Casting Crowns - Courageous Tab

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This is the tab for the lead guitar part.

Intro:

  0 01 0 10
  e                                                                            
  B  10      9                     10~                                         
  G   9 x4   9 x4    x3             9~                                         
  D   7      7                      7~                                         
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            

Chorus 1:

  e   9 10                              10  9                                   
  B        10  9  10  12  10  9  9  10         9                                
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             

Verse 1:

  e       
  B       
  G    9  
D|---7--|   play this once every two measures

  A       
  E       

Chorus 2:

  e                                                                           
  B   15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12        
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e                                                                             
  B   15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14         
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             


  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12         
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e  9 10                              10  9                                    
  B       10  9  10  12  10  9  9  10         9                                 
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             

Verse 2:

  e                                                                           
  B                                                                           
  G    9                                                                      
  D    7     play this once every two measures, and in between add B   10    
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           

Chorus 3:

  e                                                                             
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12           
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             


  e                                                                             
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14          
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             


  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12         
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e  9 10                              10  9                                  
  B       10  9  10  12  10  9  9  10         9  9  9   9   9    9            
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           

Solo:

  e                                                     
  B    17b19  19b17  17  17  14  14                     
  G                                  16  16             
  D                                                       x2
  A                                                     
  E                                                     

Fill/buildup (2:34- 2:54):
plays around with this structure a bit, but heres the basic:


  e                                                                             
  B      9  10  12  12  12  12  12  12  10  9  9  9  9                          
  G                                                                             
  D                                                                             
  A                                                                             
  E                                                                             

Chorus 4:

  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12         
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14        
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14  14/12  12  12  12         
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           


  e  9 10                              10  9                                  
  B       10  9  10  12  10  9  9  10         9                               
  G                                                                           
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           

Outro (3:26-3:59)

  e                                                                           
  B  15  15  15  15/14  14  14  14  10  12  10  9                             
  G                                                       x4                  
  D                                                                           
  A                                                                           
  E                                                                           

| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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e
B
G	9
D	7	play this once every two measures, and in between add B	10
A
E