• Song:

    Cheer Up

  • Artist:

    Reel Big Fish

  • Album:

    Greatest Hit And More

-------------------------------------------
		        "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.
Show more