Valentine The Get Up Kids From the LP "Something to Write Home About" transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com) TUNING: STANDARD _______________________________________________________________________ Intro: (snare roll) then: guitar 1 (clean): E------------B------C#m-------A E--------B--------C#m----------A -0-----------2-------4--------0--------0--------2---------4-----------0-- -0-----------4-------5--------2--------0--------4---------5-----------2-- -1-----------4-------6--------2--------1--------4---------6-----------2-- -2-----------4-------6--------2--------2--------4---------6-----------2-- -2-----------2-------4--------0--------2--------2---------4-----------0-- -0-------------------------------------0--------------------------------- guitar 2 (clean): -0-----0--2--0---0-2-4----2---0---0--2-0-----0--2-0---0--2--4-----2----0----- ----0----------0--------0---0---0---------0---------0----------0-----0----0-- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 3 (keyboard): -12------------------12-11-------------12-------------------12-11------------------12-- ----12-10-9----------------10-9-----------12-10-9-----------------10-9-10-12-10-12----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Verse ("It's words you forget..."): guitars 1 & 2: E-----B---C#m---A E----B---C#m---A E----B---C#m---A E----B---C#m---A -0----2----4----0----0----2----4----0----0----2----4----0----0----2----4----0-- -0----4----5----2----0----4----5----2----0----4----5----2----0----4----5----2-- -1----4----6----2----1----4----6----2----1----4----6----2----1----4----6----2-- -2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2-- -2----2----4----0----2----2----4----0----2----2----4----0----2----2----4----0-- -0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0----------------- First and Second Pre-Choruses ("I'm not fully convinced..." or "You bend and you wave..."): guitar 1: G#m-------A----E------C#m -4--------0----0-------4-- -4--------2----0-------5-- -4--------2----1-------6-- -6--------2----2-------6-- -6--------0----2-------4-- -4-------------0----------- guitar 2: -------------------------------------- -9---10-9------9--10-9---10-9---10-9-- ----------9------------9------9------- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- then ("...true, tear me..." or "...bye, you'd take me with you."): guitar 1: A--------------------B A--------------------B -0-------------------2------------------0-------------------2-- -2-------------------4------------------2-------------------4-- -2-------------------4------------------2-------------------4-- -2-------------------4------------------2-------------------4-- -0-------------------2------------------0-------------------2-- --------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 2: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12---12---12---12---12---12---10---9---12---12---12---12---12---12---10---9---- ----9----9----9----9----9----9----9---9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9---9-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Chorus ("Will you be my valentine..."): guitar 1: E------------B--A-G#m-C#m---------B--A-G#m--A----------B -0-----------2--0--4---4----------2--0--4---0----------2-- -0-----------4--2--4---5----------4--2--4---2----------4-- -1-----------4--2--4---6----------4--2--4---2----------4-- -2-----------4--2--6---6----------4--2--6---2----------4-- -2-----------2--0--6---4----------2--0--6---0----------2-- -0-----------------4--------------------4----------------- guitar 2: ----0------------------------9--7-----7-5------7--5--4------------ -0------------------------9---------9----------------------------- -----------------------9------------------------------------------ -------6h7-6---------------------------------------------6-9-7p6-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ guitar 3: -12--------------------12-11----------------12---------- ----12-10--9-----------------12-9--------------12-10-9-- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- then ("Apologies are breaking me. The constants aren't..."): guitars 1 & 3 : same guitar 2: -----------------------------9--7-----7-5------7--5--4------------ ----0---------------------9---------9----------------------------- -----------------------9------------------------------------------ -------6h7-6---------------------------------------------6-9-7p6-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ -0---------------------------------------------------------------- then ("...constant anymore."): guitar 1: A-------------B E--B-C#m-A *(bass and drums out) -0------------2-------------0--2--4--0-- -2------------4-------------0--4--5--2-- -2------------4-------------1--4--6--2-- -2------------4-------------2--4--6--2-- -0------------2-------------2--2--4--0-- ----------------------------0----------- guitar 2: *(bass and drums out) ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ----9\7-7p6------6--7p6-4------ ------------------------------- ----------------------------0-- guitar 