Tuning: Dropped Db Half Step Down Someone had a really good tab on this song and somehow its not on here anymore. I dunno what happened, but from looking at that persons tab (Giving Credit where its due) and from what I got from listening to the song here's my version of Save Me by Staind from "The Illusion of Progress" CD Intro: Theres some kind of funky chorus effect with a piano to open the song with the guitar in the background Clean Guitar *You could put in a lil delay if you want the notes to last For Intro it's repeated twice (2x) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------3------------------------------0----------------------| D|------------3------------3---------------3--------------3------------------| A|---1-------------------------1----------------3-------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------------------------3----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3------------------------------------3-------------------| D|--------5--------------5--------------------5--------------5---------------| A|-------------5--------------5--------------------5-------------5-----------| E|---5-----------------------------5----5-----------------------------5------| Verse: It's pretty much the same thing just keep repeating e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------3------------------------------0----------------------| D|------------3------------3---------------3--------------3------------------| A|---1-------------------------1----------------3-------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------------------------3----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3------------------------------------3-------------------| D|--------5--------------5--------------------5--------------5---------------| A|-------------5--------------5--------------------5-------------5-----------| E|---5-----------------------------5----5-----------------------------5------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------3------------------------------0----------------------| D|------------3------------3---------------3--------------3------------------| A|---1-------------------------1----------------3-------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------------------------3----------| *I think this is right* e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3-------------------3-----------1-------0----------------| D|--------5--------------5--------------------5---------5-------5------------| A|-------------5--------------5------------------------------------5---------| E|---5-----------------------------5---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------3------------------------------0----------------------| D|------------3------------3---------------3--------------3------------------| A|---1-------------------------1----------------3-------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------------------------3----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3------------------------------------3-------------------| D|--------5--------------5--------------------5--------------5---------------| A|-------------5--------------5--------------------5-------------5-----------| E|---5-----------------------------5----5-----------------------------5------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------1---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------3------------------------------0----------------------| D|------------3------------3---------------3--------------3------------------| A|---1-------------------------1----------------3-------------3--------------| E|-----------------------------------3----------------------------3----------| Then the Pre-Chorus Still Clean Guitar e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| A|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| E|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| Chorus With Distortion The Chorus is pretty cool but I have two different ways to play it 1st Way e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| A|----5--5------------------5--5---------------------------------------------| E|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| A|----5--5------------------5--5---------------------------------------------| E|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----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------------------------------| E|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5~----let it ring*-----------------------------------------------------| A|----5~---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----5~---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2nd Way When you go to the 5 5 on the Db Ab Db strings then on the Gb string hit the 3rd fret and bend till you get the sound of the 5th fret 2nd Verse same as the first repeat Chorus repeat the same thing 3x then on the 4th e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5~--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| A|----5~--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| E|----5~--------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| *Palm mute -----------| Bridge: I don't know the bend notes exactly but I'm pretty sure on the rythmn Repeat as much as necessary Rythmn Guitar: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8---5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------------| A|----6--6--6--6--6--6---3--3--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E|------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| Lead Guitar The lead is doing nothing but bends, I think I hear small licks in there but I can't make it out e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----12b~-----12~-----10~-------9b~--it's held for a while-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then the interlude is the same as the verse but its all bass notes e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------8----------10---------------------3-----------5------------------| A|---------------8------------8---------------------3----------3-------------| E|----8----------------------------8-----3--------------------------3--------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------5-----------8---------------------5-----------8------------------| A|---------------5------------5---------------------5----------5-------------| E|----5----------------------------5-----5--------------------------5--------| *Strum each chord once and let it ring e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------8~----------------3~-------------------------------------------| A|------------8~----------------3~-------------------------------------------| E|------------8~----------------3~-------------------------------------------| Then the Pre-Chorus Past again With Distortion e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| A|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| E|-----5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x------5--5--5--5--5---x-x-x--x--x----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| A|----5--5------------------5--5---------------------------------------------| E|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--0-p-3--3--0--3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| A|----5--5------------------5--5---------------------------------------------| E|----5--5-----8---s---10---5--5-----8---s---10------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----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------------------------------| E|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| A|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| E|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----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------------------------------| E|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5------------------------------| Then the Ending is the first two bridge chords e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---5~-------*Let it ring-------------------------| A|----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---3~--------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The very last part you could do the effect the album has or just do the verse riff once and strum the last chord and let it ring to end it whatever you wanna do let me know what you think, if it needs corrections anywhere you think it does let me know | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note