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Crawling in the Dark

Hoobastank
Tab
4.6(46)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

with phaser?(I think)and delay

e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|
e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|
e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|
e|--|--------------------------------|
B|--|--------------------------------|
G|--|--------------------------------|
D|--|-------7---6---9---7---6--------|
A|--|-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-7-7-7|
E|--|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0|

Verse

I will dedicate...

e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|
e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|

...thing for just a second's worth...

e|--|--------------------------------|
B|--|--------------------------------|
G|--|--------------------------------|
D|--|-------7---6---9---7---6--------|
A|--|-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-7-7-7|
E|--|--------------------------------|
e|--|--------------------------------|
B|--|--------------------------------|
G|--|--------------------------------|
D|--|-------7---6---9---7---6--------|Play verse Twice
A|--|-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5-7-7-7|
E|--|--------------------------------|

Chorus

show me what it's for..

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|

make me understand it...

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|

I've been crawling...

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|

looking for...

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|Play chorus Twice
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|

Interlude

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---4----4----4----4----4--5|
A|-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--5|
E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--3|

so when it comes...will I know

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---4----4----4----4----4--5|
A|-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4--5|
E|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--3|

with flange again:

palm mute all the f#'s (2nd fret)

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------5------5|
A|-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-5--5-5-5|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-3--3-3-3|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------5------5|
A|-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-5--5-5-5|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-2-3--3-3-3|

how much further do I...

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------------|

have to go...

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2|

how much longer...

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------------|

finally know...

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5|

cuz I'm looking...

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------------|

just can't see...

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2|

front of me...

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|--------------------------------|

palm mute all these notes except last 3:

in front of ME!!!

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0|

show me what it's for...

e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|

make me understand it...

e|--|------------------------------------|
B|--|------------------------------------|
G|--|------------------------------------|
D|--|-------11---12---11---9------------9|
A|--|-9-9-9----9----9----9---9-12-7-7-7--|
E|--|------------------------------------|

I've been crawling ...

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|

looking for the answer...

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|

is there something more...

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|

than what I've been handed...

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|

I've been...

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|

looking for....

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7--7-7-7--9-9-9--9-9-9|
A|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2-2-2-2-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---4-4---4-7-7-7--7-7-2|
A|---4-4---4-5-5-4--7-7-2|
E|-0h2-2-0-2--------5-5-0|

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| h Hammer-on

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