Get Up Kids

Get Up Kids - Shorty (7 Inch Version) guitar tab

Shorty

The Get Up Kids

From the LP "Eudora"

transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com)

TUNING: STANDARD

_______________________________________________________________________

Intro:

guitar 1 (clean):

Bm---D---Bm-------G--------------Bm----D---A5--------------G5

*distortion on

-2---5---2--------3--------------2-----5----------------------

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

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

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

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

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

guitar 2 (clean):

*distortion on

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

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

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

------------------5--4h5p4-2-4--------------------------------------------

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

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

(bass)

------------12-11---------------------------------------------------------

-----12-----------------------------9/19----------------------------------

-14------14-------10-------------14---------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--

First Verse ("It's certainly true..."):

guitar 1 (clean):

Bm---D---Bm---G---Bm----D----A---------------G

*distortion on

-2---5---2----3---2-----5----0---------------3-------------------------

-3---7---3----3---3-----7----2---------------3-------------------------

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

-4---7---4----0---4-----7----2---------------0------------x-(pick)----

-2---5---2----2---2-----5----0---------------2------------x(scrapes)--

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

guitar 2:

N.H.

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

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

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

--------------5-------------------------------------------x-(pick)----

-2---5---2--------2----/12---12-12-12-10--9--10-10-10-10--x(scrapes)--

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

Chorus ("The last time..."):

both guitars*:

* In reality, both guitars are probably not playing this part. Guitar 2, however, is mixed so overpoweringly that I can't hear anything but chords here. Guitar 1 probably plays the same thing it does in the Four Minute Mile version.

G5--B5-A5-G5-----B5-A5-G5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Second Verse ("What am I to do?"):

guitar 1 (clean):

Bm---D---Bm---G---Bm----D----A---------------G

*distortion on

-2---5---2----3---2-----5----0---------------3--

-3---7---3----3---3-----7----2---------------3--

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

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

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

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

guitar 2 (clean):

N.H. *distortion on N.H.

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Bridge:

both guitars*:

* In reality, both guitars are probably not playing this part. Guitar 2, however, is mixed so overpoweringly that I can't hear anything but chords here. Guitar 1 probably plays the same thing it does in the Four Minute Mile version.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

then ("Overreacting..."):

both guitars:

F#5--G5-F#5--G5

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

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

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

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

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

-2---3---2---3--3--

Third Verse ("What am I to do?"):

guitar 1 (clean):

Bm---D--Bm---D--Bm----D---A5---------------G5------------A5----------G5

*distortion on

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

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

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

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

-2---5---2---5---2----5---7----------------5-------------7-----------5--

--------------------------5----------------3-------------5-----------3--

guitar 2:

N.H.

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

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

--(feedback)--------------14-14-14-12-11--12-12-12-11/12-14-16-18-19-21-----

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

--------------------------12-12-12-10--9--10-10-10--9/10-12-14-16-17-19--5--

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

Second Bridge:

both guitars*:

* In reality, both guitars are probably not playing this part. Guitar 2, however, is mixed so overpoweringly that I can't hear anything but chords here. Guitar 1 probably plays the same thing it does in the Four Minute Mile version.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

then ("Overreacting..."):

guitar 1:

F#5--G5-F#5--G5

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

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

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

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

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

-2---3---2---3--3--

guitar 2:

F#5--G5-F#5--G5

N.H.

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

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

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

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

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

-2---3---2---3--3-----

Outro ("I'll bet you..."):

guitar 1:

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

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

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

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

-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7----

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

guitar 2 : feedback

then ("...another friend like me..."):

guitar 1:

G5

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

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

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

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

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

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

then:

guitar 1:

D5---E5----B5------G5 D5--E5----B5------G5

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

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

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

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

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

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

guitar 2:

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

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

-7---7-6---7-6---------------7---7-6---7-6--------------

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

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

---------5-----5-7-3-3-3-3-----------5-----5-7-3-3-3-3--

then:

guitar 1 : same

guitar 2:

(D5------------------E5----B5)-----G5 (D5--E5----B5)-----G5

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

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

-7-7/9-9/11-11/1211-7-6---7-6--------------7---7-6---7-6--------------

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

-5-5/7-7/-9--9/10-9-5-4---5-4-----5-5-5-5--5---5-4---5-4-----5-5-5-5--

-------------------------5-----5-7-3-3-3-3----------5-----5-7-3-3-3-3--

then:

guitar 1:

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

---------------------------7----------8--------------------7--

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

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

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

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

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

-5-5-----5-5-----5-5---5---5-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---7---7----

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

then:

guitar 1:

----------------------------------------------------2---2-2-2h3------------

------8---------------------7---()5--------------------------------------

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

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

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

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

guitar 2:

G5 D5

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

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

-----7-------7-------7-------0-----------------------------------------7--

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

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

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

STRUCTURE:

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

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