STABBING WESTWARD - "torn apart" Tablature

Torn Apart by Stabbing Westward

Tabbed by Dave Bloom

mizar_alcor@yahoo.com



An awesome song, I must admit. Very powerful,
musically and lyrically. This is not the easiest
guitar song on the record, but not the hardest.

Drop D tuning, 1/2 step down

Db
Ab
Db
Gb
Bb
eb

intro... This riff is played a lot throughout the
song. so listen for it... This is also the ending
of the song, the E and the bending of the note not
the Bb and C.

E
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-----------------)----------------)---------------)--
--------------3-3--------------3-3-------------3-3---
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------
--2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------2-2-2-X-X-X------
Bb C
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-----------------------------------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10--5-2-2-2---...

The chorus consists of five chords...

E| D | A | C | G |
--|---|---|---|---|--
--|---|---|---|---|--
--|-7-|-2-|-5-|---|--
-2|-7-|-2-|-5-|-5-|--
-2|-5-|-0-|-3-|-5-|--
-2|---|---|---|-5-|--


The solo, is basically lots of distortion and feedback.
I believe that he is also playing some really high notes.

) ) )
--18-18-19-19--18-18--
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something like that, although
i'm not 100% sure...





I know I should have told you

But I was so afraid you'd leave

And now there's nothing left to say

Well nothing that you'd believe

E E
I never meant to hurt you

E Bb C G
With the things I couldn't say

E E
I promise you tomorrow while

E Bb C G
Denying you today


E D
These lies they've torn my world apart

A C
These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A
These lies they've torn my world apart

C G


A darkness grows inside me

In fading shades of grey

All the colors in the world

Are slowly sucked away

E E
And i'm sinking ever deeper

E Bb C G
To a place that's cold and black

E E
I can't believe i've lost you

E Bb C G
And your never coming back


E D
These lies they've torn my world apart

A C
These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A
These lies they've torn my world apart

C G E E
Torn my world apart



Soon the night will take me

And save me from my pain

Cloak me in cold darkness

And help me lose your name


E D
These lies they've torn my world apart

A C
These lies they've torn my world apart

E D A
These lies they've torn my world apart

C G E
Torn my world apart

E E
Torn my world apart

E E
Torn my world apart