Off the Wagon The Get Up Kids From the EP "All-Stars" transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com) TUNING: STANDARD _______________________________________________________________________ Intro: (kick and snare drum) First Verse ("They're my reasons..."): (bass) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then ("...hands..."): (bass) ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -2--2-2--2-2--2--2--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-0-- ------------------------------------------ guitar 1 (clean): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --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--- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 2 (distortion on): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------x\--(pick)---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------x\-(scrapes)-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- then: guitar 1 (distortion on): B5------G5----B5---------G5----------------B5------G5 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ -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) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -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-- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 1 (clean): --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------7---- ------------------------------------------7-- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 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: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --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--- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -7----12-11-7-7--7-----4-4-4-4-----------12\11-7-7-7--12\11-14-14-14-- -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: ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -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: ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-7-7-7-7--11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-- ------------------------------------------------------- -10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-5-5-5-5---9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5-- ------------------------------------------------------- guitar 2: B5-----------G5----------B5 G5 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- -4-----------------------4------------ -4-----------5-----------4---------5-- -2-----------5-----------2---------5-- -------------3---------------------3-- Interlude: guitar 1: ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ -11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-11-11-7-7-- ------------------------------------------ --9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5--9--9-5-5-- ------------------------------------------ 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-- ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -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): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------12-11-12-14-7-----------12-11-12-14-7--9-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------10--9-10-12-5-----------10--9-10-12-5--7-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- guitar 4 (distortion on): ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------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-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -12-11-12-14-7-----------14------------------4-- ------------------------------------------------ -10--9-10-12-5-----------12------------------2-- ------------------------------------------------ guitar 4: ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -12-11-12-14-12-11-12-11-7-7-7-11-11-11/12---4-- ------------------------------------------------ -10--9-10-12-10--9-10--9-5-5-5--9--9--9/10---2-- ------------------------------------------------ STRUCTURE: intro.verse.verse.chorus.interlude.bridge.outro http://envy.nu/guktabs