Illusion

Creed

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DifficultyIntermediate

Number of chords6

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Tuning: D A D G B E
BASS INTRO
|-----------------------|
|--------------4--------|
|-2--------------5------|
|----3--3b--0---------4-|
LEAD INTRO
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10b-------------------------------------------|
|-10b--10-10-12--10-10-12p10----10-12b-12p10----|
|----------------------------12--------------12-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-4--------------|
|-4--3---0---4---|
|-2--3---0-----5-|
|----3---0-------|
VERSE
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---0-0---0-0-|
pm............................... ... ...
after playing that twice then play this
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------0-0---0-0---0-0-|
... ... ...
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-2---------------------------0---------------|
|-------------3---------------0---------------|
CHORUS
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-4--------------|
|-4--3---0---4---|
|-2--3---0-----5-|
|----3---0-------|
VERSE 2 - Same
CHORUS 2 - Same
SOLO
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-12----10-10-10h12-10-10-10h12----12-14-15--14-15-17--12-14-15---
.....................
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------11-12-14-11-12--11-------
-------------------------------10-12-13---------------13---12-13-
-12-12-12h14\10/12----12-14-15-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-10-12-8-10-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-5-\\\\\whammy bar dive-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then play this part 4 times
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------11-12--11-12-11--11-12-14-12-11-------|
|-12-13---------------------------------13-12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
and end the solo by tremolo picking on this
|----|
|----|
|-19-|
|----|
|-17-|
|----|
BRIDGE
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|------3----5----2----|
|-0----3----5----2----|
|-0----1----3----0----|
|-0-------------------|
CHORUS 3 - Same
OUTRO
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
....... .............
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-4h5-4h5-0--0--0-4h5-7p5-4h5-|
|---------0--0----------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
The sun rises to another day
My constitution keeps changing
'Til it slips away
So I lie awake and stare
My mind thinking just wandering
Is anybody there? (he says Does anybody care?)
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Sitting in my room now
Hiding thoughts
Just hoping one day I'll get out
I hear a voice call my name
Breaking trance so silent
So I can stay the same
Should i stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Wait now, many things left unsaid
This life remains the same
But I change
I try to fool myself in believing
Things are going to get better
But life goes on
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion

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Tuning: D A D G B E
BASS INTRO
|-----------------------|
|--------------4--------|
|-2--------------5------|
|----3--3b--0---------4-|
LEAD INTRO
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10b-------------------------------------------|
|-10b--10-10-12--10-10-12p10----10-12b-12p10----|
|----------------------------12--------------12-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-4--------------|
|-4--3---0---4---|
|-2--3---0-----5-|
|----3---0-------|
VERSE
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---0-0---0-0-|
pm............................... ... ...
after playing that twice then play this
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------0-0---0-0---0-0-|
... ... ...
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---------------|
|-2---------------------------0---------------|
|-------------3---------------0---------------|
CHORUS
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-4--------------|
|-4--3---0---4---|
|-2--3---0-----5-|
|----3---0-------|
VERSE 2 - Same
CHORUS 2 - Same
SOLO
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-12----10-10-10h12-10-10-10h12----12-14-15--14-15-17--12-14-15---
.....................
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------11-12-14-11-12--11-------
-------------------------------10-12-13---------------13---12-13-
-12-12-12h14\10/12----12-14-15-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-10-12-8-10-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-5-\\\\\whammy bar dive-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then play this part 4 times
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------11-12--11-12-11--11-12-14-12-11-------|
|-12-13---------------------------------13-12-|
|---------------------------------------------|
and end the solo by tremolo picking on this
|----|
|----|
|-19-|
|----|
|-17-|
|----|
BRIDGE
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|------3----5----2----|
|-0----3----5----2----|
|-0----1----3----0----|
|-0-------------------|
CHORUS 3 - Same
OUTRO
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
....... .............
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-4h5-4h5-0--0--0-4h5-7p5-4h5-|
|---------0--0----------------|
|---------0--0----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
|-4-5-4-5-0--0--0-4-5-7-5-4-5-|
The sun rises to another day
My constitution keeps changing
'Til it slips away
So I lie awake and stare
My mind thinking just wandering
Is anybody there? (he says Does anybody care?)
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Sitting in my room now
Hiding thoughts
Just hoping one day I'll get out
I hear a voice call my name
Breaking trance so silent
So I can stay the same
Should i stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion
Wait now, many things left unsaid
This life remains the same
But I change
I try to fool myself in believing
Things are going to get better
But life goes on
Should I stay or go
Should I sleep or stay awake
Am
I really happy or is it all
Just an illusion

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Detected progression: D → A → D → G → B → E → Am → Am

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