Before I Forget by Slipknot Band- Slipknot Song- Before I Forget Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Guitar 1' Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Guitar 2' Gtr III (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Guitar 3' Gtr IV (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Piano' Gtr V (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Violin' Intro Q=125 D5E5 D5E5 F5E5 D5E5 F5E5D5 D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 4/4 Gtr I PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o-0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0-|-0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0-o|| ||--0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-|-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0--|| D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5G5 D5 G5 D5 N.C. Gtrs I, II PM PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x S S S S S S S S E E S E. E E S E. H ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|---------------| ||o-------------------------------o||--------------------------|---------------| ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|---------------| ||--0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0--||-0-2---0-2---3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------| ||o-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-o||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------| ||--0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0--||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------| D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5G5 D5 Gtrs I, II, III PM PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x S S S S S S S S E E S E. ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------o||--------------------------|| ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|| ||--0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0--||-0-2---0-2---3-2-5-5-0-0--|| ||o-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-o||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|| ||--0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0--||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|| Pre-Verse $ D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5G5 D5 G5 D5 2/4 PM PM PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 3x S S S S S S S S E E S E. E E S E. ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|----------|| ||o-------------------------------o||--------------------------|----------|| ||---------------------------------||--------------------------|----------|| ||--0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0--||-0-2---0-2---3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0--|| ||o-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-o||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0--|| ||--0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0--||-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0--|| Verse E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 4/4 PM------| PM----| PM------| PM----| S S S S E. E S S S E. S S S S S E. E S S S E. S ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----|-2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----| ||--2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----|-2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----| E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 F5 G5 D5 PM------| PM----| PM------| S S S S E. E S S S E. S S S S S E. S E E S E. 4x |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------5-5-0-0-----|| |-2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----|-2-2-2-2h3----5-5-0-0----o|| |-2-2-2-2h3----2-2-2h3----|-2-2-2-2h3----5-5-0-0-----|| Pre-Chorus E5 F5 E5 N.C. F5 E5 N.C. Gtr I E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------| | | Gtr II | ~~ ~~ | H Q E E H Q E E |--------------15s==16---|--------------9s==10---| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |------------------------|-3---------------------| |-5----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| F5 E5 N.C. F5 E5 N.C. E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------|| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------|| |-2--2--3---2------------|-2--2--3---2-----------|| | | ~~ ~~ | H Q E E H Q E E |--------------15s==16---|--------------9s==10---|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| | | W W |-2----------------------|-1---------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------------|-----------------------|| Chorus E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5BbA5 E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5BbA5 Gtrs I, II, III Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||-----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| ||o----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| ||-----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| 1. E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5Bb5 A5 Bb5 C5 G5 A5Bb5 Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E Q Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o|| |---------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8--|-7--7--7h8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s8---|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8--|-7--7--7h8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s8--o|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8--|-7--7--7h8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s8---|| 2. D.S. A5 Bb5 C5 G5 A5Bb5 Gtrs I, III Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--|| |-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--|| |-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--|| | | Gtr II | Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-9--9--9-10-9-12-|-(12)-7--7-7-9s10--|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-7--7--7--8-7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--|| |-----------------|-------------------|| Interlude N.C. Gtr II Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-5----5-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5---5-5-5-5-5-4-| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr IV | H.. E +E H.. |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |------------------|---------------------| |-3--------------5-|-(5)-0---------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(4)-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-4---5-5-4-| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | W H H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--2--------5-------| |--2----------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-5-5--5--5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-5-5--5--5-4-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q. +H