311 - Creatures

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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:53:49 -0400
From: Patrick McBride <crono3@mindspring.com>
Subject: 3/311/creatures.tab

Artist: 311
Song: Creatures (For Awhile)
Tabbed by: Patrick McBride (crono3@hotmail.com)
 

The first single off the new 311 album, 'Evolver'.... fun & easy
song to play!! I'm not gonna bother trying to list the effects
to use... just listen to the song and play it however it sounds
best to you. Crank the volume and go CRAZY!! ;)
 
Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
 
 
 
Intro/Verse1:
E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------------
D|--------------------------|-x3 then-----------------------------
A|--64-4-4-xx-42-2-2-xx---|----------64--4--4--4--2-2-2-2-xx---
E|--64-4-4-xx-42-2-2-xx---|----------64--4--4--4--2-2-2-2-xx---
   "my name is volatile..."
   "sometimes... I go a little crazy"
 
after playing the above the specified number of times, play the
following before moving into Verse2
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2----2----2----2-----------------------------------------------
E|--2----2----2----2-----------------------------------------------
 

Verse2:
listen to the song to help understand the timing here
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------ x8
A|--3--3-3-x-6-x-6--3-xx-3------
E|--1--1-1-x-4-x-4--1-xx-1------
   "the years of mischief..."
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
   "is there ever a time..."
 
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|------------------------------
D|------------------------------ x4
A|--3-x-3---6-x-6---3--x-xx-----
E|--1-x-1---4-x-4---3--x-xx-----
   "highly frustrated, wanna feel elated..."
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
   "I'm not used to it..."
 

Chorus:
again, listen to the song for the timing
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------
B|----------------------------|------------------------------------
G|----------------------------|------------------------------------
D|----------------------------|-x3 then----------------------------
A|--6-x-4-xx-7-x-6-x-4-xx-7---|----------xx-6-4-xx-7-xx-6-4-xx-7---
E|--4-x-2-xx-5-x-4-x-2-xx-5---|----------xx-4-2-xx-5-xx-4-2-xx-5---
    "I wanna make a mess..."         "...just creatures for awhile"
 

Bridge:
the first time you hit the bridge, just play this part
(the notes in ()'s are harmonics)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--7--(7)--7--(7)--7--(7)--7--(7)---------------------------------
E|--5-------5-------5-------5--------------------------------------
   "comes and goes it comes and goes..."
 
the second time you come to the bridge, play the above and then
play this...
E|----------------------------------------------------|------------
B|----------------------------------------------------|-x3 then----
G|----------------------------------------------------|------------
D|----------------------------------------------------|------------
A|----------------------------------------------------|----6----4--
E|--(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)--|----4----2--
    "sometimes.... sometimes...."
 

Outro:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2----2----2----2----3------------------------------------------
E|--2----2----2----2----1------------------------------------------
 
 
 
Structure:
 
Verse1  x5
Verse2
Chorus  x2
Bridge
Verse1  x1
Verse2
Chorus  x2
Bridge
Verse1  x2
Outro