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Creatures for a While

311
Bass Tab
★4.7(5)

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Song

“Creatures (For A While)” Bass Tab

by 311

from the album Evolver

© 2003 Volcano Records

Lyrics: N. Hexum, D. Martinez

Music: N. Hexum, T. Mahoney

Performer: A. Wills

Tabbed by: jbarrett1987

Main Riff

After Nick says “watch it now!”:

(If you don’t have a 5-string, just play this an octave up)

G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|(6p4-4-4--4-4p2-2-2--6p4-4-4--4-4p2-2-2)--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------( x 3 )----then:--|
B|-4p2-2-2--2-2p0-0-0--4p2-2-2--2-2p0-0-0---------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|(6p4-4-4--4-2--2-2-2)--|
E|-----------------------|
B|-4p2-2-2--2-0--0-0-0---|

Pre-Verse

G|-------(4~)-------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-(2~-2~)2~(2~)----------|
E|---------------1~~~~~---|
B|--0~-0~----0~-----------|

Verse

After 2 measures rest:

G|------5-5-5--------------5-5-5-------------|
D|--3-3-------3-3------3-3-------3-3---------|
A|----------------2-3----------------2-3-----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------5-5-5--------------5-----------------|
D|--3-3-------3-3------3-3---6-6-3-----------|
A|----------------2-3--------------3-2-3\\---|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|

Bridge A

G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4----------|
A|----------------------4-------4------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2---2---2---2----|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------4--------4-------4------|
A|--------------------------4----------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2---2---2---2----|
B|-------------------------------------|

Rap Verse

When SA comes in:

G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-1-x-1-4--4-1---1-x-1-4--4-1----|
B|--------------------------------|

Bridge B

G|------------------------------------|
D|---------4------------4-------4-----|
A|-----4-------4------------4---------|
E|-2-2---2---2---2--2-2---2---2---2---|
B|------------------------------------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-2-5-4-2-5--4-2-5-4-2-5--4-2-5-4-2-5--4-2-5--4-2-5---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus End A

“Comes and goes, it comes and goes...”

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-(0)-5-(0)-5-(0)-5-(0)----|
B|----5-----5-----5-----5-----|

Chorus End B

Variation of chorus 1

G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-(0-0)-5-5-(0-0)-5-5-(0-0)-5-5-(0-0)---|
B|------5-5-------5-5-------5-5-------5-5----|

Coda Breakdown Part

G|--------------------------------|
D|--6-------------7---------------|
A|----6-------------7-4-----------|
E|------7-4-2-2---------5-0-5-----|
B|--------------------------------|

Pre-Main Riff

“Just like you...”

G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|--4~-4~--2~-2-2-------------|
B|----------------------------|

Song Order

Rest for about 30 seconds

Main Riff x2

Pre-Verse

Verse

Bridge A

Rap Verse x2

Bridge B x2

Chorus x2

Chorus End A

Main Riff

Pre-Verse

Verse

Bridge A

Rap Verse x2

Bridge B x2

Chorus x2

Chorus End B

Coda Breakdown Part x3

Pre-Main Riff

Main Riff x2

Pre-Verse

End on a low F

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