Creed: Fear

Transcribed by: Andrew Zara (disturbedfreak0520@yahoo.com)

YouTube Account: MysticGuitar77

Tuning: Drop B (B,F#,B,E,G#,C#)

ph - pinch harmonic
*  - palm mute
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
b  - 1/2 bend unless otherwise noted
~  - let ring/vibrato
^  - up-strummed

Riff 1
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------3-----------------------3---3-5ph-|
F#|-------3-----------5-5ph-------3-----------5-------|
 B|-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---------0h3h5---0-0h3h5-----------|

C#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------3-------------------------------------|
F#|-------3-----------5-5ph-3-5-3------3--------3---------|
 B|-0h3h5---0-0h3h5---------------5-3----5-3-2----5-3-2-1-|
                            * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *

Riff 2
C#|-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------3-----------------|
F#|-0-0-------3-0-0---------0-0-0---3ph-----|
 B|-0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0-0-----3ph-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-------3-0-0---3-5-3------3--------3---------|
 B|-0-0-0h3h5---0-0-0-------5-3----5-3-2----5-3-2-1-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *

Riff 3  "Don't you turn a blind eye..."
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----------------------|
 E|-----------------------|
 B|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-|
        *

Repeat first half of Riff 2

Riff 3a
C#|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|
 B|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-|
F#|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-|
 B|-5-5-5-5-3~-----\\-|
        *

Riff 4   "Listen to me when I tell you..."
C#|---0------------------------|
G#|---3-3-3--------------------|
 E|---2-2-2--------------------|
 B|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-|
F#|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-|
 B|-0-0-0-0-10--10-10-0-8--8-8-|

C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|
 B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|
F#|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|
 B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|
    * * *   * * *

Repeat first measure of Riff 4

C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|
 B|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-|
F#|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-|
 B|-3-2-0-5-0-3-2-0-|
    * * *   * * *

Repeat first measure of Riff 4

C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
 E|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|
F#|-----------------|
 B|-3-2-0-5-0-7-5-0-|

Repeat first measure of Riff 4

C#|----------------|
G#|----------------|
 E|----------------|
 B|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-|
F#|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-|
 B|-0-3-3-5-5-5-7~-|
    * *     * *

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play first half of Riff 2
Play Riff 3a
Play Riff 4

Riff 5 w/ light distortion and lightly palm muted
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-0-5-7-8-7-5-8---8-3---3-5---5-2---2-3---3-5---5-2-0-|

Riff 6
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-0-0-0-0-3/7/8-8-8-8-7-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-7-7-7-5-3-0-|

Riff 7   "Let go, let go..."
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------3------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------3-1-0~-|
F#|--------------0----------------0------------------------1-1-0~-|
 B|-1b-0-0-0-0-0---0-1b-0-0-0-0-0---0-1b-0-0-1b-0-0-1b-0-0---1-0~-|
         * * * *   *      * * * *   *      *      *      *

Riff 8 (clean)
C#|-0^----------------------------------|
G#|-3^----------------------------------|
 E|-2^-----12-12-12------10-10-10-10-10-|
 B|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--10-10-10-8--|
F#|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
 B|-0^-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

C#|-0----------------------------------|
G#|-3-3-3------------------------------|
 E|-2-2-2-12-12-12------10-12-12-12-10-|
 B|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
F#|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
 B|-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

Repeat first measure of Riff 8 w/o up-strummed chord and end on:
C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
 E|-10~-------------|
 B|-8~~----------\\-|
F#|-8~~----------\\-|
 B|-8~~----------\\-|

Play Riff 4
End with Riff 7 and let last chord ring out

That's it and very fun song to play.
You can check my YouTube channel if you need any help or questions
as I have a video of me covering this song.
Enjoy.
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