With Arms Wide Open Strings tab by Creed

Song: With Arms Wide Open (strings version)
Artist: Creed
Album: Human Clay
Copyright © 1999
Transcribed by: Derek Reeves (drkrvs@excite.com)


Drop D tuning
DADGBe

[Verses:]

e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||--0h1---1--------1h3----1------0h1---1--------1h3-----1----|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||--3--------3----------3--------2-------2-----------2-------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||--0h1---1--1p0----------------0h1---1--1p0-----------------|
G||---------------0--------0-------------------0--------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||--0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-----------0--------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|

1st Chorus:

[Strum these according to rhythm of chorus:]

 With arms wide open under the sunlight
e||-------------1--------------3-------|
B||-------------1--------------1-------|
G||-------------2--------------0-------|
D||-------------3--------------2-------|
A||-------------3--------------3-------|
D||-------------x--------------x-------|


 Welcome to this place I'll show you everything with arms wide open...
e||------2---------------------------2----------|
B||------2---------------------------3----------|
G||------3---------------------------2----------|
D||------4--------------------------------------|
A||------4--------------------------------------|
D||------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||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||-------------------------------5--------|
D||----------------3--------------5--------|
A||-----0-0-10slide3--------------3--------|
D||-----0-0-10slide3-----------------------|
      * *
(* indicates palm mute)

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

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

Solo: (continue wah effects)

e||-------------------------------------
B||-------------------------------------
G||------7-10-9-10-9~-----7-10-9-10-9~--
D||--7-9--------------7-9---------------
A||-------------------------------------
D||-------------------------------------

e||-------------------------------------
B||-------------------------------------
G||------7-12-10-9-10-9b-9b-9b-9-12b----
D||--7-9--------------------------------
A||-------------------------------------
D||-------------------------------------

(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 string. If you
tune this down a step (one note) down to a low D you can play power chords
with one finger instead of the origional 2-3 finger hold.

EXAMPLE:
What was:        Can now be played:
e||---------------------------------------
B||---------------------------------------
G||---------------------------------------
D||------3--------------------------3-----
A||------3--------------------------3-----
D||------1--------------------------3-----

********************************************************************************

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!!