Undestanding (acoustic) chords

Evanescence

Simplify chords 

  			Guitar 1 Tuning- 6=E  5=A  4=D  3=G  2=a 1=e 
Guitar 2 Tuning- Standard   
Both Acoustic 
 
INTRO/MAIN RIFF 
 
GTR. 1 
e-3-----2-----3-----5-----3-----2-----3-----5-----3-----2---------3-----3-------- 
a---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3------ 
G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-3-----3-----3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------I 
a---3-----3-----3---3---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-I 
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D-------------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---I 
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For Verse 1, repeat main riff until the lyrics:... from who we are, then start playing this: 
 
(Gtr 2 begins to strum chords over top of Gtr 1.) 
Gtr. 1 
e-2-----2-----3-----2-----2-----3--5-----5-----3-----2-----2-------2h3-2h3-2h3--- 
a---3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3--------------- 
G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------- 
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-2h3-2h3-----3p2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------I 
a----------3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-I 
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D---------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---I 
A-------------------------------------------------I 
E-------------------------------------------------I 
 
 
Chorus: 
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D-------------------------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4------------------ 
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-5-----3-----3-------3-----3-----5-----3-----3-----3-I 
a---3-----3-----3---3---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----I  *break* 
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Verse 2:  Play main riff until the second preChorus, which is after these lyrics:
 bear it all alone: Gtr 2 continues to strum on top. 
 
e-2-----2-----2h3-----2-----2-----3--5-----5-----3-----2-----2-------2h3-2h3-2h3- 
a---3-----3-------3-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3------------- 
G-----0-----0-------0-----0-----0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
e-2h3-2h3-----3p2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------I 
a-----------3-------2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-I 
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D---------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4---I 
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