********************************** *Artist: 311 *Song: Creatures (For A While) *Album: Evolver ********************************** Tabbed by MJ (mjuhl24@hotmail.com) ********************************** No cheesy guarantee that it's 100% correct, but I am an anal retentive music student and huge 311 fan. If you find any imperfections, let me know. KEY: ********************* = Slide down * = Natural Harmonic x = mute string ********************* **Intro/Riff 1 (with distortion)** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---53--3-3---3-31--1--1-1---1----| A|---64--4-4---4-42--2--2-2---2----| E|---64--4-4---4-42--2--2-2---2----| (repeat several times) There are a few rhythmic variations of this riff, and if your wondering, those are inverted major chords with the 5th of the chord as the bass note below the tonic and then a major third on top. Just a little theory for ya. **Transition A [into verse] (with distortion)** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----1----1----1----1------------| A|----2----2----2----2------------| E|----2----2----2----2------------| (play once) **Verse w/ Nick (with Envelope Filter, Delay, light overdrive)** e|----------------------x-x-x-x-------| B|----------------------x-x-x-x-------| G|----------------------x-x-x-x-------| D|----------------------x-x-x-x-------| A|----------------------x-x-x-x-------| E|-1---1-1--4---4---1---x-x-x-x-------| (repeat several times) **Transition B (With distortion)** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------| A|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4---------| E|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--(etc.)-| **Verse w/ SA** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--3---3-3--6--6-6--3--x-x-x-x---| A|--3---3-3--6--4-6--3--x-x-x-x---| E|--1---1-1--4--4-4--1--x-x-x-x---| (repeat several times) [Repeat Transition B into chorus] **Chorus (with distortion)** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--6--x--4--x--7--x--6--x--4---7-| A|--6--x--4--x--7--x--6--x--4---7-| E|--4--x--2--x--5--x--4--x--2---5-| (repeat several times) **Transition C (with distortion)** e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--| A|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--| E|---5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-| [Repeat Riff 1] "Sometimes, I go a little crazy..." [Transition A] [Verse - Nick] [Transition B] [Verse - SA] [Transition B] [Chorus] **Interlude (with distortion)** ________________________ | 1,2... | e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--| A|---7--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--| E|---5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-5--5*-4--4*-4--4*-4--4*-4--4*-| (repeat several times) _____________________ | Last time e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----6-----4--------------------| A|-----6-----4--------------------| E|-----4-----2--------------------| [Riff 1] **Ending (with distortion)** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----1--1--1--1--3---------------| A|----2--2--2--2--3---------------| E|----2--2--2--2--1---------------| (All quarter notes, let the last ring out)