Creed - What If guitar tab
Song- What If
Album- Human Clay
Written by- Creed
Transcribed by- Eric DiRezze
Tuning- DADGBe
Intro.(Clean Tone)
e--------------5------3------1------------1----0-----------0--
B---------5--6---6--5---5--3---3--------3----3---3-------3----
G------7-------------------------1----1------------0---0------
D---/7--------------------------------------------------------
A------------5------0------1--------1--------0-------0--------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
e----0---------------------5-------3-------1------------1--
B--2---2--------------5--6---6---5---5---3---3--------3----
G--------0---------7---------------------------1----1------
D---------------/7-----------------------------------------
A--0-------0-------------5-----0-0-----0-1--------1--------
D----------------------------------------------------------
e----0-----------0----0-----------0-------------------------------
B--3---3-------3----2---2-------2-----3~ -3---3~ 2h3--5p3p2p0h2--
G--------0---0------------0---0-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A--0-------0--------0-------0---------1~ -1---0~ -0~ --0----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
Play softly (no pick...)
3 TIMES
e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--------------------0-0-2-2-0---
A------------0h3h5-0-1-1-1-1-1---
D--0---0h3h5-------0-0-0-0-0-0---
4th TIME |(Distortion In)
e--------------------|-----------------
B--------------------|---[Harmonic]----
G--------------------|-------|---------
D--------------------|-0x----|---------
A------------0h3h5/----0x--- | --------
D--0---0h3h5-----------0x--- 3* -------
*Harmonic is played 2/3 the way up the third fret on the low D string - the note is a C.
VERSE
8 TIMES
e----------------------------
B----------------------------
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A--0--0-0-------3h5---1------
D--0--0-0--3h5x-----0---2b---
* * *
* = slight palm mute or muffle of strings...
CHORUS
(Strum chords indicated...)
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G--3-----5---3----------------3----------------3-----
D--3---3-5---3--2-0------2-0--3--2-0------2-0--3--2--
A--1---3-3---1--2-0--3h5------1--2-0--3h5------1--2--
D--x---3-x---x--2-0-----------x--2-0-----------x--2--
e----------------------------------------|--------------
B----------------------------------------|--[Harmonic]--
G--3----5---3----------------3--------3--|------|-------
D--3--3-5---3--2-0------2-0--3--2-0---3--|------|-------
A--1--3-3---1--2-0--3h5------1--2-0---1-------- | ------
D--x--3-x---x--2-0-----------x--2-0---x-------- 3* -----
e-------------|-----------------
B--- VERSE ---|--(Pick slide)---
G---- 7x -----|---- CHORUS -----
D-------------|-----------------
A-------------|-----------------
D-------------|-----------------
INTERLUDE
2 TIMES
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
D--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-16-15-0-10-12-15-12--
(With Wah-Pedal) (With Wah-Pedal)
e-----------------------------------------|---------|------------------
B-----------------------------------------|--BASS---|------------------
G-----------------------------------------|---PART--|------------------
D----------------------------12x------13------------------12x------13--
A-------------------------11---------------------------11--------------
D--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-------0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-----
6 TIMES
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------
D--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-16-15-0-10-12-15-12--
(With Wah-Pedal)
e-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------12x----------|
A-------------------------11----------13--|
D--0-12-13-0-16-15-0-12-0-------0-0-0-----|
(Screaming "What If, What If...")
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------3b--
D--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---
A--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---
D--0--0-0-4-0-0-0---3-0-4-3-4-3---0-0-4-0---0-3-0-2---
e-------------|---------------|-----------------------------
B-- CHORUS ---|--- (SLIDE) ---|--- (Screaming part) --------
G-------------|---------------|-----------------------3b~ --
D-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---
A-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---
D-------------|---------------|-----------------------2~ ---
KEY: h = hammer
p = pull off
b = bend note
X = muffle string(s)
~ = hold
* = slight palm mute or muffle of strings