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Angel

Stabbing Westward

Text File

Band: Stabbing Westward  
Song: Angel
Album: Stabbing Westward 

Tuning: Drop-D  
Transcribed by: Farzan Karimi  

                                    NOTE
                                    ----  
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research 
Copyright 2003.  Please give credit where it's due.  Any questions please
email me at sevendustpsu@aol.com  
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Legend
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b = bend
h = hammer
/ = slide
x = mute


**Intro: Guitar 1  (Lead) 
Repeat 2x
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-5b6----------3------5b6--------3------------5--5b6---5-----------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 



**Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm) 
Repeat 2x 
Heavy Distortion
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| 
A|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| 
D|--0--0--0--0----0h3--3--3--3--3---3/8--8--8--8--8--8/5--5--5--5---| 


**Verse: Play Intro Guitar 2 (Rhythm) with no distortion (clean)
Repeat 4x
  

**Pre-Chorus: 
Heavy Distortion
     "She   was  an  insatiable black hole...."
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----3-3-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| 
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 
D|-------------------5-5-X-X-X-X----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| 

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|----4-4-X-X-X-X----------------------------------| 
D|----4-4-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A|----2-2-X-X-X-X----7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-------------------7-7-X-X-X-X----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 

**Chorus:
Heavy Distortion 
"But I've never been loved by an angel..."

Play this part 3x 
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
A|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 
D|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| 

Play this part 1x
e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| 
A|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----| --> on the last part where he
D|--9--9----7--7------0--0--0--0-----|     sings the ending twice, replace
                                           the 0 chords with 5 chords
                                               0             5
                                               0             5
**Breakdown 

*Lead-in to Pre-Breakdown
Heavy Distortion
D|-----4--2----------------| 
A|-----------5--4---0--2---| 
D|-------------------------| 

*Pre-Breakdown
Clean (Acoustic) 
Repeat 4x

 "I believed in nothing....."    
e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0---0-4-0---0----------0---0-4-0---0----------| 
A|---2---2-------0----------0---0-------0------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0---0-4-0---0--------4--2---------------------| 
A|---------------0----------------5--4----0--2-------| 
D|---5---5-------------------------------------------| 

*Main Breakdown
Heavy Distortion
Repeat 4x 

e|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------11-9-7-6------| 
D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---x-x-x-x-7/9--| 
A|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12---9-7-5-4-7/9--| 
D|--9-9--11-12--7-7--11-12--5-5--11-12-----------7/9--|