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What if (Creed)Hi this is Mandorlatus!!! I really love this song!!! It is really aggressive and powerfull!!Some time ago I try to find a good transcription of it in the net, but all tabs were not precise, so I started to tab it myself! This is the result: ABSOLUTLY PERFECT!!!!!Look very carefully at the spaces between the notes, they indicate in Perfect way the lenght of notes!!!!Good luck and remember: MJOR POLENTE CENCE NUJE, CHE NUJE CENCE POLENTE !!!! The tuning is Drop D (for all guitars): D A D G B E (low to hight)Keys:p.m.... - Palm Mute/ - slide up\ - Slide downø - bend (1/2 tone)ö - release the bendøö - bend (1/2 tone) and release the bend quickly~ - vibratoh - hammer onp - pull offx - muffled stringph - pinch harmonicN.H. - natural harmonicp.s. - picked scr*peX 3 - play this part 3 times7- - 32th note10 - 32th note7-- - 16th note (semicroma)10- - 16th note (semicroma)7---- - 8th note (croma)10--- - 8th note (croma)7------ - 5/8th note (croma + semicroma)10----- - 5/8th note (croma + semicroma)7-------- - 1/4th note (semiminima)2/4 note (minima)10------- - 1/4th note (semiminima)2/4 note (minima)Guitar1: clean toneGuitar2 and 3: distorted tone(when there are guitars playing at the same time, follow strictly the MEASURES(that are perfect), not the line up between the tabs of each guitar(that isn’t perfect))INTRO:Guitar 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1:E-|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------continue below G-|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------0---------------| D-|0----0--0-------------h------0-------0----0--|0----0--0-------------h------0-------2----2--| A-|0----0--0----h---0--3--5--0--1-------1----1--|0----0--0----h---0--3--5--0--1-------1----1--| D-|0----0--0--3--5--0--------0--0----0--2----2--|0----0--0--3--5--0--------0-------0----------| guitar 2 ---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| ---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------| ---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| 0----0--0-------------h------0-------0----0--|0----0--0-------------h--------N.H.-----| 0----0--0----h---0--3--5--0--1-------1----1--|0----0--0----h---0--3--5----------------| 0----0--0--3--5--0--------0--0----0--2----2--|0----0--0--3--5--0----------0-—2.7------| p.mVERSE: Guitar 2, (X 1) Riff BE-|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| B-|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------continue below G-|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| D-|----------------------h---------------------|0---------------------h---------------------| A-|-------------h------3--5-----1--------------|0------------h------3--5-----1--------------| D-|0----0--0--0--3--0--------0-------0--2~-----|0----0--0--3--5--0--------0-------0--2~-----| p.m.. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. “I can’t find the rhyme…” end Riff B --------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| 0---------------------h---------------------|0---------------------h---------------------| 0------------h------3--5-----1--------------|0------------h------3--5-----1--------------| 0----0--0--3--5--0--------0-------0--2~-----|0----0--0--3--5--0--------0-------0—-2.7----| p.m.. .. .. .. ..... .. .. .. “… Feel I’ve been beaten down…”Play Riff B (X 2)End of VERSE.CHORUS 1: guitar2 and 3 E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------continue below G-|3--------3------3---------3-------------|5--------5------5---------3-------------|D-|3--------3------3---------x-------------|5--------5------5---------x-------------| A-|1--------1------1---------1-------------|3--------3------3---------1-------------|D-|-----------------------0---------2~-----|-----------------------0---------2~-----| | |E-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B-|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------continue below G-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D-|----------guitar 3 tacet----------------|------guitar 3 tacet--------------------| A-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| D-|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| “ What if you did ? What if you lied?…”--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|------------------------------------continue below ---------5/-7--7--7------3------------|----------5/-7--7--7------3------------|0--------x/-7--7--7------x------------|0---------x/-7--7--7------x------------| 0--------3/-5--5--5------1------------|0---------3/-5--5--5------1------------| 0------------------------------2~-----|0-------------------------------2~-----|||----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|-----------------------------continue below 12-----------11-------10-------10/------|/14---14-14-------3----/7------------|x------------x--------x--------x--------|-x----x--x--------x-----x------------|10-----------9--------8--------8/-------|/12---12-14-------1----/5------------| ----------------------------------------|------------0--0---------------------| p.m..