Skillet – Awake And Alive (Guitar Tab)
Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)
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Chords
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Tabbed by: Rulerof52
Artist: Skillet
Album: Awake
Song: Awake and Alive
Updated: September 2014
Authors notes: see bottom of tab.
[Intro] - 0:00
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] – 0:05
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------4-4--4--4-7---x-x-9--------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2--4-4--4--4-7---x-x-9--------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2--2-2--2--2-5---x-x-7--------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse 1] – 0:22 "I'm at war with the world..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| G|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-4-4--4--x-4--4----2-2--2--x-2---------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----2-2--2--x-2---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2--x-2--2----0-0--0--x-0---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
[Chorus] – 0:45 "I'm awake, I'm alive..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| G|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-----------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-----------------------| G|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-----------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
[Interlude] – 1:10
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------4-4--4--4-7---x-x-9--------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2--4-4--4--4-7---x-x-9--------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2--2-2--2--2-5---x-x-7--------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--2-4---x-x-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse 2] – 1:22 "I'm at war with the world..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| G|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-5-4-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4--4-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| G|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----4-4--4--x-4--4----xxx-4-2-------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-4-4--4--x-4--4----2-2--2--x-2---------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4--4--x-4--4----2-2--2--x-2---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| G|-2-2--2--x-2--2----0-0--0--x-0---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
[Chorus] – 1:46 "I'm awake, I'm alive..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| G|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-----------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-----------------------| G|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-----------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus] – 2:10 "Waking up, waking up"
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[Bridge] – 2:20 "In the dark, I can feel you in my sleep"
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-9---9-9---2---4---4-4---2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| G|-9---9-9---2---4---4-4---2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| C|-9---9-9---2---4---4-4---2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo] – 2:39
::::Rhythm Guitar D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7--7--7----9---11-11-11---9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-------------------| C|-7--7--7----9---11-11-11---9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-------------------| G|-5--5--5----7---9--9--9----7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ::::Lead Guitar D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------9---7--6-7-6------------------------------------------| C|--------7-9-11--5b6-6b7--6--------------7-6--------------------------------------| G|-7-9-11--------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------7----------------9-10-9----9-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------9-11--------11---------------------------------------------| C|-5b6-6b7------9-11-12------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------14-16-17-16-14-------------------14-16-17-t19-17-16-14--------------| A|----------14----------------14-------------14-----------------------14-----------| E|-13/14-16----------------------14-13-13-14-----------------------------14--------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------19-21-22-21---21b22r21~---| A|----------------------------------------------19-21-22---------------------------| E|-11-13-14-13-14-16-14-16-18-16-18-19-18-19-21------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] – 2:55 "I'm awake, I'm alive..."
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| G|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| C|-4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---4---4-0---0---7---7-2---2---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-------------------| G|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-------------------| C|-4-4---4-0-0---0-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
[Outro] – 2:10 "Waking up, waking up"
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4-xx4-4---7-9-2----4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4-xx4-4----------| G|-4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4---4-4---7-9-2----4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4---4-4----------| C|-4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4---4-4---7-9-2----4-4---4-4---7-9-2---4-4---4-4----------|
Author's notes
September 2014 Update: Seeing as this is a popular tab, I decided to take some feedback and make some
changes. I added lyrics, changed the key, and fixed some wrong notes.
Tuning/Key Notes: Please stop saying this is in drop D. It's not.
Originally, this tab was posted in drop B tuning. Now, I see that the lowest note played
during the song is a low C power chord during the chorus. Therefore, the entire tab has been updated to
drop C tuning. For those wanting to play it in Drop D: please find another tab. The correct way to play
this song IS drop C. That is how Skillet plays both in the recording and live. Drop D forces you to play a
high C power chord during the chorus, which sounds quite bad when you play it.
21 Fret Guitars: The 2014 update should make it easier to play for those with six-string, 22 fret guitars.
For those with 21 frets, you will still not be able to play the whole solo.
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| t right-hand tap
| r release
| b bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ hold note
| x Mute note
| . palm mute
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