Evanescence – Wasted On You (Guitar Tab)

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Timing marks are from their video
[Intro]
0:00 thru 0:37
These are strummed very slow and softly, just one downstroke and hold
Clean - no distortion
e|--2----|-------|-------|--------|---2----|-------|-------|-------|
B|--2----|---6---|---7---|--------|---2----|---6---|---7---|-------|
G|--3----|---7---|---8---|---4----|---3----|---7---|---8---|---4---|
D|--4----|---8---|---8---|---4----|---4----|---8---|---8---|---4---|
A|--4----|---8---|---6---|---2----|---4----|---8---|---6---|---2---|
E|--2----|---6---|-------|--------|---2----|---8---|-------|-------|
[Pause during synth] Synth will do 4 cycles 0:38 thru 0:45
[Verse 1]
0:46 thru 1:16
These are arpeggios - let ring thru each chord.  
Do each chord twice - 2x before going to the next bar
Clean - no distortion
e|--------2-----|---------------|--------------|----------------|
B|----------2---|--------6------|--------7-----|----------------|
G|------------3-|----------7----|------8---8---|----------------|
D|------4-------|------8-----8--|----8-------8-|----------------|
A|----4---------|----8----------|--6-----------|----------------|
E|--2-----------|--6------------|--------------|----------------|

e|--------2-----|---------------|--------------|----------------|
B|----------2---|--------6------|--------7-----|----------------|
G|------------3-|----------7----|------8---8---|------4-4-------|
D|------4-------|------8-----8--|----8-------8-|----4-----4-----|
A|----4---------|----8----------|--6-----------|--2---------2---|
E|--2-----------|--6------------|--------------|----------------|

[Bridge]
1:17 thru 1:29
Click on heavy distortion, but light palm muting PM
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---9---9--9-9----9--9-11---11--11-11---11--11-7---7--7-7---7--7-6----------|
        (^ 3x ^)             (^  3x  ^)              

[Chorus]
1:30 thru 2:00      
Heavy Distortion
Repeat 2x 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------(4)\0----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------(4)\0----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------(2)\0----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|-------------------------|
 Hold 7th strum, slide off to 0  (optional open on 12th strum)        

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4--7-7-7--11-11-11--13-13-13-|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--|
A|--2-2-2--5-5-5--9--9--9---11-11-11-|
E|-----------------------------------|

[Bridge]
2:00 thru 2:08
  Hit once and hold
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--4-------|
A|--2-------|
E|--2-------|

[Verse 2]
2:09 thru 2:39
These are argeggios - let ring thru each chord.  
Do each chord twice - 2x before going to the next bar
Clean - no distortion
e|--------2-----|---------------|--------------|----------------|
B|----------2---|--------6------|--------7-----|----------------|
G|------------3-|----------7----|------8---8---|------4-4-------|
D|------4-------|------8-----8--|----8-------8-|----4-----4-----|
A|----4---------|----8----------|--6-----------|--2---------2---|
E|--2-----------|--6------------|--------------|----------------|

e|--------2-----|---------------|--------------|----------------|
B|----------2---|--------6------|--------7-----|----------------|
G|------------3-|----------7----|------8---8---|------4-4-------|
D|------4-------|------8-----8--|----8-------8-|----4-----4-----|
A|----4---------|----8----------|--6-----------|--2---------2---|
E|--2-----------|--6------------|--------------|----------------|

[Bridge]
2:40 thru 2:49
Click on heavy distortion, but light palm muting PM - but let last note ring
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---9---9--9-9----9--9--7---7--7-7---7--7-6-----|
        (^ 3x ^)                       

[Chorus]
2:50 thru 3:20
Heavy Distortion
Repeat 2x 
e|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------(4)\0----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4------(4)\0----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------(2)\0----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|-------------------------|
 Hold 7th strum, slide off to 0  (optional open on 12th strum)        

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4--7-7-7--11-11-11--13-13-13-|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--|
A|--2-2-2--5-5-5--9--9--9---11-11-11-|
E|-----------------------------------|

[Interlude]
3:21 thru 3:52
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--6-6-6--9-9-9--11-11-11-13-13-13--|--5-5-5--9-9-9--11-11-11-13-13-13--|
D|-------------------------|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|--11b12b11--9--5b6b5--3--|--4-4-4--7-7-7--9--9--9--11-11-11--|--3-3-3--7-7-7--9--9--9--11-11-11--|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-0-3-2-0-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
      (12 strums)                6 strums, then 6 singles

e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6--9-9-9--11-11-11-13-13-13--|--5-5-5--9-9-9--11-11-11-13-13-13--|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|--4-4-4--7-7-7--9--9--9--11-11-11--|--3-3-3--7-7-7--9--9--9--11-11-11--|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------|

[Chorus]
3:53 to 4:25
Heavy Distortion
Repeat 2x 
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-0-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|-------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4--7-7-7--11-11-11--13-13-13-|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--|
A|--2-2-2--5-5-5--9--9--9---11-11-11-|
E|-----------------------------------|
************************************ | x Dead note | (n) Ghost note | b Bend | br Bend release | \ Slide down | PM Palm mute ************************************