Shinedown – Asking For It (Guitar Tab)

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

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This tab was based off the way it's been played live, and a little bit by ear from when the song came out. EDIT: Fixed the verse, it actually plays octaves. [Verse]

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|

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

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
                                                    ^in second verse, go up to 10

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

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

[Pre-Chorus]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Bend the 1 real slowly
In the second pre-chorus, start off with a palm mute and slowly lift it.

[Chorus]

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|

[Bridge]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|