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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: Signs
Album: Weathered
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Transcribed by: Adam Strachn
Email: [email protected]

It takes a little to get used to the verse but YOU CAN DO IT!

Palm mute all open 0’s in the song.

Intro – (distortion)
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-2brb-0----2brb-0----2h3p2p0----2brb-0----2brb-0----2b~--|

Then this -                                            |Drums Enter|
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-------------------------------------------------------|---2-0-0---|
-------------------------------------------------------|---2-0-0---|
-2brb-0----2brb-0----2h3p2p0----2brb-0----2brb-0--2b~--|---2-0-0---|
                                                           * * *

Then this – (in at 0:12) 
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--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2b--|

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0---2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0---2b--|
-2h3--2--0----2h3--2--0----2h3p2p0----2h3--2--0----2h3--2—0—--2b--|


Verse – (in at 0:24)                                                          
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|

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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|

Fill 1 – (all palm muted, in at 0:32)
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-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3—2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|
-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3-2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|
-2-2--3-3--5--0-0-0---2h3—2-0---0-0---2h3-2-0--|

------------------------------------------------|-----|
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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2--0--|--x--|

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-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|
-2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0----2h3--2-0--|

Fill 2 – (in at 0:40)
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------------| This bend is very slight
------5ph^--|
-3b---------|

For more verse fills add pick scrapes and bends . . . 


Chorus – (all palm muted with a light distortion, in at 1:09)
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------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|
------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
                                                                             
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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--10-10-10-10--10/1210--|--9-9-9-9--9/109--|
                                                                              
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---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------
------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|---------
------------------------------0--|-------------------------------0--|---------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|---------

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--------------------------------2~--|
--------------------------------2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----2~--|
                                                                              
Then the verse – (in at 1:30)

Then the chorus – (in at 2:28)

Heavy chorus – (heavy distortion, in at 2:39)
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|

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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|


Interlude – (tremolo effect, in at 2:49)
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----1------0---------|
-3------3------3--0--|
                                                                             
Bridge – (in at 3:07)
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2----3--0--|
-3----1----3----0----3--0--|
-3---------3---------3--0--|

Or play it this way - 
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-3----8----3----7----3--0--|
-3----8----3----7----3--0--|
-3----8----3----7----3--0--|

“Come on” in at 3:33
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2---0-0-0--|
-3----1----3----0---0-0-0--|
-3---------3--------0-0-0--|
                    * * *

Last chorus – (in at 3:40) 
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
                                                                              
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---------------------------------|-------5b-------5/7-------4b-------4/5--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0-------|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0--3b--0-0--3/5--0-0--2b--0-0--2/2--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--|--0-0------0-0-------0-0------0-0-------|
                                    * *      * *       * *      * *

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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--0--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--0--|

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-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2~--|


Bridge – (in at 4:01)
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------3---------2----------|
-3----3----3----2----3--0--|
-3----1----3----0----3--0--|
-3---------3---------3--0--|
 
                                                                             
Tab Key –
* = palm mute
p = pull off
b = bend
/ = slide up
 = slide down
ph^ = pinch harmonic
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