311 - Creatures bass tab

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Subject: 3/311/creatures.tab

Artist: 311

Song: Creatures (For Awhile)

Tabbed by: Patrick McBride (crono3@hotmail.com)

 

The first single off the new 311 album, 'Evolver'.... fun & easy

song to play!! I'm not gonna bother trying to list the effects

to use... just listen to the song and play it however it sounds

best to you. Crank the volume and go CRAZY!! ;)

 

Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

 

 

 

Intro/Verse1:

E|--------------------------|-------------------------------------

B|--------------------------|-------------------------------------

G|--------------------------|-------------------------------------

D|--------------------------|-x3 then-----------------------------

A|--6\4-4-4-xx-4\2-2-2-xx---|----------6\4--4--4--4--2-2-2-2-xx---

E|--6\4-4-4-xx-4\2-2-2-xx---|----------6\4--4--4--4--2-2-2-2-xx---

   "my name is volatile..."

   "sometimes... I go a little crazy"

 

after playing the above the specified number of times, play the

following before moving into Verse2

 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------

A|--2----2----2----2-----------------------------------------------

E|--2----2----2----2-----------------------------------------------

 

Verse2:

listen to the song to help understand the timing here

E|------------------------------

B|------------------------------

G|------------------------------

D|------------------------------ x8

A|--3--3-3-x-6-x-6--3-xx-3------

E|--1--1-1-x-4-x-4--1-xx-1------

   "the years of mischief..."

 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------

A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

   "is there ever a time..."

 

E|------------------------------

B|------------------------------

G|------------------------------

D|------------------------------ x4

A|--3-x-3---6-x-6---3--x-xx-----

E|--1-x-1---4-x-4---3--x-xx-----

   "highly frustrated, wanna feel elated..."

 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------

A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4

E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2

   "I'm not used to it..."

 

Chorus:

again, listen to the song for the timing

E|----------------------------|------------------------------------

B|----------------------------|------------------------------------

G|----------------------------|------------------------------------

D|----------------------------|-x3 then----------------------------

A|--6-x-4-xx-7-x-6-x-4-xx-7---|----------xx-6-4-xx-7-xx-6-4-xx-7---

E|--4-x-2-xx-5-x-4-x-2-xx-5---|----------xx-4-2-xx-5-xx-4-2-xx-5---

    "I wanna make a mess..."         "...just creatures for awhile"

 

Bridge:

the first time you hit the bridge, just play this part

(the notes in ()'s are harmonics)

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------

A|--7--(7)--7--(7)--7--(7)--7--(7)---------------------------------

E|--5-------5-------5-------5--------------------------------------

   "comes and goes it comes and goes..."

 

the second time you come to the bridge, play the above and then

play this...

E|----------------------------------------------------|------------

B|----------------------------------------------------|-x3 then----

G|----------------------------------------------------|------------

D|----------------------------------------------------|------------

A|----------------------------------------------------|----6----4--

E|--(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(4)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)(5)--|----4----2--

    "sometimes.... sometimes...."

 

Outro:

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------

A|--2----2----2----2----3------------------------------------------

E|--2----2----2----2----1------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Structure:

 

Verse1  x5

Verse2

Chorus  x2

Bridge

Verse1  x1

Verse2

Chorus  x2

Bridge

Verse1  x2

Outro