Five Finger Death Punch – Bad Seed (Guitar Solo Tab)

B Tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B)
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From "And Justice For None" Solo is for 7 string standard [Intro] First bar is a half beat short but the rest is 4/4 time. Guitar 2 adds on accent beats
                                  1      2       3       4
B |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-------2-------3---2-------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0---0---0---0---1---0---0---|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
        *       *           *            *               *   *

    1       2       3       4        1      2       3       4
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
            *       *           *           *               *   *

Bell rings
    1       2       3       4        1      2       3       4
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
            *       *           *           *               *   *

    1       2       3       4        1      2       3       4
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------3---2---------------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---1---0---------------|
            *       *           *           *
[PreVerse & Verse]
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
            *       *           *           *               *   *

                                     1      2       3       4
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|--------------------------------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-6-6-5--3---5-5-3---2---1-1-0---|
            *       *           *    * * *  *   * * *   *   * * *
Lyrics: "I didn't give up the fight, I gave up on what's right Everything I should've believed" "I don't care 'bout no one, it' just who I've become You swore that I wouldn't succeed" [PreChorus]
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
E |-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-----|-5h7---------5h7-----------5-7---|
B |-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----3/5-|-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-------|
        <   * *     <   * *               <   * *     <   * *
    "I          know        that          you're      wrong"

    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0-----6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   "Insanity embraces me        It's what I chose and it's what I believe"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-----|-5h7---------5h7-----------------|
B |-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----3/5-|-----5---5-5-----5---------------|
        <   * *     <   * *               <   * *     <
   "I           still       stand         here        strong   (I won't)"
[Chorus]
   Play entire Chorus 2x
                                      triplets (3 notes per 2 beats)
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       the   sun    never      shines.          It"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-----2-------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------0------0------------|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3------------------------x------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----1------|
    "always        rains     on       me                            I can't"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       that  I've   never      tried            No"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-------------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3-----------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
   "honor     a-  mongst     us    thieves"
Chorus Repeat: "Inside, inside, I try to survive Strangled by the waste You can't deny, deny, that I never tried It's always been on me Ending:
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-------------------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-------------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------------|
                 "I'm just a bad seed"
[Verse 2]
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
            *       *           *           *               *   *

                                     1      2       3       4
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|--------------------------------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-6-6-5--3---5-5-3---2---1-1-0---|
            *       *           *    * * *  *   * * *   *   * * *
Lyrics: "I didn't give up the fight, I gave up on what's right Everything I should've believed" "I don't care 'bout no one, it' just who I've become You swore that I wouldn't succeed" [PreChorus 2]
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
E |-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-----|-5h7---------5h7-----------5-7---|
B |-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----3/5-|-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-------|
        <   * *     <   * *               <   * *     <   * *

    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0---0---0-0-----6-6-6-6-6-6-|
    All PM

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-----|-5h7---------5h7-----------------|
B |-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----3/5-|-----5---5-5-----5---------------|
        <   * *     <   * *               <   * *     <
[Chorus 2]
   Play entire Chorus 2x
                                      triplets (3 notes per 2 beats)
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       the   sun    never      shines.          It"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-----2-------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------0------0------------|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3------------------------x------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----1------|
    "always        rains     on       me                            I can't"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       that  I've   never      tried            No"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-------------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3-----------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
   "honor     a-  mongst     us    thieves"
Chorus Repeat: "Inside, inside, I try to survive Strangled by the waste You can't deny, deny, that I never tried It's always been on me" Ending:
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-------------------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-------------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------------|
                 "I'm just a bad seed"
[Bridge]
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  play 2x
E |-2-----------2-------3---2------|-2----------2---3---2-----------|
B |-0-------0---0---0---1---0---0--|-0------0---0---1---0---0---0---|
            *       *           *           *               *   *
[Solo] The high notes of the solo are not played on a baritone guitar. I will transcribe it for a 7-string so someone can play the main riffs and solo on the same instrument
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------6------|-5----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-4~~----------------------------|--------7------4------7-------|-6------3~~----------------4--|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------6-------|-5----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-4----------------------------|--------7------4------7-------|
E|-3b4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------12p9--|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------/11~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
A|-6------3~~---------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14~~~----9-9-------9-9--------|-9-9-------11-12p11-9-11-12-14-12-11-12-16-16-16-16-17-14-|
G|----------------11-9-11---11-9-11-|----11-9-11-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------19--21--21b24______|
B|-16TP--------17-16-17-16-17-16-14--17/19--/21--/22---|-22___p21--19--21--------------------|
G|---------------------------------16-----16---17---18-|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E|__r21------19--21--21~----------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------21-----------------------19-21-|-22--19-21-22--22~--------------x-19-|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------/19-----|-21~~~~------------------------------|
B|-19--------20--------21---------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
[Solo Rhythm]
    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-----------5-------4-------2---|-4-----------5-------4-----------|
B |-2---2-2-2-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-0---|-2---2-2-2-2-3---2-2-2-----------|
        * * * *     * *     * *           * * * *     * *

    1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-4-----------5-------4-------2---|-4-----------5-----------5-------|
B |-2---2-2-2-2-3---2-2-2---2-2-0---|-2---2-2-2-2-3---0---0---3-------|
        * * * *     * *     * *           * * * *     *   *
 play Rhythm part 4x total
[Before Final Chorus]
B |---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |-4-----------4-----------4-------|
B |-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-------|
        * * * *     * * * *
[Final Chorus]
   Play entire Chorus 2x
                                      triplets (3 notes per 2 beats)
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       the   sun    never      shines.          It"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-----2-------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------0------0------------|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3------------------------x------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----1------|
    "always        rains     on       me                            I can't"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------------|
A |---------9---7---9---------------|-x-----10----9-----9/10---9-----7------|
E |---------7---7---7---------------|-7-----7-----7-----7------7-----7------|
B |-0---0-0---------------------0-0-|---------------------------------------|
        * *                     * *
    "Deny,          deny,       that  I've   never      tried            No"

B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D |-----0---0---0-------------------|-------------0-------------------------|
A |-4-------0---0---------------0-0-|-------0-----------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-5-------------------------------|-3-----------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
   "honor     a-  mongst     us    thieves"
Chorus Repeat: "Inside, inside, I try to survive Strangled by the waste You can't deny, deny, that I never tried It's always been on me" Ending:
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------|
A |-------------------10-----9-----10-----|
E |-------------------8------7-----8------|
B |---------------------------------------|
                 "I'm just a bad seed"
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