Author/Artist: Creed Title: Don't Stop Dancing Album: Weathered Transcribed by: Adam Strachn Email: CookieMonster912@hotmail.com Submitted By: IcEmAn Email: Guitarist4986@kiwibox.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~~~~~~ . . .” ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------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“ ------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ------------------------------|-----------------------------------| ---------7--------------5-----|----5---------------------------5--| -5-------7------7-------5-----|----5-----------5------/7-------5--| -5-------5------7-------3-----|----3-----------5------/7-------3--| -3--------------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--| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| Play the next bar 3x - -10---------------------10----------------10---12b--| ----------10--12---10---------10-12-10--------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------| The 4th time play these next two bars - -12p10----------------------------| ----------10-----------(10)---12--| ----------------12v---------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| ----------------------------------| -----------------------------------12b~--| -10b-------------------------------16b~--| --------12v---11v---11bp9----------------| -----------------------------12v---------| -----------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------| Bridge – “Are we hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?” ----------------|-----------------| ----------------|-----------------| -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~~~~~~ . . .” -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------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-------1--|------------------------2--| -0------2------2-------0--|------0---------0-------2--| -0------0------2-------2--|------2---------0-------2--| -2-------------0-------3--|------3---------2-------0--| -3------------------------|----------------3----------| Kick in distortion – “Away~~~” ---------------------| ---------------------| 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--| ---------------------| Then go into regular chorus Outro – “Am I hiding ~~~~ in the shadows?” ----------------|-----------------| -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