Creed - Overcome Chords & Tabs

 

Overcome Chords & Tabs

Creed Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Overcome Tab

   
Creed - 'Overcome'
From 'Full Circle' Album (2009)
Tuning: Drop B, or B F# B E G# C#
tabbed by jjhand 


This Creed song is heavier than their previous hits and has a nice Clean 
Guitar Verse riff that is simple. They have a second Guitar player on tour 
who doubles the parts shown or plays rhythm chords, so I'll note those 
parts. Please rate or comment on Ultimate-Guitar.com. Thanks! 


Intro - (bb = bend pitch up with trem bar, PH_bb is same with a pinch harmonic)
C#|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|----------------------------| play 2x
F#|---------3-------------3-1bb---|---------3------------------|
 B|-3-5---5---5---5-3-5-----------|-3-5---5---5-3PH_bb5--------|



   Clean Verse-
C#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G#|-8-----6----------|-8-----6----------|-8-----6----------|------------------|
 E|-0--0--0--0--0----|-0--0--0--0-------|------------------|----------7--0----|
 B|------------------|-------------0----|-8--8--8--0--0----|-8--0--7----------|
F#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|



   Prechorus 1 (0:41)
C#|------------------|-----------18--18-18-18-18-18-----|
G#|-8-----8----------|-10-------------------------------|
 E|-0--0--0--0--0----|-0----0----15--15-15-15-15-15-----|
 B|------------------|----------------------------------|
F#|------------------|----------------------------------|
 B|------------------|------------------------------12\-|




   Chorus - play 2x 
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
 B|-1-1-1---1-1---1---|-5---5---5-5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---3-3--|
F#|-1-1-1---1-1---1---|-5---5---5-5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---3-3--|
 B|-1-1-1---1-1---1---|-5---5---5-5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---3-3--|

Chorus Ending
C#|-----------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------|----------------|
 E|-----------------|----------------|
 B|-1---1---1-1-----|-0--------------|
F#|-1---1---1-1-----|-0--------------|
 B|-1---1---1-1-----|-0--------------|





Play Verse Riff again, but Guitar 2 plays chords at a lower volume:

C#|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G#|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
 B|-5------------|-(5)----------|-1-----------|-3-------------|
F#|-5------------|-(5)----------|-1-----------|-3-------------|
 B|-5------------|-(5)----------|-1-----------|-3-------------|

 


  Prechorus 2 (1:40)
C#|------------------|-------------10---|
G#|-8-----8----------|-10----11---------|
 E|-0--0--0--0--0----|-0--0-----10------|
 B|------------------|------------------|
F#|------------------|------------------|
 B|------------------|------------------|


Play Chorus Again



Play Intro during the next fast vocal part, 
but Mark alternates playing a PH and normal note
C#|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|---------3-------------3-1bb---|---------3----**------------|
 B|-3-5---5---5---5-3-5-----------|-3-5---5---5-3PH_bb5--------|


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/creed/overcome_tab_ver_2.html ]
   Solo - I think its right, but let me know if you disagree 
C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
G#|-6--------------------------------|--------------------------|
 E|-----5b6r5-3---5-3~---------------|--------------------------|
 B|-------------5-------5p3-5PH_bb-3-|-5------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|-----4p3p1----------------|
 B|----------------------------------|-----------3PH_bb5----/x\-|

C#|----------------13-------10-----------|
G#|-0----5NH----------13b15----11-----11-|
 E|-0----5NH---12-----------------12-----|
 B|------------12------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|

C#|---------15--------------15-----17-----------------|-13------11-------------|
G#|-15p13h15--13h15-17p13h15--13h15--13h15-13-15------|-14b15---12-------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------15---|---------------3qb------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------5---|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------|

C#|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------20-|
G#|----------------------------|-11--------11--------11-10--10-11-10--10---19--19---|
 E|-3---5---3h4----------------|---12p10h12--12p10h12-----12--------10--/19--19-----|
 B|---5---5-----5p3--5tr3---8/-|----------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|

C#|-22---------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----15h17-14h15p14p12--------12-----------------------------------|
 B|---------------------15p13h15-------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------13h15p13-12tr13-12\6~--------------|
 B|------------------------------------------------------------------|




Play Entire Chorus Again 2x


Ending Chorus solo (3:08) on repeat of Chorus riff - no promises on this one!
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------12--12h13h15-|
 E|-----------------------12h14h15-12h14h15-15--15---------|
 B|------------10tr8-8tr7----------------------------------|
F#|-10tr8-8tr6---------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------|

C#|------14-----14----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G#|-13h15--13h15-------11-----11---11p10------------|-----------------------|
 E|---------------10h12--10h12---10-----12-10h12----|-----------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------8---|-7~~~--5~~~----8~-5~~~-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|

C#|----------------------------|-----------------------------10h13p10--10-|
G#|----------------------11----|-13TP-11TP---------13TP-11TP---------13---|
 E|-----------3~----/12-----12-|--------------12TP------------------------|
 B|-5~~---3h5------------------|------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
G#|-13-14p13p11----11-----11--------|---------------------------|----------------------5-|
 E|------------12~----12\----12~----|---------------------------|-----------5p3-----5h7--|
 B|---------------------------------|-1-----1----1-1--1--5-5~---|-5PH_bb-3h5-----5h8-----|
F#|---------------------------------|-1-----1----1-1--1---------|------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|-1-----1----1-1--1---------|------------------------|

C#|----------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|
 E|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
F#|-6SH~~~~-------0------------|
 B|---------------0------------|


Play Intro to end song



KEY:
| ~   vibrato
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| b   bend note
| r   release bend
| qb  quarter bend, bluesy sounding
| bb  tremelo bar bend
| PH  pinch harmonic, 
| SH  slight harmonic (same note with slight harmonic overtone)
| x   Mute note