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The Way I Am Tab by Staind

The Way I Am tab by Staind

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Drop Db
  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Tuning: Drop Db

Key: C#m

Intro Rhythm:

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Gb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Ab|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------5h6-6h8---|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5h7-----------|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Gb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Ab|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3----3----3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|----------------------------|



Intro Lead:

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11---------7-|
Gb|-13b15---------13br15-11-13-|-13b15---------13br15-------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-7--------------------------|-7-------------9------------|
Gb|-9b11-----------------------|-9b11----------11b13--------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11-----------|
Gb|-13b15---------13br15---11--|-13b15---------13br15---11--|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|-9-------------11-----------|-12------------14-----------|
Bb|-12b14---------14b16--------|-15b17---------17b19--------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|



Verse 1 Riff:
    play 3x

Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5----5-5-5-x--|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3-x--|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|


Verse 1 Ending:

Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2------------5------------|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2------------5------------|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0------------3------------|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|---------------------------|

Ending Fill:

Eb|-1p0----------0h1----------|
Bb|---------3-----------------|
Gb|---------------------2-----|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|



🎸 Chorus 1:
   play 4x

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|



Chorus Overdub Part:

Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-------------5----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-----------5------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|


Verse 2 Riff:
    play 3x

Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|


Verse 1 Ending:

Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0-----0-0----3----3----3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-----------------------------|


Ending Fill:

    on last 6 beats of ending:
Eb|-1p0----------0h1---------0h1----------|
Bb|---------3-----------3-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------2-----|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|



🎸 Chorus 2:
    play 4x

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|



Chorus 2 Overdub Part:
    repeat similarly 4x

Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|



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

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------3/5-|
Ab|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1/3-3/5-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|



🎸 Bridge 2:

    Lead
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
Db|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5-----5---5---|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------3---5-------|-7TR0-6TR0-5--3-----------|
Db|-3---5-5-5-5---------0---|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------3h5-3h5-|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------5---3-------|
Db|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5---------5---|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------3h6p3-1h3p1----------------------|
Bb|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|-6b8~--------------1h3p1----------------|
Gb|-5b7---------5b7---------|-------------------------3p0-5-7~~~~----|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|


    Repeated Rhythm:
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Ab|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
Ab|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|



Last 🎸 Chorus:

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|


Last Chorus Overdub Part:
    repeat similarly 4x

Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|


🎸 Outro:

Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-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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Staind tabs for The way i am

About this song

This guitar tab for The Way I Am by Staind is suitable for intermediate players. Tuning: Drop Db. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure.