Get Up Kids

Get Up Kids - Stay Gold, Ponyboy guitar tab

Stay Gold, Ponyboy

The Get Up Kids

From the LP "Four Minute Mile"

transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com)

TUNING: STANDARD

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Intro:

guitar 1 (distortion on):

D5----E5 D5----E5

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

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

------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-12-12-14--

------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-12-12-14--

-14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12---14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12--

guitar 2 (distortion on):

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

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

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

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

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

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then:

both guitars : same

First Verse ("This is..."):

both guitars : same

then ("...to this friend that I've been."):

both guitars : same

then ("I hope you find it...") :

both guitars : same

then ("...on greener ground and bluer..."):

guitar 1:

D5----E5

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

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

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

------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0--

------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0--

-14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12---14-----14---14----14----14----14---0--

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

then (bass and drums out; "...skies."):

guitar 1 (clean):

A

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----------10----------10----------10----------10--

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----11----------11----------11----------11--------

-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----

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

then (bass and drums in; "I hope you don't...."):

guitar 1 : same

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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Pre-Chorus ("...cold, I don't want..."):

guitar 1:

D5--E5-A5----------------------A5/G#

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

----------------10----------10----------10----------10--

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

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

-12-14-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----

-10-12--------------------------------------------------

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

then ("...cry until I can't see..."):

both guitars : same

then ("...years...two more years. We'll be..."):

guitar 1:

D5--E5----D5----------------------E5

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

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

----------------14----------14----------14----14/16-14---14-14-14-13-9-0--

-12-14-11----11----11----11----11--------------------------------------0--

-12-14----12----------12-------------11------------------12-12-12-11-7-0--

-10-12----------------------------12-------12-----------------------------

guitar 2:

D5---------F#5

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Chorus ("...old enough..."):

guitar 1:

A5--E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5----F#5------D5

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

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

----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-12-9-0------13-13-14-14-14-13-9-0--

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

-7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0---7--11-11-12-12-12-11-7-0--

-5--------0----------------0---5----------------------0--

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

then ("...this is the last of my letters..."):

guitar 1:

A5--E5 D5----E5

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

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

----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-0-----------

-7--------0--------------------------------------0-12-12-14--

-7--7-5-4-0--------------------------------------0-12-12-14--

-5--------0--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-0-10-10-12--

guitar 2:

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

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

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

-7--2-----------------------------------------------7--7--9--

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

-5--0--------------------------------------------------------

Second Verse:

both guitars:

A5

----

----

----

----

-7--

-5--

then ("I hope I find my way home..."):

guitar 1:

A--------E5-D5-F#5-E5--A-------E5-D5-F#5-E5 A-------E5-------D5-F#5-E5-D5

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

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

-------6-9-----11--9---------6-9-----11--9---------6-9-----------11--9--7--

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

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

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

guitar 2:

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

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

-------------------------------------11--9-----------9--11--9-----------7------x/--(pick)----

-------------------------------------11--9---6--------------------------7------x/-(scrapes)--

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

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

Bridge (bass and drums in; "...thing at all you want from me..."):

guitar 1:

A5--------D5-------A5-------D5-C#5-B5 A5-E5 D5

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

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

---9--7-6-7-7--7-7--x--x-9--7---6--4------9-9-9-9-9-11-12-0---7--7--7-9---7--7-7--

-7--------7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7---6--4---7------------------0---7--7--7-7---7--7-7--

-7-7--5-4-5-5--5-5--7--7-7--5---4--2---7--7-7-7-7-7--9-11-0---5--5--5-5---5--5-5--

-5------------------5--5-5-------------5------------------0-----------------------

guitar 2:

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

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

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

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

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

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

then ("...be..."):

guitar 1:

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

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

-14-14-14-13-9-0----

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

-12-12-12-11-7-0-0--

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

guitar 2:

D5----------F#5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Second Chorus ("...old enough..."):

guitar 1:

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

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

----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-13-9-0-----13-13-14-14-14-13-9-0-----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-13-9-0-----13--

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

-7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0--7--11-11-12-12-12-11-7-0--7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0--7--11--

-5--------0----------------0--5----------------------0--5--------0----------------0--5------

guitar 2:

A5--E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5----F#5------D5 A5-E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

guitar 1:

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

-----------------------------------------------10----------10----------10----------10--

----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-12-9-0------13---------------------------------------------------

-7--------0----------------0---7---------11----------11----------11----------11--------

-7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0---7--11--12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----

-5--------0----------------0---5-------------------------------------------------------

Outro:

guitar 1 (repeat and fade out):

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----------10----------10----------10----------10--

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

----11----------11----------11----------11--------

-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-----

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

guitar 2:

A5

----

----

----

-7--

-7--

-5--

Segue (fade in; I consider this to be an Intro for Lowercase West Thomas, but it's still part of the same track):

guitar 1 (clean; play 4 times):

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

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

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

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

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

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STRUCTURE:

intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.verse.bridge.chorus.outro.segue

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