CREED - "Who's Got My Back?" Tablature

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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Who's Got My Back?
Album: Weathered
Tuning: DADADD (low to high)
Transcribed by: Philipp Ströller & Adam Strachn
Email: PStroeller@gmx.de & Creedoholic@hotmail.com

Philipp and I both worked on this GREAT song.
I have two versions of it. The second version is below this one.

Notes:

Intro/Verse – There is a weird effect going on here. Delay or reverb?

Pre-Chorus/Chorus – Octave chords. Listen to song to get it right!

Interlude – clean but palm mute it!

Bridge – palm mute the open chords.

Other – Just follow the song.


Intro - (clean tone, in at 1:18)
-16---16-17-19-19-20-19--|--22-20-19-17-19-17--|-20-|--17-16--14-14/16-17-16--|
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Verse – (in at 1:41) “Run . . . hide . . .”
-16---16-17-19-19-20-19--|--22-20-19-17-19-17--|-20-|
-------------------------|---------------------|-20-|
-------------------------|---------------------|-20-|
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-16---16-17-19-19-20-19--|--22-20-19-17-19-17--|
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-16---16-17-19-19-20-19--|--22-20-19-17-19-17--|-20-|--17-16--14-14/16-17-16--|
-------------------------|---------------------|-20-|-------------------------|
-------------------------|---------------------|-20-|-------------------------|
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Pre–Chorus – (strum, in at 2:38) “To rest our head on . . .“
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-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-|
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-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-|
-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-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus - (strum with clean tone, in at 2:45)
“Who’s . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . .”
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-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7---7--7--7--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7---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--0--|
“When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .”
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-8-7-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
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-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-8-7-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|

“What is the truth now? . . .”
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-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
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-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
-----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--|


Then go into the verse (in at 3:08)


Pre-Chorus – (all palm muted, play with distortion, in at 4:29)
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-4b-----4-4-----4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-10--8--7-5--7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4b-0---4-4-0-0-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-10--8--7-5--7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-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 – (distorted, in at 4:35)
“Who’s . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . .”
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7---7--7--7--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7---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--0--|
“When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .”
------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-8-7-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-8-7-5-5-5-5/7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|

“What is the truth now? . . .”
--------------------------------------------------|
-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
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-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
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-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--|


Then it goes into the ‘tribal’ interlude – (in at 5:20)

Play 3 x - Then this -
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-------------|---------------------------| This is all
-------------|---------------------------| palm muted!
-5--7--8--7--|--5--7--8--7--10--8--7--5--|
-------------|---------------------------|
-------------|---------------------------|


Bridge – (in at 5:47) “What is the truth now?”
---------------------------------|
-4-5--7-------5--7--8-------8-5--|
---------------------------------| The open 0’s are
-4-5--7--0-0--5--7--8--0-0--8-5--| palm muted
---------0-0-----------0-0-------|
-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--|

It goes onto the chorus. (in at 6:07) “Who’s got my back now?”

Then play the bridge until the end “What is the truth now . . .” (in at 6:51)

Then goes back to the Cherokee Indian chants.

Tab Key -
b = bend string
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Who's Got My Back?
Album: Weathered
Tuning: Drop D
Transcribed by: Philipp Strller & Adam Strachn
Email: PStroeller@gmx.de & Creedoholic@hotmail.com

Philipp and I both worked on this GREAT song.

Notes:

Intro/Verse There is a weird effect going on here. Delay or reverb?

Pre-Chorus/Chorus Octave chords. Listen to song to get it right!

Interlude clean but palm mute it!

Bridge palm mute the open chords.

Other Just follow the song.


Intro - (clean tone, in at 1:18)
----------------------|-------------------|------|-------------------------|
-7---7-8-10-10-11-10--|--13-11-10-8-10-8--|--11--|--8-7-5-5/7-8-7---8---8--|
----------------------|-------------------|--10--|-------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|-------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|-------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|-------------------------|


Verse (in at 1:41) Run . . . hide . . .
----------------------|-------------------|------|
-7---7-8-10-10-11-10--|--13-11-10-8-10-8--|--11--|
----------------------|-------------------|--10--|
----------------------|-------------------|------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|

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-7---7-8-10-10-11-10---13-11-10-8-10-8--|
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-7---7-8-10-10-11-10--|--13-11-10-8-10-8--|--11--|--8-7-5-5/7-8-7---8---7--8--|
----------------------|-------------------|--10--|----------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|----------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|----------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------|------|----------------------------|


PreChorus (strum, in at 2:38) To rest our head on . . .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-7--7--7--7--7\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-|
-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-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus - (strum with clean tone, in at 2:45)
Whos . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . .
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7/8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8/10--10-10-10--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/-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--0--|

When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-13-13-11-10-8-8-8-8/10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10--8--7-5-5-5-5/-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|

What is the truth now? . . .
--------------------------------------------------|
-----8-7-5-5/7-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----8-8--|
--------------------------------------------------|
-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
-----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--|


Then go into the verse (in at 3:08)


Pre-Chorus (all palm muted, play with distortion, in at 4:29)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7b-----7-7-----7-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---13-13-11-10-8-10-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4b-0---4-4-0-0-4-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---10-10--8-10-5--7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-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 (distorted, in at 4:35)
Whos . . . . . . . . got my . . . back . . . now . . . .
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7/8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8/10--10-10-10--|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5/-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--|

When all we have left is deceptive . . . so disconnected . . . .
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-13-13-11-10-8-8-8-8/10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10--8--7-5-5-5-5/-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
-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--|

What is the truth now? . . .
--------------------------------------------------|
-----8-7-5-5/7-8-7----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7----8-8--|
--------------------------------------------------|
-----5-4-2-2/4-5-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-5--|
--------------------------------------------------|
-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--|


Then it goes into the tribal interlude (in at 5:20)

Play 3 x - Then this -
-------------|---------------------------|
-------------|---------------------------| This is all
-------------|---------------------------| palm muted!
-5--7--8--7--|--5--7--8--7--10--8--7--5--|
-------------|---------------------------|
-------------|---------------------------|


Bridge (in at 5:47) What is the truth now?
---------------------------------|
-7-8-10-------8-10-11------11-8--|
---------------------------------| The open 0s are
-4-5--7--0-0--5--7--8--0-0--8-5--| palm muted
---------0-0-----------0-0-------|
-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0--|

It goes onto the chorus. (in at 6:07) Whos got my back now?

Then play the bridge until the end What is the truth now . . . (in at 6:51)

Then goes back to the Cherokee Indian chants.

Tab Key -
b = bend string
/ = slide up
\ = slide down

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