My Own Prison Bass

by Creed
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G
Capo: no capo
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Song: My Own Prison
Artist: Creed
Album: My Own Prison (1997)
Bassist: Brian Marshall
 
Standard tuning, Drop D (DADG)
 
 
[Intro]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------3h5-3-------|
D |-r-------------------------------|-r-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-------|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-------|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
VERSE 2 (x4):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3-3/5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-3---------3-|-2-------2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------8-------6h8-8-8---|---------------------3/5-5h7-7-r-|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---------6h8-----------|-5-------r---0-3---5-------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-----3-3-3/5-r---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-----------0-|-2-------2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------8-------6h8-8-----|---------------------------------|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---------6h8-------6---|-5---------------------------5---|
D |---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-VERSE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----------------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-------|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------3-----------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-------|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-3-r-3---0-------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|---------------------3h5-3-------|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3-r---------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|-------------------0-3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------0h3-3---|---------3-----3---0-------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-------3-|---------------------3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
BRIDGE 1 (x4):
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------5-----------0h1-1---1-0-|---------------------3h5-3-----5-|
D |-0---------------0---------------|-3-------3-----3-r-3-------5-3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3-3/5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-3---------3-|-2-----2-2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------8---------6h8-8---|---------------------3---3-5-5/7-|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---------6-6h8-------6-|-6\5-r-5-5---0-3---5---5---------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3-3/5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3---r-3-3---------3-3---------3-|-2-----2-2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------8---------6h8-8---|---------------------------------|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---6-----6-6h8-------6-|-5---r-5----(5)------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
PRE-BRIDGE:
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------3-3---3---r-3-|-3/5-r-5-5---5-5-r-0-1-r-1---1-0-|
D |-3-------3-----3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------3-3-r-3---r-3-|-3/5-r-5-5---5-5-r-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D |-3---r-3-3---3-3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Bridge 2]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------3-3---3---0-3-|-3/5-r-5-5---5-5-r-0-1---1---1-0-|
D |-3---r-3-3---3-3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|
A |-------------------3-3---3---0-3-|-3/5-r-5-5---5-5-r---------------|
D |-3-----3-3---3-3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------------3-3---3---0-3-|-3/5-r-5-5---5-5-r-0-1---1---1-0-|
D |-3---r-3-3---3-3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-\-|
A |-------------------3-3---3---0-3-|-3/5-r-5-5--5-5--/---------------|
D |-3-----3-3---3-3-r---------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 3]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3-3/5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-3---------3-|-2-----2-2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------8-----6h8-8---|---------------------------3-5/7-|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---6-6-----6h8-------6-|-6\5-r-5-5---0-3---5-r-3-5-------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3---5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-3---------3-|-2-------2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------8-----6h8-8---|-----------------------3-----3h5-|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---6-6-----6h8-------6-|-6\5-5-5-5---0-3---5-------5-----|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Chorus 4]
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------3-------3-3-5-5---|---------------2-----2-2/3-3/5-5-|
D |-3-------3---------3-3---------3-|-2-------2---------2-------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------8-----6h8-8---|-------------------3---3/5-5h7-7-|
A |-5/6-r-6-6---6-6-----6h8-------6-|-6\5-r-5-5-0-3-3-5---5-----------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------10------8h10-10---|-------------------9-----7h9-9---|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-10---------8-|-8\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-9-------7-|
D |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3    &    4    &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------8---------6h8\|-------------------3---3-5-5/7-7-|
A |-7\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6h8-----|-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-5---5-----------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
 
[Outro]
                                                                      (rit.)
G |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------10------8h10-10---|-------------------9-----7h9-9---|
A |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----8-10---------8-|-8\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-9-------7-|
D |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3    &    4    &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |-------------------8-----6-r-6---|---------------------------------|
A |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-8-------8-|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
 
LEGEND:
r = rest
h = hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
(rit.) = ritardando (appears above bar)
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