Staind – The Way I Am (Guitar Tab)

Drop Db (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Tabbed by jjhand [Intro Rhythm]
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Gb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Ab|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------5h6-6h8---|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5h7-----------|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3---------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-6-----6---6-6----6----6----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Gb|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-7-----7---7-7----7----7----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Ab|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5----5----5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3----3----3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|----------------------------|
[Intro Lead]
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11---------7-|
Gb|-13b15---------13br15-11-13-|-13b15---------13br15-------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-7--------------------------|-7-------------9------------|
Gb|-9b11-----------------------|-9b11----------11b13--------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-11------------11-----------|-11------------11-----------|
Gb|-13b15---------13br15---11--|-13b15---------13br15---11--|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|-9-------------11-----------|-12------------14-----------|
Bb|-12b14---------14b16--------|-15b17---------17b19--------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Verse 1 Riff] play 3x
Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-5---5-5---5-5----5-5-5-x--|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3-x--|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---3-3----3-3-3----|
[Verse 1 Ending]
Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2------------5------------|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2------------5------------|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0------------3------------|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|---------------------------|
[Ending Fill]
Eb|-1p0----------0h1----------|
Bb|---------3-----------------|
Gb|---------------------2-----|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
[Chorus 1] play 4x
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|
[Chorus Overdub Part]
Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-------------5----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-----------5------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 2 Riff] play 3x
Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|-5---5-5---5-5----5----5----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|-3---3-3---3-3----3----3----|
[Verse 1 Ending]
Eb|-1---1-1-1-1-1p3--1----0----|----------------------------|
Bb|-3---3-3-3-3-3----3----3----|-5---5-5-5-5-5h6--5----3----|
Gb|-2---2-2-2-2----------------|-5---5-5-5-5-5----5----5----|
Db|-0---0-0-0-0----------------|-5---5-5-5-5----------------|
Ab|----------------------------|-3---3-3-3-3----------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-5-5---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-2-----2-2----5----5----5----|
Ab|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-0-----0-0----3----3----3----|
Db|-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---|-----------------------------|
[Ending Fill]
    on last 6 beats of ending:
Eb|-1p0----------0h1---------0h1----------|
Bb|---------3-----------3-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------------2-----|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2] play 4x
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|
[Chorus 2 Overdub Part] repeat similarly 4x
Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
[Bridge] rest for 4 bars of Bass, then play this 3x:
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|---------------------3/5-|
Ab|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1/3-3/5-----|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Bridge 2]
    Lead
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
Db|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5-----5---5---|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|-------------3---5-------|-7TR0-6TR0-5--3-----------|
Db|-3---5-5-5-5---------0---|--------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|------------------3h5-3h5-|
Db|-------------------------|--------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------5---3-------|
Db|-3---5-5---5-3---5---5---|-3---5-5---5---------5---|
Ab|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------3h6p3-1h3p1----------------------|
Bb|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|-6b8~--------------1h3p1----------------|
Gb|-5b7---------5b7---------|-------------------------3p0-5-7~~~~----|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    Repeated Rhythm:
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Ab|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
Db|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|-5---x-x-x-x-5---5---5---|
Ab|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|-3---x-x-x-x-3---3---3---|
Db|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Last Chorus]
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Gb|----------------------------|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|
Ab|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|-1-----1---1-1----1----1----|
Db|-0-----0---0-0----0----0----|----------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-1---1-1---1-3---3---3----|
Gb|-5-----5---5-5----5----5----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-2---2-2---2-5---5---5----|
Ab|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|-0---0-0---0-3---3---3----|
Db|-3-----3---3-3----3----3----|--------------------------|
[Last Chorus Overdub Part] repeat similarly 4x
Eb|-------------5----------|-------------6----------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----6-----------6------|
Gb|---------7-----------7--|---------7-----------7--|
Db|-7----------------------|-8----------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|

Eb|-------------5----------|-----------------5------|
Bb|-----6-----------6------|-----5-------5----------|
Gb|-5-------5-----------5--|-6-------6-----------6--|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|
[Outro]
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fades out to Bass only ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | r Release | > Accented note | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | TR Trill ************************************