HOOBASTANK - "Crawling In The Dark - Acoustic" Tablature
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Hoobastank
Crawling in the Dark - Acoustic
Promo CD at Target stores
Tabbed by Pete Huitsing (phuitsing@hotmail.com)
Open E tuning -
High e stays e
B stays B
G up to G#
D up to E
A up to B
Low E stays E
This is a great song that was redone in acoustic version on Hoobastank's promo CD
sold in Target stores only. The album version is much different from the acoustic
version. I have a video of Doug and Dan playing the acoustic version from which I
tabbed the song; It should be accurate. It is a little tricky at first.
I noticed that another individual has put his "version" of this song. It is obvious to see that he copied my entire tab and changed a few tiny pieces... Mine is the original, and I will still contend the mine is accurate and his is not.
Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus (with first part of Intro)
Outro
Intro
Some people have asked me how the fingering is done on the intro. It is as follows:
Pinky finger on the high B string. (going between 2nd and 3rd fret)
Index finger on the G# string.
Middle and ring finger hammering the two lowest strings.
e--|---------------------------------|
B--|-------2---3---2-----------------|
G#-|-------------------1---0---------|
E--|---------------------------------| x3
B--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
E--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
e--|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6-5---8---8-8-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5-4---7---7-7-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3-2---0---0-0-5---5-5---|
E--|-0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0---|
Verse
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---------4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
I will deticate, and sacrifice my every...
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
Thing for... of how my story...
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---------0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
B--|---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5---------5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---------4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2---2-0---0-|
I wish I could know, if the directions...
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
and all the choices... won't end up...
Chorus
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B--|---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---5-5-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Show me what it's for... Make me..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
'Cause I've been... Looking for...
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B--|---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---5-5-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Is there something more... Than what I've been..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
I've been... Looking for...
Bridge
e--|-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-|
B--|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----0-----0-0-0-|
G#-|-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----5---5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-----6-----6-6-6-|
E--|-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4---4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----5-----5-5-5-| x2
B--|-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----2---2-2-2-2-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----3-----3-3-3-|
E--|-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----2---2-2-2-2-0h2-----2-2-0h2-----------------|
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---8-----8---8-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---7-----7---7-4-----4-4-4-4-4-4---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E--|---------------------------------0-----0---0-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2---|
How much further...
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---8-----8---8-8-----8---8-8-8-8---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---7-----7---7-7-----7---7-7-7-7---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---5-----5---5-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
E--|---------------------------------5-----5---5-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
How much longer... finally know?
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---8-----8---8-5-----5---5-5-5-5---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---7-----7---7-4-----4---4-4-4-4---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---5-----5---5-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
E--|---------------------------------5-----5---5-2-----2---2-2-2-2---|
'Cause I'm looking... just can't see...
e--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
G#-|-6-----6---6-6-----6---6-6-6-6---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
E--|-5-----5---5-5-----5---5-5-5-5---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
B--|-3-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-3-3---0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
E--|---------------------------------0-----0---0-0-----0---0-0-0-0---|
front of me.... In front of me.
Chorus (with intro)
e--|---------------------------------|
B--|-------2---3---2-----------------|
G#-|-------------------1---0---------|
E--|---------------------------------| x2
B--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
E--|-0h2-2---2---2---2---2-----0---0-|
Show me what its for....
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
I've been crawling.... dark, looking....
e--|---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---------0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B--|---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0---------5---5-5---5-5-0---0-0-0-|
G#-|---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8---------5---5-5---5-5-8---8-8-8-|
E--|---------4---4-4---4-4-7---7-7-7---------4---4-4---5-5-7---7-7-7-|
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-0h2-----2---2-2---2-2-5---5-5-0-|
Is there something more... Than what I've been..
e--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
B--|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---|
G#-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---6---6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8---|
E--|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7---|
B--|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-0---0-0---|
E--|-----------------------0---0-0-------------------------0---0-0---|
I've been... Looking for...
Outro
e--|-0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B--|-5-5-----5---5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G#-|-5-5-----5---5-5---8-8-8-^-8-7-7-|
E--|-4-4-----4---4-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x3
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5p0-0-0-|
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5p0-0-0-|
^ = 10th fret
e--|-0-0-----0---0-0---0-0-0-0-------||
B--|-5-5-----5---5-5---0-0-0-0-------||
G#-|-5-5-----5---5-5---8-8-8-8-------||
E--|-4-4-----4---4-4---7-7-7-7-------||
B--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5-------||
E--|-0h2-----2---2-2---5-5-5-5-------||
^ - hold last chord out
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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