Energy by Skillet from their newest album: Collide (2003) Ardent Records
tabbed by john (pkontherhythmg@yahoo.com) email me with corrections
Drop D tuning
(I'm told that they play a lot in drop C#, but this sounds right to me)
This tab doesn't even try to give the rhythm, timing or even strum patterns
I just tried to make it easy to understand if you listen to the cd
Riff 1:
g
---------------5-5------------------7-7---
d
-0-0-6-5-0-0-0-x-x--0--0-8-6-0-0-0--x-x---
a
-0-0-6-5-0-0-0-3-3--0--0-8-6-0-0-0--5-5---
d
-0-0-6-5-0-0-0------0--0-8-6-0-0-0--------
pm
Riff 2:
(first time) (then this)
g
---------- --7--5-----------
d
-0~xx----- --7--5--0~xx-----
a
-0~xx----- --5--3--0~xx-----
d
-0~xx----- --------0~xx-----
Riff 3:
g
---------------------------
d
-5-5-5-6-5--6/8-8-8-10-8---
a
-5-5-5-6-5--6/8-8-8-10-8---
d
-5-5-5-6-5--6/8-8-8-10-8---
Riff 4:
g
-------5-----7-----3------
d
-0--5--5--3--7--5--3--3---
a
-0--5--3--3--5--5--1--3---
d
-0--5-----3-----5-----3---
Riff 5: (listen to the cd to know when to play each part)
(Play this) (then this)
g
-------------------------- ---------------5--5--8--7---
d
-6--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--- ---6--5--3--3--x--x--x--x---
a
-6--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--- ---6--5--3--3--3--3--6--5---
d
-6--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--- ---6--5--3--3---------------
pm-------------------- pm---------
(this next)
g
-------------5--5--5--5--------------------------------
d
-6--5--3--3--x--x--x--x-------6--5--3--3---------------
a
-6--5--3--3--3--3--3--3-------6--5--3--3--(\\\\\\\\\)--
d
-6--5--3--3-------------------6--5--3--3--(\\\\\\\\\)--
(slide pick down strings)
(and finally)
g
-------------5--5--5--5--------------------------------
d
-6--5--3--3--x--x--x--x-------6--5--3--3---------------
a
-6--5--3--3--3--3--3--3-------6--5--3--3---------------
d
-6--5--3--3-------------------6--5--3--3---------------
Order of song:
Riff 1 (Intro)
Riff 2 (Verse) (First clean, then distorted)
Riff 3 (Pre-Chorus)
Riff 4 (Chorus)
Riff 1
Riff 2 (Verse)
Riff 3 (Pre-Chorus)
Riff 4 (Chorus)
Riff 5 (Bridge)
Riff 1 (Bridge) (Played thru a wah pedal rocked just slighty forward)
Riff 2 (Clean)
Riff 4 (Chorus)
Riff 1