Skeleton Song Guitar Tab

Seasons Tabs:

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Artist:  Sevendust
Song:    Skeleton Song
Album:   Seasons
Tuning:  Open B? (B F# B E A B)
Author:  Mike Smith (sublime56@hotmail.com)


Well, nobody has written a tab for this song yet (surprisingly) so I figured 
I would.  I wrote parts for both guitars, so I hope it isn't too confusing.  
Just listen to the song while reading the tab and it should play out.

I have no clue what the name of this tuning actually is.  I just put Open B, 
but I think Clint and John tune this way for ease of playing.  It might be 
the same tuning for Angel's Son, but I don't know for sure.

I know it's a pain in the ass to tune your guitar to this, but this is the 
only way.  If you listen to the harmonics, this is the only tuning where 
they will sound correct.


Notation Key:

v - Downstroke
^ - Upstroke
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
* - Natural Harmonic Note
~ - Let Ring
/ - Slide Up
 - Slide Down
x - Muted String
p.m. - Palm Mute


Intro (Acoustic guitar with a slight chorus):

B |---------------0-----------0-------------0-----------0-------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-------0---------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------2-----------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2-------2-------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3---------------0---------------|| x2


1st Verse:

B |---------------0-----------0-------------0-----------0-------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------0-------0---------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------2-----------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2-------2-------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3---------------0---------------|| x4


Chorus (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):

                  *slow slide
B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||

2nd time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15---||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12/-15--15-15-15-15---||

3rd time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||


4th time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12---||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12---||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12---||



Chorus (Guitar 2 - Clean Electric):


B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||

2nd time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||

3rd time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3--2---2-2-2-2---------||

4th time

B |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
A |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
E |---0---0-0--0-0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0-0-0---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
F#|---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||
B |---7---7-7--7-7/--10-10-10-10-10-10--3---3-3--3-3/--5---5-5-5-5---------||


2nd Verse (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):  Same as 1st Verse

2nd Verse (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):

B |----------------------------------*12-----------------*7~~------||
A |-----------------------------*12-------------------*7----*7~~---||
E |----------------------------------------*12~~-------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||

2nd time

B |------------------------*12-------------*12-----------*7~~------||
A |-------------------*12--------------*12------------*7----*7~~---||
E |-----------------------------*12~~-----------*12----------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||

3rd time

B |-----------------------------*12----------------------*7~~------||
A |----------------------------------*12--------------*7----*7~~---||
E |----------------------------------------*12~~-------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||

4th time

B |------------------------------*12---*12---------------*7~~------||
A |-------------------------*12------------*12--------*7----*7~~---||
E |--------------------*12----------------------*12~~--------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------||
B |----------------------------------------------------------------||


2nd Chorus (Same for both guitar parts)

Breakdown (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):

B |---------0------------0--------------0------------0----------||
A |-------0---0--------0---0----------0---0--------0---0--------||
E |-----0-------0----0-------0------0-------0----0-------0------||
B |---0~~----------8~~---------0--3~~----------5~~---------0----||
F#|---0~~----------8~~------------3~~----------5~~--------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~------------3~~----------5~~--------------|| x3

4th time

B |---------0------------0--------------0-----------------------||
A |-------0---0--------0---0----------0---0---------------------||
E |-----0-------0----0-------0------0-------0-------------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~---------0--9~~---------------------------||
F#|---0~~----------8~~------------9~~---------------------------||
B |---0~~----------8~~------------9~~---------------------------||

Breakdown (Guitar 2 - Clean Electric):

B |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
A |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
E |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------||
F#|---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---3---3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-5-------|| x3

4th time

B |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
A |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
E |---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0~~~--------------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||
F#|---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||
B |---0---0-0-0---8-8-8-8-8-8---9---9-9-9-9---9~~~--------------||


Transition Riff (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):

B |---------------0-----------0-------------0~~~----------------||
A |---------0-------0-----0-----------0-------------------------||
E |-------2---2---------2---2-------2---2-----------------------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------2-------2---------------------||
F#|---0---------------3-----------------------------------------||
B |-----------------------------3-------------------------------||

Transition Riff (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):

B |-------------*12----------*12---------*12---------*12----------||
A |---------*12-----*12----------*12---------*12---------*12------||
E |---------------------*12----------*12---------*12---------*12--||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------||
B |---------------------------------------------------------------||


3rd Chorus (Same for both guitar parts as before but repeat entire chorus twice)

Outro (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):

B |---------------0---------------------------------------------||
A |---------0-------0-------------------------------------------||
E |-------2---2-------2~~~--------------------------------------||
B |-----2-------2-----------------------------------------------||
F#|---0---------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|| x4

Outro (Guitar 2 - Acoustic Overdub):

B |------------------------------*12----------------------------||
A |--------------------------*12--------------------------------||
E |-----------------------------------*12~~~--------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||

2nd time

B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------*7----------*7------*7~~~---------||
E |------------------------*7----------*7-----------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||

3rd time

B |---------------------------*7--------------------------------||
A |------------------------*7-------------------*7~~~-----------||
E |------------------------------*7----------*7-----------------||
B |---------------------------------------*7--------------------||
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||

4th time

B |---------------------------*7-----------------*12------------||
A |------------------------*7------------------------*12--------||
E |------------------------------*7-----------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------||
B |-------------------------------------------------------------||

Final Chord (Guitar 1 - Acoustic):

B |--------0~~~-------------------------------------------------||
A |-------0~~~--------------------------------------------------||
E |------0~~~---------------------------------------------------||
B |-----7~~~----------------------------------------------------||
F#|----7~~~-----------------------------------------------------||
B |---7~~~------------------------------------------------------||

-Fin-

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Niks Average	#1 by Niks at Oct 3, 1973 at 5:38 PM EST
	What is a body without a skeleton? a formless mass withering and writhing on the ground, on the dirt. A skeleton enables you to stand, to take a stand, to make a stand, to live. Music is the writer's life, and it is so that he feels it is the best way to convey his emotions, the way he feels. "So I lose myself in a song again" says it all for me. This is one of those tricky songs, it's so well-written that I cannot simply "sum it up". You have to listen to this song instead of hear it, i believe it's there you will find your own interpretation of it. "There's nothing wrong In being far from right"...

No Picture Phillip Wanna Be	#2 by Phillip Doucette at Apr 13, 1987 at 1:10 AM EST
	one of the great sevendust songs.