• Song:

    Pears

  • Artist:

    Grown Ups

This song is on Grown Ups' only LP, released in 2010 from Topshelf Records. This song 
starts out in thekey of G,
relative to the tuning. There is no live footage that allows you to see any guitars clearly.
Request a Grown Ups song in the comments and I can tab it. I'm going to tab most of them eventually but
I can prioritize. Some of the chords are hard to hear exactly what they are playing.
To learn Grown Ups' songs listen with only 1 headphone in.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Only a few parts are hard.

Guitar 1 (left guitar)
Make as much feedback as possible while starting to play this 8x. The drums and bass make it sound
different but the guitar is the same during "come on, I swear!"


Guitar 1 plays this.
Eb/-----------------------------7-5-3-2----------------------------------|
Bb/--5-3-0-3--5-3-0-3--5-3-0-3--8-7-5-3----------------------------------|
F#/--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
C#/----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------|

If you only have one guitar, add the notes guitar 2 plays on the G string- forming a 
G/B, a F#/D and D/B. In
such a case play this six times. Tabbed as

     3x         1x
eb/--------|------7777--|
bb/8-7---7-|8888--8888--|
g#/9-7-7-7-|9999--------|
c#/----9---|------------|
g#/---------------------|
Eb/---------------------|


0:36
This 15/0 chord on the B/G strings is hit on each 1/4 note for 4 measures. The third is not in there.
If you don't like the tone the same notes can be played on the B string (sliding down from 12) and
it sounds good.
Eb/-7s5s3s2s7s5s3s2s7s5s3s2--7-7-7-7-7s10-10-10-10-10-|---------------------|
Bb/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|-15------------------|
F#/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|-0-------------------|
C#/---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G#/---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb/---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|


"I'm bitter at best"
The third chord feels like it should be strummed another three times but they don't do it in the recording.
Eb/---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb/-3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0-----|-----3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0---------------|
F#/-5-5-5---4-4-4---7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5---4-4-4---7-7-7---------------|
C#/-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-----|-----5-5-5-----------5-5-5---------------|
G#/-3-3-3---2-2-2---5-5-5-----|-----3-3-3---2-2-2---5-5-5---------------|
Eb/---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


"In my bed, perhaps a tent"
Eb/-------------------------------------------------------------33333333-7h10-7h10-7h10-7h10--|
Bb/--------------------0------0------0------0-------------------00000000-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0---|
F#/-5555555444477777---7------7------7------7-55555555444477777-00000000-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0---|
C#/-555555555555555555-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-55555555555555555-------------------------------|
G#/-3333333222255555--------------------------33333333222255555-------------------------------|
Eb/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    **************** **   * **   * **  * **   ****************

Instrumental

First time
Eb/-7s5s3s2s7s5s3s2s7s5s3s2--7-7-7-7-7s10-10-10-10-10-|
Bb/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|
F#/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--|
C#/---------------------------------------------------|
G#/---------------------------------------------------|
Eb/---------------------------------------------------|


Second time the "into" riff is done only twice intead of 4 times. Fill at 1:16 is something like

Eb/-7s5s3s2s7s5s3s2s------------------------------|
Bb/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0000--0-0---0000-0---------|
F#/-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----9999--9-9---7777-7---------|
C#/-----------------------------------------------|
G#/--------------------7777--7-7---5555-5---------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------|


"Cough, kiss and caress." The palm mute part is not done.
Eb/---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb/-3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0-----|-----3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0---------------|
F#/-5-5-5---4-4-4---7-7-7-----|-----5-5-5---4-4-4---7-7-7---------------|
C#/-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-----|-----5-5-5-----------5-5-5---------------|
G#/-3-3-3---2-2-2---5-5-5-----|-----3-3-3---2-2-2---5-5-5---------------|
Eb/---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Eb/------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|
Bb/-3-3-3---3-3-3---0-0-0----------3-3-3---3-3-3---0----------------------------|
F#/-5-5-5---4-4-4---7-7-7----------5-5-5---4-4-4---4----------------------------|
C#/-5-5-5-----------5-5-5----------5-5-5-----------2----------------------------|
G#/-3-3-3---2-2-2---5-5-5----------3-3-3---2-2-2---2----------------------------|
Eb/------------------------------------------------0----------------------------|



"What really is forever?" - Key change to E
eb/-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/-x-x----------------------------------------------------------12121212s10101010--|
F#/-x-x-88888-88888s999-9999999s1111s13s14s13-13-13-13-13-13-13-s-------------------|
C#/-x-x----------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9s-7-7-7-7---|
G#/-x-x-66666-66666s777-7777777s-9-9-11s12s11-11-11-11-11-11-11-s-------------------|
Eb/-x-x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb/----------------------------------|
bb/----------------------------------|
g#/----------------------------------|
c#/-----------9--------------9-------|
g#/----7h9s11--11---7h9s11----11-----|
Eb/-9-------------9------------------|

The above are done 2x.

