This is one of my favorite songs off my favorite Godsmack record thus far.
It's pretty cool. Just listen to the CD for timing.
The Spiral
As performed on "Awake"
Music by Sully and Tony
Lyrics by Sully
Drop-C tuning
h hammer on
p pull off
~ vibrating
\ slide down
x muffled strings
PM palm muting
Intro/Verse (w/ distortion, x4 as Intro, x8 as verse)
d[---------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------
F[---------------------------------------
C[----3-------0--1-0------3------1-0-----
G[---------------------------------------
C[-0----0-0------------0----0-0----------
PM.................................
Chorus pt.1 (w/ distorion, x2)
d[---------------x-x--------------------------------
A[---------------x-x--------------------------------
F[---------------x-x--------------------------------
C[-0--------1----x-x-1----3-------0--3-0-0---0-1-0--
G[-0--------1----x-x-1----3-------0--3-0-0---0-1-0--
C[-0--------1----x-x-1----3-------0--3-0-0---0-1-0--
Chorus pt. 2 (w/ distortion, x4)
d[----------------------
A[----------------------
F[----------------------
C[-0--3-0-0---0-1-0-----
G[-0--3-0-0---0-1-0-----
C[-0--3-0-0---0-1-0-----
Verse
Both Chorus parts (Play second part 8 times after 2nd chorus)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/godsmack/spiral_tab_ver_3.html ]
GUITAR SOLO (w/ clean tone, x4)
d[-----------------------------------------------------------------
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------
F[----14~~~~~-14-14h15p14\12~~~-14~~~--17-14h17p14\12~~~-14~~~-----
C[-12--------------------------------------------------------------
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------
C[-----------------------------------------------------------------
d[--------------------------------------------------------
A[--------------------------------------------------------
F[--------------------------------------------------------
C[-15-14-12~~-14~~~~-14h15p14--12~~~~-14~~~~--------------
G[--------------------------------------------17~~~-15~~~-
C[--------------------------------------------------------
Both Chorus parts (2nd chorus part 8 times)
GUITAR SOLO
Ending
This part is actually a whole different song (Sort of). It is the short keyboard
instrumental entitled "The Journey", which is right before "The Spiral". It
fades (?) in as "Spiral" fades out.
The Journey (By Sully and Tony, keyboard arr. for guitar, w/ clean tone, x7)
Play it very slowly on the 7th time. End on this (Hammer on slowly)
d[-------------------------------------------]------------
A[-15---18--16--15------15---18--16--15--13--]-13h15------
F[-------------------------------------------]------------
C[-------------------------------------------]------------
G[-------------------------------------------]------------
C[-------------------------------------------]------------
That's it.
Song Structure
Intro
Verse
Chorus pt. 1
Chorus pt. 2
Intro
Verse
Chorus pt. 1
Chorus pt. 2
GUITAR SOLO
Chorus pt. 1
Chorus pt. 2
GUITAR SOLO
Ending (The Journey)
Peace.
