Distinct Tone

Staind - Suffocate

Staind

Suffocate

guitar

All songs TUNED IN "DROPPED D" THEN HALF STEP DOWN - C#

~Distinct tone derived from highly overdriven (not high solid state type

gain)

Marshall amp, pushing a lot

of low-end through the cabinet to achieve

warm

organic tone - he uses some chords that have fifths added and other

minors,

i can't quite hear all the nuances but this should be enough to get you

by...

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intro (gtr.)

E---------------------------------I

B---------------------------------I

G---------------------------------I PLAY 2x

D-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------------I

A-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------------I

D-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------------I

~Band in~

E---------------------------I

B---------------------------I

G---------------------------I REPEAT

D-2--x--2^3--2-0------------I

A-2--x--2^3--2-0------------I

D-2--x--2^2--2-0------------I

*VERSE:

~mostly bass

E----------------------------------I

B----------------------------------I

G----------------------------------I

D--2^2----2^2----------------------I

A--2^2----2^2----------------------I

D--2-2----2-2----------------------I

*CHORUS:

gtr 1

p.m.

E----------------------------------I

B----------------------------------I

G----------------------------------I REPEAT

D--5--4----------------------------I

A--3--2---3------------------------I

D--3--2---0------------------------I

| gtr 2

E---------------------------I

B---6^5---------------------I

G---------------------------I

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