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Dead Set

Sevendust
Tab

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Song

Deadset by Sevendust

Submitted by Alex V.

Tuning is 1½ steps down from standard using dropped D.

Low to high B-F#-B-E-G#-C#

INTRO:

Guiatr 1 [using wah]

C#--------0------------0-----------|----------0-----------0--------
G#--------0------------0-----------|----------0-----------0--------
E---------3------------3-----------|----------3-----------3--------
B----------------------------------|-------------------------------
F#---------------------------------|-------------------------------
B--0--2-------2-2-2-2------0-2-0-2-|--2-2-2------2-2-2-2-----0-2-0-
C#--------0------------0-----------|----------0-----------0----------
G#--------0------------0-----------|----------0-----------0----------
E---------3------------3-----------|----------3-----------3----------
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------
F#---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B--0--2-------2-2-2-2------0-2-0-2-|--2-2-2------2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-

p.m. - - - |

Guitar 2

C#------------------------------|---------------------------------
G#------------------------------|---------------------------------
E---------x-x-x-x---x--x---x-x--|--x-x-x---x--x---x-x-x-x---------
B-------------------------------|---------------------------------
F#------------------------------|---------------------------------
B--0--2-------------------------|---------------------------0-2-0-

pick scrape

C#------------------------------|-----------------------------------
G#------------------------------|-----------------------------------
E---------x-x-x-x---x--x---x-x--|--x-x-x---x--x---x-x-x-x-----------
B-------------------------------|-----------------------------------
F#------------------------------|-----------------------------------
B--0--2-------------------------|---------------------------0-0-0-0-

pick scrape p.m. - - - |

HEAVY INTRO:

Guitars 1 & 2

C#--------0----------------------|--------0-------------------
G#--------0----------------------|--------0-------------------
E---------3----------------------|--------3-------------------
B--------------------------------|----------------------------
F#-------------------------------|----------------------------
B--0--2-------2-2-2-2----0-2-0-2-|--2-2------2-2-2-2----0-2-0-
C#--------0----------------------|--------0-----------0----------
G#--------0----------------------|--------0-----------0----------
E---------3----------------------|--------3-----------3----------
B--------------------------------|-------------------------------
F#-------------------------------|-------------------------------
B--0--2-------2-2-2-2----0-2-0-2-|--2-2------2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-

p.m. - - - |

VERSE: [2x]

Guiatrs 1 & 2

C#--------------------------------------------------------------------

G#--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------

F#--7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-5-7-5--5-7-5------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-
p.m. - - - - - - - - - - - |            p.m. - - - - - - - - |

C#-------------------------------------------------------------------

G#-------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------

F#---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-
B--2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-0-2-0--0-2-0------------------------------
 p.m. - - - - - - - - - - |            p.m. - - - - - - - - - - - - |

B Section:

Guitar 1

C#-----------------------------------------------------------------

G#-----------------------------------------------------------------

E--7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-

B------------------------------------------------------------------

F#-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-

B------------------------------------------------------------------

"Omce I say I can't be saved..."

C#-----------------------------------------------------------

G#-----------------------------------------------------------

E--7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-9-9-9-9-

B------------------------------------------------------------

F#-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-7-7-7-7-

B------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

Play 1st half of "verse" riff 2x

PRE-CHORUS:

(This pasrt is pretty layered so here's the main feel)

C#----------------------------------|----------------------------------
G#----------------------------------|----------------------------------
E--12-------------------------------|-12-------------------------------
B--10-/-/-/-/---/-/-/-/-/-/--/--/-/-|-11-/-/-/-/---/-/-/-/-/-/--/--/-/-
F#-10-------------------------------|-11-------------------------------
B--10-------------------------------|-11-------------------------------

"One single life needs not to die..."

C#----------------------------------|---------------------------------
G#----------------------------------|---------------------------------
E---7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------
B-----/-/-/-/---/-/-/-/-/-/--/--/-/-|---/-/-/-/---/-/-/-/-/-/--/--/-/-
F#--5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------
B---5-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------
C#--------------------------------|   -------------------------------
G#--------------------------------|   -------------------------------
E---11-12-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|   7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--

B--------------------------------[2x] -------------------------------

F#--9-10-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|   5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5--
B---------------------------------|   -------------------------------

C#--------------------------

G#--------------------------

E---7-9-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-

B---------------------------

F#--5-7-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-5-3-

B---------------------------

CHORUS:

Guitars 1 & 2 play "heavy intro" riff

2ND VERSE (w/o a "B Section")

2ND PRE-CHORUS

3RD CHORUS

BRIDGE:

Guitar 1 solo

(it plays variations with the root notes of the verse riff

up on the neck using a wah)

Guitar 2

C#------------------------ -------------------

G#------------------------ -------------------

E-------------------------[6x] -------------------[2x]

B------------------------- -------------------

F#------------------------     -2---0---2---3-3-3-
B--2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3--0-     -2---0---2---3-3-3-
 p.m. - - - - - - - - |

C#------------------------ -------------------

G#------------------------ -------------------

E-------------------------[4x] -------------------[2x]

B------------------------- -------------------

F#------------------------     -2--0--2--3--x-2-0-
B--2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3--0-     -2--0--2--3--x-2-0-
 p.m. - - - - - - - - |

#------------------------------

G#-----------------------------

E------------------------------

B------------------------------

F#-2--2-0--0-2---3-3-3-2-0-0-0-
B--2--2-0--0-2---3-3-3-2-0-0-0-

Let chords ring

3RD PRE-CHORUS

C#--------------------------------|--------------------------------
G#--------------------------------|--------------------------------
E---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|-12-----------------------------
B---------------------------------|----/-/-/-/--/-/-/-/-/-/-/--/-/-
F#--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|-10-----------------------------
B---------------------------------|--------------------------------
C#--------------------------------|---------------------------------
G#--------------------------------|---------------------------------
E---12-11-------------------------|-11------------------------------
B---------/--/-/-/-/-/-/-/--/-/---|----/-/-/-/--/-/-/-/-/-/-/--/-/--
F#--10-9--------------------------|-9-------------------------------
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------
C#---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G#---------------------------------|---------------------------------
E---11-12-9------------------------|-9-11-7--------------------7-9-7-
B-----------/-/--/-/-/-/-/-/-/--/--|--------/--/--/-/-/-/-/-/--------
F#--9--10-7------------------------|-7--9-5--------------------5-7-5-
B----------------------------------|---------------------------------

Section before last Chorus:

Guitars 1 & 2

B--0--2----2-2-2-2-----0-2-0-2-|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----0-2-0---
B--0--2----2-2-2-2-----0-2-0-2-|--2-2-----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-

p.m. - - - |

FINAL CHORUS

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