Band: Stabbing Westward
Song: Waking Up Beside You
Album: Darkest Days
Tuning: Standard
#NOTE#
#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
This is for the hardcore SW fans... great song with a great solo
... I did my best to tab out the timing and ryhthm, but i suggest
you listen to the song to hear it for yourself.
Intro / Verse (6x)
{Clean}
" I've been so alone..."
|E|-------------------------------------------
|B|-------------------------------------------
|G|-------------------------------------------
|D|---------------7--------5--7---------------
|A|---------------5--------3--5---------------
|D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------
(Then play this section once)
"world forgotten to my- self"
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|D|--8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-8-7-7-7-8-8-10-10-
*REPEAT INTRO / VERSE AGAIN
Pre-Chorus (2x)
{Clean}
"And I memorized the color of your eyes, as i drifted off be-..."
|E|-----------------------------------------------------------
|B|-----------------------------------------------------------
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------
|D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
"...-side you"
|E|-------------------------------------------
|B|-------------------------------------------
|G|-------------------------------------------
|D|---------------7--------5--7---------------
|A|---------------5--------3--5---------------
|D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------
|E|-------------------------------------------
|B|-------------------------------------------
|G|-------------------------------------------
|D|---------------7--------5--7---------------
|A|---------------5--------3--5---------------
|D|--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------
Chorus
{Clean}
" I miss.... God, I miss...."
|E|-----------------------------------------------------------
|B|-----------------------------------------------------------
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------
|D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|D|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
"... Waking Up Beside you"
|E|---------------------------
|B|---------------------------
|G|---------------------------
|D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|A|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Solo / Outro (2x for solo after Verse 1, Then 4 times for Outro)
{Clean}
|E|--------------------------------------------------
|B|--3-/10--10--10-10--8--8--8-8--6--8--8-8--5--6--5-
|G|--------------------------------------------------
|D|--------------------------------------------------
|A|--------------------------------------------------
|D|--------------------------------------------------
|E|--------------------------------------------------
|B|--3-/8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--5--6--6-6--5--6--5-----
|G|--------------------------------------------------
|D|--------------------------------------------------
|A|--------------------------------------------------
|D|--------------------------------------------------
*Kick in distortion for Verse 2 and keep it on throughout the rest of
the song
This Outline should help:
Intro/Verse (Clean)
Pre-Chorus (Clean)
Chorus (Clean)
Solo (Clean)
Intro/Verse (Distortion)
Pre-Chorus (Distortion)
Chorus (Distortion)
Outro (Distortion)--> after playing this segment 4 times, end
the song with the D chord.