Get Up Kids

Get Up Kids - Long Goodnight guitar tab

Long Goodnight

The Get Up Kids

From the LP "Something to Write Home About"

transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com)

TUNING: STANDARD

_______________________________________________________________________

Intro (fade in):

guitar 1 (clean):

----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----12-10-9-------10--9---7--10-9-------12-10-9-------10--9-------9--

---9-------------9---------------------9-------------9---------11-----

---------------9-----------------------------------9------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2 (clean):

------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7-----------------------------------7--------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9-----9-----------9-------9----

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9----9----9---9---9---9---9---9--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-------------7---7----------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------

then:

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----12-10-9-------10--9------10-9-------12-10-9-------10--9-------9--

---9-------------9---------11----------9-------------9---------11-----

---------------9-----------------------------------9------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7-----------------------------------7--------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9-----9-----------9-------9----

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9----9----9---9---9---9---9---9--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-------------7---7----------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------

then:

guitar 1:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-----12-10-9-------10--9------10-9-------12-10-9-------10--9--------9-----

---9-------------9---------11----------9-------------9--------11--9---11--

---------------9-----------------------------------9----------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7-------------------------------------------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9-----9-----------9-----------

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9----9----9---9---9---9--7-6-4--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-------------7---7---------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

First Verse ("Every attempt to..."):

guitar 1:

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-----12-10-9-------10--9-----------------12-10-9-------10--9-------9--

---9-------------9---------11--8-9-----9-------------9---------11-----

---------------9-----------------------------------9------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

----------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7------------------------------------------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9-----9-----------9----------

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9----9----9---9---9---9---7-6--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-------------7---7--------------

---------------------------------------------------------------0------

then (It reads like a..."):

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------------------------

-----12-10-9-------10--9-----------------12-10-9----------10-9--

---9-------------9---------11--8-9-----9---------------9--------

---------------9------------------------------------9-----------

----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7------------------------------------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9---9-------------9----

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9---9---9---9-----9---9--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-----------7-----7--------

----------------------------------------------------------------

First Pre-Chorus ("I'm not bitter anyway..."):

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------

---------9---------9---------9---------9------

-11---9-----11--9-----11--9-----11--9-----11--

----------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

B5-----------A5-----------B5

-------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------------

----------------4------------2------------4-4-4--

----7-6-4-------4------------2------------4-4-4--

----------------2------------0------------2-2-2--

-------------------------------------------------

Second Verse ("...go. I never sleep still..."):

guitar 1:

---------------------------------------------------------------------

----12-10-9----------10-9--------12------12-10-9----------10-9----9--

--9---------------9-------11---9-------9---------------9-------11----

---------------9------------------------------------9----------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------7-----------------------------------7--------

-----9-----9-----------9-------8-9-------9-----9-----------9-------9----

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---------9----9----9---9---9---9---9---9--

-7-------------7---7-----------------7-------------7---7----------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------

then ("Tied down by handicaps in-..."):

guitar 1:

------------------------------------

----12-10-9----------10-9-------12--

--9---------------9-------11-9------

---------------9--------------------

------------------------------------

------------------------------------

guitar 2:

------------------------------------

---------------------------7--------

-----9-----9-----------9-------9----

---9----9----9---9---9---9---9---9--

-7-------------7---7----------------

------------------------------------

Second Pre-Chorus ("...stead. I'm not bitter..."):

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----12-10-9----------10-9------9------9------9------9--------9------9-------

--9----------------9------11-9---11-9---11-9---11-9---11---9---11-9---11-9--

-----------------9----------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

B5------A5-------B5 A5

--------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------

-----9---9-----------9---------------4-------2--------4----------2--

---9---9---9---9---9---9---7-6-4--4--4-------2--------4----------2--

-7-----------7---7-------------------2-------0--------2----------0--

--------------------------------------------------------------------

First Chorus ("...goodnight, forefit any..."):

guitar 1:

-12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7------

------------9---9---------------9---9---------------9---9-----7--

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

C#m-------B----------A--------E----------A--------E G#m

-4--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------4----------

-5--------4----------2--------0----------2--------0-----------4-----4----

-6--------4----------2--------1----------2--------1-----------4-------4--

-6--------4----------2--------2----------2--------2-----------6----------

-4--------2----------0--------2----------2--------2-----------6----------

------------------------------0-------------------0-----------4----------

then ("...no reply. Hold on..."):

guitar 1 : same

guitar 2:

C#m-------B----------A--------E----------A--------E G#m

-4--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------4--

-5--------4----------2--------0----------2--------0-----------4--

-6--------4----------2--------1----------2--------1-----------4--

-6--------4----------2--------2----------2--------2-----------6--

-4--------2----------0--------2----------2--------2-----------6--

------------------------------0-------------------0-----------4--

Bridge ("If it all ended tonight..."):

guitar 1 : out

guitar 2 (distortion on):

F#5

*vocals in

---------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------

-----------8----6---4--------------8--6---4-------------8---6--

-7--4--------------------7---4---------------7---4-------------

----4------6----4---2--------4-----6--4---2------4------6---4--

-5--2--------------------5---2---------------5---2-------------

then ("If it all ended tonight..."):

guitar 1 (distortion on):

---------------------------------------------------------

--------------------9----9----9---------9---9---9---9----

-9---9---9---8h9/11---11---11---11--8h9---9---9---9---9--

---9---9---9---------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

E-------------------A------------------F#m

-0------------------0-------------------2--

-0------------------2-------------------2--

-1------------------2-------------------2--

-2------------------2-------------------4--

-2------------------0-------------------4--

-0--------------------------------------2--

then:

guitar 1:

A5

-------------------------------------------

---9---9---9---9--10---10---10-------------

-9---9---9---9-------9----9-----9---2---2--

------------------------------------2---2--

------------------------------------0---0--

-------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

-------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------

-8----------------6-----------------2---2--

------------------------------------2---2--

-6----------------4-----------------0---0--

-------------------------------------------

Second Chorus ("Sing a long...word."):

both guitars : out (only keyboard)

Third Chorus ("Sing a long..."):

guitar 1:

-12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7------

------------9---9---------------9---9---------------9---9-----7--

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

C#m-------B----------A--------E----------A--------E G#m

-4--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------4----------

-5--------4----------2--------0----------2--------0-----------4-----4----

-6--------4----------2--------1----------2--------1-----------4-------4--

-6--------4----------2--------2----------2--------2-----------6----------

-4--------2----------0--------2----------2--------2-----------6----------

------------------------------0-------------------0-----------4----------

then ("...no reply. Hold on..."):

guitar 1:

-12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7--12p11p9--7---7---7-----------------------

------------9---9---------------9---9---------------9---9-----7-------9--------5--

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

C#m-------B----------A--------E----------A--------E G#m-----Asus2-----E

-4--------2----------0--------0----------0--------0-----------4----------------0--

-5--------4----------2--------0----------2--------0-----------4--4----0--0-----0--

-6--------4----------2--------1----------2--------1-----------4----4--2----2---1--

-6--------4----------2--------2----------2--------2-----------6-------2--------2--

-4--------2----------0--------2----------2--------2-----------6-------0--------2--

------------------------------0-------------------0-----------4----------------0--

STRUCTURE:

intro.verse.pre-chorus.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.bridge.chorus.chorus

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