Godsmack – Nothing Comes Easy (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77 Date last modified: August 1, 2014 Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)

Intro (extra guitar with modulation effect, let chords ring out)
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-8----------0---------| repeats through most of the intro and fades out as rest of band enters
A|-8----------0---------|
D|-8----------0---------|

Riff 1
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-------------|
G|-10------10----------------------------2----------|
D|-8-----------8---------------0--------------------| repeats throughout entire intro
A|-8---------------6\5---------0--------------6\5---|
D|-8-----8-------0-----0-8\7-0-0----0-------0-----0-|

Riff 1 ending
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------10\9-9-|
D|-8--8-8---------7--7-7---10\9-9-|
A|-8--8-8---6\5---7--7-7---8\\7-7-|
D|-8--8-8-0-----0-7--7-7-0--------|

Riff 2   "Beat down and questioned..."
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
   * * * * *  * * * * * * *  *  * * *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-|
   * * * * *  * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * *  *  *  *  *

E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *   *  * * * * * * * * * *

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
   * * * * *  * * * * * * *  *  * * *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   * * * * *  * * * * * * *  *  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *

Riff 3   "...never crosses himself..." (just the chords)
E|---------------------------------|
B|-8----4----6----8----8----4----6-|
G|-7----3----5----7----7----3----5-|
D|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|
A|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|
D|-5----1----3----5----5----1----3-|

         "Nothing in my life comes easy..."
E|-------------------------|
B|-3--3--3-----------------|
G|-2--2--2-3--3--3---------|
D|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|
A|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|
D|-0--0--0-1--1--1-1/3-3/8-|

Play Riff 1 x2 Play Riff 2 x1 "You never thought to see me..." Play Riff 3 x1 "...never crosses himself..." Play Riff 1 x2

Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8\7------8\7-7-----8\7---------------------|
D|-0---8\7--0---8\7-7--0--8\7--0-13-12-0-15-13-10-|
A|-0---6\5--0---6\5-5--0--6\5--0-11-10-0-15-13-10-|
D|-0--------0----------0-------0-------0-15-13-10-|

Play Riff 4 x8 "Don't justify..." Play Riff 3 x1 "...never crosses himself..." Play Riff 1 until end and fade out Enjoy!!