Red Letter Day The Get Up Kids From the LP "Something to Write Home About" transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com) TUNING: STANDARD _______________________________________________________________________ Intro: guitars 1 & 2 (distortion on): E/Esus4 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -6-6-7-6---6---6-6-6-7-6---6-- -7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- -0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- First Verse ("You've got some..."): guitar 1 (distortion on): E--D5#11-A-C#m E-----------D5#11-----------A -0--4----0--4--------------0-------------4-------------0-- -0--3----2--5--------------0-------------3-------------2-- -1--2----2--6--------------1-------------2-------------2-- -2--0----2--6--------------2-------------0-------------2-- -2-------0--4--------------2---------------------------0-- -0-------------------------0------------------------------ guitar 2 (distortion on): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -16-13---9--4h6-4--4h6-4---16--16-18-16--13--13-14-13--9--4h6-4--4h6-4---4h6/8-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -14-11---7-----------------14--14-16-14--11--11-12-11--7------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Pre-Chorus ("It's over..."): guitar 1: C#m-B-E-G#m-C#m--------B -4--2-0--4---4---------2-- -5--4-0--4---5---------4-- -6--4-1--4---6---------4-- -6--4-2--6---6---------4-- -4--2-2--6---4---------2-- ------0--4---------------- guitar 2: -------------------------- -------------------------- -9--8-4--9-8-9-9-9----11-- -------------------------- -7--6-2--7-6-7-7-7-9\--9-- -------------------------- First Chorus ("We're loyal like brothers..."): guitar 1: A5---B5--C#5---E5----A5---B5--C#5--C#m-B A-------B--------C#m-------E -------------------------------------4\2----0-------2---------4--------0-- -------------------------------------5\4----2-------4---------5--------0-- -2---4----6----------2----4----6-6---6\4----2-------4---------6--------1-- -2---4----6----2-----2----4----6-6---6\4----2-------4---------6--------2-- -0---2----4----2-----0----2----4-4---4\2----0-------2---------4--------2-- ---------------0-------------------------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9-8-9-8--9-8--4-4---9-8--9-8--9-8-9-9/11---9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-6-7-6--7-6--2-2---7-6--7-6--7-6-7-7/-9---7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then ("How could you do this to me?"): guitar 1: A---------B--------A-----------F#5/E -0--------2--------0----------------------- -2--------4--------2----------------------- -2--------4--------2----------------------- -2--------4--------2------------4---4-4-4-- -0--------2--------0------------4---4-4-4-- --------------------------------2---0-2-0-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -9\8\6\4--9\8\6\4--14\13-11-9-------------- --------------------------------4---4-4-4-- -7\6\4\2--7\6\4\2--12\11--9-7---4---4-4-4-- --------------------------------2---0-2-0-- Second Verse ("Red letter day..."): guitar 1: E--D5#11-A-C#m E-------------D5#11--------------A -0--4----0--4--------------0---------------4----------------0-- -0--3----2--5--------------0---------------3----------------2-- -1--2----2--6--------------1---------------2----------------2-- -2--0----2--6--------------2---------------0----------------2-- -2-------0--4--------------2--------------------------------0-- -0-------------------------0----------------------------------- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9--13---9--4h6-4--4h6-4---16---16h18p16---13----13h14p13---9---4h6-4--4h6-4--4h6/8-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--11---7-----------------14--------------11---------------7------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Second Pre-Chorus ("It's over."): guitar 1: C#m----------B -4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2-- -5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-- -6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-- -6-6-6-6-----4-4-4-4-- -4-4-4-4-----2-2-2-2-- ---------------------- guitar 2: ---------------------- ---------------------- -9-9-9-9/11--9-9-9-9-- ---------------------- -7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-- ---------------------- Second Chorus ("We're loyal like brothers..."): guitar 1: A5---B5--C#5---E5----A5---B5--C#5--C#m-B A--------B-------C#m-------E -------------------------------------4\2----0--------2--------4--------0-- -------------------------------------5\4----2--------4--------5--------0-- -2---4----6----------2----4----6-6---6\4----2--------4--------6--------1-- -2---4----6----2-----2----4----6-6---6\4----2--------4--------6--------2-- -0---2----4----2-----0----2----4-4---4\2----0--------2--------4--------2-- ---------------0-------------------------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9-8-9-8--9-8--4-4---9-8--9-8--9-8-9-9/11---9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-6-7-6--7-6--2-2---7-6--7-6--7-6-7-7/-9---7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then ("How could you do this to me?"): guitar 1: A---------B--------A-----------B--------A---B -0--------2--------0-----------2--------0---2-- -2--------4--------2-----------4--------2---4-- -2--------4--------2-----------4--------2---4-- -2--------4--------2-----------4--------2---4-- -0--------2--------0-----------2--------0---2-- ----------------------------------------------- guitar 2: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -9\8\6\4--9\8\6\4--14\13\11\9--9\8\6\4--9-8-14-13-- --------------------------------------------------- -7\6\4\2--7\6\4\2--12\11\-9\7--7\6\4\2--7-6-12-11-- --------------------------------------------------- Bridge ("...lie I don't want to be..."): guitar 1: E---G#m--C#m--B-----A E---------F#5-G#5-A5-C#m---B-C#m--F#5-F#5/E------------G#5 -0---4----4---2-----0---0---------------------4----2--4---------------------------- -0---4----5---4-----2---0---------------------5----4--5---------------------------- -1---4----6---4-----2---1---------------------6----4--6---------------------------- -2---6----6---4-----2---2----------4---6--7---6----4--6----4---4--4--4--4--4--4-6-- -2---6----4---2-----0---2----------4---6--7---4----2--4----4---4--4--4--4--4--4-6-- -0---4------------------0----------2---4--5----------------2---0--2--0--2--0--2-4-- guitar 2: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -13--16---9--11-13--9---9-8-9-11---11--13-14--9----8--9---11-11-11-11-11-11-11/13-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11--14---7---9-11--7---7-6-7--9----9--11-12--7----6--7----9--9--9--9--9--9--9/11-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 3 (distortion on): --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------11--8--6-- --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------9--6--4-- --------------------------------------------- Third Chorus ("We're loyal like brothers..."): guitar 1: A---------B-------C#m-------E A--------B-------C#m-------E -0--------2--------4--------0---------0--------2--------4--------0-- -2--------4--------5--------0---------2--------4--------5--------0-- -2--------4--------6--------1---------2--------4--------6--------1-- -2--------4--------6--------2---------2--------4--------6--------2-- -0--------2--------4--------2---------0--------2--------4--------2-- ----------------------------0------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--6-6-6\4-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2---7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4\2-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- then ("I trusted misleading..."): guitar 1: A---------B-------C#m----------E A------B----------A----B---A-----B------E -0--------2--------4-----------0---------0--------2----------0----2---0-----2------0-- -2--------4--------5-----------0---------2--------4----------2----4---2-----4------0-- -2--------4--------6-----------1---------2--------4----------2----4---2-----4------1-- -2--------4--------6-----------2---------2--------4----------2----4---2-----4------2-- -0--------2--------4-----------2---------0--------2----------0----2---0-----2------2-- -------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9\8\6\4--9\8\6\4--14\13\11\9--9\8\6\4---9\8\6\4--14\13\11\9--9-8-6-4-14-13-11-13--9-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7\6\4\2--7\6\4\2--12\11\-9\7--7\6\4\2---7\6\4\2--12\11\-9\7--7-6-4-2-12-11--9-11--7-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRUCTURE: intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.bridge.chorus http://envy.nu/guktabs