CREED - "Say I" Tablature

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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Say I
Album: Human Clay
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com

Drop D tuning

Intro – the bends are full bends; Play the first part 2 x -
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-5--5-------5-------3-------3----------3--|-----------7-------5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---5---0---1---0---3---0--0---3--|--0-0-0-0--7--0-0--5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---3---0---1---0---1---0--0---1--|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
-3--3---0-------0---1---0-------0--0------|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|

Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|

---------------------------------------|-------|
---------------------------------------|-------|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0~~--|

Verse -
-----5-----------------------------|------------------------------|
---------3-------------3-----------|--------------8------------7--|
-----------------2/3-------3p0--2--|----------8------------7------|
-------------0---------------------|------0------------0----------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
-0~--------------------------------|--0~--------------------------|

Pre Chorus – “Who is to blame? . . .”
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-------10-----10-----10-----10-----10--|
----8------8------8------8------8------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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-------10-----10-----10-----10-----10--|
----7------7------7------7------7------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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Repeat above 1 more time

Then this – “Say I~~~ . . .”
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-------10-----10-----11-----10-----11--|
----8------8------8------8------8------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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-------10-----10-----11-----10-----11--|
----7------7------7------7------7------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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“Say I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . .”
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10-----10--10-11--11-10-10-10---10------11--11----10----11-11-10-10-11--|
----8------8-------8--8---8--8--7--7----7-------7---7-----7-----7--7--7--7--7--|
-0-----------------0--0---0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
--------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------------------0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|

Chorus – full bends; play the first part 2x -
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-5--5-------5-------3-------3----------3--|-----------7-------5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---5---0---1---0---3---0--0---3--|--0-0-0-0--7--0-0--5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---3---0---1---0---1---0--0---1--|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
-3--3---0-------0---1---0-------0--0------|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|

Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|

---------------------------------------|-------|
---------------------------------------|-------|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0~~--|

Bridge – (palm muted)
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|---------------3b------|---------------3b-------4--|--------
-----------------|---------------2b------|---------------2b-------3--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------

Solo part – (palm muted)
Guitar 1 -
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|---------------3b------|---------------3b-------4--|--------
-----------------|---------------2b------|---------------2b-------3--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------

Guitar 2 – (lots of delay)
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-10--------------|-----------------------|--11----------10-----------|--------
-----------------|-------------12-11-12--|-----12-11-12--------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------

“Frantic fraction focus . . .” |“So look . . .”
-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
-----------------|---------------3b------|-------------------------|-------------|
-----------------|---------------2b------|-------------------------|-------------|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|

“they lie~~~~~~”
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----------------------------------|
-----------------------0----------|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|

Interlude – (play with fingers)
-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------------------|
----------------------------|--0--2--3--0--3--0--2--|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------|

Calm Chorus part - (clean tone; strum chords)
----------------------|
-------------------3--|
-5--------3--------2--|
-3--------1--------0--|
-3--------1--------0--|
-3--------1--------0--|

Chorus – (distortion) 2x -
------------------------------------------5------------------------|
------------------------------------------3---3--3--3--3-----------|
-5-5--5\3--3----3--3--3---0--0---2--2-2---2---2--2--2--2----2---2--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|

Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|

“ I~~ . . .”
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-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|----------------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0--0--0--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0--0--0--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0--0--0--0~~--|