Song: Mudshovel
   By: Staind 
   CD: Dysfunction
   Tabbed By Erich (StahlRagen@aol.com) 

   Use Dropped D tuning (DADGBE)

   INTRO / VERSE
   E--------------------------l
   B--------------------------l 
   G--------------------------I 
   D--------------------------I
   A----0x10--3x10------------I
   D--------------------0x20--I

   *******************
   *Use Harmonics * 
   *******************
   E---------------------------------------------------------------I
   B---------------------------------------------------------------I
   G---------------------------------------------------------------I 
   D---7//////////6////////////5/////////////6///////////7-----I
   A---7//////////6////////////5/////////////6///////////7-----I 
   D---5//////////4////////////3/////////////4///////////5-----I 

   CHORUS
   E-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
   B-------------------------------------------------------------------------I
   G--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5-----------------------------------------I 
   D--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5-----I
   A--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---I
   D-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---I 


   BRIDGE/OUTRO
   E------------------------------------I
   B------------------------------------I
   G------------------------------------I 
   D---3-0-6-0-1-0----------------------I
   A---3-0-6-0-1-0----------------------I
   D---3-0-6-0-1-0----------------------I

MUDSHOVEL

intro (BASS AND VOCALS)

						*BASS*
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------I  
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------I
D------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--I


		
		~BAND IN

Harmonics approximated

E---------------------------------------------------------I
B---------------------------------------------------------I
G---------------------------------------------------------I REPEAT
D---------------------------------------------------------I
A---/5--4.75--4--3.75--3.5--3--3.5--3.75--4--4.75--5\-----I			 	
D---------------------------------------------------------I		

            *VERSE:
		
Ring Harmonic on 5th fret for first half of verse	
come in with running harmonics for second half

E---------------------------------I
B---------------------------------I
G---------------------------------I  
D---------------------------------I
A---*5----------------------------I
D---------------------------------I
        
	*CHORUS:
E---------------------------------------------------------I
B---------------------------------------------------------I
G--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5----------------------------I REPEAT
D--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---5---I
A--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0--3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---I
D-------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3---I  

	
	BRIDGE/OUTRO
E-------------------------------I
B-------------------------------I
G-------------------------------I  
D---3-0-6-0-1-0-----------------I
A---3-0-6-0-1-0-----------------I
D---3-0-6-0-1-0-----------------I


song:"Mudshovel" 
band: Staind 

tuning: one half step down and drop D (Df,Af,Df,Gf,Bf,Ef) 

the intro is bass guitar playing Af,C,Df 

riff 1 
distortion 

this is the part where Mike plays harmonics sliding down the neck towards 
the nut. he plays all the harmonics on the 6th string. he starts at the 
fifth fret and slides down to the second fret then slides back up to the 
fifth then back down and so forth. 

Chorus riff 
distortion 

Ef---------------------------------------------------------- 
Bf---------------------------------------------------------- 
Gf---------------------------------------------------------- 
Df--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--10----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--0 
Af--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--10----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--0 
Df--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--10----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--0 

riff 3 
distortion 

Ef------------------- 
Bf------------------- 
Gf------------------- 
Df-------------------   this is the part where Aaron sings "Mudshovel" 
Af---3--0--6--0-1-0-- 
Df---3--0--6--0-1-0-- 


all the riffs from the song are here. just listen to the song for the order
in which they go. 


   Song Structure And Lyrics

   intro x3
   You take away
   I feel the same 

   verse w/harmonics x2

   Verse x2
   You take away 
   I feel the same
   Verse w/harmonics x2
   All these promises you made to me in vain
   I lost myself inside your tainted smile again

   cause...

   Chorus x4 
   You can feel my anger
   You can feel my pain
   You can feel my torment 
   Driving me insane
   I can't fight these feelings
   They will bring you pain
   You can't take away 
   Make me whole again

   Verse w/harmonics x1

   Verse x2
   I feel the betrayed 
   stuck in your ways
   Verse w/harmonics x2
   And you rip me apart with the brutal things you say
   I cant deal with this shit anymore i just look away

   cause...

   CHORUS

   Bridge x8
   Mudshovel 

   Verse x1
   Verse x4
   You take away 
   I feel the same
   All these promises
   You promised only pain
   If you take away
   And leave me with nothing again

   Cause...

   CHORUS

   Chorus x4
   You will feel my anger
   You will feel my pain
   You will feel my torment 
   Driving me insane
   I can't fight these feelings
   They will bring you pain
   You can't take away 
   Make me whole again

   Outro x8
   Mudshovel