|
PM *  *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *   *  *  *  *
  ^play all above 4 times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------12----------------11-----------------10------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7----------------10----------------9-------------------8------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Chorus                                   x3
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----3--2--5-----0----5--5--0--8--7---|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7--7------------|
E|--2----3--2--5-----0----5--5--0--8--7---|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7--7------------|
                   ^Play this whole thing 2 times^
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0-------------|
E|-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0-------------|

e|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2--2--3-----2--2--2--3-|-2--2--2--2--3--------5---5---5--0------------|
E|-2--2--2--2--3-----2--2--2--3-|-2--2--2--2--3--0--2--5---5---5--0------------|
PM *  *  *  *  *     *  *  *  *   *  *  *  *
  ^play all above 2 times

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------12----------------11----------------10----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------10-----------------9-----------------8----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus                                   x3
e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----3--2--5-----0----5--5--0--8--7---|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7--7------------|
E|--2----3--2--5-----0----5--5--0--8--7---|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7--7------------|
                   ^Play this whole thing 2 times^
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-4---5-5-5--5-5-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-4--5-5-5-5-/12------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10--9------7--7/---10---10--9--9--7--7--5--5--7----7--5----4/----7--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5---4-----5--5------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4---5--5--5--5--5--5--4-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7----5--5--9---7--7--7----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|X2
|----------------------------------|
|--0-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|
|----------------------------------|

Chorus
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------X3-|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--2----3--2--5------0----5--5--0--8---7----|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7-|
|--2----3--2--5------0----5--5--0--8---7----|--7---7---7--8--7--10-----5-----5--5--8--8--7-|

PLAY THE CHORUS THREE TIMES
                               x4
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0-------------|
|-0h2-0h2-0h2-3p2p0-------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0h2-0h2-0h2--5----5-------0----5---5-----0-------------------|
|-0h2-0h2-0h2--5----5-------0----5---5-----0-------------------|

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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