3: *(bass and drums out) -12-----------------11------12-- ----12--10--9-10-12-----12------ -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Second Verse (full band in; "For two days..."): guitar 1: E-------B-------C#m------A E-------B------C#m------A -0-------2-------4-------0-------0-------2-------4-------0-- -0-------4-------5-------2-------0-------4-------5-------2-- -1-------4-------6-------2-------1-------4-------6-------2-- -2-------4-------6-------2-------2-------4-------6-------2-- -2-------2-------4-------0-------2-------2-------4-------0-- -0-------------------------------0-------------------------- guitar 2: -0---0-2-0---0-2-4---2---0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-4---2---0---- ---0-------0-------0---0---0-------0-------0-------0---0---0-- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- Second Chorus ("Will you be my valentine..."): E------------B--A-G#m-C#m---------B--A-G#m--A----------B -0-----------2--0--4---4----------2--0--4---0----------2-- -0-----------4--2--4---5----------4--2--4---2----------4-- -1-----------4--2--4---6----------4--2--4---2----------4-- -2-----------4--2--6---6----------4--2--6---2----------4-- -2-----------2--0--6---4----------2--0--6---0----------2-- -0-----------------4--------------------4----------------- guitar 2: ----0------------------------9--7-----7-5------7--5--4------------ -0------------------------9---------9----------------------------- -----------------------9------------------------------------------ -------6h7-6---------------------------------------------6-9-7p6-- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ guitar 3: -12--------------------12-11----------------12---------- ----12-10--9-----------------12-9--------------12-10-9-- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- then ("Apologies are breaking me."): guitar 1: E------------B--A-G#m-C#m---------B--A-G#m -0-----------2--0--4---4----------2--0--4-- -0-----------4--2--4---5----------4--2--4-- -1-----------4--2--4---6----------4--2--4-- -2-----------4--2--6---6----------4--2--6-- -2-----------2--0--6---4----------2--0--6-- -0-----------------4--------------------4-- guitar 2: -----------------------------9--7-----7-5-- ----0---------------------9---------9------ -----------------------9------------------- -------6h7-6------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -0----------------------------------------- guitar 3: -12--------------------12-11------- ----12-10--9-----------------12-9-- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- then ("The constants..."): guitar 1: A----------------B--------------C#m--------------E -0---------------2---------------4---------------0-- -2---------------4---------------5---------------0-- -2---------------4---------------6---------------1-- -2---------------4---------------6---------------2-- -0---------------2---------------4---------------2-- -------------------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0------------ ---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-2-1---1-- -2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ guitar 3: -12------------------------------12-------------- -----12--10--9-----------------------12--10--12-- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Outro ("The constants..."): guitar 1: A----------------B--------------C#m--------------E -0---------------2---------------4---------------0-- -2---------------4---------------5---------------0-- -2---------------4---------------6---------------1-- -2---------------4---------------6---------------2-- -0---------------2---------------4---------------2-- -------------------------------------------------0-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------------ -----0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0------------ ---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-2-1---1-- -2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ guitar 3: -12--------------11--------------12--------------12------14------ -----12--------------12--------------12--------------12------12-- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- then (vocal round starts): all guitars : same then ("Will you be my valentine..."): all guitars : same then ("...if I'm a world away?"): all guitars : same then ("...if I'm a world away?"): all guitars : same then ("The constants..."): guitar 1: A----B---A---B------------E -0---2---0---2------------0-- -2---4---2---4------------0-- -2---4---2---4------------1-- -2---4---2---4------------2-- -0---2---0---2------------2-- --------------------------0-- guitar 2: ----------------------------- -5---4---5---4------------0-- ---4---4---4---4----------1-- --------------------------2-- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- guitar 3: -12-------------------------- -----------------12-10-12-9-- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- ----------------------------- STRUCTURE: intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.outro http://envy.nu/guktabs