Creed - 'Sister'
From "My Own Prison" Album
tabbed by jjhand
Tuning- DADGBe, on 2 guitars
Thanks to Elrockero56 for the original version of this tab. I tried to
fix up the rhythms and add a couple things that were left out. Please
rate or comment.
Clean Intro - play 2x
one beat
e|---------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------|--------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-|-11---11-11--12----12/14--14-14-14----11-11-|
D|-x-x-x-x-|-0----0--0---0-----0------0--0--0-----0--0--|
A|---------|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-11/12--12-12--11----11-11-12p11-(9h12)-| < hammer-on is
D|-0------0--0---0-----0--0--0------------| first time only
A|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
Second part of intro:
e|-10----10--x--12---12--12-12--x-|-13-13---13--x-15---15--15-15--x-|
B|-10----10--x--12---12--12-12--x-|-13-13---13--x-15---15--15-15--x-|
G|--7-----7--x---9----9---9--9--x-|-10-10---10--x-12---12--12-12--x-|
D|--7-----7--x---9----9---9--9--x-|-10-10---10--x-12---12--12-12--x-|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|
B|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|
G|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|
D|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-12/13---15----12/13---15--x-15---|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|
B|-12/13---15----12/13---15--x-15---|-12/13---10--x--12/13---10--x--10--|
G|--9/10---12-----9/10---12--x-12---|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|
D|--9/10---12-----9/10---12--x-12---|--9/10---7---x---9/10---7---x---7--|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
During this intro, a second distorted guitar plays a 4th string D at 0:07
and continues to get feedback and harmonics during the melody above. I
think that it is easiest to get these sounds with a tremelo bar.
Distorted Guitar - after intro
0:24 0:31
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^---|
G|-----------------------|---7^-7^-7^-7^-7^-7^---|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-5NH~~~~~~~~~----------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Main Riff - play 2x and let ring slightly
e|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------0--|
D|--------7---------0----|-------0---0-------0-----|
A|----7h9-------7h9------|---7h9---------7h9-------|
D|--0----------0---------|-0-----------0-----------|
For verse, play Main Riff 4x
* Do not let strings ring this time.
Verse Lyrics:
"Caught up in the middle had no choice had no choice
Birthright forgotten so silent, no voice"
Prechorus
Heavy Palm mutes throughout, play 3x
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--10-9--0--0--9--8-|-0--0--8--7--0-0----9h10-9h10--|
D|-0--0--0--10-9--0--0--9--8-|-0--0--8--7--0-0--0------------|
Prechorus ending
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|--------------7/9-9-9---9-9/11-|
D|---------------------------|--------------x---x-x---x-x----|
A|-0--0--0--10-9--0--0--9--8-|-0--0--8--7---5/7-7-7---7-7/9--|
D|-0--0--0--10-9--0--0--9--8-|-0--0--8--7--------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creed/sister_tab_ver_3.html ]
First half CHORUS riff- Play through both lines 2x
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|---------------9/11-11-11---11-11/12-|
D|--0-----------------------|---------------x----x--x----x--x-----|
A|--0-----10-9--0--0--9--8--|0--0-0-8-7-----7/9--9--9----9--9/10--|
D|--0---0-10-9--0--0--9--8--|0--0-0-8-7---------------------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------7/9--9-9---9-9/11-|
D|--0-----------------------|--------------x----x-x---x-x----|
A|--0-----10-9--0--0--9--8--|0--0-0-8-7----5/7--7-7---7-7/9--|
D|--0---0-10-9--0--0--9--8--|0--0-0-8-7----------------------|
"I see you... You know who... Little sister, little sister"
Second Half of Chorus - play next four bars 4x
Rhythm Guitar - strum as needed
e|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|---3------------------|---------------------------|
G|---2------------------|--4-----------2------------|
D|---0------------------|--4-----------2------------|continued
A|----------------------|--2-----------0------------|below
D|----------------------|---------------------------|
|
|Lead Guitar (overdub)
e|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------10-------------|---------------------------|
G|--9h11----9h11--------|-9h11---------9h11---------|
D|---------------12--12-|------12--12-------12--12--|
A|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------|
1,3. "Bottled up and empty holding back"
2,4. "At loss your forgotten getting back get back"
Rhythm
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|--5--------------------|-2----------------------|
A|--5--------------------|-2----------------------|
D|--5--------------------|-2----------------------|
|
|
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-9h11--------9h11-9--9-|-9h11-9--9--9h11--------|
D|------12--12-----------|-----------------12--12-|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|
Play Clean Intro Again, only the first part
Play Verse and Prechorus again
Lyrics:
"Expectations of another,
Love given to the younger.
Broken father, Broken brother,
Emptiness feeds the hunger."
Play Chorus again, but add a couple changes:
Guitar 3 fill- Added into chorus at (3:35)
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D---4----4----2-----------------|
A---2----2----0-----9/14--------|
D------------------------14\----|
Chorus Ending (3:40) - Match harmonics to the drum beat
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------5NH-5NH---5NH-5NH-5NH--|
D|--2------2/-------x---x-----x---x---x----|
A|--2------2/-------x---x-----x---x---x----|
D|--2------2/-------x---x-----x---x---x----|
(3:41) Play modified Chorus Riff:
play 3x
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------7/9--9-9---9-9/11-|
D|--0-----------------------|--------------x----x-x---x-x----|
A|--0-----10-9--0--0--9--8--|-0-----8--7---5/7--7-7---7-7/9--|
D|--0---0-10-9--0--0--9--8--|-0---0-8--7---------------------|
1. "Now realized little sister over looked little girl"
2. "No direction little sister over looked little girl"
3. "Change Change"
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------9/11-11-11---11-11/12-|
D|--0-----------------------|--------------x----x--x----x--x-----|
A|--0-----10-9--0--0--9--8--|-0-----8--7---7/9--9--9----9--9/10--|
D|--0---0-10-9--0--0--9--8--|-0---0-8--7-------------------------|
On the last time through, don't slide up on last octave notes^
Play Clean Intro & Second Part of Intro
Again a second guitar plays 5th fret harmonics with vibrato
Ending (Clean guitar at 4:34):
play 3x end with:
e|-----------------------|-------------------------| --------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------| --------|
G|-----------------------|----------------------0--| -(0)----|
D|--------7---------0----|-------0-----------0-----| --4-----|
A|----7/9-------7/9------|---7/9---------7/9-------| --------|
D|--0----------0---------|-0-----------0-----------| --0-----|
Second guitar adds harmonics on 5th fret before fade-out
KEY:
h hammer
p pull off
x mute note
/ slide
NH natural harmonic
