------------------------------------------- "CHEER UP" by REEL BIG FISH ------------------------------------------- tabbed by Luke Brennan the_cookie_monster49@hotmail.com This is just about my favourite Reel big Fish song at the moment; i firgured it so i thought i'd write the tab and give a little back to mx Tuning: Normal (E,A,D,G,B,e) Timing: 3/4 INTRO Guitar 1 (lead): e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-/8-6~~~---------------//11-10b(11)r(10)-b-r-b-r-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-/8-6--6-6-5--5--4--4--3-b(4)r(3)1~~~------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| INTRO/VERSE Guitar 2 (rhythm): e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--------6--x-xx-xx-x4--4----------| D|-6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--4--4--6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--4--4----| A|-4--x-xx-xx-x2--2--4--4--4--x-xx-xx-x2--2--4--4----| E|-------------------2--2--------------------2--2----| PRE-CHORUS Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----| D|-6-—6--6-—6-—6--6—-6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----| A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----| E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------------| CHORUS Both Guitars e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-6--6--6--6-6-4--4--------6--6--6--6-6-4--4--------| D|-6--6--6--6-6-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-6-4--4--4--4--| A|-4--4--4--4-4-2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-2--2--4--4--| E|--------------------2--2---------------------2--2--| BRIDGE PART I For the "I'm not giving up yet..." part, it's just: Bb5 . . . b5 . . . (x3), G#5 . . . b5 . . Both guitars e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-6666666666664--4--------6666666666664--4----------| D|-6666666666664--4--4--4--6666666666664--4--4--4----| A|-4444444444442--2--4--4--4444444444442--2--4--4----| E|-------------------2--2--------------------2--2----| BRIDGE PART II Okay this part’s played on the trumpet but I thought I’d just tab it anyway e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-6~~---------9--9--7-9-7—-6~~---------4--4--4--6---| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Sequence: Guitar 1(lead) Guitar 2(rhythm) INTRO x1 INTRO/VERSE x2 [no lead in verse] INTRO/VERSE x2 PRE-CHORUS x1 PRE-CHORUS x1 CHORUS x2 CHORUS x2 INTRO (2nd half) x1 INTRO/VERSE half [verse] INTRO/VERSE x2 PRE-CHORUS x1 PRE-CHORUS x1 CHORUS x2 CHORUS x2 BRIDGE part I x2 BRIDGE part II x2 BRIDGE part II x4 CHORUS x4 LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR TIMING, REPEATING OF RIFFS etc. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE CD, THE ALBUM IS ‘CHEER UP’, THIS IS THE TITLE TRACK (no.4). THE ALBUM ALSO HAS THEIR SINGLE, ‘WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN’. GREAT CD.