Staind - Take A Breath Tabs

Tuning: Drop C

. - PM
x - muted note
\ - slide down
/ - slide up
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
<> - PH
b - full step bend
b.5 - half step bend
r - release bend
~ - vibrato
\/ - full step whammy bar dip and release

Intro
4/4
slight dist.
let ring
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-8--8--9--------|-8--8---------|
----------10----|-------8--7---|
--10-10-10--10--|--10-10-10-10-|
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                              3/4
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-8--8--9-------|-------------|---|
----------10---|-8--8--10--7-|---|
--10-10-10--10-|--10-10--10--|---|
---------------|-------------|---|
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4/4
dist.
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-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-3-----3-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
   . .   . . .

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-3-----3-------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
-3-----3-------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
   . .   . . .

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-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-3-----3-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
   . .   . . .

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-----------------------|
-3-----3-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-3-----3-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-5-1-1-|
   . .   . .

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------------|------------|
-5----------|------------|
-3----------|------------|
-5----------|------------|

Verse (all Palm Muted)
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-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-3-----3-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|

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-----------------------------|
-5-----5-------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
-3-----3-------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
-5-----5-------1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|

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-----------------------------|
-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-3-----3-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|
-5-----5-------6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|

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-----------------------|
-3-----3-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-3-----3-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-3-----3-----1-3-5-1-1-|
             *=======*
*=* They are Palm Muted,
but the 2nd time I just play it without muting.

Chorus
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-6-----6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-6-----6-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
   . .   . . .

(same rhythm as above)
         1.
----|---|-----------------------------|
----|---|-----------------------------|
----|---|-----------------------------|
-10-|-3-|-5-----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-10-|-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
-10-|-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
            . .   . . .

2.
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-5-----5-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-5-----5-----1-3-5-1-1-|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-3-5-1-1-|
   . .   . .

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-5---------\-|
-x-----------|
-3---------\-|
-------------|

Solo
-15-15h16p15---------------------------------------|
------------18-16h18p16-15-16-15h16p15-------------|
--------------------------------------17-15-15h17\-|
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------8-10-<10>br-8-------8-10-<12>~-|
---/10-------------10---10-----------|
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-------------------------------------------------15-|
-----13-15-15b.5r-13-15-16-18-15-16-18-18b~-15-16---|
---12-----------------------------------------------|
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-18-15--15-------------------------------------------------|
------16--16-15-18-15--15----------------------------------|
---------------------17--17--15----------------------------|
---------------------------17--17--17-----15---------------|
---------------------------------18--18-17--17-15-17-13-15-|
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 \/ \/                    \/
---------------------|------------------15-16-|
---------------------|----------15-16-15------|
---------------------|--------15--------------|
-----------17-18-17\-|-/15--~~----------------|
-15----~~15----------|------------------------|
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-15-15/18-20-18/20-22b.5r-|
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-22br-20-20-20p18-18-18-18\15--15-18-15--15-|-18b~~~~~~~-|
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