From: liamdutch@aol.com (LiamDutch)
Date: 03 Sep 2001 19:58:22 GMT

It's Been Awhile (Acoustic) 

Performed by Staind 

Tabbed by Liam J. Holland


I tabbed this from a live acoustic version of the song.  
All strings are tuned down a half step (ie: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb).  

The intro, and the verses: 
"*" denotes holding the note for a second before proceeding 
"(p)" denotes a pull-off 


eb---------0*--------------------------- 
Bb-------3---3--------------1*-0-------- 
Gb-----2-------2----------0------0------ 
Db---2------------------2--------------- 
Ab--------------------3----------------- 
Eb-------------------------------------- 


eb-------------------------------------- 
Bb-------------------------1----3(p)1--- 
Gb-----------------------0---0--------0- 
Db-------0----0*--------2--------------- 
Ab-----4----4----4*-0------------------- 
Eb-------------------------------------- 


Here are the chords for the chorus: "..and everything  
i can't remember..." 

"x" denotes an unplayed, or dead, string 

Am: eb-0  C: eb-0  G: eb-3  D: eb-2 
    Bb-1     Bb-1     Bb-0     Bb-3 
    Gb-2     Gb-0     Gb-0     Gb-2 
    Db-2     Db-2     Db-0     Db-0 
    Ab-0     Ab-3     Ab-2     Ab-x 
    Eb-x     Eb-x     Eb-3     Eb-x 

The rhythm for this is pretty easy to figure out if you listen  
to the song... 


The chords and rhythm for the bridge ("..why must i feel  
this way...") are the same as the chorus.  


The end goes as follows: Play the intro/verse once, and then this: 

eb---------0*---------------------------- 
Bb-------3---3--------------1*-0--------- 
Gb-----2-------2----------0------0------- 
Db---2------------------2--------------0- 
Ab--------------------3--------------4--- 
Eb--------------------------------------- 

And that's it! Enjoy! This was my first tab, and I think  
it is right. It may not match the album version of the song,  
but it matches the live version I have.

• its been awhile