• Song:

    Courageous

  • Artist:

    Casting Crowns

  • Album:

    Courageous

This is the tab for the lead guitar part.

Tuning:Standard

Intro:
0:01-0:10
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10------9---------------------10~-----------------------------------------|
G|--9-x4---9-x4----x3-------------9~-----------------------------------------|
D|--7------7----------------------7~-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1:

e|--9-10------------------------------10--9-----------------------------------|
B|-------10--9--10--12--10--9--9--10---------9--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:

e|------|
B|------|
G|---9--|
D|---7--|   play this once every two measures
A|------|
E|------|

Chorus 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-9-10------------------------------10--9------------------------------------|
B|------10--9--10--12--10--9--9--10---------9---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 2:


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7--|   play this once every two measures, and in between add B|--10----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-9-10------------------------------10--9----------------------------------|
B|------10--9--10--12--10--9--9--10---------9--9--9---9---9----9------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---17b19--19b17--17--17--14--14---------------------|
G|---------------------------------16--16-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|  x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Fill/buildup (2:34- 2:54):
plays around with this structure a bit, but heres the basic:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----9--10--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--9--9--9--9--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 4:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14/12--12--12--12---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-9-10------------------------------10--9----------------------------------|
B|------10--9--10--12--10--9--9--10---------9-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro (3:26-3:59)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15--15--15--15/14--14--14--14--10--12--10--9-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------x4------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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