Artist: Mushroomhead
Song: Before I Die
Album: XX
Tuning: Transposed from a 7 String about an 1/8 step flat
        to a six string in Drop B. (B F A# D# G C)
Transcriber: KillerD (For questions, comments, or requests - jjm847@charter.net)

!!!Yes I know Mushroomhead play 7 String Ibanez guitars!!!
!!!I'm transposing for those of us who don't own one!!!

Fig.1
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|-------------------------5--555--------| 3x
|---------------------------------------|
|------------5-5--8--35--4--444-444-----|
|---5-5-5-5--5-5--8--35-----------------|
  pm....... .  ...  ... ...

Fig.2
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| 1x
|---------------------------------------|
|------------5-5--8--35-----------------|
|---5-5-5-5--5-5--8--35---556556677655--|
  pm....... .  ...*Natural Harmonics
(Work with it cause I'm not entirely sure.)

Fig.1-A (Scream through out)
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------5--555------| 4x
|-----------------------------------|
|------------5--8--3-5--4--444-444--|
|---5-5-5-5--5--8--3-5--------------|
  pm.......  .  .  . .  ... ...

Fig.1-A 4x ("Set me free...")
Fig.1-A 4x ("Like a fantastic fork...")
Fig.1-A 4x ("Tumbleweed sew the seed...")

Fig.3
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-----------------------5----|
|-5-------1-1-------5--------| 2x
|-5---8---1-1----3--5---4----|
|-----8----------3-----------|

Fig.1-A 3x ("Take from me...")

Fig.4 ("Just want it once...")
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------| 1x
|---------------------------------------|
|------------5-5--8--35-----------------|
|---5-5-5-5--5-5--8--35-----------------|
  pm....... .  ...

Fig.1-A 4x ("Desire strong...")
Fig.1-A 4x ("Set me free...")
Fig.3 2x ("I could die...")

Fig.5 ("This Life a fight...")
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|---------------------------------------| 3x
|--3------8------3------5-------4444----|
|--3-3-3--8-8-8--3-3-3--5-5-5---4444----|
|----3-3----8-8----3-3----5-5-----------|
PM..................................

Fig.6 ("Look back with resentment...")
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|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5555----| 4x
|--3------8------3------5---------------|
|--3-3-3--8-8-8--3-3-3--5-5-5---4444----|
|----3-3----8-8----3-3----5-5-----------|
PM..................................

Fig.7  ("As I find I'm ALONE!!!!")
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5555-55--5--5-5-| 1x
|--3------8------3------5-----------------------|
|--3-3-3--8-8-8--3-3-3--5-5-5---4444-44--4--4-4-|
|----3-3----8-8----3-3----5-5-------------------|
PM...........................

Fig.8 ("ALL ALONE!!!!")
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-5555-55--5--5-5-| 3x
|-----------------|
|-4444-44--4--4-4-|
|-----------------|

Fig.9
|----------------------|
|------------/---------|
|-----------/----------|
|----------/-----------| 1x
|---------/------------|
|--5/12--/-------------|
|------11--------------|
  * Trem Dive

Fig.1-A 4x

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------7------10-12---------| 4x
|-----------------------10-10--|
|--5-5-5--5--8-8--8-10---------|
|--5-5-5-----8-8--------11-11--|
PM..............


Fig.11
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|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-5--5-| 4x
|---------5-------8--5---------|
|--5-5-5--5--8-8--8--5--4-4--4-|
|--5-5-5-----8-8---------------|
PM.......................

Fig.12 (THE END!)
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|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-------------------------5--| 1x
|-------------------------5--|
|------------5-5--8--3-5--4--|
|---5-5-5-5--5-5--8--3-5-----|
  pm....... .  ...  .




Before I Die from Mushroomhead
Fixed by: 2fisted
Tuning: 7 string drop D AEADGBe (7 string not needed though)
Note: this song has been tabbed, but for the wrong tuning, so I simply altered the tab
fit this tuning, and tweaked it a bit.

Intro (that's a 10, not a 1 and 0)
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-----------------7-77777777--| X3
-----------------x-xxxxxxxx--|
------7-7-10-5-7-6-66666666--|
-7777-7-7-10-5-7-------------|
 ....      . . .   ........
Fill(pick the slide as you go down and back up slowly)
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-----------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
------7-7-10-5-7-------|
-7777-7-7-10-5-7-9/4\9-|
 ....      . . . * * *
Verse = Intro (riff X16 instead of X3 like intro)

Fill 2
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------------------|
------------------|
--------------7---| X2
-7-----33---7-x---|
-7-10--33-5-7-6---|
---10-----5-------|

-verse (intro riff x3)
then:
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------------------|
------------------|
------------------|
------------------|
------7-7-10-5-7--|
-7777-7-7-10-5-7--|
 ....      . . .
-verse (riff X8)
-Fill 2

Interlude 1(again, 10's not 1's and 0's)
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-5----10------5----7----6666--|X3
-5-55-10-1010-5-55-7-77-6666--|
---55----1010---55---77-------|
 . ..  .  . . . .. . .. ....
then:
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------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------7777--|
-5----10------5----7----xxxx--|X4
-5-55-10-1010-5-55-7-77-6666--|
---55----1010---55---77-------|
 . ..  .  . . . .. . .. ....
Interlude 2
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------------------------77777-7-7-77--|X1
-5----10------5----7----xxxxx-x-x-xx--|
-5-55-10-1010-5-55-7-77-66666-6-6-66--|
---55----1010---55---77---------------|
 . ..  .  . . . .. . ..
then
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---------------|
---------------|
-77777-7-7-77--|X3 (slide out afterwards)
-xxxxx-x-x-xx--|
-66666-6-6-66--|
---------------|

Outro 1
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-----9------12-14--------|X4
-----x-------x--x-12-12--|
-777-7-1010-10-12--x--x--|
-777---1010-------13-13--|
 ...    . .
Outro 2
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------------------------|
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------------------7-77--|X4
-----7-------10-7-x-xx--|
-777-7-1010--10-7-6-66--|
-777---1010-------------|
 ... .  . .   . . .
End on:
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----------------7--|
----------------x--|
------77-10-5-7-6--|
-7777-77-10-5-7----|
 .... ..  . . .