Creed - With Arms Wide Open Chords & Tabs

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#


          This is ..... With Arms Wide Open (Video Version)
          By Creed
          by Brian S (transcribed by)

at the solo - omit the bass part if you want the video version.
on the album version the bass plays the C5th root right before
Tremonti kicks in with his pretty cool solo.

Drop D

Intro : w/ wah wah
    Csus2                                        Gsus4
e|---------------------------------------------------------
b|--0h1~-----------------1h3----1-------0h1p0~---0h1-------
g|-------0--------0----------------0-----------------0-----
d|----------0------------------------------------------0---
a|--3----------3-----3--------3------3-----------2-------2-
d|---------------------------------------------------------
                                    Am7(sus4)
e------------------------------|--------------------------------
b-1-------3------1--------0h1p0|----0h1----------1------0h1p0---
g---0--------------------------|---------0---------0------------
d-------------------0----------|-----------0--------------------
a------3------2--------2-------|----0--------0-------0----------
d------------------------------|--------------------------------


e---------------------------------------------------------||
b----------0--------0h1--------1-------0h1p0------3p0----0||
g---0---------0---------0--------0------------0-----------||
d-----0-------------------0-------------------------------||
a-------0--------0--0-------0-------0-----------0------0--||
d---------------------------------------------------------||

Chorus : (2nd time heavy distortion)
   F5                                     Csus2
e----------------------------------3--3---3----3--3--3-------
b--6---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----3--3---3----3--3--3-------
g--5---5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5-----------5----5--5--5-------
d--3---3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3-----------5----5--5--5-------
a--3---3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3-----------3----3--3--3-------
d--3~--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creed/with_arms_wide_open_tab.html ]
                E5 
e--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------
b--3--3--3--3---5--5----5--5---5---5---5---5--5--5--------
g--5--5--5--5---4--4----4--4---4---4---4---4--4--4---0h2--
d--5--5--5--5---2--2----2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2---0----
a--3--3--3--3---2--2----2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2---0----
d---------------2--2----2--2---2---2---2---2--2--2--------

  D5
e-5~~~~---------------------------------------------------
b-5~~~~---------------------------------------------------
g-7~~~~---------------------------------------------------
d-7~~~~---------------------------------------------------
a-5~~~~---------------------------------------------------
d-0~~~~---------------------------------------------------

Solo :(video version!) (HEAVVVVVVVVVY DISTORTION)
                                           
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------9b(10)-9~~---------9b(10)-9~-10-10-12b(14)-12p10-12b(14)~~-
a---------------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wide open...........Wide open..........

                   normal solo starts here:   
                  (the solo repeats
                   a lot)           use wah&do 1/4 bend
e-----------------|-------------------^--------------------
b-----------------|-------5--6~-5--6--5~~~~~~~~-----5--6~~-
g-----------------|--5--7-----------------------5-7--------
d-----5-----------|----------------------------------------
a-----3--3~~------|----------------------------------------
d^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|----------------------------------------
 the bass does this 
 in the normal solo
 right before the 
 guitar comes in
         wah w/ 1/4 bend
e--------^------------------------------------------------
b--5--6--5~~~---------------------------------------------
g------------------5--7--9-10/12-\10--9h10p9-9h10p9-9h10p9
d---------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------


e---------------------------------------|------------------
b---------------------------------------|------------------
g-9h10p9-10-12b(14)~~~~~~~~~~~--12~~~~~-|-back-to----------
d---------------------------------------|--------beginning-of solo
a---------------------------------------|------------------
d---------------------------------------|------------------