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/ Linkin Park / Hybrid Theory EP (2002) / Crawling guitar tab

Artist: Linkin Park.
Song: Crawling.
Album: Hybrid Theory.

Tabed by: Kenneth Carlson

Tuning: Drop-D, all strings down one half-note.
(Low-to-High = Db-ab-db-gb-Bb-eb)

DISCLAIMER:
I made this version because i found a lot of flawed tabs out there.
Im not claiming 100% acuracy here, but i do claim better acuracy than
some of the other tabs ive seen. This tab also tries to give you a
feel of the timing, and not just which notes to play in what order...
This has been done 100% by ear, so any comments or corections are
welcome indeed.

NOTE:
This song can easily be played on a regular Drop-D tuning, since
the lower C# is only used as a base note in a single chord during
the chorus. Just move everything down half a note and ignore the
notes in paranthesis :).

Intro:
Guitar 1, clean with chorus/flange-effects.
Guitar 2, silent.
  |<---(rythm fig. 1)                            --->| (Play 3 times)
eb:-- || 20 -- -- 17 -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||
Bb:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|20 -- 18 17 -- 18 -- -- ||
gb:19 ||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- 19.||
db:-- ||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --.||
ab:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||
Db:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||



Guitar2 with distortion, (Guitar 1 plays rythm fig. 1)
                            (fill 1)
eb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
Bb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --| *The timing of the
gb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|  artificial harmonics
db:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|  is hard to tab out,
ab:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|  so go by ear, or just
Db:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|  play what I tabbed.

Chorus:
Guitar 2
     (rythm fig.2)
eb:|| - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - ||
Bb:|| - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - ||
gb:||.7 - - - 7 - - - |- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|5 - - - 5 - - -.|| Play twice.
db:||.7 - - - 7 - - - |8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|5 - - - 5 - 7 -.||
ab:|| 5 - - - 5 - - - |8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|3 - - - 3 - 7 - ||
Db:||(0 - - - 0 - - -)|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - --3 - - -|- - - - - - 7 - ||

Interlude:
Guitar 1 plays (rythm fig. 1) twice prior to verse

Verse 1:
Both Guitars are silent until the pre-chorus.
when Chester starts singing: "...I can't seem to find myself again...",
then play the folowing:

Guitar 1
     (rythm fig. 3)     (Play 8 times)
eb:|| -- -- -- -- 15 -- 17 -- ||
Bb:|| 15 -- 15 -- -- -- -- -- || eighth time Guitar 2
gb:||.-- 14 -- -- -- -- -- --.|| plays (fill 1)
db:||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --.||
ab:|| -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||
Db:|| -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||

Chorus:
Guitar 2 plays (rythm fig. 2) twice.

Verse 2:
No leading interlude here.
Both guitars fall silent directly after the chorus and remain silent until the pre-chorus.
During pre-chorus Guitar 1 plays (rythm fig. 3) nine times.
Guitar 2 plays (fill 1) the ninth time.

Chorus:
Guitar 2 plays (rythm fig. 2) four times.

Outtro:
Guitar 1 plays (rythm fig. 1) 4 times.

Guitar 2 plays (rythm fig. 2) once, followed by:

eb:| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
Bb:| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
gb:| 7 - - - 7 - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|5 - - - 5 - 5 -|
db:| 7 - - - 7 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|5 - - - 5 - 5 -|
ab:| 5 - - - 5 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|3 - - - 3 - 3 -|
Db:|(0)- - -(0)- - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|- - - - - - - -|

eb:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
Bb:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
gb:|- - 5 - 5 - - -|5 - 5 - - - - -|
db:|- - 5 - 5 - - -|5 - 5 - 7 - - -|
ab:|- - 3 - 3 - - -|3 - 3 - 7 - - -|
Db:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - 7 - - -|

Thats it... songs finished!

Below is a quick reference layout of the song

Quick Reference:

Rythms and fills:

rythm fig. 1: (clean guitar with chorus/flanger)
eb:-- || 20 -- -- 17 -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Bb:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|20 -- 18 17 -- 18 --
gb:19 ||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- --
db:-- ||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- --
ab:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- --
Db:-- || -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|-- -- -- -- -- -- --

rythm fig. 2: (distorted guitar)
eb:|| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - ||
Bb:|| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - - ||
gb:||.7 - - - 7 - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|5 - - - 5 - - -.||
db:||.7 - - - 7 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|5 - - - 5 - 7 -.||
ab:|| 5 - - - 5 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|3 - - - 3 - 7 - ||
Db:||(0)- - -(0)- - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|- - - - - - 7 - ||

rythm fig. 2b: (distorted guitar)
eb:| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
Bb:| - - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
gb:| 7 - - - 7 - - -|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|5 - - - 5 - 5 -|
db:| 7 - - - 7 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|5 - - - 5 - 5 -|
ab:| 5 - - - 5 - - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|3 - - - 3 - 3 -|
Db:|(0)- - -(0)- - -|8 - - - 8 - - -|3 - - - 3 - - -|- - - - - - - -|

eb:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
Bb:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - - - - -|
gb:|- - 5 - 5 - - -|5 - 5 - - - - -|
db:|- - 5 - 5 - - -|5 - 5 - 7 - - -|
ab:|- - 3 - 3 - - -|3 - 3 - 7 - - -|
Db:|- - - - - - - -|- - - - 7 - - -|

rythm fig. 3: (clean guitar with chorus/flanger)
eb:|| -- -- -- -- 15 -- 17 -- ||
Bb:|| 15 -- 15 -- -- -- -- -- ||
gb:||.-- 14 -- -- -- -- -- --.||
db:||.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --.||
ab:|| -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||
Db:|| -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ||

fill 1: (distorted guitar)
eb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --|
Bb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --| Distorted artificial harmonics...
gb:|-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --| Listen for the timing yourself...
db:|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|
ab:|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|
Db:|-- -- -- -- X- X- XX XX|

Layout:
Intro:
  G1: (rythm fig. 1) x4
  G2: (fill 1) 4th time:
Chorus:
  G1: silent
  G2: (rythm fig. 2) x2
Interlude:
  G1: (rythm fig. 1) x2
  G2: silent
Verse:
  Both guitars silent
Pre-chorus:
  G1: (rythm fig. 3) x8
  G2: (fill 1) 8th time
Chorus:
Verse:
Pre-chorus:
  G1: (rythm fig. 3) x9
  G2: (fill 1) 9th time
Chorus:
Outtro:
  G1: Silent
  G2: (rythm fig. 2) x2

  G1: (rythm fig. 1) x4
  G2: (rythm fig. 2) + (rythm fig. 2b)

The End :)


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Linkin Park albums
2003 Meteora
2002 Hybrid Theory EP
Hybrid Theory EP tabs
01Papercut tabbass tab
02One Step Closer tabbass tab
03With You tabbass tab
04Points Of Authority tabbass tab
05Crawling tabbass tab
06Runaway tabbass tab
07By Myself tabbass tab
08In The End tabbass tab
09A Place For My Head tabbass tab
10Forgotten tabbass tab
11Cure For The Itch tabbass tab
12Pushing Me Away tabbass tab
13Papercut tabbass tab
14Points of Authority tabbass tab
15A Place for My Head tabbass tab
16My December tabbass tab
17High Voltage tabbass tab

 

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