With Arms Wide Open Strings tab by Creed

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Song: With Arms Wide Open (strings version)
Artist: Creed
Album: Human Clay
Copyright © 1999
Transcribed by: Derek Reeves ([email protected])


Drop D MajorD tuning
DADGBe

[Verses:]

e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB||--0h1---1--------1h3----1------0h1---1--------1h3-----1----|
G+G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA||--3--------3----------3--------2-------2-----------2-------|
D MajorD||-----------------------------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB||--0h1---1--1p0----------------0h1---1--1p0-----------------|
G+G||---------------0--------0-------------------0--------------|
D MajorD||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA||--0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-----------0--------|
D MajorD||-----------------------------------------------------------|

1st Chorus:

[Strum these according to rhythm of chorus:]

 With arms wide open under the sunlight
e||-------------1--------------3-------|
BB||-------------1--------------1-------|
G+G||-------------2--------------0-------|
D MajorD||-------------3--------------2-------|
A augmentedA||-------------3--------------3-------|
D MajorD||-------------x--------------x-------|


 Welcome to this place I'll show you everything with arms wide open...
e||------2---------------------------2----------|
BB||------2---------------------------3----------|
G+G||------3---------------------------2----------|
D MajorD||------4--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA||------4--------------------------------------|
D MajorD||------x--------------------------------------|

[Switch back to verse sequence]

(repeat of line)
"...with arms wide open..."

[Continue Verse sequence]


[second chorus:]

start before chorus starts:
      chorus:

  With arms wide open under the sunlight
e||----------------------------------------|
BB||----------------------------------------|
G+G||-------------------------------5--------|
D MajorD||----------------3--------------5--------|
A augmentedA||-----0-0-10slide3--------------3--------|
D MajorD||-----0-0-10slide3-----------------------|
   * *
(* indicates palm mute)

  Welcome to this place I'll show you everything with arms wide open...
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G||---------4---------------------------7----------------------------------|
D MajorD||-3--2----4---------------------------7----------3-----------------------|
A augmentedA||-3--2----2---------------------------5----------3-----------------------|
D MajorD||-3--2-------------------------------------------3-----------------------|

Interlude before solo:
Use Wah Wah:
   "...wide open..."
e||---------------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------------------|
G+G||--7h9p7~------7h9p7~-----7h9-7-7---7---|
D MajorD||---------------------------------9-----|
A augmentedA||---------------------------------------|
D MajorD||---------------------------------------|

Solo: (continue wah effects)

e||-------------------------------------
BB||-------------------------------------
G+G||------7-10-9-10-9~-----7-10-9-10-9~--
D MajorD||--7-9--------------7-9---------------
A augmentedA||-------------------------------------
D MajorD||-------------------------------------

e||-------------------------------------
BB||-------------------------------------
G+G||------7-12-10-9-10-9b-9b-9b-9-12b----
D MajorD||--7-9--------------------------------
A augmentedA||-------------------------------------
D MajorD||-------------------------------------

(b indicates bend)
When you reach the the second 12, bend to the pitch of 14 on the same string

Repeat Solo untill Chorus

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FOOTNOTE: "Drop D" is in referrence to your origional low E MajorE string. If you
tune this down a step (one note) down to a low D MajorD you can play power chords
with one finger instead of the origional 2-3 finger hold.

EXAMPLE:
What was:    Can now be played:
e||---------------------------------------
BB||---------------------------------------
G+G||---------------------------------------
D MajorD||------3--------------------------3-----
A augmentedA||------3--------------------------3-----
D MajorD||------1--------------------------3-----

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Okay... this is (hopefully) the final corrections. This is THE correct
transcription. I had another guy help me work out the kinks and we came up
with this, which sounds a hundred times better than the last.
Any questions, comments, critiques, complaints, or corrections are welcome!

-Derek

PS - if you haven't seen Creed in concert, I HIGHLY recommend you go! They
put on one kick ass show!!