Good Fight Tab

Creed - "Good Fight"
From "Full Circle" Album
C# Tuning - C# F# B E G# C#, all strings tuned down 3 frets
tabbed by jjhand
 
The riffs and solo are very nice on this song but I find the chorus part
could be better. Great song though, so please rate or comment. Thanks!
 
  Main Riff -
    C#7                      C#add2 C#
C#|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |-------------0--------------|-4---2------------------2-------|
F#|--------2--------------2----|---------2--------------2-------|
C#|-0--0-0----0-----0-0-0----0-|---0-------0----0-3b-0--0---0-2-|
 
    E                           D#m7       D
C#|---------------------------|-------------------0---------|
G#|---------------------------|---------------------0-------|
E |---------------------------|-----------------------2-----|
B |-------------0-------------|-4--2--2-----------------3---|
F#|--------2--------------2---|----0--0-------3-----------0-|
C#|-3--3-3----3-----3-3-3---3-|--0h2--2---0h1---------------|
 
 
 
 
Lyrics:
 
"I give my all, my everything. Anything you wanna strive to be
that's right. God knows thats right.
Or am I stuck some where between who I am and who I hope to be
Am I fighting the good fight?"
 
 
  Chorus - * Distortion on
C#|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2---|-2----2----2--2-2--2-2-0-|---------------------------|
B |-0----0---0-0-0-0----0-0---|-3----3----3--3-3--3-3-0-|-7----7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7--|
F#|-2----2---2-2-2-2----2-2---|-3----3----3--3-3--3-3-0-|-5----5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5--|
C#|-3----3---3-3-3-3----3-3-0-|-1----1----1--1-1--1-1---|-5----5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5--|
 
                "Keep pressing on                       Fight the good fight"
 
 
C#|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G#|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E |-----------------------|-2----2---2-2-2-2------|-2----2----2--2-2--2--0---|
B |-7----7---7-7----------|-0----0---0-0-0-0---0--|-3----3----3--3-3--3--0---|
F#|-4----4---4-4--7---7---|-2----2---2-2-2-2---0--|-3----3----3--3-3--3--0-5-|
C#|---------------5---4---|-3----3---3-3-3-3---2--|-1----1----1--1-1--1----5-|
 
"Fight...  what you know is wrong.    Keep pressing on"
 
 
C#|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E |---------------------------|-----------------------|
B |-7----7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7--|-7---------------------|
F#|-5----5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5--|-4---------------------|
C#|-5----5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5--|-----------------------|
 
"Fight the good fight        Fight...  what you know is wrong."
 
 
 
 
Play Verse and Chorus again
 
Verse 2 Lyrics:
"I've come so far to fall too fast, eyes forward I can't look back
when I try. God knows I try
I shift my eyes through the sky, in the distance see the horizon light.
She waits for me, fighting the good fight"
 
Chorus is same as before
 
 
 
Interlude - pick-up notes from chorus shown in beginning
 
             play this 4 bars 2x
C#|-------||-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|-------||-----------------------------|----------------------------------| PH
E |-------||-----------------------------|----------------------------------| changes on
B |-------||-----------------------------|----------------------2-4---------| repeat
F#|-2-0---||--------------/8-7~----------|-/5---------------2-3-----3-2-5PH~|
C#|-----3-||-0--0-0-0-3-0--------0-0-3-0-|----7~--0-0-3-0-------------------|
 
C#|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
G#|-----------------------------|----------------------------------||
E |-----------------------------|----------------------------------||go to above
B |-----------------------------|----------------------2-4---------||line to repeat
F#|--------------/8-7~----------|-/5---------------2-3-----3-2-0---||
C#|-0--0-0-0-3-0--------0-0-3-0-|----7~--0-0-3-0-------------------||
 
 
 
 
  Solo - Rhythm guitar track plays Main Riff chords throughout with one repeat (8 bars total)
C#|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|-7------x-10b12r10-8----------|-3----1----0----------------------|
E |-9----------------------------|-4----2----0----------------------|
B |---------------------9\7-5----|----------------7b8r7p5p0-4-2-0---|
F#|------------------------------|--------------------------------2-|
C#|---------------------------0--|----------------------------------|
 
                            w/ wah
C#|----------------0-----|--------------------5h7p5--8h10p8------------------|
G#|--------------0-------|-8p7p0-0h5-0h8-5h7p5-------------10p8p7h8h10-7---x-|
E |---------4-5-5--------|----------------------------------------------9--x-|
B |------/5--------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
C#|-3--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
 
C#|----------------------------|
G#|-7------15-15_____----------|
E |-9------14-14b16r14-12------|
B |-----------------------14~\-|
F#|----------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|
 
 
C#|-0----0----0----------------------|----------------------------------|
G#|-3----1----0----------------------|----------------------------------|
E |-4----2----0----------------------|----------------------------------|
B |----------------7b8r7p5p0-4-2-0---|-------------5-7-7b8-b8-b8-b8r7~--|
F#|--------------------------------2-|---------5-7----------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|-3----/7--------------------------|
 
  very fast!
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-12h15--12h17--12h15p12--12-12-12--12---------------------------------------------------|
E |------14-----14--------14--------14--14p12--12-14p13p12--14--12h13----------------------|
B |------------------------------------------14-----------14--14-----14--12----------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------14-13-12-10~~~|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last note is during chorus repeat
 
 
As mentioned, repeat chorus at end of solo section
 
  Play Interlude again and end on:
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-2---------------------------|
C#|-0---------------------------|
 
 
key
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| PH  pinch harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   bend note
| r   release bend to lower pitch
X