From: "John ." <howy_2005@hotmail.com>
Subject: c/creed/dont_stop_dancing.tab
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 14:32:30 -0500
Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Don't Stop Dancing
Album: Weathered
Transcribed by: John Howell
Email: howy_2005@hotmail.com
Standard tuning.
Pretty easy song. The solo might not be quite right though.
Listen to song for strumming!!!
Verse – (listen to the song for strumming pattern)
“At times life is wicked and I just can’t see the light”
-3--------------------------3------------------0--0-----0-0--|
-3--------------------------3------------------1--0-----1-0--|
-0--------------------------0------------------0--0-----0-0--|
-0--------------------------0------------------2--2-----2-2--|
-2--------------------------0------------------3--3-----3-3--|
-3--------------------------2--------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus – (listen for strumming pattern)
“But I know I must go on . . . I heard I must be strong”
-0--------------------------------0--------------------|
-1--------------------------------1--------------------|
-2--------------------------------0--------------------|
-2--------------------------------2--------------------|
-0--------------------------------3--------------------|
----------------------------------0--------------------|
Then kick in the distortion for this passage -
“Cause inside I know that many feel this way~~~~~~ . . .”
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---------------------------------------------5-5-5---/7--|
-------2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------5-5-5---/7--|
-------2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------3-3-3---/5--|
-------0-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|
Chorus – (strum chords)
“Children don’t stop dancing” “Believe you can fly~~~~ away; away“
------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
---------7--------------------|----5---------------------------5--|
-5-------7------7-------7-----|----5-----------5------/7-------5--|
-5-------5------7-------7-----|----3-----------5------/7-------3--|
-3--------------5-------5-----|----------------3------/5----------|
Play the verse (with some picking)
Then Pre-Chorus
Then the Chorus
Solo – (in at 1:58)
-/12-/14-/15---/17--17----19b-19b--|
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Play the next bar 3x -
-10---------------------10----------------10---12b--|
----------10--12---10---------10-12-10--------------|
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The 4th time play these next two bars -
-12p10----------------------------|
----------10-----------(10)---12--|
----------------12v---------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------12b~--|
-10b-------------------------------16b~--|
--------12v---11v---11bp9----------------|
-----------------------------12v---------|
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Bridge –
“Are we hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?”
----------------|-----------------|
----------------|-----------------|
-7--------------|-----5-----------| Strum the chords
-7--------7-----|-----5--------5--|
-5--------7-----|-----3--------5--|
----------5-----|--------------3--|
Pre-Chorus – (just guitar, strum all chords softly)
“But I know I must go on . . . I heard I must be strong”
-0--------------------------------0--------------------|
-1--------------------------------1--------------------|
-2--------------------------------0--------------------|
-2--------------------------------2--------------------|
-0--------------------------------3--------------------|
----------------------------------0--------------------|
“Cause inside I know that many feel this way~~~~~~ . . .”
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-------------------------------------------0-------(0)-|
-------------------------------------------5-------(7)-|
-------2------------2--------2-------------5-------(7)-|
-------2------------2--------2-------------3-------(5)-|
-------0------------0--------0-------------------------|
Clean Chorus – (strum softly)
“Children don’t stop dancing” “Believe you can fly . . .”
-3------2------0-------0--|------------------------0--|
-3------3------2-------2--|------------------------2--|
-0------2------2-------2--|------0---------0-------2--|
-0------0------2-------2--|------2---------0-------2--|
-2-------------0-------0--|------3---------2-------0--|
-3------------------------|----------------3----------|
Kick in distortion – “Away~~~”
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5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--| All palm muted
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--|
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--|
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Then go into regular chorus
Outro –
“Am I hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?”
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-0--------------|-----0-----------|
-7--------0-----|-----5--------0--| Strum the chords
-7--------7-----|-----5--------5--|
-5--------7-----|-----3--------5--|
----------5-----|--------------3--|
Tab Key –
~ = hold note
b = bend note
v = vibrate note
p = pull off
/ = slide up
r = release note
(10) = ghost note or sustain note
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