Darkest Days Music: Stabbing Westward Lyrics: Stabbing Westward Tuning: Dropped D (low to high: D A D G B E) There is only guitar noise and feedback until the end of the first verse, which ends "...forced to be someone I don't want to be." On the word "be", this guitar part begins immediately: (a) play 12 times |-6-5---5-6-5-6-5---5-6-5-| |-----3-----------3-------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| That repeats itself until you reach the chorus which begins "My rage." On the word "rage," this guitar part begins. (b) play 4 times |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| That is it! Ad lib your own guitar noise and feedback and you're on your way. The rhythm for (b) is not quite right, other than that I can almost guarantee you this is 99% right. I'm not good at much, but picking out guitar riffs is my forte. Thanx. ŠKeith Hannaford Any comments or questions can be hurled toward brokenwish@hotmail.com ######################################################################3 Darkest Days by Stabbing Westard tabbed by Dave Bloom If I were to compare this song to any other SW song it would have to be Inside you, from their WBB+P album. It starts out with keyboard effects and then it rocks out with pure power chords... Like Inside you, this song only has 4 chords. They come in when the song gets heavy around 2:00 minutes into the song. Drop D Standard Tuning... D A D G B e The Chords... | D | F | Bb| E | |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|-3-|---| |-0-|-3-|-3-|-2-| |-0-|-3-|-1-|-2-| |-0-|-3-|---|-2-| SINCE THERE IS ONLY CHORDS I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE TO PLAY THE CHORDS AND WHERE TO SWITCH THEM BY PLACING THEM OVER THE WORDS... There are times When i'm just a shell When I do not feel Anything for anyone All I feel Is hollow and bruised Used up and mis-used Forced to be someone I don't want to be Have I failed Somehow or some way Will the weights of today Finally pull me down To drown In the depths of dispair Where am I alone except for my rage D My rage F My pain Bb I hate E My darkest days D My rage F My pain Bb I hate E My darkest days D My rage F My pain Bb I hate E My darkest days D My rage F My pain Bb I hate E My darkest days D My darkest days Now the song takes an intesresting twist... He starts singing the lyircs to the next song? I don't know what happened, but I dig it... Questions or comments, suggestions or corrections email Dave Bloom at mizar_alcor@yahoo.com