Waking Up - Elastica

Waking Up

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Tablatura interativa
5 Guitar Amps for Beginners That Are Actually Great
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
There's a couple of versions of this knocking around but none are quite complete so here's my two penneth
 
Artist: Elastica
Album: Elastica (1995)
 
Lead Guitar: Donna Matthews
 
[Intro]
 
Nothing for the first 7 seconds, let Justine get this one going
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-------2~--------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
Bass break. Go on, Annie! Hold the B and fade to feedback
 
[Verse 1] Donna plays bar/power chords through the verses so do whichever you prefer
 
Am C G Am Am D G Am
e|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
B|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
G|-5-5-5--9--9--9---4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--11-11-11--4-4-4--5-5-5-5----------|
D|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
A|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
 
Am C G Am Am D G Am
e|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
B|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
G|-5-5-5--9--9--9---4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--11-11-11--4-4-4--5-5-5-5----------|
D|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
A|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---4-----------0---2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7~------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Break]
 
I like to add some chorus here to lift it out of the mix, sounds like this is what Donna does but can't get
a good look at her pedal board on YouTube
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14/12-12-12/9-9-9-9-9-7-7/4h5p4-2-2------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16-17-16-14-12-12-14-14-7-7-7-7/4h5p4-2-2~-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hold the A with a bit of vibrato into feedback and let Annie do her thing
 
[Verse 2] Second verse, same as the first!
 
Am C G Am Am D G Am
e|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
B|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
G|-5-5-5--9--9--9---4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--11-11-11--4-4-4--5-5-5-5----------|
D|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
A|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
 
Am C G Am Am D G Am
e|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
B|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
G|-5-5-5--9--9--9---4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--11-11-11--4-4-4--5-5-5-5----------|
D|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
A|-7-7-7--10-10-10--5-5-5--7-7-7-7--7-7-7--12-12-12--5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------|
E|-5-5-5--8--8--8---3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--10-10-10--3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---4-----------0---2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7~------------------------|
E|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Break/Solo] Part of this is played by Justine in the video and I assume on the track but we're going to
take the glory on lead
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14---------------------------------2-2-2-2-5-4-2-0-0-0-0------------|
D|----------14-14-14-14----------2~------2~-----------------------3----------|
A|----------------------12~--0-3-----0-3----------------------------2-0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14/12-12-12/9-9-9-9-9-7-7/4h5p4-2-2------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-16-17-16-14-12-12-14-14-7-7-7-7/4h5p4-2-2~-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hold the A for a quick bass break
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2---2-----------0---2-----------2---4-----------0---2-----------------|
A|-0-3---3---3-0-3---2---2---3-0-3-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-----------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------3-------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
D|-----2---4-----------0---2--------------------------2-----------------------|
A|-0-3---3---5-0-5---2---2---3-0-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--0-----------------------|
E|-----------------3----------------------------------x-----------------------|
 
Let the Am ring out to finish
 
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| x Dead note
 
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How to play Waking Up

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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.

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