Get Up Kids

Get Up Kids - Off The Wagon guitar tab

Off the Wagon

The Get Up Kids

From the EP "All-Stars"

transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com)

TUNING: STANDARD

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Intro:

(kick and snare drum)

First Verse ("They're my reasons..."):

(bass)

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-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5--5-5--5-5--5--5---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5--5-5--5-5--7-5-4-0--

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then ("...hands..."):

(bass)

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

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guitar 1 (clean):

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

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

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guitar 2 (distortion on):

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------------------------------------------------------------------------x--(pick)----

------------------------------------------------------------------------x-(scrapes)--

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then:

guitar 1 (distortion on):

B5------G5----B5---------G5----------------B5------G5

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-4-4----------4-4-------11/12-11-11/12-11--4----------

-4-4----5-----4-4--------------------------4-------5--

-2-2----5-----2-2--------9/10--9--9/10--9--2-------5--

--------3------------------------------------------3--

guitar 2:

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

-7--7--10-10--7----------------------------7---7--10-10--

--7--7--7--7---7-7b7.5*---------------------7---7--7--7--

-------------------------5-5-----------------------------

-------------------------5-5-----------------------------

-------------------------3-3-----------------------------

* this bend is a quarter-step bend

Second Verse ("It's better in the long run..."):

(bass)

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-2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5--5-5--5-5--5--5---2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5--5-5--5-5--7-5-4-0--

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guitar 1 (clean):

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

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

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then ("...but this is..."):

(bass)

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

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

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

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

guitar 1:

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

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

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guitar 2 (clean; loosely picked):

-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--

-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--

-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--

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Chorus ("...life. I'm giving in..."):

guitar 1 (distortion on):

D5-G5-D5----G5---D5-G5-B5------G5 D5-----G5-----D5----G5

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

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

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

-7-5--7-----5----7--5--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5---7-7---5------7-----5--

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

---3--------3-------3----------3-3-3-3---------3------------3--

guitar 2 (distortion on):

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

-7----12-11-7-7--7-----4-4-4-4-----------1211-7-7-7--1211-14-14-14--

-7-5-------------7--5--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5--------------------------------

-5-5--10--9-5-5--5--5--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5---10-9-5-5-5--10-9-12-12-12--

---3----------------3----------3-3-3-3--------------------------------

then ("I'm going back..."):

guitar 1:

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-4-----4------12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-12-11-9-11-7--9--

-4--5--4--5--------------------------------------------

-2--5--2--5---10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-10--9-7--9-5--7--

----3-----3--------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

B5--G5-B5-G5 B5----------G5----------B5--------G5

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

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

-4-----4------4-----------------------4-------------

-4--5--4--5---4-----------5-----------4----------5--

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

----3-----3---------------3----------------------3--

then ("I'm going back..."):

guitar 1:

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-12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-7-7-7-7--11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7--

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-10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-5-5-5-5---9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--

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guitar 2:

B5-----------G5----------B5 G5

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

-4-----------------------4------------

-4-----------5-----------4---------5--

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

-------------3---------------------3--

Interlude:

guitar 1:

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-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7--

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--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--

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guitar 2 (these notes sound to be not picked):

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

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

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

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

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

--7---------3---------7---------3--

then:

guitar 1:

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

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

-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-12-11-12-11-9--

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

--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9-10--9-10--9-7--

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guitar 2 (these notes also sound to be not picked):

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

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

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

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

-----------------------------------------------(pick)-x--

--7---------3---------7---------3-------------(scrape)x--

Bridge ("I've tried..."):

guitar 1:

B5--------G5----------B5-------G5

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

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

-4-4------------------4-4-----11/12-11-11-11/12-11--

-4-4------5-----5-----4-4---------------------------

-2-2------5-----5-----2-2------9/10--9--9--9/10--9--

----------3-----3-----------------------------------

guitar 2:

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

-7--8p7--10-10-10-10--7--8p7------

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

-------------------------------5--

-------------------------------5--

-------------------------------3--

then ("...came out better..."):

both guitars : same

then ("If this is all you see..."):

guitar 1:

B5--------G5----------B5-------G5 B5-------G5

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

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

-4-4------------------4-4-----11/12-11-11-11/12-11---4-4---------------

-4-4------5-----5-----4-4----------------------------4-4------5-----5--

-2-2------5-----5-----2-2------9/10--9--9--9/10--9---2-2------5-----5--

----------3-----3---------------------------------------------3-----3--

guitar 2:

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

-7--8p7--10-10-10-10--7--8p7-------------------------7--8p7--10-10-10-10--

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

-------------------------------5------------------------------------------

-------------------------------5------------------------------------------

-------------------------------3------------------------------------------

Outro ("...again."):

guitar 1:

B5--G5-B5-G5 B5-G5-B5-G5 B5----------G5----------B5-------------G5

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

-4-----4-------4-----4------4-----------------------4-----------------

-4--5--4--5----4--5--4--5---4-----------5-----------4--------------5--

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

----3-----3-------3-----3---------------3--------------------------3--

guitar 2:

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

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

-4-----4--14---4-----4--14--4-----------------------4--------------14--

-4--5--4-------4--5--4------4-----------5-----------4------------------

-2--5--2--12---2--5--2--12--2-----------5-----------2--------------12--

----3-------------3---------------------3------------------------------

guitar 3 (distortion on):

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

----------------------------12-11-12-14-7-----------12-11-12-14-7--9--

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

----------------------------10--9-10-12-5-----------10--9-10-12-5--7--

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guitar 4 (distortion on):

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

----------------------------12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-12-11-9--11-7--9--

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

----------------------------10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-10--9-7---9-5--7--

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then:

guitar 1:

B5-----------G5---------B5-----------G5------B5

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

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

-4----------------------4--------------------4--

-4-----------5----------4------------5-------4--

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

-------------3-----------------------3----------

guitar 2:

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

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

-4----------------------4------------14------4--

-4-----------5----------4--------------------4--

-2-----------5----------2------------12------2--

-------------3----------------------------------

guitar 3:

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-12-11-12-14-7-----------14------------------4--

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-10--9-10-12-5-----------12------------------2--

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guitar 4:

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-12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-7-7-7-11-11-11/12---4--

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-10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-5-5-5--9--9--9/10---2--

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STRUCTURE:

intro.verse.verse.chorus.interlude.bridge.outro

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