Tabs
Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Creed - Why
Verse 1:
First chord leads into measure from the last 16th each time
1 2 3 4
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5----x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3----x-x---|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|
Verse Ending:
0:25
E MajorE|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---------5---x-------5---5-5--|-5---5---5-5---5-5-5-----5-5-5/7-|
A augmentedA|-2---3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3---3-3--|-3---3---3-3---3-3-3-----3-3-3/5-|
D MajorD|-----3p2p0-------3p2p0----------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7----7---7-7---7---7-7----------|
A augmentedA|--5----5---5-5---5---5-5------0h2-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
Chorus:
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0-------------0----------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-------------0-----0------|-------3------------0---------------|
A augmentedA|-3-------------2------------------|-3------------0------------0----0h2-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-3------------0---------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0-------------0----------|---------------------------PM-------|
D MajorD|-------2-------------0-----0------|-------3------------0------0--------|
A augmentedA|-3-------------2------------------|-3-----3------0-----0------0----0h2-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-3-----3------0-----0------0--------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0-------------0----------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-------------0-----0------|-------3------------0---------------|
A augmentedA|-3-------------2------------------|-3------------0------------0----0h2-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-3------------0---------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------0-------------0----------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------2-------------0-----0------|-------3------------0------0--------|
A augmentedA|-3-------------2------------------|-3-----3------0-----0------0--------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-3-----3------0-----0------0--------|
Verse 2:
1 2 3 4
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5----x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3----x-x---|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|
Chorus:
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PreBridge:
1 2 3 4
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5----x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3----x-x---|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|
Bridge:
clean up tone by turning down volume pot, play with mutes throughout
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| play 2x
A augmentedA|-5---5---------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------6---6---5---5---5---0-0-|-3---3---3---2---2---0---2---3---|
With lyrics:
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------| play 4x
A augmentedA|-5---5---6---6---5---5---5-------|-3/5-5-5-3---3---2---0---2---3---|
D MajorD|---------6---6---5---5---5---0-0-|-3/5-5-5-3---3---2---0---2---3---|
Heavy Bridge:
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7---7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5---5---6---6---5---5---0---0-0-|-3/5-5-5-3---3---0---0---2---3---|
D MajorD|---------6---6---5---5---0---0-0-|-3/5-5-5-3---3---0---0---2---3---|
PMPM
Outro:
1 2 3 4
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5----x-x---|
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3----x-x---|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-5-----------------x-x-x-x-x-| play 2x
A augmentedA|-2-----------------x-x-x-x-x-|-3-----------------x-x-x-x-x-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play 2x
A augmentedA|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Outro:
1 2 3 4
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5----x-x---| play 3x
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3----x-x---|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------5---x-------5---p0-----|-(0)-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-----3p2p0-3---x-3p2p0-3---p0-----|-(0)-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------3p2p0-------3p2p0------------|---------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ringing notes
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
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