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Creed - Don't Stop Dancing guitar tab

Author/Artist: Creed

Title: Don't Stop Dancing

Album: Weathered

Transcribed by: Adam Strachn

Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com

Standard tuning.

Pretty easy song. Have the solo!

Listen to song for strumming!!!

Verse – (listen to the song for strumming pattern)

“At times life is wicked and I just can’t see the light”

-3--------------------------3------------------0--0-----0-0--|

-3--------------------------3------------------1--0-----1-0--|

-0--------------------------0------------------0--0-----0-0--|

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

-2--------------------------0------------------3--3-----3-3--|

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

Pre-Chorus – (listen for strumming pattern)

“But I know I must go on . . . I heard I must be strong”

-0--------------------------------0--------------------|

-1--------------------------------1--------------------|

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

-2--------------------------------2--------------------|

-0--------------------------------3--------------------|

----------------------------------0--------------------|

Then kick in the distortion for this passage -

“Cause inside I know that many feel this way~~~~~~ . . .”

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---------------------------------------------5-5-5---/7--|

-------2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------5-5-5---/7--|

-------2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------3-3-3---/5--|

-------0-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------|

Chorus – (strum chords)

“Children don’t stop dancing” “Believe you can fly~~~~

away; away“

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---------7--------------------|----5---------------------------5--|

-5-------7------7-------7-----|----5-----------5------/7-------5--|

-5-------5------7-------7-----|----3-----------5------/7-------3--|

-3--------------5-------5-----|----------------3------/5----------|

Play the verse (with some picking)

Then Pre-Chorus

Then the Chorus

Solo – (in at 1:58)

-/12-/14-/15---/17--17----19b-19b--|

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Play the next bar 3x -

-10---------------------10----------------10---12b--|

----------10--12---10---------10-12-10--------------|

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The 4th time play these next two bars -

-12p10----------------------------|

----------10-----------(10)---12--|

----------------12v---------------|

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-----------------------------------12b~--|

-10b-------------------------------16b~--|

--------12v---11v---11bp9----------------|

-----------------------------12v---------|

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Bridge –

“Are we hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?”

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-7--------------|-----5-----------| Strum the chords

-7--------7-----|-----5--------5--|

-5--------7-----|-----3--------5--|

----------5-----|--------------3--|

Pre-Chorus – (just guitar, strum all chords softly)

“But I know I must go on . . . I heard I must be strong”

-0--------------------------------0--------------------|

-1--------------------------------1--------------------|

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

-2--------------------------------2--------------------|

-0--------------------------------3--------------------|

----------------------------------0--------------------|

“Cause inside I know that many feel this way~~~~~~ . . .”

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-------------------------------------------0-------(0)-|

-------------------------------------------5-------(7)-|

-------2------------2--------2-------------5-------(7)-|

-------2------------2--------2-------------3-------(5)-|

-------0------------0--------0-------------------------|

Clean Chorus – (strum softly)

“Children don’t stop dancing” “Believe you can fly . . .”

-3------2------0-------0--|------------------------0--|

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

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

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

-2-------------0-------0--|------3---------2-------0--|

-3------------------------|----------------3----------|

Kick in distortion – “Away~~~”

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5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--| All palm muted

5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5--|

3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--|

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Then go into regular chorus

Outro –

“Am I hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?”

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-0--------------|-----0-----------|

-7--------0-----|-----5--------0--| Strum the chords

-7--------7-----|-----5--------5--|

-5--------7-----|-----3--------5--|

----------5-----|--------------3--|

Tab Key –

~ = hold note

b = bend note

v = vibrate note

p = pull off

/ = slide up

r = release note

(10) = ghost note or sustain note

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