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The Song You Sing by Creed
The Song You Sing
Tuning (this tab): C Tuning [ C F A# D# G C ]
Tuning - all strings down 3 frets (C# F# B E G# C#)
Intro/Verse (Acoustic - use thumb on C# string )
triplet
* * *
C#|----------------------------|--------------0------0---------|
G#|---------------1---0--------|------0h1-------3------3p1-----|
E |-0-----2h4--------------2---|-2-------------------------2/4-|
B |------------0---------------|-------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-0--0------0-------0-------0---|
C#|-3--3----------1--1--1------|-------------------------------|
E D Fm
C#|----------------------------|--------------------------0---|
G#|---------------0------------|--------------------------0---|
E |-0-----2h4---------2----0---|-2------------------------2---|
B |------------0---------------|-------0-----0h2----2---------|
F#|----------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0------|
C#|-3--3----------1--1--1------|------------------------------|
E D F
Lyrics:
"Woke up and had a face to face
Guess my reflection had a lot to say
Why let my worries steal my days
It just brings me down"
Chorus - Distorted Guitar - play 2x with two endings
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-x-x-1----1--1-1--1--1--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|-x-x-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-x-x-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-x-x-3----3--3-3--3--3------|------------------------|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|----------------------------|-3----3--3-3--3--3--3-3-|------------------------|
A E F#add2
"Does the song you sing have enough meaning? Inspire us to sing along."
"Does the song you sing keep echoing? Inspire us to sing the song you sing."
ending #1 ending #2 * this note is heard during verse 2
|--------------------x-x-| |-------------|------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-| |-1-----------|------------------------|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2--x-x-| |-2-----------|-0~---------------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-| |-3-----------|------------------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-| |-3-----------|------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-| |-1-----------|------------------------|
D
Play Intro/Verse again
Lyrics:
"What's wrong with the world today
Tell me what's all the talk about
Lately i've been in a real bad place
Can't let the world bring me down"
Play Chorus again, but change 2nd ending to:
|--------------------x-x-|------------------------|----------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-1--------------|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2--x-x-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-2--------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-3--------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-3--------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|------------------------|-1--------------|
Interlude 1 (Acoustic) - F#7 -> E -> D progression
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------65---|-5-----------------------|-3-----2-----------------|
|-0-----------------------|----0--------------------|-------------2-----------|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-/3---2------------------|-3--------------------/5-|-3-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0---2---------------|
|----------0---2----2--0--|---------0---------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--|
|-------------------------|---------10---9----------|
|-3---2-------------------|-------------------------|ending #1
|---------2---------------|------9------------------|
|-------------------------|-/7----------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Repeat Interlude 1, but replace ending #1 with:
|-------------------------|
|-/3---2------------------|
|-------------------------|
|----------0---2----2--0--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|
Lyrics:
"I hope (I hope)
The words I wrote (the words I wrote)
Keep calling out (keep calling out)
Keep calling out (keep calling out)
Forever (forever) let them sing (let them sing)
That song you sing, that song you sing"
Interlude 2 (Distorted Electric) - start playing after pick scrape down entire neck
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-5----5---5-5----5----|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-----------------------|-----2---2-----2---|-----2---2---2---2---2-0-|
|-5----5---5-5----5----|-3----3---3-3----3--2--|-0---2---2-----2---|-0---2---2---2---2---2-0-|
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-0----0---0-0----0-----|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
F#7 F#aug B F#5
|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|--------------------|
|-7----7---7-7--7--7----|-10---10---10-10-10-10--10-|-----2---2-----2--0-|
|-5----5---5-5--5--5--0-|-10---10---10-10-10-10--10-|-0---2---2-----2--0-|
|-5----5---5-5--5--5--0-|-8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-0---0---0-----0--0-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
E5 Dadd2
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------10/1210|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---------|
|-0---2---2---2---2---2--7/97--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
|-------------------------------|
Lyrics:
"I hope (I hope)
The words I wrote (the words I wrote)
Keep calling out (keep calling out)
Keep calling out (keep calling out)
Forever (forever) let them ring (let them ring)
Hear them echoing, hear them echoing"
Play Chorus Again 2x
Outro Wah Solo (including pick-up notes) - Rhythm guitar plays Chorus chords
|---------------8-10/12~--8----|-10b12r10-------8b10-8b10r-------8-----|
|-------------8----------------|-----------10p8-------------10p8---10--|
|-0-0-------9------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------/10---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17r15-----15b17r15-----15b17r15-----15b17r15------13~-|
|---------14p12--------14p12--------14p12--------14p12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#add2
|------------------------------------|--------8--10/15-15/19~-----17-15--20~-|
|-----8------------------------------|------8--------------------------------|
|-9-9---10b12------------------------|----9----------------------------------|
|-------------12b14r12-10---10-12b~~-|-10------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D
|-17-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----20b21-----------------0-20b22r20-18-------|------17-20-----17------------|
|----------------------------------------19-17-|-19b21-----19b21---b21r19-17--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------17PH--19PH-----------------------|-*****play this part 2x*****--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------20h24p20-20-------------------------------|----------------|------------|
|-18b20r18-------------20p17-20p17-----17-------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------------------------19b21--19--19b21r19-|-----------0----|-(0)--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-/19~----------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|
Rhythm: F#add2 D
Last bar rings and fades out
Key
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r release bend
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
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