Nonpoint – Breaking Skin (Guitar Tab)

Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)

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Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77 Date last modified: September 29, 2014 Tuning: Drop C (C,G,C,F,A,D)

Riff 1
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
G|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
C|-5----0--7--8----10--3-3-3-3-5----0--7--8----10-|
                         * *

Riff 2 (another guitar plays the echo of this)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|----5-------5-------5-------5-|
G|----5-------5-------5-------5-|
C|-5555----5555----5555----5555-|
   ***     ***     ***     ***

Riff 3   "I need more than just blood and air to survive..."
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1--1-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *

Play Riff 3 x4 "There's a hole so deep..."

Riff 4   "Until you feel the skin break..." (all tapped)
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t10p3t10p3t10p3t7p3t7p3t7p3-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t7p3t7p3t7p3-|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t10p3t10p3t10p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t8p3t8p3t8p3t7p3t7p3t7p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3t5p3-|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5   "Eyes are always falling on you..."
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *

Play Riff 5 x2 "And that itch it keeps calling..."

Riff 5 ending alteration (played 2nd time through)
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
F|----------------|
C|-5--5-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C|------3-3-3-3-3-|

Play Riff 3 x4 "I need more than just blood and air to survive..." Play Riff 4 x1 "Until you feel the skin break..." Play Riff 5 x2 "Eyes are always falling on you..." (w/ ending alteration) Play Riff 1 x1 "We are weaker than we care to admit..."

Add this chord at the tail end of Riff 1 this time:
D|---|
A|---|
F|---|
C|-3-|
G|-3-|
C|-3-|

Play Riff 2 x2 "Breaking the skin again..." Play Riff 4 x1 "Until you feel the skin break..." Play Riff 5 x2 "Eyes are always falling on you..." (w/ ending alteration) Enjoy!!