Creepin' Up on You Status Quo
Creepin' up on You - Status Quo
Album - Heavy Traffic
Tabbed by: Curtis (Rocker4500)
Email: Rocker4500@aol.com
Tuning: EADGBe (standard)
Some of the chords you will need -
E A D G B e
[A]A*[-]- [5]5 [7]5 [7]5 [6]x [5]x [5]x
D - x 5 7 7 x x
D - x 5 5 5 x x
All lead parts played by Francis Rossi
Intro (play tab part through twice)
(no chords) A A* A A A* A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7bu8--7-5----------------------7bu8--7-5----------------------------------| G|-----------5-6----------------------------5-6------------------------------| D|---------------7~~----------------------------7~~--------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C D D* D C A A* A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-7bu8--7-5---------5-------------7bu8--7-5---------------------------------| G|-----------5-6-----5-----------------------5-6-----------------------------| D|----------------7------------------------------7~~-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C D C A A* A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----5-7-5-7-7bu9bd7--5-7-7bu9bd7--5-7-5-7-7bu9bd7-5-----------------------| D|-5-7-------------------------------------------------7-5-7~~---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
V1
(no playing) A A* A
I like the way you walk
A A* A
You've got a giggle when you talk
C D D* D
I like the way you talk
C A A* A
You've got a wiggle when you walk
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A* A (stop dead)
I'll be Creepin' up on you
V2
A A* A
I'm gonna be your man
A A* A
You better understand
C D D* D
Be your pretty little thing
C A A* A
Your puppet on a string
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A* A
I'll be Creepin' up on you
Solo 1 (play solo as played in intro)
Middle 8
[B] [C] [C#] I'm gonna [D]write a little letter[A]
[D]Poetry for two[A]
[D]Send you pretty flowers [A] (I hope you like 'em)
Creepin' up on you
Solo 2
Chord pattern stays same as intro solo
This is the first lick of the solo, from then on, every time I've seen Rossi play it, he
improvises in A minor using alot of blues licks.
e|-8-5---5-5-8-5---5---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----8---------8-----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Middle 8
Same as before, but ends with-
B, D
V3
A A* A
Gonna take a little time
A A* A
Before I make you mine
C D D* D
But I bet you anything
C A A* A
You're gonna wear my ring
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A* A
I'll be Creepin' up on you
Nothing you can [C]do, sure as one and one is [D]two,
C A A* A (stop dead)
I'll be Creepin' up on you
C D (let ring)
Nothing you can do, sure as one and one is two,
(play solo 1 as outro)
I'll be Creepin' up on............ you
End on A.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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