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Torn Apart

Stabbing Westward
Tab
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Song

Torn Apart by Stabbing Westward

Tabbed by Dave Bloom

mizar_alcor@yahoo.com

An awesome song, I must admit. Very powerful,

musically and lyrically. This is not the easiest

guitar song on the record, but not the hardest.

Drop D tuning, 1/2 step down

Db

Ab

Db

Gb

Bb

eb

intro... This riff is played a lot throughout the

song. so listen for it... This is also the ending

of the song, the E and the bending of the note not

the Bb and C.

E

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-----------------)----------------)---------------)--|
--------------3-3--------------3-3-------------3-3---|
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------|
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------|
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------|

Bb C

-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---|...

The chorus consists of five chords...

E| D | A | C | G |

--|---|---|---|---|--|
--|---|---|---|---|--|
--|-7-|-2-|-5-|---|--|
-2|-7-|-2-|-5-|-5-|--|
-2|-5-|-0-|-3-|-5-|--|
-2|---|---|---|-5-|--|

The solo, is basically lots of distortion and feedback.

I believe that he is also playing some really high notes.

) ) )

--18-18-19-19--18-18--|
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something like that, although

i'm not 100% sure...

I know I should have told you

But I was so afraid you'd leave

And now there's nothing left to say

Well nothing that you'd believe

E E

I never meant to hurt you

E Bb C G

With the things I couldn't say

E E

I promise you tomorrow while

E Bb C G

Denying you today

E D

These lies they've torn my world apart

A C

These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A

These lies they've torn my world apart

C G

A darkness grows inside me

In fading shades of grey

All the colors in the world

Are slowly sucked away

E E

And i'm sinking ever deeper

E Bb C G

To a place that's cold and black

E E

I can't believe i've lost you

E Bb C G

And your never coming back

E D

These lies they've torn my world apart

A C

These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A

These lies they've torn my world apart

C G E E

Torn my world apart

Soon the night will take me

And save me from my pain

Cloak me in cold darkness

And help me lose your name

E D

These lies they've torn my world apart

A C

These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A

These lies they've torn my world apart

C G E

Torn my world apart

E E

Torn my world apart

E E

Torn my world apart

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