Rest while guitar 2 starts picking.

Come in at 2:04 with this
"WE BOTH BELONG"
The arpegio is done twice. The notes are there but if you find a different fretting easier then go
ahead.
eb/-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------0-|
bb/-------------------------|-----------------0-------------0-----7h9--------9h12---|
g#/-------------------------|-----------9p8---8-------9p8---8---------8-------------|
c#/--------------9----------|---------------9-9-----------9-9---9---------9---------|
g#/--9h11--9--7--------9h11-|--------11------------11-------------------------------|
Eb/-------------------------|-----12------------12------------9---------9-----------|

"WE BOTH BEEE LOOONG!"
eb/--------------------------------12p11-------------------------------------------|
bb/--------12-------12-------12---------12-------12------12-1212121212121212121212-|
g#/----13-------13-------13------13----------13------13-----1313131313131313131313-|
c#/--14--14---14--14---11--11--11----------14--14--14--14---1111111111111111111111-|
g#/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

We still both belong
eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bb/--1212121212121212-1212121212121212-1212121212121212-1212121212121212--------------|
g#/--1313131313131313-1313131313131313-1313131313131313-1313131313131313--------------|
c#/--1414141414141414-1111111111111111-1414141414141414-1111111111111111--------------|
g#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Maybe? It works well.
Last set of "we both belong"
Eb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#/-9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999----|
C#/-9999999999999999999999997777777799999999999999999999999977777777----|
G#/-7777777777777777--------000000007777777777777777--------00000000----|
Eb/-----------------99999999------------------------99999999------------|


Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/-9---9---9------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#/-9---9---9-----9-88-66-44-99-1111-1313-11-11-------------9--88-66-66h8p6h8--|
C#/-----------rest------------------------11-11h13p11h13-----------------------|
G#/-7---7---7-----7-66-44-22-77--9-9-1111-------------------7--66-44-----------|
Eb/---------------------------------------14-14--------------------------------|


"I tried to make a difference."

Eb/-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
Bb/-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
F#/------------------9-88-66-44-99-1111--13-13|-------9-88-66-66h8p6h8-|
C#/-9999999999999999--------------------------|-EH!--------------------|
G#/-7777777777777777-7-66-44-22-77--9-9--11-11|-------7-66-44----------|
Eb/-------------------------------------------|------------------------|

"I tried to make a difference, no matter what the distance, I tried to make a difference but I failed."
Eb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#/-9999999999999999-11111111111111111111-999999999999999999-11-11-11---|
C#/-9999999999999999-11111111111111111111-999999999999999999-11-11-11---|
G#/-7777777777777777--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-777777777777777777--9--9--9---|
Eb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|




Intro guitar 2 (0:12)
The second part is done 3X. The other times there are slight variations.

Eb/---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb/10h12p10p0---7h8p7---|--8s7s3s7s8s7s3s7s12s10s8s7s-12121212s15151515---|
F#/-------------------7-|-------------------------------------------------|
C#/---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G#/---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb/---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


You can hear the open G string at 0:35
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/8s7s3s7s8s7s3s7s12s10s8s7s-12121212s15151515---------------------------|
F#/----------------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---------------------------|
C#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Eb/---------------------------7-7-7s-10-10-10----------------------------|
Bb/8s7s3s7s8s7s3s7s12s10s8s7s-8-8-8s-12-12-12----------------------------|
F#/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0--0----------------------------|
C#/----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------|


0:41 -T shorthand for Tremolo picked.
Eb/------------------------------------15T14T-----------------------------|
Bb/------------------------------1212-------15T12T10T---------------------|
F#/-1212121212121212-1111111111111111-------------------------------------|
C#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/-1010101010101010--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


