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This is an official QUALITY TABS INC. TabFile
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship
or research.
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SONG TITLE: Torn
ARTIST/GROUP: Creed
ALBUM: My Own Prison
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS: [use Drop-D tuning]
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DADGBE DADGBE
F5 (333xxx) D2 (x577xx)
C5 (x355xx) Bb5 (888xxx)
D5 (000xxx) F2 (x-8-10-10-x-x)
G5 (555xxx) A5 (777xxx)
Easily the best song on the album, though there are lots of great
songs. Sounds alarmingly like Alice In Chains though.
About the chords, they are basically all power chords. You may
notice that some of them have names like D2 and F2, but that's
just to tell them apart from the D5 and F5 chords that are played
an octave lower. And remember the song uses Drop-D tuning. If you
STILL don't know what Drop-D tuning means, it means you tune
your low E string down to D, so it sounds the same as your D string
only an octave lower. If you want more Creed tabs, there are many
sites that have them. One is called the Thunder In The Distance,
I don't remember the address, but you can get to it from the links
section of the Official Creed Homepage which is at www.creednet.com
TAB SYMBOLS USED:
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend note
r = release bend
* = palm muted note
INTRO:
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First you play this:
E|-------------------------0----------------------------0-------
B|------------6--------------6-------------6--------------6-----
G|------7p5----------7p5-------5-----7p5----------7p5-------5---
D|--0-------0-----0------0-------0-------0-----0------0-------0-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------0---------------------------------|
B--------6--------------6-------------6--6-6-6/8-8-8-8--|
G--7p5----------7p5-------5-----7p5---5--5-5-5/7-7-7-7--|
D------0-----0------0-------0-------0-------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
The second time it's played like this: [in the verses it's also played
like it is below, we'll call it Riff 1]
RIFF 1:
E|----------------------------0-------------------------------0-------
B|------------6--6-6-6----------6-------------6--6-6-6----------6-----
G|------7p5---5--5-5-5--7p5-------5-----7p5---5--5-5-5--7p5-------5---
D|--0-------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------0-------0-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------0-----------------------------------|
B--------6--6-6-6----------6-------------6--6-6-6/8-8-8-8----|
G--7p5---5--5-5-5--7p5-------5-----7p5---5--5-5-5/7-7-7-7----|
D------0---------------0-------0-------0---------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1: [play RIFF 1 above]
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Peace, is what they tell me
Love, am I unholy
Here's the tab for the pre-chorus. It's played
with distortion. Where there's a * under the tab it means
that the note above it is palm-muted.
F5 C5 D5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------5--5--5-5-5--------------------------
D|--3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-------3------------------
A|--3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-3-0-0-0-3---0--0-0-3p0-0-0-
D|--3--3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--------------0-0-0-3---0--0-0-3p0-0-0-
* * * * *
D5
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A--0-3-4-5-0-3-4--0--0-0-3p0-0-0-3-4-5-0-5-4-3-0--|
D-(0)-------------0--0-0-3p0-0-0------------------|
* *
PRE-CHORUS: [play the tab above twice]
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Lies are what they tell me
Despise you that control me
In the chorus you just strum chords and then there's one little
fill. We'll call it Fill 1.
FILL 1:
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--7-5----------------|
A|------7-5-3----------|
D|------------3-5b7r5--|
CHORUS:
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F5 C5 G5
The peace is dead in my soul
D2 Bb5
I have blamed the reason for
F2 A5 [play FILL 1]
My intentions poor
F5 C5
Yes I'm the one who
G5 D2
The only one who
Bb5 F2 A5 [play FILL 1]
Would carry on this far
[play RIFF 1 once before starting verse 2]
VERSE 2: [play like verse 1]
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Torn, I'm filthy
Born, in my own misery
PRE-CHORUS: [play like first pre-chorus]
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Stole all that you gave me
Control you claim you save me
CHORUS: [play like first chorus]
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The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reason for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
BRIDGE:
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PART 1: [play palm-muted]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------6-6-----6-6--------------4-4--5-4-----
D|--0-0-10-10-9-9-0-0-6-7-----0-0------7-7-0-0-4-5----------5-0-
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------3-3-3-----------3-3-3-0---------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-0-
A------------------------------------------------------------------
D--3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------6-6-----6-6--------------4-4--5-4-----
D--0-0-10-10-9-9-0-0-6-7-----0-0------7-7-0-0-4-5----------5-0-
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
A--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
D--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
Now here's part 2 of the bridge:
PART 2:
E|----------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------8------8-------------6--7\6------
A|--0--10--9--0--6/7-6--0-0-6---7--0--4/5-4--5\4-5-0--
D|--0--10--9--0--6/7----0-0-----7--0--4/5--------5-0--
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
A--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
D--3--3-3--3-3-3-0-3-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-0-2-3--|
OK, you play PART 2 of the bridge 3 times.
The first time you play it, sing 'Peace in my head'
The second time you play it, sing 'Lord in my head'
The third time you play it, sing 'Lies in my head'
INTERLUDE:
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Play RIFF 1 twice, while the backing
vocals sing 'aaaaaaaaaaaaah'
In the next chorus, the guitar is clean. It also plays the chords
a little differently. The chords that are different are:
DADGBE
F5 is now played as (3335xx)
G5 is now played as (5557xx)
Bb5 is now played as (8-8-8-10-x-x)
A5 is now played as (7779xx)
CHORUS: [clean guitar]
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F5 C5 G5
The peace is dead in my soul
D2 Bb5
I have blamed the reason for
F2 A5 G5
My intentions poor
F5 C5
Yes I'm the one who
G5 D2
The only one who
Bb5 F2 A5 [play FILL 1]
Would carry on this far |
You start the distortion again
when you play FILL 1
CHORUS: [play like the first and second choruses]
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The peace is dead in my soul
I have blamed the reason for
My intentions poor
Yes I'm the one who
The only one who
Would carry on this far
OUTRO:
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Start by playing PART 2 of the bridge twice, then
you just play the intro, but is has some echo so
it sounds kinda strange. You can try playing it
something like this:
E|--------------------------0------------------|
B|----------6-------6---------6-----6-------6--|
G|----7p5-----7p5-----7p5-------5-----7p5------|
D|-0------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
...then just fade out!
This will be the last tab I write for Quality Tabs since I'm shutting
it down, so enjoy!
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