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Author/Artist: Creed
Title: What's This Life For
Album: My Own Prison
Transcribed by: Chris Arnold
Email: webmaster@cagtp.com
This song is easy. It's the new one they have been
playing.
-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------------*-*------------------------------------
-|-------------7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5------------------------------------
-|--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5------------------------------------
-|--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3------------------------------------
-|--3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus-^ *The Last time don't play
Artist: Creed Song: What's Life This For Album: My Own Prison Written by: Mark Tremonti Tabbed by: Drew Montgomery E-mail: royalfate@aol.com Tuning: standard(E-A-D-G-B-E)
This is a classic Creed song and one of the best reality songs ever. God bless and rock on!!!
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-----------------------| B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-----------------------| G|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-----------------------| D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-----------------------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2-----------------------| E|--------------------------------3-----------------------| end with this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's it for one of Creed's best!!! ************************************
| h Hammer-on | p Pull-off
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Whats this life for(acoustic)
Album: My Own Prison
Tuning: E,A,D,G,B,E
Transcriber: PagAn
this is an acoustic live version of What's This Life For. Enjoy.
Play
e--0--------------0--------------
B----0--------------0------------
G------5-7-7\10-9-----9-9-7--5---
D--------------------------------
A--------0-0----0-----0-0-0--0---
E--------------------------------
End with
e---0-----------0-----0-------
B-----0-----------0-----0-----
G-------5-5-4-2-----2-----2---
D-----------------------------
A-------0-0-0-0---------------
E-----------------------------
Verse
G D B7 C
e------3-3---0-------2-2h3p2---------------2---2-------3-------
B------3-3---------3---------3-------------2---2---------3-----
G------0-0-------2-------------0-----------4---4-----5-----5---
D------0-0-----0---------------------------4---4---5---------0-
A------2-2--------------------------2------------3-------------
E------3-3-----------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
G D B C
e|3-3-3--2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3
B|3-3-3--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3
G|0-0-0--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5
D|0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5
A|2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3
E|3-3-3-----------------------------
Creed
What's this Life For?
Transcriber:Fernando Delgado
Intro:
e---------------------0--------------------|
B-0h1---1p0---0--------1---3\1-1p0---------|
G-----0-----2---2---0---0---------2p0------|repeat:
D-0---------0------------------------------|4 times
A-----------------3------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
verse:
e--3--3-------2h3p2---------2--2--------3-------|starts to
B--3--3------3-----3--------2--2---------3--3---|pick out
G--0--0-----2-------2------4----------5---5-----|the G also
D--0--0----0--------------4----------5----------|after the
A--2--2------------------2----------3-----------|first
E--3--3-----------------------------------------|time.
G D B C
e--2-2--3---| This part is played in place of the last
B--4-4--5---| picked out B and C and leads into the
G--4-4--5---| chorus.
D--4-4--5---|
A--2-2--5---|
E-----------|
Chorus: ...What,s this life for
e--3--3----5-5-5----2--2----3-3-3-3------------------------|
B--3--3----7-7-7----4--4----5-5-5-5------------------------|
G--4--4----7-7-7----4--4----5-5-5-5------------------------|
D--5--5----7-7-7----4--4----5-5-5-5------------------------|
A--5--5----5-5-5----2--2----3-3-3-3------------------------|
E--3--3----------------------------------------------------|
This part is constant strumming. Its all in a 4*4 timing.
all of the changes are shown though.
e--3-----|--3-----|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-|2-2-3-2-0|0-0---|-3-3-|
B--3-----|--3-----|1-1-0-1-|1-1-0-1-|3-3-3-3-3|1-1---|-3-3-|
G--0-----|--0-----|0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2|0-0---|-0-0-|
D--0-----|--0-----|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|0-0-2-0-0|2-2---|-0-0-|
A--2-----|--2-----|3-3-3-3-|0-0-0-0-|---------|3-3---|-2-2-|
E--3-----|--3-----|--------|--------|---------|------|-3-3-|
Then the final outro, Mark plays these bar chords.
