Song: With Arms Wide Open (strings version) Artist: Creed Album: Human Clay Copyright © 1999 Transcribed by: Derek Reeves (drkrvs@excite.com) Drop D tuning DADGBe [Verses:] e||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||--0h1---1--------1h3----1------0h1---1--------1h3-----1----| G||-----------------------------------------------------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| A||--3--------3----------3--------2-------2-----------2-------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| e||-----------------------------------------------------------| B||--0h1---1--1p0----------------0h1---1--1p0-----------------| G||---------------0--------0-------------------0--------------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| A||--0-------0-----------0-------0-------0-----------0--------| D||-----------------------------------------------------------| 1st Chorus: [Strum these according to rhythm of chorus:] With arms wide open under the sunlight e||-------------1--------------3-------| B||-------------1--------------1-------| G||-------------2--------------0-------| D||-------------3--------------2-------| A||-------------3--------------3-------| D||-------------x--------------x-------| Welcome to this place I'll show you everything with arms wide open... e||------2---------------------------2----------| B||------2---------------------------3----------| G||------3---------------------------2----------| D||------4--------------------------------------| A||------4--------------------------------------| D||------x--------------------------------------| [Switch back to verse sequence] (repeat of line) "...with arms wide open..." [Continue Verse sequence] [second chorus:] start before chorus starts: chorus: With arms wide open under the sunlight e||----------------------------------------| B||----------------------------------------| G||-------------------------------5--------| D||----------------3--------------5--------| A||-----0-0-10slide3--------------3--------| D||-----0-0-10slide3-----------------------| * * (* indicates palm mute) Welcome to this place I'll show you everything with arms wide open... e||------------------------------------------------------------------------| B||------------------------------------------------------------------------| G||---------4---------------------------7----------------------------------| D||-3--2----4---------------------------7----------3-----------------------| A||-3--2----2---------------------------5----------3-----------------------| D||-3--2-------------------------------------------3-----------------------| Interlude before solo: Use Wah Wah: "...wide open..." e||---------------------------------------| B||---------------------------------------| G||--7h9p7~------7h9p7~-----7h9-7-7---7---| D||---------------------------------9-----| A||---------------------------------------| D||---------------------------------------| Solo: (continue wah effects) e||------------------------------------- B||------------------------------------- G||------7-10-9-10-9~-----7-10-9-10-9~-- D||--7-9--------------7-9--------------- A||------------------------------------- D||------------------------------------- e||------------------------------------- B||------------------------------------- G||------7-12-10-9-10-9b-9b-9b-9-12b---- D||--7-9-------------------------------- A||------------------------------------- D||------------------------------------- (b indicates bend) When you reach the the second 12, bend to the pitch of 14 on the same string Repeat Solo untill Chorus ******************************************************************************* FOOTNOTE: "Drop D" is in referrence to your origional low E string. If you tune this down a step (one note) down to a low D you can play power chords with one finger instead of the origional 2-3 finger hold. EXAMPLE: What was: Can now be played: e||--------------------------------------- B||--------------------------------------- G||--------------------------------------- D||------3--------------------------3----- A||------3--------------------------3----- D||------1--------------------------3----- ******************************************************************************** Okay... this is (hopefully) the final corrections. This is THE correct transcription. I had another guy help me work out the kinks and we came up with this, which sounds a hundred times better than the last. Any questions, comments, critiques, complaints, or corrections are welcome! -Derek PS - if you haven't seen Creed in concert, I HIGHLY recommend you go! They put on one kick ass show!!