Sevendust – Strong Arm Broken (Guitar Tab)

Drop Bb (Bb-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)

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Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77 Date last modified: June 22, 2014 Tuning: Drop A# (A#,F,A#,D#,G,C)
Riff 1
 C|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------| x3
 F|---------------------------------|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-2-1-|
    * * * *

 C|----------------------------|
 G|----------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
 F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------|
A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-|
Play Riff 1 x2
Fill 1
 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|

 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|

Riff 2   "The stare that cuts through me..."
 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-1-1-1-|

 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------7/8-8-8-7/8-8-8-|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 F|----------------------------------------------------------5/6-6-6-5/6-6-6-|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-----------------|

 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-|

 C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-5*-0-5*-5*-0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-|

         "I don't believe anything you ever told me..."
 C|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|
D#|---------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
 F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|

 C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-3*-0-3*-3*-|

 C|---------------------|
 G|---------------------|
D#|---------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\---1-|
 F|-x--x--x--x--x---x-1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10\-x-1-|

Riff 3   "Strong arm broken..."
 C|------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
    * * * * * * * * *  * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *  * *

 C|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------|
 F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-----------|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------5-3-0-1-0-|
    * * * * * * * * *

 C|------------------------------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------|
 F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
    * * * * * * * * *  * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *  * *

 C|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------1-|
 F|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-5-3-0-------5-3-0-------x-1-|
A#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-------5-3-0-------5-3-0-x-1-|
    * * * * * * * * *  * *  *
Fill here is same as the last line of Riff 2 as it leads into the next verse Play Riff 2 x1 "You sold out instantly..."
Riff 2 ending alteration:
 C|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
 F|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--1-|
A#|-4--3--7--6--10-10-10-10-10-1-|
                *  *  *  *  *
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..."
Riff 4
 C|------------------------|
 G|------------------------|
D#|------------------------|
A#|------------------------| x2
 F|-11-----11----11-----11-|
A#|----0-0----------0-0----|
       * *          * *

 C|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
 F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-----------------|                |
A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|                |

       * *          * *          * *    * * * * * * * *                  |
                                                                         x2
 C|-------------------------------------------------------------|        |
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------|        |
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|        |
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
 F|-11-----11----11-----11----11-----11-------------------------|
A#|----0-0----0-----0-0----0-----0-0----2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-|
       * *          * *          * *    * * * * * * * * * * * *

 C|---------|
 G|---------|
D#|---------|
A#|-3--2--1-|
 F|-3--2--1-|
A#|-3--2--1-|
Play Riff 3 x1 "Strong arm broken..." (the palm muted rhythm changes slightly for this final chorus, listen to song for timing) Play Riff 1 x1 "Strong arm broken!!" (instead of 3 times like the intro, the beginning bit gets played 7 times)
Ending
 C|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------0-0-|
 F|-----7-----8--8-7-5---------0-0-|
A#|-0-5---0-5----------8-0-5-7-0-0-|
Enjoy!!