Artist:  Sevendust
Song:    Skeleton Song
Album:   Seasons
Tuning:  Open B? (B F# B E A B)
Author:  Mike Smith ([email protected])


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-