Creatures Tab

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*Artist: 311
*Song: Creatures (For A While)
*Album: Evolver
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Tabbed by MJ (mjuhl24@hotmail.com)
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No cheesy guarantee that it's 100% correct, but I am an
anal retentive music student and huge 311 fan. If you find
any imperfections, let me know.
 
 
KEY:
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 = Slide down
* = Natural Harmonic
x = mute string
 
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**Intro/Riff 1 (with distortion)**
 
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---53--3-3---3-31--1--1-1---1----|
A|---64--4-4---4-42--2--2-2---2----|
E|---64--4-4---4-42--2--2-2---2----| (repeat several times)
 
There are a few rhythmic variations of this riff,
and if your wondering, those are inverted major chords
with the 5th of the chord as the bass note below the
tonic and then a major third on top. Just a little theory for ya.
 
**Transition A [into verse] (with distortion)**
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----1----1----1----1------------|
A|----2----2----2----2------------|
E|----2----2----2----2------------|  (play once)
 
**Verse w/ Nick (with Envelope Filter, Delay, light overdrive)**
 
e|----------------------x-x-x-x-------|
B|----------------------x-x-x-x-------|
G|----------------------x-x-x-x-------|
D|----------------------x-x-x-x-------|
A|----------------------x-x-x-x-------|
E|-1---1-1--4---4---1---x-x-x-x-------| (repeat several times)
 
 
**Transition B (With distortion)**
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------|
A|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------|
E|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--(etc.)-|
 
**Verse w/ SA**
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3--6--6-6--3--x-x-x-x---|
A|--3---3-3--6--4-6--3--x-x-x-x---|
E|--1---1-1--4--4-4--1--x-x-x-x---| (repeat several times)
 
 
[Repeat Transition B into chorus]
 
 
**Chorus (with distortion)**
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6--x--4--x--7--x--6--x--4---7-|
A|--6--x--4--x--7--x--6--x--4---7-|
E|--4--x--2--x--5--x--4--x--2---5-| (repeat several times)
 
 
**Transition C (with distortion)**
 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--|
A|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--|
E|---5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-|
 
 
[Repeat Riff 1] "Sometimes, I go a little crazy..."
 
[Transition A]
 
[Verse - Nick]
 
[Transition B]
 
[Verse - SA]
 
[Transition B]
 
[Chorus]
 
**Interlude (with distortion)**
 
                             ________________________
                            |                1,2... |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--|
A|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--|
E|---5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-4--4*-4--4*-4--4*-4--4*-| (repeat several times)
 
 
   _____________________
  | Last time
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----6-----4--------------------|
A|-----6-----4--------------------|
E|-----4-----2--------------------|
 
 
[Riff 1]
 
 
**Ending (with distortion)**
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----1--1--1--1--3---------------|
A|----2--2--2--2--3---------------|
E|----2--2--2--2--1---------------|
 
(All quarter notes, let the last ring out)
X