When I'm Gone Chords & Tabs
Song: When I'm Gone
Artist: 3 Doors Down
Album: Away From the Sun
Tab by: Jere Miller
this came from G1 and is only slightly altered. I think it sounds perfect.
Legend:
* kick in distortion
. palm mute
H harmonic
f full step bend
^ half step bend
q quarter step bend
Intro:
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|--------0h1-----1p0---0h1-----------0h1---3----------
G|------2-----2-------2-----2-------------0-0----------
D|----2---------2-------------2------2------0----------
A|-0------------------------------3---------2----------
E|------------------------------------------3----------
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|--------0h1-----3-----1-----0-------0h1---3----------
G|------2-----2-----2-----2-----0---------0-0----------
D|----2---------2-----2-----2-------2-------0----------
A|-0------------------------------3---------2----------
E|------------------------------------------3----------
Verse 1: (Sec. A)
e|-0--------------------------------------------------- \
B|-0--------------1--3--------------------------------- |
G|-2--------------0--0--------------------------------- | play 4x
D|-2------------2----0--------------------------------- |
A|-0-----0-2-3-------2--------------------------------- |
E|-------------------3--------------------------------- /
Pre-chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------0h1--3---------0h1--0---------0h1--3---------0h1-----1p0-------------
G|------2--------------2------2-------2--------------2-----2-------2---4/5\4---
D|----2--------------2--------------2--------------2---------2-------2-4/5\4---
A|-0--------------0--------------0--------------0----------------------2/3\2---
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0-
* .
Chorus1: (Sec. B)
(Rhythm 1)
e|----------------------------------------------------- \
B|----------------------------------------------------- |
G|-2------2-------4/5-----/7--------------4/5\4-------- |
D|-2------2-------4/5-----/7------5-------4/5\4-------- |
A|-0--0-0-0---0-0-2/3-----/5------5-------2/3\2-------- |
E|--------------------0-0-----0-0-3---0-0-------0------ |
. . . . . . . . . . . | play together 4x
|
(Rhythm 2) |
e|----------------------------------------------------- |
B|----------------------------------------------------- |
G|-2------2-------4/5-----/7--------------------------- |
D|-2------2-------4/5-----/7------5-------------------- |
A|-0--0-0-0---0-0-2/3-----/5------5-------5-5-5-5------ |
E|--------------------0-0-----0-0-3---0-0-------------- /
. . . . . . . . . . H H H H
Interlude: (Sec. C)
e|----------------------------------------------------- \
B|----------------------------------------------------- |
G|-2-------------5------------------------------------- | play 2x
D|-2-------------5--------5---------------------------- |
A|-0--------0-2--3--------5---------------------------- |
E|-------------------0-0--3---------------------------- /
. .
Verse 2:
kick off distortion
Sec. A 4x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/3_doors_down/when_im_gone_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|---4/5\4---------------------------------------------
D|---4/5\4---------------------------------------------
A|---2/3\2---------------------------------------------
E|-0-------0-------------------------------------------
. .
*
Chorus 2:
Sec. B 4x
Bridge: (2 guitars)
e|------------------------------------------------------------- \
B|------------------------------------------------------------- |
G|-2------4/5-----5/7-----7/9\7---2------4/5-----5/7----------- | play 2x
D|-2------4/5-----5/7-----7/9\7---2------4/5-----5/7----------- |
A|-0--0-0-2/3-----3/5-----5/7\5---0--0-0-2/3-----3/5-----5-4-5- |
E|--------2/3-0-0-3/5-0-0-5/7\5-0--------2/3-0-0-3/5-0-0-3-2-3- /
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
kick off distortion
e|---------------0-------------------------------------- \
B|--------0h1-3----3---------0h1-0---------------------- |
G|------2------------2-----2-----2---------------------- | play 2x
D|----2------------------2------------------------------ |
A|-0-------------------0-------------------------------- |
E|------------------------------------------------------ /
SOLO:
play over Chorus Rhythm 1 (4x)
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-5q----------------------------------------------------
G|-5q----------------------------------------------------
D|-----7p5--7~~7~~7~~7-7p5---5---------------------------
A|-------------------------7---7-6-4q---6-6-5------------
E|--------------------------------------------8-8-8-5----
*
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------5q---------------5q----
D|--------------------------7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-5---0-0
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-5~~5-8-5-5~~3-5-3-5--0-0------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------5--5--
G|-4----------------4-5-----4----------------------5--5--
D|---------7------------0-0----------7-------7--\--------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------------17-
B|----8-8-8-5f-55555--8f--8-8-8-8-12f-121212-17f-1717-17-
G|-7^-7-7-7-7f-77777-10f-10101010-14f-141414-19f-1919----
D|-------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
(hold each new bend until frets change)
Chorus 3:
Sec. B 4x
Outro:
play over Sec. C (4x), rhythm ends with a long A5
(on 2nd time)clean
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------5-------------------------------------------
G|-------------4--------4--------------------------------
D|------------------7----------7-------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|----5---4----------------5----4-------5----------------
D|-------------7------5-------------------------------5--
A|-------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------|-------------------------------
B|------------------------|-------------------------------
G|---4--------------------|-------------------------------
D|------------7-----------|----7--------------------------
A|------------------------|-------------------------------
E|------------------------|-------------------------------
