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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Don't Stop Dancing
Album: Weathered
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: [email protected]
Standard tuning.
Pretty easy song. Have the solo!
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�
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---------7--------------5-----|----5----------------------------5--|
-5-------7------7-------5-----|----5------------5------/7-------5--|
-5-------5------7-------3-----|----3------------5------/7-------3--|
-3--------------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---------------|
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-----------------------------------12b~---|
-10b-------------------------------16b~---|
--------12v---11v---11bp9-----------------|
-----------------------------12v----------|
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Bridge �
�Are we hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?�
----------------|-----------------|
----------------|-----------------|
-7--------------|-----5-----------| Struum 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-------1--|-------------------------2--|
-0------2------2-------0--|------0----------0-------2--|
-0------0------2-------2--|------2----------0-------2--|
-2-------------0-------3--|------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--| Struum 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