----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|-------------------------------continue below 3--------3------3---------3-------------|5--------5------5---------3-------------|3--------3------3---------x-------------|5--------5------5---------x-------------| 1--------1------1---------1-------------|3--------3------3---------1-------------|-----------------------0---------2~-----|-----------------------0---------2~-----|||---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------continue below (7)----------------7----7----7----7/---|9----------------(9)\--3-------------| (x)----------------x----x----x----x----|x----------------(x)---x-------------| (5)----------------5----5----5----5/---|7----------------(7)\--1-------------| ---------------------------------------|------------------------------2~-----| “What if I avenge? What if eye for an eye?”--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ---------5/-7--7--7------3------------|----------5/-7--7--7------------------|0--------x/-7--7--7------x------------|0---------x/-7--7--7------------------| 0--------3/-5--5--5------1------------|0---------3/-5--5--5---------N.H.-----| 0------------------------------2~-----|0-------------------------0—-2.7------|| p.m|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 12-----------11-------10-------10/------|/14---14-14-------10-10-10------------|x------------x--------x--------x--------|-x----x--x--------x--x--x-------------| 10-----------9--------8--------8/-------|/12---12-14-------8--8--8-------------| ----------------------------------------|------------0--0----------------------| p.m..End of CHORUS 1.Play VERSE (substitude the LAST measure of the LAST Riff B you play with this):Guitar 2:E-|------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------| G-|------------------------------------------------| D-|---p.s.------------N.H.--N.H.---p.s-----N.H-----| A-|------------------------------------------------| D-|x-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--2.7—--2.7---\-\-\-\--2.7-----|CHORUS 2: the same as CHORUS 1, changes only the LAST measure of each guitar:--------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| ---------5/-7--7--7------3------------|0--------x/-7--7--7------x------------| 0--------3/-5--5--5------1------------| 0------------------------------2~-----|||------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------| /14---14-14-------10-10-10---7------------|-x----x--x--------x--x--x----x------------| /12---12-14-------8--8--8----5------------| ------------0--0--------------------------| p.m..End of CHORUS 2:INTERLUDE:Riff C : guitar 2 (X 2)E-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------|---------------------continue below G-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------- D-|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------- A-|---5--6-----9--8-----5-----9--8-----3--5--8--6--|---5-—6-----9--8-----5----- D-|0--------0--------0-----0--------0--------------|0--------0--------0-----0-- p.m........................................................................--------------------| --------------------| ---7-----------8~---| 6-----------7-------| --------------------| ------0--0----------| p.m..End of Riff C.BRIDGE:All guitars tacet until the word “mind” (I know I can’t hold the hate inside my MIND…).At “mind” guitar 2 plays this:-----------------|----------------------------------------| -----------------|----------------------------------------| -----------------|-----------------------7-----------8~---| 2-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/|5-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/8--6-------------------| -----------------|----------------------------------------| -----------------|--------------------------0--0--0-------| p.m......Play Riff C, guitar 2, (X 4)Riff D, guitar 2, (X 4)E-|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B-|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G-|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------3~-----| D-|0----------4--0----0----0--1--0—-3--0--4--3--|--0--------4--0----0----0--1--0-----2~-----| A-|0----------4--0----0----0--1--0--3--0--4--3--|--0--------4--0----0----0--1--0------------| D-|0----0--0--4--0----0----0--1--0--3--0--4--3--|--0--0--0--4--0----0----0--1--0--0---------| p.m.. ........... ..... ... “What if?! What if ?! What if?! What if ?! Ahh”End of Riff D.Play CHORUS 2, guitars 2 and 3, (X 3). The same as Chorus 2,changes only the LAST measure of each guitar:--------------------------------| --------------------------------| ---------5/-7--7--7-------------|0--------x/-7--7--7------p.s.---| 0--------3/-5--5--5----x\-\-\-\-| 0----------------------x\-\-\-\-|||-------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| /14---14-14-------3--3—-3/---7-------------|-x----x--x--------x--x--x----x-------------| /12---12-14-------1--1—-1/---5------p.s.---| ------------0--0------------------x-\-\-\-\| p.m..end.Play Riff D, guitar 2, (X 4)Play this (continue from the last measure of Riff D):--------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| (3)~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------| (2)~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------| --------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------|“… ahhh ahhh ahhh…”We’ve finish, man… the tab is perfect, I assure you, now bring your guitar……Diego.
