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Author/Artist: Creed 
Title: Say I
Album: Human Clay
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com

Drop D tuning

Intro – the bends are full bends; Play the first part 2 x - 
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-5--5-------5-------3-------3----------3--|-----------7-------5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---5---0---1---0---3---0--0---3--|--0-0-0-0--7--0-0--5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---3---0---1---0---1---0--0---1--|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
-3--3---0-------0---1---0-------0--0------|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
                                                                              
Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
                                                                             
---------------------------------------|-------|
---------------------------------------|-------|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0~~--|
                           
Verse - 
-----5-----------------------------|------------------------------|
---------3-------------3-----------|--------------8------------7--|
-----------------2/3-------3p0--2--|----------8------------7------|
-------------0---------------------|------0------------0----------|
-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
-0~--------------------------------|--0~--------------------------|                                                                             

Pre Chorus – “Who is to blame? . . .”
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-------10-----10-----10-----10-----10--|
----8------8------8------8------8------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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-------10-----10-----10-----10-----10--|
----7------7------7------7------7------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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Repeat above 1 more time
                                                   
Then this – “Say I~~~ . . .”
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-------10-----10-----11-----10-----11--|
----8------8------8------8------8------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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-------10-----10-----11-----10-----11--|
----7------7------7------7------7------|
-0-------------------------------------|
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“Say I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . . .”                                                  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------10-----10--10-11--11-10-10-10---10------11--11----10----11-11-10-10-11--|
----8------8-------8--8---8--8--7--7----7-------7---7-----7-----7--7--7--7--7--|
-0-----------------0--0---0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
--------------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
-------------------------------------0--0--0-0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
                                                                              
Chorus – full bends; play the first part 2x -   
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------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-5--5-------5-------3-------3----------3--|-----------7-------5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---5---0---1---0---3---0--0---3--|--0-0-0-0--7--0-0--5--7--7brb--5--|
-3--3---0---3---0---1---0---1---0--0---1--|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
-3--3---0-------0---1---0-------0--0------|--0-0-0-0-----0-0-----------------|
                                                                              
Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
                                                                             
---------------------------------------|-------|
---------------------------------------|-------|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0~~--|
         
Bridge – (palm muted)
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|---------------3b------|---------------3b-------4--|--------
-----------------|---------------2b------|---------------2b-------3--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
                     
Solo part – (palm muted)
Guitar 1 -                                                          
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|---------------3b------|---------------3b-------4--|--------
-----------------|---------------2b------|---------------2b-------3--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0---1--|--------
           
Guitar 2 – (lots of delay)          
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-10--------------|-----------------------|--11----------10-----------|--------
-----------------|-------------12-11-12--|-----12-11-12--------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|--------
                     
“Frantic fraction focus . . .”                                     |“So look . . .”
-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
-----------------|---------------3b------|-------------------------|-------------|
-----------------|---------------2b------|-------------------------|-------------|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|
-0---0---0----0--|--0---0---0----0----0--|--0---0---0---0---0---0--|--1-1-1---0--|
                                                                              
“they lie~~~~~~”
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-----------------------0----------|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|
-0----0----0----0------0-------0--|

Interlude – (play with fingers)
-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------------------|
----------------------------|--0--2--3--0--3--0--2--|
-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-----------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|-----------------------|

Calm Chorus part - (clean tone; strum chords) 
----------------------|
-------------------3--|
-5--------3--------2--|
-3--------1--------0--|
-3--------1--------0--|
-3--------1--------0--|

Chorus – (distortion) 2x - 
------------------------------------------5------------------------|
------------------------------------------3---3--3--3--3-----------|
-5-5--53--3----3--3--3---0--0---2--2-2---2---2--2--2--2----2---2--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|
-3-3--0----1----1--1--1---0--0---0--0-0---0---0--0--0--0----0---0--|

Then this -
---------------------------------------|------------------------------------0--|
---------------------------------------|-----------------10-12b-10----10-10-0--|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|-----------10-12-10-12b-10-12-10-10----|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0-0-0-0--10-12-----------12----------|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
                                                        
                                       “ I~~ . . .”                     
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---------------------------------------|----------------|
-5--5--5------5------3--3--3--3--3--3--|----------------|
-3--3--3---0--5--0---1--1--3--1--1--3--|--0--0--0--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0--3--0---1--1--1--1--1--1--|--0--0--0--0~~--|
-3--3--3---0-----0---1--1-----1--1-----|--0--0--0--0~~--|
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