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Author/Artist: Staind
Title: It's Been Awhile
Album: Break the Cycle
Transcribed by: Bert deWaardto
Email: hbstuey56@aol.com

This is my first tab, so i know its not correct but it still sounds really rad. 
If you like it then thats cool but if you dont, thengo ahead write a better one.
 I just wrote it because the tab wasn't out yet, and I think this song is awesom
e. So have fun with it! 

I used standard, with drop 1/2 step
Riff #1 intro, and main thingy

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-------5---------------7------------------------7-----7-----------------------
---7-----7-------10------10-------5---5-------7---7-----7---------------------
-----7-----7--------10------10------5---5---5---------------------------------
-5-----------5-8----------------3---------3-----------------------------------
   Plays once, then second time, guitar 2 plays octaves                       

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-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-x------------------------
---------------5--5-5--5-x---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-x------------------------
--7--7-7--7-x--5--5-5--5-x--5--5-5--5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-x------------------------
--7--7-7--7-x--3--3-3--3-x--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-x------------------------
--5--5-5--5-x--3--3-3--3-x--3--3-3--3-3---------------------------------------
 Chrous plays with distortion (obviously)                                     

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 plays durring guitar1(0:34 and 1:40 and 3:10)