It's Been Awhile
Written and performed by Staind
From the album "Break the Cycle"
Transcribed by Halfdan Baadsvik (halfdan@eskobar.nu)
Mike uses a baritone guitar. For those who don't know what
that is, it means the six lowest strings on a seven string
guitar is put on a six string guitar. Just like Aaron and
Jhonny, he also tunes his strings a half step down making
the tuning (from low to high) Ab Db Ab Db Gb Bb.
Aaron uses an acoustic guitar in standard Eb tuning. Low
to high Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb.
Note that in this transcription I've written the chord
names after their sounding, not fingering (Like if you
finger an E chord, it will sound as Eb when tuned down).
Intro/Verse :
G#sus4 B
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------7-----9--7-----(7)-------------5--4--------------|
Db|-------------------7---------5--5--5--------5-----------|
Ab|----7-----7------------------3-----3--------------------|
Db|----7-----7------------------^-----^--------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
(Put most weight ^ ^
on the Ab string on these strums...)
F# G#7sus4
P
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------0-----0----------------------7^5-----------------|
Db|----------4-----4--0----------5----------5--------------|
Ab|----5----------------------7-----7----------7-----------|
Db|----5-------------------7-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
A friend tells me that the verse picking goes like this :
G#sus4 B
Bb|-------------8--7----------------7--8-------------------|
Gb|-------7------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------5--5--5-------------------------|
Ab|----7-----7-------------3-----3-------------------------|
Db|----7-----7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
F# G#7sus4
P
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------0-----0----------------------7^5-----------------|
Db|----------4-----4--0----------5----------5--------------|
Ab|----5----------------------7-----7----------7-----------|
Db|----5-------------------7-------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
I don't know if he's right. I can hear those notes on the
7th and 8th frets, but it might be a synth or another
guitar. Play what you think sounds better.
Intro/Verse (acoustic) :
G#sus4 B
eb|-------------0----------------------0-------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------------------1-------------------|
Gb|-------2-----------2----------0--------0-----0----------|
Db|-------2-----------2------------------------------------|
Ab|----0-----0-----0-----0----3-----3--------3-------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
F# G#7sus4
eb|-------------3----------------------0-------------------|
Bb|-------------3----------------------3-------------------|
Gb|----0-----0-----0-----0-------2--------2----------------|
Db|-------0-----------0-------0-----0--------0-------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus :
G#sus4 B F# C#
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------7--75--54-4/--|
Db|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--0--0----0---0---|
Ab|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--5--53--32-2/--|
Db|--7---7--7---10---10--10---5---5--5--5--0--0----0---0---|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
"And everything I can't remember..." ^
(Slide to eardefined position here)
(No slide the last time)
Aaron strums these chords :
G#sus4 - x02230
B - x32010
F# - 320033
C# - xx0232
Bridge :
F# C# G#sus4/B G#sus4
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0---7--------7---7--7-7---------|
Ab|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0---7--------7---7--7-7---------|
Db|--5---5--5-5---0---0--0-0--10--------7---7--7-7---------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Another electric guitar plays :
F# C# G#sus4/B G#sus4
v v Hold- - - - -|
Bb|------------------------------------------5-----5-------|
Gb|--12~~-9/1297-7~~-7/97------------------7-----7-----|
Db|---x---x--------x---x------10-----------------5-----5---|
Ab|--10~~-7/1075-5~~-5/75--x-------------------------7-|
Db|---------------------------10--------7------------------|
Ab|-------------------------^------------------------------|
(Eardefined slide)
Aaron plays :
F# - 320033
C# - xx0232
G#sus4/B - x32230 
