Signs Tab

Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Signs
Album: Weathered
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com
 
It takes a little to get used to the verse but YOU CAN DO IT!
 
Palm mute all open 0’s in the song.
 
Intro – (distortion)
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-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
 
Then this -
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-------------------------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
-------------------------------------------------------------------2-0-0--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0--2b---2-0-0--|
 
Then this – (in at 0:12)
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-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
 
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-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0---2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0---2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0—--2b--|
 
 
Verse – (in at 0:24)
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
 
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
 
Fill 1 – (all palm muted, in at 0:32)
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-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3—2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|
-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3-2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|
-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3—2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|
 
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
 
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
 
Fill 2 – (in at 0:40)
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------------| This bend is very slight
------5ph^--|
-3b---------|
 
 
Chorus – (all palm muted with a light distortion, in at 1:09)
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------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|
------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
 
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--10-10-10-10--10/12\10--|--9-9-9-9--9/10\9--|
 
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------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|---------
------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|---------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|---------
 
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2~--|
 
Then the verse – (in at 1:30)
 
Then the chorus – (in at 2:28)
 
Heavy chorus – (heavy distortion, in at 2:39)
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
 
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
 
 
Interlude – (tremolo effect, in at 2:49)
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----1------0---------|
-3------3------3--0--|
 
Bridge – (in at 3:07)
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2----3--0--|
-3----1----3----0----3--0--|
-3---------3---------3--0--|
 
Or play it this way -
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-3----8----3----7----3--0--|
-3----8----3----7----3--0--|
-3----8----3----7----3--0--|
 
“Come on” in at 3:33
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2---0-0-0--|
-3----1----3----0---0-0-0--|
-3---------3--------0-0-0--|
 
Last chorus – (in at 3:40)
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
 
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---------------------------------|-------12b------12/14-------11b------11/12--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0------0-0---------0-0------0-0---------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0--10b-0-0--10/12--0-0---9b-0-0---9/10--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0------0-0---------0-0------0-0---------|
 
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
 
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
 
 
Bridge – (in at 4:01)
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2----3--0--|
-3----1----3----0----3--0--|
-3---------3---------3--0--|
 
 
Tab Key –
p = pull off
b = bend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
ph^ = pinch harmonic
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