Live – