Creed - Silent Teacher
Itunes bonus track for "Full Circle" Album
Tuning - Drop Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
tabbed by jjhand
This song is an additional studio track Itunes has available. I listened
to it off of youtube and playlist.com. Good guitar here! Please rate.
Main Riff (* is where a second guitar plays an additional high Db note)
eb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-12p11------------11------12p11-|-12p11-9-9/11-------11------12p11-|
db|-0------0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|
Ab|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-12p11-------------11------12p11-|-12p11-9-9/11-------11--11\9---9--|
|-0------0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|-0-----0-0----0-0-0-0------0-0-0--|
|-----------------*---------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------0-------0---------|
|-----5-------5-----------|
|-3-------2---------------|
|-----------------3b4--0--|
Verse - play main Riff 2x, then repeat ending bar (listen to song)
Lyrics:
"Silent Teacher hold my hand and lead me to the promised land I know
Silent Teacher, please define this ordinary life it won't bring
me to find it, Me to find it"
Chorus, including bar before lyrics
eb|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-9--------|-3----3----3--3-----5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-0--|
db|-0--------|-3----3----3--3-----3--|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3-0--|
Ab|-0--------|-1----1----1--1--0--3--|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3----|
Db|-0--------|--------------------3--|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3----|
"I want to live with my head in the clouds"
*** 2 guitars ***
|-----------------------|--------5----5--5-5-5----|-----------------------|
|-5----5----5--5--------|-----8--8----8--8-8-8----|-----------------------|
|-5----5----5--5--0-----|-----7--7----7--7-7-7----|-3----3----3--3-----5--|
|-5----5----5--5--0--5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5----|-3----3----3--3-----3--|
|-3----3----3--3-----5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5----|-1----1----1--1--0--3--|
|--------------------5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5----|--------------------3--|
"I want to stumble when I walk to find light Can you tell me which way to"
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|----|
|-----------------------|-5----5----5--5--------|------------------------|----|
|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-0--|-5----5----5--5--0-----|-----7--7----7--7-7-7\--|----|
|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3-0--|-5----5----5--5--0--5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5\--|-0--|
|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3----|-3----3----3--3-----5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5\--|-0--|
|-(3)-3--3----3--3-3----|--------------------5--|-(5)-5--5----5--5-5-5\--|-0--|
"go? So I can bury it with all of my might"
Verse 2 - same as Verse 1
Lyrics:
"Silent teacher - promise me
Have I ever won who you want me to be
Silent teacher - promise me
This ordinary life won't bring
Me to find it, Me to find it"
Play Chorus Again
Break (including leading notes from previous beat)
eb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|-9p7-9p7--7---7-7-7-7---7-7-9p7-|-9p7-5--5/7--7-7-7-7---7/-12p11-|
db|-0---0----0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0---0--0----0-0-0-0---0--0-----|
Ab|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-12p11--11--11-11-11-11--11-12p11-|-12p11-9-9/19-19--19-19-19--19-19-19-19-|
|-0------0---0--0--0--0---0--0-----|-0-----0-0----0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Break Part 2:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/creed/224550.html ]
Vocals enter, play the four bars 2x
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5----5---5-5--------4--|-(4)--4--4-4-4-4-4--0--|-5----5---5-5/7--7-----|
|-5----5---5-5--------5--|-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-5--0--|-3----3---3-3/5--5--0--|
|-3----3---3-3--3h5-3-2--|-(2)--2--2-2-2-2-2-----|-3----3---3-3/5--5--0--|
|------------------------|-----------------------|-3----3---3-3/5--5--0--|
"Can we save everyone? Or do we wait until the damage is done?"
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------| rhythm plays this during solo as well
|-0--0--0----0--0-0-0----|
|-0--0--0----0--0-0-0----|
|-0--0--0----0--0-0-0----|
Solo - Starts during last bar of repeat
|------------------------|-----------------10-13/17\13--------------|
|------------------------|------------10-13-----------15------------|
|------------------------|----------12------------------12\10-10PH\-|
|-3NH--------------------|--------12--------------------------------|
|-----------10\------0-0-|-8-10-12----------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
**feedback
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------10-13--------10-13--------------|--------------------------------|
|--12b14-----12b14--------12b14r12-10---|-10PH~\---10-12b14r12-10--10-12-|
|------------------------------------12-|------------------------12------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------/13-13-13-13|-13h17p13-12h13p12--12------------------------
|-------------------------------|------------------15--15p13-15p13\11-13p11p10-
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|-10b12______-12-12-------------|----------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------
continued from last bar
---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
-h11h13p11p10--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
-------------12p10--10p9---|-----------------------------------------------|
------------------12----12-|-12PH~--10-------------PH---------0------------|
---------------------------|----------10-8-10-8-10-10b11r10-8---------8-10-|
---------------------------|------------------------------------10/12-----|
******** Semi PH *********
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------10-|
|--------------------------|---------------12p10-------------11---|
|--------------------------|----------10h12-------10h12-10h12-----|
|-10---8---10--10-10-10-10-|-9~---9-9-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
"I want to"
Final Chorus- Rhythm Guitar plays Chorus, Lead continues solo
|-10~-------------12-|-------------------|----------------|-10~\----------|
|--------------------|-13~---------------|-13~------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
"live with my head in the clouds, I want to stumble when I walk to find light"
Finish the Chorus after Lead fades out
Play & sing the "Break Part 2" Riff, with Lead playing same solo as earlier
"Can we save everyone? Or do we wait until the damage is done?"
final bar of solo changes to Ending:
|----------------------------------------|-10~------12--------------------|
|-------------------------------------10-|-------------13~________\-------|
|--------------12p10~------------10-12---|-(7)----------------------------|
|---------10h12-------10h12-10h12--------|-(7)----------------------------|
|-9~---9-9-------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Final Rhythm chord is in ()
KEY
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH pinch harmonic
| x Mute note
| () held note (from previous bar)
