Artist: Story of the Year
Song: I'm Alive
Album: The Constant
Tuning: Drop C# (C#, G#, C#, Gb, Bb, Eb)
I also posted a video of me playing this on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWx_NUoRxoY Enjoy! :)
Intro/verse: 0:00 - 0:39, CLEAN Repeat 6 times.Eb |--------------------------------------0---------------------------------|Bb |--------4--5--4--------------------4--------4~~~~-----------------------|Gb |-----6-----------4~~~~----------4--------4------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|G# |--0--------------------------4------------------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus: 0:40 - 0:54, DISTORTED Repeat 2 times.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|G# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|C# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|
Pre-chorus: 0:55 - 1:08, DISTORTED Repeat 2 times.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|G# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|C# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|
Chorus: 1:08 - 1:34, DISTORTED.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|G# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|C# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------444444----------------------------------------| --666666--777777--222222--444444--666666--777777--222222222222~~~~------| --666666--777777--222222--222222--666666--777777--222222222222~~~~------| --666666--777777--222222----------666666--777777--222222222222~~~~------|
Verse: 1:35 - 1:47, CLEAN Repeat 2 times.Eb |--------------------------------------0---------------------------------|Bb |--------4--5--4--------------------4--------4~~~~-----------------------|Gb |-----6-----------4~~~~----------4--------4------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|G# |--0--------------------------4------------------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus: 1:48 - 2:02, DISTORTED Repeat 2 times.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|G# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|C# |--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--7-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx--11-xxxx----|
Pre-chorus: 2:03 - 2:15, DISTORTED Repeat 2 times.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|G# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|C# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7--------------------|
Chorus: 2:16 - 2:44, DISTORTED. (Slide doesn't have to start on 21st fret.)Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--------666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------|G# |--21/0--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------|C# |--------666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------444444--------------------------------------------| -666666-777777-222222-444444-666666-777777-222222222222-222222222222----| -666666-777777-222222-222222-666666-777777-222222222222-222222222222----| -666666-777777-222222--------666666-777777-222222222222-222222222222----|
PM............Bridge Pt. 1: 2:45 - 3:04, DISTORTED Repeat 2 times.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-6-xxxx-444444444444--|G# |--4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-222222222222--|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Pt. 1 (continued): 3:05 - 3:14, DISTORTED Play once.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |--222222222222--444444444444--222222~~~~--------------------------------|C# |--000000000000--222222222222--000000~~~~--------------------------------|G# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Pt. 2: 3:15 - 3:28, CLEAN Repeat 2 times.Eb |----------------------------0--------------0~~~~------------------------|Bb |-----------0-------------------0-----------0~~~~------------------------|Gb |--------1-----1----------3--------3--------2~~~~------------------------|C# |-----2-----------2----4-----------------2--2~~~~------------------------|G# |-------------------------------------0---------------0-C# |--2-----------------4-----------------------------2-
Pre-chorus: 3:29 - 3:42, DISTORTED. Gradually gets louder.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |------------------------------------------------------------------------|G# |--999999999-777-999999999-777-999999999-777-9999999999------------------|C# |--999999999-777-999999999-777-999999999-777-9999999999------------------|
PM......... ... ......... ... ......Chorus: 3:43 - 4:15, DISTORTED.Eb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Bb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gb |------------------------------------------------------------------------|C# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|G# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|C# |--666666--777777--222222222222--666666--777777--222222222222------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------444444-----------------------------------------| --6~~~~--777777--222222--444444--666666--777777--2~~~~------------------| --6~~~~--777777--222222--222222--666666--777777--2~~~~------------------| --6~~~~--777777--222222----------666666--777777--2~~~~------------------|
All done!
KEY
~ Ring out
/ Slide
. Palm mute
x Strum without pressing down