Stabbing Westward - Waking Up Beside You (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Stabbing Westward - Waking Up Beside You (First Version)

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Stabbing Westward
"Waking Up Beside You"

In my opinion, the best song that Stabbing Westward made. The other tabs aren't completely wrong,
but they're far enough off that this needed to be done. So on with the tab...

Drop D Tuning: low to high (D A D G B e)

Symbols used:
* = let note or chord ring

*The song starts with keyboards for the duration of the 1st verse and chorus. Guitar enters at 1:50.

Interlude after 1st Chorus:
Riff 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------5--------2-3-2-3--5--5-----2-3-2--0-----------2-3-2--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: Riff 2:
(with distortion)
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
A|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
A|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|

e|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--0-0--|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--0-0--|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--0-0--|--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8-8-8--0-0--8-8--10-10--|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
A|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
-end of Riff 2
*Play Riff 2 (2x)

Pre-chorus: Riff 3
(2x)
e|--------------------|----------------|
B|--------------------|-------3*-------|
G|--------------------|----2*----------|
D|---5----------------|--0-------------|
A|---5--(strum 32x)---|--0-------------|
D|---5----------------|--0*------------|

Chorus: Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------------|--------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--------|
G|-----------------------------------------|--------|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|---0*---|
A|---3--(strum 32x)---5--(strum 32x)-------|---0*---|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|---0*---|
"I miss...    god I miss    waking up beside you"

Interlude: Play Riff 1 (4x)
3rd Verse: Play Riff 2 (1x)
Pre-Chorus: Play Riff 3 (2x)

Last Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|
A|---3--(strum 32x)---5--(strum 32x)-------|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
A|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|
D|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|--0-0-0-0--12-12-12-12--0-0--10-10-12-12--|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|
A|---3--(strum 32x)---5--(strum 32x)-------|
D|---3----------------5--------------------|

After that, end by playing Riff 1 (4x)
And that should be it... any questions or comments e-mail me.

-Joe

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