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Date: Sun, 19 Nov 1995 14:07:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Voodoo
Subject: waking_up, by Elastica
Waking Up
Elastica
Riff used throughout song:
Ex-------------------------------------------
Bx-------------------------------------------
Gx-------------------------------------------
D--9-9-12-12-7-7-9-9---9-9-14-14-7-7-9-9--
A--9-9-12-12-7-7-9-9---9-9-14-14-7-7-9-9--
E--7-7-10-10-5-5-7-7---7-7-12-12-5-5-7-7--
These notes are also individually picked from E up to D in the same chord formation by another guitar (or, in their case, overdubbed). It varies a little in some parts from the four main chords' pattern, but it's the same four chords picked.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elastica/waking_up_tab.html ]
Rhythm speeds up when the vocals kick in. Guitar punctuates key words in the lyric.
D--9-------------12---7----9---
A--9-------------12---7----9---
E--7-------------10---5----5---
"Work very hard, but I'm lazy..."
D--9-------------14---7----9---
A--9-------------14---7----9---
E--7-------------12---5----5---
"I can't take the pressure and it's starting to show..."
Chorus uses main riff at top, till this part:
D--14-14-------------7-7-
A--14-14-------------7-7-
E--12-12-------------5-5-
"Make a cup of tea, put a record on..."
Little ditty riff played after chorus:
D--16--14--12/13/12-11--------------------
A-----------------------14--12--11/12/11-9
E-------------------------------------------
Here's another way of playing the main four chords:
Ex
G-------------------------------------------
B------7-7----------------9-9---------------
D--9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9---9-9-9-9-7-7-9-9------
A--9-9-5-5-7-7-9-9---9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9------
E--7-7-----5-5-7-7---7-7-----5-5-7-7-------
It's much easier on the fingers.
This song is my theme song...
-- voodoo@mill2.millcomm.com --
