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The Way I Am by Staind

The Way I Am tab by Staind

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Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Drop DbDb

Key: C# minorC#m

Intro Rhythm:

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
GbGb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
AbAb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------5h6-6h8---|
GbGb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5h7-----------|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
AbAb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
GbGb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
AbAb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
AbAb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3----3----3----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|----------------------------|


Intro Lead:

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11---------7-|
GbGb|-13b15---------13br15-11-13-|-13b15---------13br15-------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7--------------------------|-7-------------9------------|
GbGb|-9b11-----------------------|-9b11----------11b13--------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11-----------|
GbGb|-13b15---------13br15---11--|-13b15---------13br15---11--|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-9-------------11-----------|-12------------14-----------|
Bb majorBb|-12b14---------14b16--------|-15b17---------17b19--------|
GbGb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

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Verse 1 Riff:
  play 3x

Eb MajorEb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
GbGb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5----5-5-5-x--|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3-x--|
AbAb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|


Verse 1 Ending:

Eb MajorEb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
GbGb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
GbGb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2------------5------------|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2------------5------------|
AbAb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0------------3------------|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|---------------------------|

Ending Fill:

Eb MajorEb|-1p0----------0h1----------|
Bb majorBb|---------3-----------------|
GbGb|---------------------2-----|
DbDb|---------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 1:
  play 4x

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
GbGb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
AbAb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
GbGb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
AbAb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|


Chorus Overdub Part:

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
GbGb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
DbDb|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-------------5----------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-----------5------|
GbGb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|


Verse 2 Riff:
  play 3x

Eb MajorEb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
GbGb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
AbAb|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|


Verse 1 Ending:

Eb MajorEb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
GbGb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
DbDb|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
AbAb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0-----0-0----3----3----3----|
DbDb|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-----------------------------|


Ending Fill:

  on last 6 beats of ending:
Eb MajorEb|-1p0----------0h1---------0h1----------|
Bb majorBb|---------3-----------3-----------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------2-----|
DbDb|---------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus 2:
  play 4x

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
GbGb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
AbAb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
GbGb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
AbAb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|


Chorus 2 Overdub Part:
  repeat similarly 4x

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
GbGb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
DbDb|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
GbGb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|


🎸 Bridge:
  rest for 4 bars of Bass, then play this 3x:

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|---------------------3/5-|
AbAb|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1/3-3/5-----|
DbDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


🎸 Bridge 2:

  Lead
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
DbDb|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5-----5---5---|
AbAb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
GbGb|-------------3---5-------|-7TR0-6TR0-5--3-----------|
DbDb|-3---5-5-5-5---------0---|--------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------|------------------3h5-3h5-|
DbDb|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------5---3-------|
DbDb|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5---------5---|
AbAb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------3h6p3-1h3p1----------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|-6b8~--------------1h3p1----------------|
GbGb|-5b7---------5b7---------|-------------------------3p0-5-7~~~~----|
DbDb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|


  Repeated Rhythm:
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
AbAb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
DbDb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
DbDb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
AbAb|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
DbDb|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Last 🎸 Chorus:

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
GbGb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
AbAb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
DbDb|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
GbGb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
AbAb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
DbDb|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|


Last Chorus Overdub Part:
  repeat similarly 4x

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
GbGb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
DbDb|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb majorBb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
GbGb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|
AbAb|------------------------|------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------|------------------------|


🎸 Outro:

Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GbGb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fades out to Bass only


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill


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