e-3-----3----5---5-----------------------------------------|
B-3-----5----5---7-----------------------------------------|
G-4-----5----5---7-----------------------------------------|
D-5-----5----7---7-----------------------------------------|
A-5-----3----7---5-----------------------------------------|
E-3----------5---------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1 (clean)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2 (dist)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 3 (acous)'
Intro
moderately slow Q=70
G D Bsus2 Csus2
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S S S S S T T S S S E S S E. S +S S S S S S S S
|-^3--3--0-------2-2-3p2-----|-------2--2-(2)-------3-------||
|-^3--3--------3---------3---|-------2--2-(2)---------3-----||
|-^0--0------2-------------0-|-----4-4--4-(4)-----5-----5---||
|-^0--0----0-----------------|---4---4--4-(4)---5---------0-||
|-^2--2----------------------|-2--------------3-------------||
|-^3--3----------------------|------------------------------||
G D Bsus2 Csus2
E S S E. S S S S S T T S S S E S S E. S +S S S S S S S S
|-------3--0-------2-2h3p2-----|-------2--2-(2)-------3-------|
|-------3--------3---------3---|-------2--2-(2)---------3-----|
|-------0------2-------------0-|-----4-4--4-(4)-----5-----5---|
|-----0------0-----------------|---4---4--4-(4)---5---------0-|
|---2--------------------------|-2--------------3-------------|
|-3----------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse
$
G D Bsus2 Csus2
E S S E. S S S S S T T S S S E S S E. S +S S S S S S S S 3x
||--------3--0-------2-2h3p2-----|-------2--2-(2)-------3--------||
||o-------3--------3---------3---|-------2--2-(2)---------3-----o||
||--------0------2-------------0-|-----4-4--4-(4)-----5-----5----||
||------0------0-----------------|---4---4--4-(4)---5---------0--||
||o---2--------------------------|-2--------------3-------------o||
||--3----------------------------|-------------------------------||
G D G/B G/C
Gtr II
E S S E. S S S S S T T S S S E E E S S +S S E S S a S S
|-------3--0-------2-2h3p2-----|-----------------------------||
|-------3--------3---------3---|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-------||
|-------0------2-------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-------||
|-----0------0-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-------||
|---2--------------------------|-2-2-2-2-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3s7s5-||
|-3----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Chorus
G D5 B5 C5
E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-----------------------|
G D5 B5 C5
E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-----------------------|
G D5 B5 C5
E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S S S E E S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-----------------------|
To Coda
G D5 B5 C5
2/4
E E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E H +H
|-----------------------|----------------|--------||
|-----------------------|----------------|--------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5----|-(5)----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-5----|-(5)----||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-3----|-(3)----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|----------------|--------||
Interlude
D.S. al Coda
G D Bsus2 Csus2
4/4
Gtr I
Q E. S S S S S T T S S S E S S E. S +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3--0-------2-2h3p2-----|-------2--2-(2)-------3-------|
|-3--3--------3---------3---|-------2--2-(2)---------3-----|
|-0--0------2-------------0-|-----4-4--4-(4)-----5-----5---|
|-0--0----0-----------------|---4---4--4-(4)---5---------0-|
|-2--2----------------------|-2--------------3-------------|
|-3--3----------------------|------------------------------|
Outro
&
G
Gtr II Gtr III
W Q E. S S S E +S S S S
|------------||-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|------------||-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-(5)--------||-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(5)--------||-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-(3)--------||-2--2--2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|
|------------||-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
$$
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
Q E. S S S E +S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
|-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-|
|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
|-0--0--0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-2-|
|-2--2--2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
|-3--3--3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|------------------------------|
Am Asus2 AmAsus2 D Dsus4 D
E S S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-2--2-2-2-3-(3)-3-3-3-3p2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|-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)-2-2-2-2---2-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
To Dbl. Coda
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E S S E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
E. S S S E S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda &&
G
Gtrs II, III
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E. S S S E S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C Csus2 C Csus2
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------|
Am Asus2 AmAsus2 D Dsus4 D
E S S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-2--2-2-2-3-(3)-3-3-3-3p2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|-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)-2-2-2-2---2-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 G
E S S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S E S S E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-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--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7
E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------|
Am Asus2 AmAsus2 D Dsus4 D
E S S S S E +S S S S S S E E. S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-2--2-2-2-3-(3)-3-3-3-3p2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-0-(0)-0-0-0-1p0-0-|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|-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)-2-2-2-2---2-|-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
C G
E S S S S E S S S S S S S S W
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3----*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2----*|
|-----------------------------|-3----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths