Evanescence - Tourniquet
tabbed by: Headless_duck77
Tuning: B, Gb, B, E, Ab, Db
Intro guitar 1:
Db:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------0-3-----0-2---------------5-3-2-5-3-2h3p2--
B :----5-8-----5-7-----------5-8-----5-7-----------------------------3-----------------------3
Gb:--------------------8---------------------8------------------------------------------------
B :5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5---1-1-----1-1------1-1-----3-3-------------------
pm.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Guitar 2:
Db:--18--17--22--17--18--17--13---
Ab:-----------------------------13
E :-------------------------------
B :-------------------------------
Gb:-------------------------------
B :-------------------------------
Verse1:
Db:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-----------------------------------------------------------------
E :-----------------------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
Gb:-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
B :-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
pm ....... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chorus:
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------0-3-----0-2---------------5-3-2-5-3-2h3p2--
B :-----5-8-----5-7-----------5-8-----5-7-----------------------------3-----------------------3
Gb:---------------------8---------------------8------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5---1-1-----1-1------1-1-----3-3-------------------
pm .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Verse 2:
Db:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-----------------------------------------------------------------
E :-----------------------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
Gb:-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
B :-5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5---5-5--5--5----5---1-1-1-1---1-1--1--3--3-3
pm ....... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Chorus:
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------0-3-----0-2---------------5-3-2-5-3-2h3p2--
B :-----5-8-----5-7-----------5-8-----5-7-----------------------------3-----------------------3
Gb:---------------------8---------------------8------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5---1-1-----1-1------1-1-----3-3-------------------
pm .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Interlude:
Db:-------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------
B :--------------------------12-------------------------12
Gb:--------------------------10-------------------------10
B :--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5---
pm ... ... . ... ..... ... ... . ... .....
Db:---------------------------------------------------------
Ab:---------------------------------------------------------
E :---------------------------------------------------------
B :--------------------------12------------------12-12-12-11
Gb:--------------------------10------------------10-10-10-9-
B :--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5--5--5-5------------
Db:-------------------------------------------------------
Ab:-------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------
B :--------------------------12-------------------------12
Gb:--------------------------10-------------------------10
B :--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5----5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5---
pm ... ... . ... ..... ... ... . ... .....
Db:------------------------------------------
Ab:------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------
B :--------------------------12---12-12-12-11
Gb:--------------------------10---10-10-10-9-
B :--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-----------------
Chorus:
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------0-3-----0-2---------------5-3-2-5-3-2h3p2--
B :-----5-8-----5-7-----------5-8-----5-7-----------------------------3-----------------------3
Gb:---------------------8---------------------8------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5---1-1-----1-1------1-1-----3-3-------------------
pm .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Outro guitar 1:
Db:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------0-3-----0-2---------------5-3-2-5-3-2h3p2--
B :-----5-8-----5-7-----------5-8-----5-7-----------------------------3-----------------------3
Gb:---------------------8---------------------8------------------------------------------------
B :-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5-5-----5-5-----5-5---1-1-----1-1------1-1-----3-3-------------------
pm .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Guitar 2:
Db:--18--17--22--17--18--17--13---
Ab:-----------------------------13
E :-------------------------------
B :-------------------------------
Gb:-------------------------------
B :-------------------------------
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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silent Rhythm Player |
#1 by silent support at Sep 26, 2007 at 9:26 AM EST |
| This is an awesome song, but as far as being one of their best, it's technically not their song at all. It's actually a cover. the song was done by a band called soul embraced, who ive never heard, but since this songs awesome, their probably worth checking out. Evanescence is probably the best band around right now, and probably will be for quite some time | |
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spencer Wanna Be |
#2 by spencer mccarthy at Sep 26, 2007 at 11:32 AM EST |
| I'm pretty sure that someone had said something quite similar about the meaning of this song, but I'm pretty much going to repeat the lyrics and what they could possibly mean. But before I start I want to apoligize incase "dumb it down" for anybody. It's just a very "easy to understand" way to explain my views on the song. And most of you already know but for those who don't a tourniquet is something that stops bleeding. It can also be described as something that stops anything. If you were to stop something from happening you would be a tourniquet for that particular thing. So here goes! i tried to kill the pain but only brought more (basically there was emotional/physical/mental pain in her life that she couldn't bare any longer, so she attempted suicide, causing her more pain than before) i lay dying and i'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal (as she is laying there dying bleeding, thru her blood comes all her regrets and the things that betrayed her) i'm dying praying bleeding and screaming (self explanitory) am i too lost to be saved am i too lost? (she is wondering if she is too lost in her hatred and suicide to be saved from an eternal hell which might await her) my God my tourniquet return to me salvation (she's asking God, as her tourniquet, to stop her from doing this to herself and to return all salvation to her) do you remember me lost for so long (she's asking God if he remembers her at all when she turned to him for help while being lost for so long) will you be on the other side or will you forget me (she's asking God if he will be on the other side waiting for her or will he just forget about her and not pay attention to her) {next part is the same.... see above} my wounds cry for the grave (she is hurting so bad that she just wants to die.... be delivered to the grave) my soul cries for deliverance (she wants her soul to be delivered to God on the other side.... in the "after life" if you will) will i be denied Christ (she's asking Christ if she will be denied and but rejected or will he forgive then accept her) tourniquet my suicide (she is asking Christ to stop her from commiting suicide) This is what the song means to me. Many of you might not agree and some of you might. It doesn't matter really because since this is songmeanings.net I figured I would share my thoughts about the song. The reason my thoughts are so strong is because of been in this exact possition before in my life. And lucky for me Christ did not deny me.... at least as far as I know. Well that's all for me I think I've written enough. Again I'm sorry if I "dumbed it down". It's just because even some of my friends wouldn't get it so I figured if they ever came on this to read it that they would understand it better. The reason I took each peice of the lyrics and described it individually is because that's just my style. Well like I said I'm off. Thanks to the people who actually took the time to read all of this! | |
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PJVILL Professional Badass |
#3 by PJVILL at Sep 29, 2007 at 11:14 AM EST |
| Gonzalesaurus, great interpretation. It's what I meant in my above post too. And I didn't mean to say, in any way, that lostinadyingworld was incorrect; I just wanted to post my own interpretation in contrast with his/hers. Sorry if I offended anybody, and Gonzalesaurus - thanks again for explicitly explaining that interpretation. | |
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Danny Average |
#4 by Danny at Sep 30, 2007 at 10:19 PM EST |
| This is most definately a Christian band. In the thank you's in the CD Jacket one of the members thanks Jesus Christ above all. And this song is proof as well, will I be denied Christ? That's a good example. Also, I believe, though it doesn't come right out and say it in the lyrics, the song "Bring Me To Life" has Christian implications. Check em out. | |
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Mªr↓& Average |
#5 by Mªr↓ænå Simply at Oct 2, 2007 at 10:44 PM EST |
| you know all the band's members, roadies, etc are christians.. with that being said, is it really a surprise that there music are christian oriented? look in christian music/book/whatever stores.. there stocked with evanescence.. that's how i got into them, that and the fact that amy lee is the best looking girl i've seen in awhile | |
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ebin Rhythm Player |
#6 by ebin strong at Oct 3, 2007 at 1:19 AM EST |
| This song is talking about suicide and how they regretted trying to do it and asking god for forgiveness...its quite obvious. | |
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