Up And Down And Back Again
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Powderfinger - Up & Down & Back Again
Standard Tuning - acoustic capo 3rd fret, but tablature refers to regular fret numbering for simplicity
tabbed by jjhand
[Intro Verse Chords]
e|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------| play 2x
D|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
"Come and rescue me, In the water deep"
"Careful now don't lose your aim, the road ahead is clear again"
Ending
e|-3------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-4------------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"I haven't found it yet"
[Verse 1 Chords]
e|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------| play 2x
D|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
"You drift away so slow In the ebb and flow"
"So I landed on my feet The steadiness is bittersweet"
Ending
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
G|-8--------------8-------7-------|-5-----------------------------|
D|-8------------------8-----------|-7-----------------------------|
A|-6------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"It feels the same When you're pushed Out and"
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------8--------------8-------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
D|-----8--------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|-6------------------6-------6---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"away and into the crush"
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus Lead Lick]
this comes before the Verse ending
e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------3---1-----------|
G|------------------------3---2---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[PreChorus Lead]
second guitar is similar
e|---------3---------------5-------|---------6-----------------------|
B|---------3---------------6-------|---------8---------------6-------|
G|---------3---------------7-------|---------8---x-----------7-------|
D|---------5-----------7---7-------|-----8-------------------8-------|
A|-----5-----------5---------------|-6-------------------8-----------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
"Of all the hidden pleasures you find what you're looking for"
I hope that you remember that pride Comes before a fall."
plays after each vocal line above:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------8---------------6-------|
G|---------8---------------7-------|
D|-----8---8-----------7---7-------|
A|-6---------------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
play 4x
e|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
G|-3-------3---3---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
D|-5-------5---5---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
A|-5-------5---5---x-------x-------|-6-------6---6---8-------8---8---|
E|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
"But i can barely see Up and down and back again"
"Despite what you believe I keep away from trouble"
"If who i am today's a sign of where i'm going"
"I'm ready to embrace."
[Verse 2]
e|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
G|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------| play 2x
D|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
A|-5------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|
"Recreate the scene Everywhere you've been"
"You overcome the dreaded curse, a symptom of the universe"
Ending:
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-7-----------------------------|
G|-8--------------8-------7-------|-5-----------------------------|
D|-8------------------8-----------|-7-----------------------------|
A|-6------------------------------|-5-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"It feels the same When you're pushed Out and"
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------8--------------8-------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
D|-----8--------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
A|-6------------------6-------6---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"away and into the crush"
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
D|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus Lead Lick]
this comes before the Verse ending
e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------3---1-----------|
G|------------------------3---2---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[PreChorus Lead]
second guitar is similar
e|---------3---------------5-------|---------6-----------------------|
B|---------3---------------6-------|---------8---------------6-------|
G|---------3---------------7-------|---------8---x-----------7-------|
D|---------5-----------7---7-------|-----8-------------------8-------|
A|-----5-----------5---------------|-6-------------------8-----------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-----------------6---------------|
"Of all the hidden pleasures you find what you're looking for"
I hope that you remember that pride Comes before a fall."
plays after each vocal line above:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------8---------------6-------|
G|---------8---------------7-------|
D|-----8---8-----------7---7-------|
A|-6---------------5---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
play 4x
e|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
G|-3-------3---3---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
D|-5-------5---5---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
A|-5-------5---5---x-------x-------|-6-------6---6---8-------8---8---|
E|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
"But i can barely see Up and down and back again"
"Despite what you believe I keep away from trouble"
"If who i am today's a sign of where i'm going"
"I'm ready to embrace."
[Bridge]
e|-5-------5---5---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-6-------6-------8---8p5-----8---|
G|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-5-------5-------7---7---7---7---|
D|-7-------7---7---5-------5---5---|-3-------3-------5---5---7h9-----|
A|-7-------7---7---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------5---5-------------------|---------------------------------|
"If everybody knows just who you are
e|-5-------5---5---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-6-------6---8-8-8---8p6-8br10~--|
G|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-5-------5---7-7-7---------------|
D|-7-------7---7---5-------5---5---|-3-------3---5-5-5---------------|
A|-7-------7---7---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------5---5-------------------|---------------------------------|
"When your walk on role becomes a major part"
e|-5-------5---5---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-6-------6---8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-5-------5---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-------7---7---5-------5---5---|-3-------3---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------7---7---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------5---5-------------------|---------------------------------|
"Have you ever attempted to be yourself"
e|-5-------5---5---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
B|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5---|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-------7---7---5-------5---5---|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-7-------7---7---3-------3---3---|---------------------------------|
E|-5-------5---5-------------------|---------------------------------|
"When everybody wants to you to be someone else?"
[Solo]
Rhythm chords noted on top
Gm Bb Eb5 F5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------5---5-------|
B|---------------------------------|-------3-----3-3-------------6---|
G|---------------------------3-----|-3-----3-----3-3---5---5-------5-|
D|-------------------------3---5---|-3h5-----3h5-----3---------------|
A|-3h5-----------------3h5---------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3~------3-3-6---------------|---------------------------------|
Gm Bb Eb5 F5
e|---------------------------------|-----------3-------------5p3-----|
B|---------------------------3-3---|-------------4-------6-------6-3-|
G|-3-----------3-3-----------------|---------3-----3-----------------|
D|---------3h5-------------3-----3-|-5---3h5---------3-----3---------|
A|---------------------3h5---------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gm Bb Eb5 F5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5-------|
B|-----------------3---------3-3---|---------4---3-------6-6-6-8-6---|
G|-------------4-4-3---------3-3---|-3-------------------5-5-5-5-5-7-|
D|-3h5-----3h5-5-5-3-------3-----3-|-3h5-3h5---------3---------------|
A|---------------------3h5---------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3---------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gm Bb Eb5 F5
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-3---|-----------4-4-----------6-------|
G|-------------------------------3-|---------3-----3---------5-------|
D|-------------------------3-------|-5---3h5---------3---3-----------|
A|-3h5-----------------3h5---------|---------------------------------|
E|-----3~------3-3-6---------------|---------------------------------|
"Ohh..."
[Last Chorus]
Gm Bb Eb5 F5
e|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
G|-3-------3---3---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
D|-5-------5---5---3-------3-------|-8-------8---8---10------10--10--|
A|-5-------5---5---x-------x-------|-6-------6---6---8-------8---8---|
E|-3-------3---3---6-------6-------|---------------------------------|
"You wanna see the things that traps them free"
"Better let go what ah lets them be"
"Have you ever attempted to be yourself"
"When everybody wants you to be someone else. Up and down and"
[Outro]
Rhythm chords noted on top
Gm Bb
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-15~-----------------15-15-15-15-15--15--15-|
G|-15~-----------------15-15-15-15-15--15--15-|
D|-------17--17---17-----------------17--17---|
A|---------17---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"back again"
Eb5 F5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-15~----------------------------------------|
G|-15~----------------------------------------|
D|-------17--17---17---15-15---15--15--15-----|
A|---------17------------------------17-------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"Going up and down and"
Gm Bb
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G|--------------------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|
D|-15h17--17--17--17--17p15-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"back again"
Eb5 F5 Gm
e|-------------------------------------------|---------|
B|-17----15----15---15----15-15-15-15----15--|---------|
G|-17----15----15---15----15-15-15-15----15--|---------|
D|----------17------------------------17-----|-17~~----|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------|
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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How to play Up And Down And Back Again
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.