Creed: Fear
Transcribed by: Andrew Zara (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com)
YouTube Account: MysticGuitar77
Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)
ph - pinch harmonic
* - palm mute
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - 1/2 bend unless otherwise noted
~ - let ring/vibrato
^ - up-strummed
Riff 1C#|---------------------------------------------------|G#|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3-----------------------3---3-5ph-|F#|-------3-----------5-5ph-------3-----------5-------| B|-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---------0h3h5---0-0h3h5-----------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|G#|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3-------------------------------------|F#|-------3-----------5-5ph-3-5-3------3--------3---------| B|-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---------------5-3----5-3-2----5-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2C#|-----------------------------------------|G#|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------3-----------------|F#|-0-0-------3-0-0---------0-0-0---3ph-----| B|-0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0-0-----3ph-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
C#|-------------------------------------------------|G#|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|F#|-0-0-------3-0-0---3-5-3------3--------3---------| B|-0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0-------5-3----5-3-2----5-3-2-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 "Don't you turn a blind eye..."C#|-----------------------|G#|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-|F#|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-| B|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-| *
Repeat first half of Riff 2
Riff 3aC#|-------------------|G#|-------------------| E|-------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-|F#|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-| B|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-| *
Riff 4 "Listen to me when I tell you..."C#|---0------------------------|G#|---3-3-3--------------------| E|---2-2-2--------------------| B|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-|F#|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-| B|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-|
C#|-----------------|G#|-----------------| E|-----------------| B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|F#|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-| B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-| * * * * * *
Repeat first measure of Riff 4
C#|-----------------|G#|-----------------| E|-----------------| B|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-|F#|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-| B|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-| * * * * * *
Repeat first measure of Riff 4
C#|-----------------|G#|-----------------| E|-----------------| B|-----------------|F#|-----------------| B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|
Repeat first measure of Riff 4
C#|----------------|G#|----------------| E|----------------| B|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-|F#|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-| B|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-| * * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play first half of Riff 2
Play Riff 3a
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 w/ light distortion and lightly palm mutedC#|-----------------------------------------------------|G#|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-0-5-7-8-7-5-8---8-3---3-5---5-2---2-3---3-5---5-2-0-|
Riff 6C#|-------------------------------------------------|G#|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|F#|-------------------------------------------------| B|-0-0-0-0-3/7/8-8-8-8-7-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-7-7-7-5-3-0-|
Riff 7 "Let go, let go..."C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------3------| B|--------------------------------------------------------3-1-0~-|F#|--------------0----------------0------------------------1-1-0~-| B|-1b-0-0-0-0-0---0-1b-0-0-0-0-0---0-1b-0-0-1b-0-0-1b-0-0---1-0~-| * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (clean)C#|-0^----------------------------------|G#|-3^----------------------------------| E|-2^-----12-12-12------10-10-10-10-10-| B|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--10-10-10-8--|F#|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--| B|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
C#|-0----------------------------------|G#|-3-3-3------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-12-12-12------10-12-12-12-10-| B|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|F#|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--| B|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
Repeat first measure of Riff 8 w/o up-strummed chord and end on:C#|-----------------|G#|-----------------| E|-10~-------------| B|-8~~----------\\-|F#|-8~~----------\\-| B|-8~~----------\\-|
Play Riff 4
End with Riff 7 and let last chord ring out
That's it and very fun song to play.
You can check my YouTube channel if you need any help or questions
as I have a video of me covering this song.
Enjoy.
