'With Arms Wide Open' by Creed - Guitar Tutorial

            Artist: Creed
Album: Human Clay
Title: With Arms Wide Open
Tabbed by Joshua Page ([email protected]) 09/30/99
Drop-D Tuning

Intro/Verse 1:Play 3 times (Clean)
E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--0h1-------0-----1h3---1---1-0h1p0--0h1-------1-----1h3---1---1-0h1p0--|
G-|------0-------1--------------------------0-------0----------------------|
D-|--------2----------------------------------0----------------------------|
A-|--3-------3-----3-3---3---3----------2-------2-----2-2---2---2---2------|
D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--0h1-------1------0h1p0-------0------0h1-------1------0h1p0-------0------|
G-|------0-------0----------0-------0--------0-------0----------0-------0----|
D-|--------2------------------2----------------2------------------2----------|
A-|--0-------0-----0--0---------0-----0--0-------0-----0--0---------0-----0--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Intro

1st Chorus: (Clean)
E-|-------------------------|
B-|--6--6----------5--5-----|
G-|--5--5--5--5-5--4--4--7--|
D-|--3--3--5--5-5--2--2--7--|
A-|--3--3--3--3-3--2--2--5--|
D-|--3--3----------2--2--0--|
End of 1st Chorus

Repeat Intro 1 time

Verse 2: (Clean)
E-|--------------------|
B-|--1----1----1--1-1--|
G-|--0----0----0--0-0--|  Play This Once More
D-|--2----0----2--2-2--|  Or Repeat Intro
A-|--3----2----0--0-0--|
D-|--------------------|
End of Verse 2

2nd Chorus: (Distortion)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--------------------5--5-5--5--5-------------|
G-|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4---7--7-7-7--|
D-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--2--2-2--2--2---7--7-7-7--|
A-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--2--2-2--2--2---5--5-5-5--|
D-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--------------------2--2-2--2--2---0--0-0-0--|

E-|--------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--------------------5--5-5--5--5------|
G-|--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4---7--|
D-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--2--2-2--2--2---7--|
A-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--2--2-2--2--2---5--|
D-|--3--3--3-3-3--3-3--------------------2--2-2--2--2---0--|
End of 2nd Chorus

Repeat Intro 2 times

Solo: (Distortion)
E-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------3-5-6-5-6-5~---3-5-6-5-6-5~---3-5-6-8-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-9b--8--|
G-|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Solo

Bridge:Play twice(Distortion)
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--3-5-6-5-6-5~---3-5-6-5-6-5~---3-5-6-8-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-9b--8--|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
End of Bridge

Repeat 2nd Chorus then play Intro twice

Finish with this: (Clean)
E-|-----|
B-|-----|
G-|--5--|
D-|--5--|
A-|--3--|
D-|-----|

Key
h- Hammer on
p- pull off
~- bend Up and down