Band: Stabbing Westward
Song: Angel
Album: Stabbing Westward
Tuning: Drop-D
NOTE
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research
Copyright 2003. Please give credit where it's due. Any questions please
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Legend
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b = bend
h = hammer
/ = slide
x = mute
**Intro: Guitar 1 (Lead)
Repeat 2x
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5b6----------3------5b6--------3------------5--5b6---5-----------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
**Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm)
Repeat 2x
Heavy Distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---|
A|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---|
D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---|
**Verse: Play Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm) with no distortion (clean)
Repeat 4x
**Pre-Chorus:
Heavy Distortion
"She was an insatiable black hole...."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----|
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------|
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-------------------5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------|
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-------------------7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
**Chorus:
Heavy Distortion
"But I've never been loved by an angel..."
Play this part 3x
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Play this part 1x
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----|
A|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| --> on the last part where he
D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| sings the ending twice, replace
the 0 chords with 5 chords
0 5
0 5
**Breakdown
*Lead-in to Pre-Breakdown
Heavy Distortion
D|-----4--2----------------|
A|-----------5--4---0--2---|
D|-------------------------|
*Pre-Breakdown
Clean (Acoustic)
Repeat 4x
"I believed in nothing....."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0-4-0---0----------0---0-4-0---0----------|
A|---2---2-------0----------0---0-------0------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---0-4-0---0--------4--2---------------------|
A|---------------0----------------5--4----0--2-------|
D|---5---5-------------------------------------------|
*Main Breakdown
Heavy Distortion
Repeat 4x
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------11-9-7-6------|
D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---x-x-x-x-7/9--|
A|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---9-7-5-4-7/9--|
D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12-----------7/9--|