Band- Creed Song- What If Album- Human Clay Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Clean W/ Sound Effects' Intro Moderately Q=102 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |---------------|---5--------3-----|---1-----------1-|---0-----------0-| |-------------5-|-6---6---5----5---|-3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---| |-----------7---|------------------|-------1---1-----|-------0---0-----| |--------/7-----|-0----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------0--------|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| H Q. E H H H H E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E |---0---------------|----5--------3-----|---1-----------1-|---0-----------0-| |-2---2-----------5-|-6----6---5----5---|-3---3-------3---|-3---3-------3---| |-------0-------7---|-------------------|-------1---1-----|-------0---0-----| |-----------/7------|-0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-------0---------|--------0-0------0-|-1-------1-------|-0-------0-------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| H E Q. Q. E Q. E H H H H Gtrs I, IV E E E Q E E E H. E E H E Q T T T T W |---0-----------0-|-------------|---------------------|--------|| |-2---2-------2---|-3-------3---|-3------2h3--5p3p2p0h|==2-----|| |-------0---0-----|-------------|---------------------|--------|| |-----------------|-------------|---------------------|--------|| |-0-------0-------|-1-------1---|-0-----------0-------|-(0)----|| |-----------------|-------------|---------------------|--------|| H H H. E E H.. E +W Slower Q=74 E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S S S E S E S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------0-------| |-0-0-0-------------0---0-0-|-0-0-0-------------0---2-2-| |-0-0-0-----0-3h5-0-1---1-1-|-0-0-0-----0-3h5-0-1---1-1-| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-----| Gtr II PM E S S S S S S S S E S E S E S S S S S S E E S E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |---------------------------|-------------------------|| |-0-0-0-----------0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-------------------|| |-0-0-0-----0-3h5-0-1---1-1-|-0-0-0-----0-3h5---------|| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-0-3h5-0-------0-[3]-|| Verse PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-0------------------------| |-------------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1------| |-0-0-0-0h3-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0-------------------------| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1-------| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-0h3-0-----0---0-[3]-| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0------------------------| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1------| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-0------------------------|-0------------------------|| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1------|| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|| Chorus $ ~~ ~~ ~~ Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q S S S E. E. E. |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |-3--3--3---3------|-5--5--5---3------|------5s7--7-7---3---------| |-3--3--3---x------|-5--5--5---x------|--0---x----x-x---x---------| |-1--1--1---1------|-3--3--3---1------|--0---3s5--5-5---1---------| |---------0----2---|---------0----2---|--0-----------------2------| | | Gtr III | W W Q. Q Q E |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|-12-------11----10-----10S=| |------------------|------------------|--x--------x-----x------x--| |------------------|------------------|-10--------9-----8------8S=| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~ Q S S S E. E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |----------5s7-7-7---3------|--3---3--3-----3---------|-5--5--5--------3-----| |--0-------x---x-x---x------|--3---3--3-----x---------|-5--5--5--------x-----| |--0-------3s5-5-5---1------|--1---1--1-----1---------|-3--3--3--------1-----| |--0--------------------2---|-------------0------2----|--------------0----2--| | | PM| ~~ | E S S S S Q Q. +H E E E E H +E E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-14-14-14-----3----/7------|-(7)-------7---7--7----7S|=9-------(9)\---3-----| |--x--x--x-----x-----x------|-----------x---x--x----x-|-x--------------x-----| |-12-12-12-----1----/5------|-(5)-------5---5--5----5S|=7-------(7)\---1-----| |----------0-0--------------|-------------------------|-------------------2--| To Coda ~~ PM Q S S S E. E. E. Q S S S S E E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |------5s7--7-7---3--------|----------5s7--7--5--7----------|| |--0---x----x-x---x--------|--0-------x----x--x--x----------|| |--0---3s5--5-5---1--------|--0-------3s5--5--3--5----------|| |--0-----------------2-----|--0-----------------------0-[2]-|| | | PM--| | Q. Q Q E E S S S S S S E Q. |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-12-------11----10-----10S|=14-14-14-----10-10-10----------|| |--x--------x-----x------x-|--x--x--x------x--x--x----------|| |-10--------9-----8------8S|=12-12-12------8--8--8----------|| |--------------------------|----------0-0-------------------|| Verse PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-0------------------------| |-------------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1------| |-0-0-0-0h3-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0-------------------------| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1-------| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-0h3-0-----0---0-[2]-| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM PM ~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. E S S S S S S S S E S E. |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-0------------------------|-0------------------------| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-0-----------3h5---1------| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--| PM| PM PM ~~~~~~~~ E S S S S S S S S E S E. Q. Q. E E |--------------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------|| |-0------------------------|-----------------|| |-0-----------3h5---1------|-----------------|| |-0-0-0-3h5-0-----0---0-2--|-x\----------12\-|| Chorus ~~ ~~ ~~ Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q S S S E. E. E. |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |-3--3--3---3------|-5--5--5---3------|------5s7--7-7---3---------| |-3--3--3---x------|-5--5--5---x------|--0---x----x-x---x---------| |-1--1--1---1------|-3--3--3---1------|--0---3s5--5-5---1---------| |---------0----2---|---------0----2---|--0-----------------2------| | | Gtr III | W W Q. Q Q E |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|------------------|-12-------11----10-----10S=| |------------------|------------------|--x--------x-----x------x--| |------------------|------------------|-10--------9-----8------8S=| |------------------|------------------|---------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~ Q S S S E. E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |----------5s7-7-7---3------|--3---3--3-----3---------|-5--5--5--------3-----| |--0-------x---x-x---x------|--3---3--3-----x---------|-5--5--5--------x-----| |--0-------3s5-5-5---1------|--1---1--1-----1---------|-3--3--3--------1-----| |--0--------------------2---|-------------0------2----|--------------0----2--| | | PM| ~~ | E S S S S Q Q. +H E E E E H +E E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-14-14-14-----3----/7------|-(7)-------7---7--7----7S|=9-------(9)\---3-----| |--x--x--x-----x-----x------|-----------x---x--x----x-|-x--------------x-----| |-12-12-12-----1----/5------|-(5)-------5---5--5----5S|=7-------(7)\---1-----| |----------0-0--------------|-------------------------|-------------------2--| To Coda ~~ ~~ Q S S S E. E. E. Q S S S E. E. E. |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |------5s7--7-7---3--------|----------5s7--7--7-----3------|| |--0---x----x-x---x--------|--0-------x----x--x-----x------|| |--0---3s5--5-5---1--------|--0-------3s5--5--5-----1------|| |--0-----------------2-----|--0------------------------2---|| | | PM--| | Q. Q Q E E S S S S S S E Q. |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-12-------11----10-----10S|=14-14-14-----10-10--10-7------|| |--x--------x-----x------x-|--x--x--x------x--x---x-x------|| |-10--------9-----8------8S|=12-12-12------8--8---8-5------|| |--------------------------|----------0-0------------------|| Interlude PM------------------------------------------------| PM| ~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------7-------8--|| ||----------------------------------|-------------------6-------7----|| ||o---5-6---9-8---5---9-8---3-5-8-6-|---5-6---9-8---5---------------o|| ||--0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-0------|| Bridge < PM--| ~ Wx2 H H H S S S S S S E |------------|-----------|--------------------| |------------|-----------|--------------------| |------------|-----------|----------7-------8-| |------------|------2s===|=5s===8-6-----------| |------------|-----------|--------------------| |------------|-----------|------------0-0-0---| PM------------------------------------------------| PM| ~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 5x ||----------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------|---------------------7-------8--|| ||----------------------------------|-------------------6-------7----|| ||o---5-6---9-8---5---9-8---3-5-8-6-|---5-6---9-8---5---------------o|| ||--0-----0-----0---0-----0---------|-0-----0-----0---0-----0-0------|| $$ To Dbl. Coda D.S. al Coda PM| PM----| PM| E S S S E E S S S S S S S E S S S E E S S S S E. 4x ||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------------------|-------------------------|| ||--0-----4-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|-0-----4-0-0-0-1-0---8---|| ||o-0-----4-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|-0-----4-0-0-0-1-0---7--o|| ||--0-0-0-4-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-4-3-|-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-1-0-0-----|| & ~~ ~~ ~~ Q S S S E. E. E. Q E. E S E. E. Q E. E S E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |----------5s7-7-7---3------|--3---3--3-----3---------|-5--5--5--------3-----| |--0-------x---x-x---x------|--3---3--3-----x---------|-5--5--5--------x-----| |--0-------3s5-5-5---1------|--1---1--1-----1---------|-3--3--3--------1-----| |--0--------------------2---|-------------0------2----|--------------0----2--| | | Gtr III | PM| ~~ | E S S S S Q Q. +H E E E E H +E E. E. |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-14-14-14-----3----/7------|-(7)-------7---7--7----7S|=9-------(9)\---3-----| |--x--x--x-----x-----x------|-----------x---x--x----x-|-x--------------x-----| |-12-12-12-----1----/5------|-(5)-------5---5--5----5S|=7-------(7)\---1-----| |----------0-0--------------|-------------------------|-------------------2--| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda ~~ ~~ Q S S S E. E. E. Q S S S E. Q. |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |------5s7--7-7---3--------|----------5s7-7-7-----------|| |--0---x----x-x---x--------|--0-------x---x-x-----------|| |--0---3s5--5-5---1--------|--0-------3s5-5-5----x\-----|| |--0-----------------2-----|--0------------------x\-----|| | | PM| ~~ | Q. Q Q E E S S S S S S E E Q |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |-12-------11----10-----10S|=14-14-14-----3-3--3S7------|| |--x--------x-----x------x-|--x--x--x-----x-x--x-x------|| |-10--------9-----8------8S|=12-12-12-----1-1--1S5------|| |--------------------------|----------0-0-----------x\--|| && PM| S S S S S E E S S S S E. +W +W |----------------------------||-------------:---------|| |----------------------------||o------------:--------o|| |----------------------------||-------------:---------|| |-(3)-0-----4-0-0-0-1-0---8--||--(8)--------:-(8)-----|| |-(3)-0-----4-0-0-0-1-0---7--||o-(7)--------:-(7)----o|| |-(3)-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-1-0-0----||-------------:---------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths