Artist: Maroon 5 Song: Wake Up Call Album: It won't be soon before long Tabbed by Joe Mahon Email: Jmahon92@yahoo.com This song requires two guitars One with a soft rhythm sound (Guitar 1) The other a heavier electric sound (Guitar 2) Song Structure: Verse Prechorus Chorus Verse Prechorus Chorus Breakdown Bridge Chorus Breakdown Fade out chorus Verse: Both guitars play a chord one after another in a triplet (three chords) so a triplet is guitar 1 then 2 then 1 again and repeat Guitar 1 Em Am e:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-| B:-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-| G:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-| X2 D:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-| A:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-| E:-----------------------------------------------| AS MENTIONED, DURING GUITAR 1'S X'S (MUTES), GUITAR 2 PLAYS Guitar 2 (HEARD BETTER ON LIVE VERSIONS) XX= 2 muted strikes Em Bm Em Bm Ebm Am Am Am e:-XX-7--XX-7--XX-7--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| B:-XX-8--XX-7--XX-8--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| G:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| X2 D:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| A:----------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------| Prechorus: This is a bit tricky to get the rhythms together right. XX= DOUBLE MUTE STRUMS (WHILE OTHER GUITAR PLAYS OVER) Guitar 1 Em B e:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-| B:-XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-| G:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-8-| D:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-| A:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-| E:----------------------------------------7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-| Guitar 2 Em A B e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-| A:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-| E:-0000-----0000-----0000-----00-0--5--7777-----7777-----7777-----77-7-7-| You might hear this next part played over with a synthesizer but it sounds well on Guitar 2 settings palm muted. All Palm Muted: Em e:--------------------------------------| B:--------------------------------------| G:-------6-----------------6------------| D:----7-----7-----------7-----7----7----| X2 A:-9-----------9-----9-----------9------| E:--------------------------------------| B e:--------------------------------------| B:--------------------------------------| G:------6------------------6------------| D:---6-----6------------6-----6----6----| X2 A:-8----------8------8-----------8------| E:--------------------------------------| Chorus is the same as the prechorus but there is no A powerchord connector between the Em and the B on Guitar 2 Verse follows, same as before with heavier piano voices Prechorus same Chorus same Break down: Guitar 1 E Eb D Db e:---------------------| B:---------------------| G:-9-XX-8-XX-7-XX-6----|XX X2 THEN BRIDGE D:---------------------| A:-7-XX-6-XX-5-XX-4-XX-| E:---------------------| Guitar 2 E F# G A e:--------------------| B:--------------------| G:--------------------| X2 THEN BRIDGE D:--------------------| A:--------------------| E:-0----2----3----5---| Bridge: Just one chord and it's pretty much the same for both guitars Guitar 1 and 2 B e:---- B:---- G:-4-- Consistent strums through the bridge ("I'm sorry darling....") D:-4-- A:-2-- Chorus as normal but with the breakdown part after "I don't feel so bad") Fades out with chorus