Staind - Its Been A While (Acoustic) guitar tab

It's Been Awhile (Acoustic)

Performed by Staind

Tabbed by Michael J. Farrell

I tabbed this from a live acoustic version of the song.

All strings are tuned down a half step (ie: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb).

The intro, and the verses:

"*" denotes holding the note for a second before proceeding

"(p)" denotes a pull-off

eb---------0*---------------------------

Bb-------3---3--------------1*-0--------

Gb-----2-------2----------0------0------

Db---2------------------2---------------

Ab--------------------3-----------------

Eb--------------------------------------

eb--------------------------------------

Bb-------------------------1----3(p)1---

Gb-----------------------0---0--------0-

Db-------0----0*--------2---------------

Ab-----4----4----4*-0-------------------

Eb--------------------------------------

Here are the chords for the chorus: "..and everything

i can't remember..."

"x" denotes an unplayed, or dead, string

Am: eb-0 C: eb-0 G: eb-3 D: eb-2

Bb-1 Bb-1 Bb-0 Bb-3

Gb-2 Gb-0 Gb-0 Gb-2

Db-2 Db-2 Db-0 Db-0

Ab-0 Ab-3 Ab-2 Ab-x

Eb-x Eb-x Eb-3 Eb-x

The rhythm for this is pretty easy to figure out if you listen

to the song...

The chords and rhythm for the bridge ("..why must i feel

this way...") are the same as the chorus.

The end goes as follows: Play the intro/verse once, and then this:

eb---------0*----------------------------

Bb-------3---3--------------1*-0---------

Gb-----2-------2----------0------0-------

Db---2------------------2--------------0-

Ab--------------------3--------------4---

Eb---------------------------------------

And that's it! Enjoy! This was my first tab, and I think

it is right. It may not match the album version of the song,

but it matches the live version I have. I recommend getting

Audiogalaxy (www.audiogalaxy.com) if you can't find the version

this was tabbed from elsewhere.

Questions and comments would be appreciated, thanks.

(Respond to xmysoultoyoux@aol.com)