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Creed - What If
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Album- Human Clay
Transcribed by- Eric DiRezze
Tuning- DADGBe
KEY: h = hammer
p = pull off
b = bend note
X = muffle string(s)
~ = hold
* = slight palm mute or muffle of strings
Intro.(Clean Tone)
e|--------------5------3------1------------1----0-----------0------|
B|---------5--6---6--5---5--3---3--------3----3---3-------3--------|
G|------7-------------------------1----1------------0---0----------|
D|---/7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5------0------1--------1--------0-------0------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----0---------------------5-------3-------1------------1---------|
B|--2---2--------------5--6---6---5---5---3---3--------3-----------|
G|--------0---------7---------------------------1----1-------------|
D|---------------/7------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------0-------------5-----0-0-----0-1--------1---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----0-----------0----0-----------0-------------------------------|
B|--3---3-------3----2---2-------2-----3~ -3---3~ 2h3--5p3p2p0h2---|
G|--------0---0------------0---0-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------0--------0-------0---------1~ -1---0~ -0~ --0----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play softly (no pick...)
3 TIMES
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-0-2-2-0---------|
A|------------0h3h5-0-1-1-1-1-1---------|
D|--0---0h3h5-------0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
4th TIME |(Distortion In)
e|--------------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|---[Harmonic]----|
G|--------------------|-------|---------|
D|--------------------|-0x----|---------|
A|------------0h3h5/----0x--- | --------|
D|--0---0h3h5-----------0x--- 3* -------|
*Harmonic is played 2/3 the way up the third fret on the low D string - the note is a C.
VERSE
8 TIMES
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-------3h5---1------|
D|--0--0-0--3h5x-----0---2b---|
* * *
* = slight palm mute or muffle of strings...
CHORUS
(Strum chords indicated...)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-----5---3----------------3----------------3-----|
D|--3---3-5---3--2-0------2-0--3--2-0------2-0--3--2--|
A|--1---3-3---1--2-0--3h5------1--2-0--3h5------1--2--|
D|--x---3-x---x--2-0-----------x--2-0-----------x--2--|
e|----------------------------------------|--------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--[Harmonic]--|
G|--3----5---3----------------3--------3--|------|-------|
D|--3--3-5---3--2-0------2-0--3--2-0---3--|------|-------|
A|--1--3-3---1--2-0--3h5------1--2-0---1-------- | ------|
D|--x--3-x---x--2-0-----------x--2-0---x-------- 3* -----|
e|-------------|-----------------|
B|--- VERSE ---|--(Pick slide)---|
G|---- 7x -----|---- CHORUS -----|
D|-------------|-----------------|
A|-------------|-----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------|
INTERLUDE
2 TIMES
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-16-15-0-10-12-15-12--|
(With Wah-Pedal) (With Wah-Pedal)
e|-----------------------------------------|---------|------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--BASS---|------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|---PART--|------------------|
D|----------------------------12x------13------------------12x------13--|
A|-------------------------11---------------------------11--------------|
D|--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-------0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-----|
6 TIMES
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
D|--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-16-15-0-10-12-15-12--|
(With Wah-Pedal)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12x---------------|
A|-------------------------11----------13-------|
D|--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-------0-0-0----------|
(Screaming "What If, What If...")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------3b--------|
D|--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---------|
A|--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---------|
D|--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---------|
e|-------------|---------------|-----------------------------|
B|-- CHORUS ---|--- (SLIDE) ---|--- (Screaming part) --------|
G|-------------|---------------|-----------------------3b~ --|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---|
A|-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---|
D|-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---|
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Thats it.
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