Good Day to Die Tabs & Lyrics by Godsmack

Good Day to Die

guitar tabs lyrics

Godsmack

Godsmack: Good Day To Die

Transcribed by: mysticguitar77 ([email protected])

Date last modified: May 14, 2010

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Tuning: Drop D (D,A,D,G,B,E)

Notes: Solo will be added at a later date. Rhythm only for now.

Riff 1 (Lead guitar)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-7-0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-7-0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-0-8-8-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 (Rhythm guitar)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0---------0-0------0---------0-0--5--5--5-|
A|-0---------0-0------0---------0-0--5--5--5-|
D|-0---------0-0------0---------0-0--5--5--5-|
* * * *

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-0---------0-0------0--------------|
A|-0---------0-0------0--------------|
D|-0---------0-0------0--------------|
* *

Riff 2 (both guitars)
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5--5--5--5----|
A|-5--5--5--5----|
D|-5--5--5--5----|

Riff 3
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-7-0-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
A|--------------------------------0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
D|-0-7p0-0-8p0-0-10p0-0-8p0-0-7-7-0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
* * * * *

Repeat Riff 3 X2

Riff 4 "Who really knows who writes all the wrongs anyway?"
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-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-|
D|-0-0----0-0--0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *

Repeat Riff 4 X2

Riff 5 (Lead guitar) "No matter where this life takes me..."
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5----3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-|
D|---------------------------------5-5----3-3-3-3-|

Rhythm guitar repeats Riff 4 under the lead guitar and ends with:
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5-5----3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5----3-3-3-3-|
D|-5-5----3-3-3-3-|

Play Riff 3 "Cause I've seen everything, that I could see..."
Play Riff 4 "Live by the rules that you gave me..."
Play Riff 5 "I stretch my wings and breathe in a different day!"

Riff 5 alternate ending: "...but that's okay..."
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0-5--5-5\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-0-5--5-5\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-5--5-5\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Play Riff 3 "Cause I've seen everything, that I could see..."

Riff 6 "...never fought out of life..."
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * *

Play Riff 4 (solo)
Play Riff 5 alternate ending
Play Riff 1

Riff 7 (transition into final chorus)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
A|-0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
D|-0-0-5p0-0-5p0-0-8p0-0-8p0-8-8-8-|
* * * * *

Play Riff 3 "Cause I've seen everything, that I could see..."

Riff 8 (played behind final chorus and just repeats over and over)
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-------------------------|

Riff 9 (transition into ending)
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5p0-|
A|-5--5--5--5--5p0-|
D|-5--5--5--5--5p0-|

Play Riff 4

This is probably the last one I'll do from their new album. Again, I stress that I'll be
solos to all these tabs in due time.