Creed – The Song You Sing (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

C# Tuning (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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From the Album 'Full Circle' The rhythms are difficult in this song since the acoustic has a eighth note pattern on low strings and high string melody triplets over 2 beats during these eighth note patterns, so the rhythm gets complex. I tried to show differences in rhythm so anyone can play these with some practice. Please rate or comment. [Intro/Verse] Acoustic - fingerstyle, use thumb on low C# string
                   triplet 
                  *   *    *
C#|----------------------------|--------------0------0---------|
G#|---------------1---0--------|------0h1-------3------3p1-----|
E |-0-----2h4--------------2---|-2-------------------------2/4-|
B |------------0---------------|-------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|-0--0------0-------0-------0---|
C#|-3--3----------1--1--1------|-------------------------------|
    E             D              Fm

C#|----------------------------|--------------------------0---|
G#|---------------0------------|--------------------------0---|
E |-0-----2h4---------2----0---|-2------------------------2---|
B |------------0---------------|-------0-----0h2----2---------|
F#|----------------------------|-0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0------|
C#|-3--3----------1--1--1------|------------------------------|
    E             D              F
Lyrics: "Woke up and had a face to face Guess my reflection had a lot to say Why let my worries steal my days It just brings me down"
[Chorus] 
   Distorted Guitar - play 2x with two endings
|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-x-x-1----1--1-1--1--1--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|-x-x-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-x-x-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-x-x-3----3--3-3--3--3------|------------------------|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|----------------------------|-3----3--3-3--3--3--3-3-|------------------------|
      A                        E                        F#add2
"Does the song you sing have enough meaning? Inspire us to sing along." "Does the song you sing keep echoing? Inspire us to sing the song you sing."
ending #1                            ending #2     * this note is heard during verse 2
|--------------------x-x-|         |-------------|------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|         |-1-----------|------------------------|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2--x-x-|         |-2-----------|-0~---------------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|         |-3-----------|------------------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|         |-3-----------|------------------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|         |-1-----------|------------------------|
  D
Play Intro/Verse again Lyrics: "What's wrong with the world today Tell me what's all the talk about Lately i've been in a real bad place Can't let the world bring me down" Play Chorus again, but change 2nd ending to:
|--------------------x-x-|------------------------|----------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-1--------------|
|-2----2--2-2--2--2--x-x-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-2--------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|-2----2--2-2--2--2--0-0-|-3--------------|
|-3----3--3-3--3--3--x-x-|-0----0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|-3--------------|
|-1----1--1-1--1--1--x-x-|------------------------|-1--------------|
[Interlude 1] Acoustic Part plays a F#7 -> E -> D progression:
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-----------------6\5---|-5-----------------------|-3-----2-----------------|
|-0-----------------------|----0--------------------|-------------2-----------|
|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-/3---2------------------|-3--------------------/5-|-3-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----0-------------------|-----0---2---------------|
|----------0---2----2--0--|---------0---------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--|

|-------------------------|---------10---9----------|
|-3---2-------------------|-------------------------|ending #1
|---------2---------------|------9------------------|
|-------------------------|-/7----------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Repeat Interlude 1, but replace ending #1 with:
|-------------------------|
|-/3---2------------------|
|-------------------------|
|----------0---2----2--0--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-------------------------|
Lyrics: "I hope (I hope) The words I wrote (the words I wrote) Keep calling out (keep calling out) Keep calling out (keep calling out) Forever (forever) let them sing (let them sing) That song you sing, that song you sing" [Interlude 2]
   Distorted Electric - start playing after pick scrape down entire neck
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-5----5---5-5----5----|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-----------------------|-----2---2-----2---|-----2---2---2---2---2-0-|
|-5----5---5-5----5----|-3----3---3-3----3--2--|-0---2---2-----2---|-0---2---2---2---2---2-0-|
|-0----0---0-0----0----|-0----0---0-0----0-----|-0---0---0-----0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
  F#7                    F#aug                   B   F#5

|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|--------------------|
|-7----7---7-7--7--7----|-10---10---10-10-10-10--10-|-----2---2-----2--0-|
|-5----5---5-5--5--5--0-|-10---10---10-10-10-10--10-|-0---2---2-----2--0-|
|-5----5---5-5--5--5--0-|-8----8----8--8--8--8---8--|-0---0---0-----0--0-|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
  E5                      Dadd2 

|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------10/12\10|
|-----2---2---2---2---2---------|
|-0---2---2---2---2---2--7/9\7--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
|-------------------------------|
Lyrics: "I hope (I hope) The words I wrote (the words I wrote) Keep calling out (keep calling out) Keep calling out (keep calling out) Forever (forever) let them ring (let them ring) Hear them echoing, hear them echoing" Play Chorus Again 2x [Outro Wah Solo] **including pick-up notes - meanwhile Rhythm guitar plays Chorus chords
|---------------8-10/12~--8----|-10b12r10-------8b10-8b10r-------8-----|
|-------------8----------------|-----------10p8-------------10p8---10--|
|-0-0-------9------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------/10---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
  A                              E

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17r15-----15b17r15-----15b17r15-----15b17r15------13~\-|
|---------14p12--------14p12--------14p12--------14p12------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  F#add2

|------------------------------------|--------8--10/15-15/19~-----17-15--20~-|
|-----8------------------------------|------8--------------------------------|
|-9-9---10b12------------------------|----9----------------------------------|
|-------------12b14r12-10---10-12b~~-|-10------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
  D

|-17-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----20b21-----------------0-20b22r20-18-------|------17-20-----17------------|
|----------------------------------------19-17-|-19b21-----19b21---b21r19-17--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------17PH--19PH\-----------------------|-*****play this part 2x*****--|
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

|-----------20h24p20-20-------------------------------|----------------|------------|
|-18b20r18-------------20p17-20p17-----17-------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------------------------19b21--19--19b21r19-|-----------0----|-(0)--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-/19~\----------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|
                                                Rhythm: F#add2            D
Last bar rings and fades out Key | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | b bend note | r release bend | ~ vibrato | PH pinch harmonic | x Mute note