Get Up Kids - Better Half guitar tab
Better Half
The Get Up Kids
From the LP "Four Minute Mile"
transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com)
TUNING: STANDARD
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First Intro:
guitar 1 (clean):
-------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0------------------------------------------------3-0---0--
-----0-----0----------0---------------0-----0---0-------------0----
---0---0-------0----0---0---0---0---0---0-----0-------0------------
-3-----------3---/5-----------5---7-----------------2---2----------
--------------------------------------------------3----------------
then:
guitar 1:
*(stick clicks in)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------3-0---0-----0---5---7--/8---8---8---8--/12--12--12--12--
-----0-------0---------------------------------------------------
---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---------------------------------
-3--------------/5-----------------7---7---7---7---10--10--10----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2 (clean):
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2--------3p2---3p2---
-----3---------------3---------------3----------------------------
-0---------------0---------------0----------------0-------0-------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2--------------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3-----------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------0-----------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
First Verse ("I saw my better half..." or "When she reached..."):
guitar 1:
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------
-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--
-3-3---3-----3---5-5---5-----5---7-7---7-----7-----2---2-----2----
-------------------------------------------------3----------------
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2-------3p2---3p2---
-----3---------------3---------------3---------------------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then ("...slip through my hands..." or "...something."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3----------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------0----------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
First Chorus:
guitar 1:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------3-0---0-----0---5---7--/8---8---8---8--/12--12--12--12--
-----0-------0---------------------------------------------------
---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---------------------------------
-3--------------/5-----------------7---7---7---7---10--10--10----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
guitar 2:
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
-7-----------7/9-7---------------7/9-9-9-9/11--11/12-12-12/14--
---------------------------------------------------------------
-5-----------5/7-5---------------5/7-7-7-7/-9---9/10-10-10/12--
---------------------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
-7---------------------------54--
----------------------------------
-5---------------------------32--
----------------------------------
Second Verse ("I saw my baby boy..."):
guitar 1:
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------
-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--
-3-3---3-----3---5-5---5-----5---7-7---7-----7-----2---2-----2----
-------------------------------------------------3----------------
guitar 2 (distortion on):
C5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
------------------------------------------------------------------
last time ("...something... I should have done something.")
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
C5-----------------------Cmaj7---C5--------------G5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
------------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge ("...blame myself for everything..."):
guitar 1 : out*
* I cannot, for the life of me, hear anything but the bass
and guitar 2 in this part. There may be something there
as far as guitar 1 is concerned, but if so, it is inaudible.
guitar 2:
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-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-12-11-12-11--
------------------------------------------------------
-5/7-7-7-7/-9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10/12-12-10--9-10--9--
------------------------------------------------------
then ("...it keeps my conscience clean."):
guitar 2:
------------------------------------------------------
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-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-12-11-17-16--
------------------------------------------------------
-5/7-7-7-7/-9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10/12-12-10--9-15-14--
------------------------------------------------------
then ("I've got bandages to..."):
guitar 2:
------------------------------------------------------
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-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14-12-11-12-14--
------------------------------------------------------
-5/7-7-7-7/-9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10/12-12-10--9-10-12--
------------------------------------------------------
then ("...prove it... to prove i-i-it."):
guitar 2:
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-12--11--9--7--
----------------------------------------------------
-5/7-7-7-7/-9--9--9--9/10-10-10-10/12-10---9--7--5--
----------------------------------------------------
Second Intro:
guitar 1:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------3-0---0-----0---5---7--/8---8---8---8--/12--12--12--12--
-----0-------0---------------------------------------------------
---0---0-----------0---0---0---0---------------------------------
-3--------------/5-----------------7---7---7---7---10--10--10----
-----------------------------------------------------------------
guitar 2 (clean):
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3----------
-0---------------0---------------0--------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3----------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------0----------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
Third Verse ("I saw my better half..."):
guitar 1:
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------
-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0--
-3-3---3-----3---5-5---5-----5---7-7---7-----7-----2---2-----2----
-------------------------------------------------3----------------
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2-------3p2---3p2---
-----3---------------3---------------3---------------------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then ("...slip yhrough my hands..."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3----------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------0----------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
then ("When she reached for her..."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2-------3p2---3p2---
-----3---------------3---------------3---------------------------
-0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0-------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
then ("...something... I should have done somethi-ing."):
guitar 1:
G5
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
---------0---------------0---------------0----------
-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-5--
-3-3---3-----3---5-5---5-----5---7-7---7-----7---5--
-------------------------------------------------3--
guitar 2:
----------2---------------2-------3p2----2---------
-----3--------3-------3-------3-----------------3--
-0----------------0-------------------0-----0------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
Second Chorus ("...something... I should have done somethi-ing."):
guitar 1:
C5---------------D5--------------E5--------------G5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--
guitar 2:
---------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------
-------------7/9-7---------------7/9-----9/11--11/12----12/14--
---------------------------------------------------------------
-------------5/7-5---------------5/7-----7/-9---9/10----10/12--
---------------------------------------------------------------
then ("...something... I should have done somethi-ing."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
(C5--------------D5--------------E5--------------G5)
* - do not pick notes in parenthesis
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
-7------------*(/9-----------54)---
------------------------------------
-5------------*(/7-----------32)---
------------------------------------
then ("...something... I should have done somethi-ing."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
(C5--------------D5--------------E5--------------G5)
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
-7-------------7/9------------9/11-12-14-12--
---------------------------------------------
-5-------------5/7------------7/-9-10-12-10--
---------------------------------------------
then ("...somethi---ing."):
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
(C5--------------D5--------------E5--------------G5)
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
-97-----------------------------97-0--
-------------------------------------0--
-75-----------------------------75----
----------------------------------------
Outro:
guitar 1:
------------------------------------------------------------------
-----0-----3-0-------0-----3-0-------0-----3-0-------0-----3-0----
---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0--
-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------
-3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------
-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1 : same
guitar 2:
-----------3p2-------------3p2-------------3p2-------3p2---3p2--
-----3---------------3---------------3--------------------------
-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
then:
guitar 1:
G
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-0--
-0--
-2--
-3--
guitar 2:
----
-3--
-0--
----
----
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STRUCTURE:
intro.verse.chorus.verse.bridge.intro.verse.chorus.outro
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