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Thoughtless by Evanescence






                               Thoughtless 






Tuning: Drop D down half step (Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

PM- Palm Mute
x- Strum while muting strings on neck

Intro/Verse 
Note: The palm mutes are very slight.

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PM..    ...      ...    ...      ...    ...      ...    ...              ..   ..



Pre Chorus
Repeat x2

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-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-3----3-3-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-3----3-3-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-3----3-3-3-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|


Chorus
Repeat x2 First two times
Repeat x4 Last Chorus

Guitar 1
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-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-1-x-1-|
-5-5-x-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-x-8-x-3-3-x-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-x-1-1-x-1-1-1-1-1-x-1-|
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Guitar 2
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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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Bridge
("All my friends are gone, they died" part)
Note: No Distortion

Guitar 1 (Bending back and forth)
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Guitar 2
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Verse Riff then played after this

When Verse Riff Cuts out, play these three chords incorporating bends as needed

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-5----8----3-|
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version 2


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

Intro to Evanescence version:

  Acoustic or Electric Clean
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out 
D|-4---4---4---6---7---7---9---11---2---2---4---2---0---0---0---2------------| the lyrics
A|---4---4---4---4---7---7---7----7---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0----------| then with 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| them.
   All        of    my hate cannot be bound,    I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
   Oh,        you   can  try to tear me down,    beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…

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Intro to Korn version:

  Light Distortion, heavy bass
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| For this
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| intro,
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ignore the
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x’s (muted
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| strings) 
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3--------------| in the verse

Verse 1 for all versions

  Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
e|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this
G|-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out
D|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| the lyrics
A|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| then with 
D|-x-x-x-x-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3----------| them.
                      Thumbin’ through the pages of my fantasies
                      Pushing      all  the  mercy down, down, down.
                      I wanna see you try to take a swing at me
                      Come on, gonna put you on the ground, ground, ground.

Prechorus for all versions
  Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
                                {Triplet}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6---x--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6--x---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-x----6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
   Why are you tryin’ to make fun of me,  you think it’s funny, what the fuck you think it’s doin to me?
   You take your turn lashing out at me,  I want your cryin’, want your dirty ass in front of me

Chorus for all versions

  Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
   All             of  my  hate cannot be bound,     I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
   Oh,            you  can try to tear me down,      beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…

Verse 2 for all versions

  Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play this
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| once w/out
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| the lyrics
A|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| then with 
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| them.
            Thumbin’ through the pages of my fantasies
            I’m above you smiling as you drown, drown, drown
            I wanna kill and rape you the way you raped me
            And I’ll pull the trigger and you’re down, down, down.

Prechorus for all versions
  Heavy Distortion (I like just a little overdrive too, for the sound effect)
                                {Triplet}
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6---x--6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
A|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6--x---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
D|-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-x----6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-6----------------| 
   Why are you tryin’ to make fun of me,  you think it’s funny, what the fuck you think it’s doin to me?
   You take your turn lashing out at me,  I want your cryin’, want your dirty ass in front of me

Chorus for all versions

  Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-2|
   All             of  my  hate cannot be bound,     I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
   Oh,            you  can try to tear me down,      beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…

Bridge for all versions

  Light Distortion, lots of overdrive
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(repeat this indefinitely, bending-------|
D|-0----------------0----------------second string back and forth)-----------|
    All my friends,   are gone, they died.
    They all screamed, and cried…

Solo

  Heavy distortion, as in verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat as
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| desired…
A|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| 
D|-0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-2--0-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3------------------| 
          I’m gonna take you down!             Gonna take you down!

Chorus for all versions

  Heavy Distortion (no overdrive, just fuzz…)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0| 2x
A|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0| 
D|-4-4-4-4--x-4--6--7-7-7-7--x-7--9-11--2-2-2-2--x-2--x-2-2--0-0-0-0--x-0-x-0| 
   All             of  my  hate cannot be bound,     I will not be drowned by your thoughtless scheming
   Oh,            you  can try to tear me down,      beat me to the ground, I will see you screaming…

  If you want to, you can just end the song on a powerful open D A D chord, 
  or you can go   back to each version’s respective intro and fade just fade 
  it out.  


| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note



Chords : C#5 {x,4,6,6,x,x} 
            D5  {x,5,7,7,x,x}
            E5  {0,2,2,x,x,x}
            F5  {1,3,3,x,x,x}


     F#m            A             
     You, all of my hate cannot be found
     E
     I will not be bound
             D           E
     By your thoughtless scheming
     F#m          A             
     Now, you can try to tear me down
     E
     Beat me to the ground
            D       E
     I will see you screaming
     
     
    (C#5                          D5  C#5        D5 )  ---->  All Part
     Thumbing through the pages of my fantasies
     Pushing all the mercy down, down, down
     Wanna see you try to take a swing at me
     Come on, gonna put you on the ground, ground, ground

     E5          F5             E5
     Why are you trying to make fun of me?
     E5                    F5                D5               F5
     You think it's funny? What the fuck you think it's doing to me?
     E5            F5           E5
     You take your turn lashing out at me
     E5                F5                 D5            E5
     I want you crying when you're bloody down in front of me

     Chorus Again



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