0:48 -2x
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/--------------------------------12---12--12--12-15p0-12p0-10h12p10----------|
F#/-12--12--11--11--12--12-------------------------------------------12--------|
C#/------------------------12--12----------------------------------------------|
G#/---10--10--10--10--10-----10--10---10--10--10-------------------------------|
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"In my bed, perhaps a tent"
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/88887777-8888--------0------0------0------0-888877778888-----000000000-10h12p0-7h8p7----|
F#/77777777-----7777----7------7------7------7-7777777-----7777-777777777---------------7--|
C#/---------99997777-55-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-55-5--------777799999-555555555------------------|
G#/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ***************** **   * **   * **      *******************

Instrumental

Eb/---------------------------7-7-7s-10-10-10-------------------------------------------|
Bb/8s7s3s7s8s7s3s7s12s10s8s7s-8-8-8s-12-12-12-/8s7s3s7-----12p010p0-7h8p7---------------|
F#/0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--0--0--0-0-0-0--------------------7-----77----7-|
C#/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------55----5-|
Eb/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


The start of verse 2 is same as 0:48. 2x.

"Down your stairs, my tired feet disagree with me."
Eb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#/-99999----44444----77777---9h12-----11---------99999----44444----4---|
C#/--------------------------------9h12---12p9----------------------2---|
G#/-77777----22222----55555-----------------------77777----22222----2---|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------0---|


Key change. The two guitars sound pretty much the same here. This is followed by the 
fill, and the cycle is done
twice.
eb/-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/-x-x----------------------------------------------------------12121212s10101010---|
F#/-x-x-88888-88888s999-9999999s1111s13s14s14--14s13-13-13-13-13-s-------------------|
C#/-x-x----------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9s-7-7-7-7----|
G#/-x-x-66666-66666s777-7777777s-9-9-11s12s12--12s11-11-11-11-11-s-------------------|
Eb/-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The fill (played quite quickly)-The last B note is bent a little bit
eb/--------------------------------------|
bb/---------4h5p4------4h5p4-------------|
g#/------4h6--------4h6------4v----------|
c#/---4h6--------4h6---------------------|
g#/--------------------------------------|
Eb/--------------------------------------|

Immediately after, guitar 1 rests a bit. Done many times.
eb/-------------------------------------------------------------|
bb/----------0----------0----------------0-------------0--------|
g#/------8----88-----8---88-----------8----88-------8----88-----|
c#/----9-----------9--------9p6----9-------------9---------9p6--|
g#/--7-----------7----------------------------------------------|
Eb/------------------------------9-------------9----------------|

at 2:30
eb/----------------------------------------00000000-----------|
bb/----------0----------0------------------00000000-----------|
g#/------8----88-----8---88----------------99999999-----------|
c#/----9-----------9--------9p6---66666666--------------------|
g#/--7-----------7----------------44444444-77777777-----------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                  ********

Last sets of "we both belong"
Eb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#/-9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999----|
C#/-9999999999999999999999997777777799999999999999999999999977777777----|
G#/-7777777777777777--------000000007777777777777777--------00000000----|
Eb/-----------------99999999------------------------99999999------------|

This fill is really quick. Guitar one does the chord and then pauses for it.
Eb/--------16p12-----------------------------------|
Bb/-------------16p12------------------------------|
F#/------------------13----------------------------|
C#/------------------------------------------------|
G#/------------------------------------------------|
Eb/------------------------------------------------|

Eb/------------------------------------------------------|
Bb/------------------------------------------------------|
F#/--9-88-66-44-99-1111-1313-11-9h11-8h9p9-----9-88------|
C#/---------------------------------------9--------44-66-|
G#/--7-66-44-22-77--9-9-1111--9----------------7-66------|
Eb/------------------------------------------------22-44-|

Tremolo fill during "I tried to make a difference"
Eb/----------7---77777-----------------------------------------------|
Bb/------------7------7777-------------------------------------------|
F#/------8h9----------------9-88-66-44------------------9-88-66-88---|
C#/---------------------------------------44-66--rest----------------|
G#/-------------------------7-66-44-22-77---------------7-66-44-66---|
Eb/------------------------------------00-22-44----------------------|


Shorthand-I put a T after every tremolo-picked note.

Eb/----------7---7T-----------7----7T-11T-14T-11T-9T-7T----7h9-7p0h7p0----------------|
Bb/------------7------7T--------7--------------------------------------7--------------|
F#/------8h9--------------8h9---------------------------------------------------------|
C#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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