Skillet – Freakshow (Guitar Tab)

Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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Chords

*If your guitar only has 21 frets preface the solo's sweep picking part with a pre-halfbend [Intro]
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-15Sbh---------15Sbh---------15Sbh--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------0-0-8--0-0----0-0-8--0-0-----0-0-8----10---12-12\-----------|
F#|------------------------------------------0-0-8--0-0----0-0-8--0-0-----0-0-8----10---12-12\-----------|
B |------------------------------------------0-0-8--0-0----0-0-8--0-0-----0-0-8----10---12-12\-----------|

C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--0-0-8---10--12-12---5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x---|
F#|--0-0-8---10--12-12---5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x---|
B |--0-0-8---10--12-12---5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x-5x---|
                       slowly release palm mute during sequence

[Verse 1]
                   x2
C#|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F#|--------5---------5---------5-------5-3-3----|-----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8----|
B |--0-0--0-3-0--0--0-3-0--0--0-3-0--0----------|-----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8----|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-0x-0x-0x-0x-0---0x-0x-0x-0x-0----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8---7x-7x|-7x-7x-7-|--7x-7x-7x-7x-7x------|
B |-0x-0x-0x-0x-0---0x-0x-0x-0x-0----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8---7x-7x|-7x-7x-7-|--7x-7x-7x-7x-7x------|
slowly let off again [Chorus]
C#|---------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8------5bH-----5bH----5-5-5-5--5-5/7-7---|
F#|-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8----3-------3--------3-3-3-3--5-5-7-7---|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8---33------33-----------------5-5/7-7---|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3------------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8--------5bH------5bH--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5---------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8------3--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3--5-5---------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8----3-3------3-3-----------------------------3-3--5-5SbH---5-5-5-5----br--|

                                                                  pick while still bent
            x2
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
E |-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|
F#|-------0------5----------|
B |0-0--5---3-3----5SbH-----|

[verse 2]
                   x2
C#|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F#|------5---------5-----------5-------5-3-3------|-----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8----|
B |--0-0--0-3-0--0--0-3-0--0--0-3-0--0------------|-----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8----|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|-0x-0x-0x-0x-0---0x-0x-0x-0x-0----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8---7x-7x--7x-7x-7-|--7x-7x-7x-7x-7-------|
B |-0x-0x-0x-0x-0---0x-0x-0x-0x-0----5x-5x--5x-5x-5---8x-8x--8x-8x-8---7x-7x--7x-7x-7-|--7x-7x-7x-7x-7-------|
                                                                              slowly let off again

[Chorus 2]

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-------5bH------5bH----5-5-5-5--5-5/7-7-----|
F#|-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8-----3--------3--------3-3-3-3--5-5/7-7-----|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8---3-3------3-3-----------------5-5/7-7-----|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8--------5bH------5bH--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8------3--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3--5-5--------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8----3-3------3-3-----------------------------3-3--5-5SbH---5-5-5-5---br--|
                                                                     pick while still bent
[solo]
C#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G#|--10---10---10-------------------13-------|--10---10---10---10---------------13-13/15----|
E |--12bH-12bH-12bH-12bH-p10--14h15----12h14-|--12bH-12bH-12Bh-12Bh--p10--14h15-------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------18p15h17-------------------|--20p18p17------------------------------------|
G#|--18p17p15---------------20p15h17---------|-----------20p18\15--18p17p15-----------------|
E |-----------17-----------------------------|------------------------------17p15\12--------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------20bF---br---|-p17------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|-----20--17h20p17h20--20bF--------------------|
E |---15p14p12----------15p14----------------|----------------------------------------------|
B |------------15p14p12----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

           x2
C#|-v20p17------------^17---------|----22p17-----------------|
G#|--------v18-----^18------------|---------18p17------------|
E |-------------^19---------------|---------------19---------|
B |-------------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|--------------------------|
rest you hand for a bit until your next part
[outro]
                  x3
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8--------5bH------5bH--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3----------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8------3--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3----------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8----3-3------3-3-----------------------------3-3----------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8--------5bH------5bH--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8------3--------3------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3--5-5--------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0--8-8-8-8----3-3------3-3-----------------------------3-3--5-5SbH---5-5-5-5---br--|

              x2
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-----------------------------|
B |-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--------------------|
F#|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3--5-5--------------------|
B |------------------------------------3-3--5-5SbH---5-5-5-5---br--|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3--------------------------|
B |-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-----------------|
F#|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-3-3--5-5-----------------|
B |------------------------------------3-3--5-5SbH-----br-------|
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| x palm mute | g Grace note | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | t Tapping | SbH slow half step bend | bH Half step bend | bF Full step bend | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | s Slap | P Pop | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | N Tremolo | v Sweep toward yourself | ^ Sweep away from yourself ************************************