E +E H +Q. |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--3------(3)-------5-|-(5)-0-------(0)-----| +E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------------7-| |-(4)-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-4---5-5---| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | W H H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--2--------5-------| |--2----------------|-------------------| +E Q Q Q E +E Q Q Q E +E Q Q E E E +E E E Q E E E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-(7)-5---4------5-|-(5)-4--2---0-----|-----------------|-------------------| |-------------7----|----------------9-|-(9)-7--5--5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-4---5-5-4-| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | Q. +H E +E H +Q. W H H |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|-----------------|--2--------5-------| |--3-----(3)-----5-|-(5)-0-----(0)----|--2--------------|-------------------| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-(4)-5-5--5--5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-5-5--5--5-4-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q. +H E +E H +Q. |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--3------(3)-------5-|-(5)-0-------(0)-----| +E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E Q |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-(4)-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)-5-5-4---5-5--| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| | | W H H |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|--2--------5------| |--2----------------|------------------| F5 G5 D5 E5 B5 D5 F5 Gtr II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-0-2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | | Gtrs I, III | PM------| PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM| | Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------4-|-(4)-----7---------| |-3-------------5-|-(5)-------------2-|-(2)-------------4-|-(4)-4-4S7---7-7-3-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2-2S5---5-5-3-| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------3-| F5 G5 D5 E5 B5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| | | PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| | +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------4-| ||--(3)-------------5-|-(5)-------------2-|-(2)-------------4-| ||o-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| ||--(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---| 1.,2. 3. D5 F5 B5 D5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------||-----------------|| |-------------------o||-----------------|| |--------------------||-----------------|| |--------------------||-----------------|| |--0--2-0-2-3p2-0h2-o||-0-2-0-2-3p2-0h2-|| |--------------------||-----------------|| | | Gtrs I, II, III | PM| PM| PM| PM| | +E E E Q E E E E E E Q E Q |--------------------||-----------------|| |-------------------o||-----------------|| |-(4)-----7----------||-4-----7---------|| |-(4)-4-4S7---7-7-3--||-4-4-4S7---7-7---|| |-(2)-2-2S5---5-5-3-o||-2-2-2S5---5-5---|| |-----------------3--||-----------------|| Chorus E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5BbA5 E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5BbA5 Gtrs II, III Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------| ||-----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| ||o----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| ||-----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7--| E5 D5E5G5 D5E5G5 D5BbA5 A5 Bb5 C5 G5 A5Bb5 Q Q. E E E +E E E Q E E E Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q 4x |---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8---|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--o|| |----2----0-2-5-|-(5)-0-2-5--0-8p7-|-7--7--7h=8p7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8---|| | | Gtr I | W W Q Q E E E E +E Q E E E Q 4x |---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o|| |---------------|------------------|-9--9--9-10-9-12-|-(12)-7--7-7-9s10---|| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |---------------|------------------|-7--7--7--8-7-10-|-(10)-5--5-5-7s=8--o|| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|| Breakdown D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 E5D5F5E5D5 PM PM PM PM S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 7x ||---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------|| ||--0-2---0-2---3-2---0-2---3-2-0--|| ||o-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-o|| ||--0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-0--|| D5E5D5 E5D5F5E5G5 D5 G5 D5 N.C. < PM PM S S S S S S S S E E S E. E E S E. q e e |--------------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------------|----------15--15-15--|| |--------------------------|---------------------|| |-0-2---0-2---3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------------|| |-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------------|| |-0-2-0-0-2-0-3-2-5-5-0-0--|-5-5-0-0-------------|| Outro N.C. q e e e q e q e e e q e |---------------------|---------------------| |-15--15-15-15-15--15-|-15--15-15-15-15--15-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr V | < | Q Q H H H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--2---2-----4--------|---------------------| |---------------------|--0---------0--------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| q e e e q e q e e e q e |---------------------|---------------------| |-15--15-15-15-15--15-|-15--15-15-15-15--15-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Q Q H H H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--2---2-----4--------|---------------------| |---------------------|--0---------0--------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| q e e e q e q e e e q e |---------------------|---------------------| |-15--15-15-15-15--15-|-15--15-15-15-15--15-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | < | Q Q H H H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |--2---2-----4--------|---------------------| |---------------------|--0---------0--------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| q e e e q e q e e e q e |---------------------|---------------------*| |-15--15-15-15-15--15-|-15--15-15-15-15--15-*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| | | Q Q H H H |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |--2---2-----4--------|---------------------*| |---------------------|--0---------0--------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| |---------------------|---------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * *************************************************************************************** www.TAB6.com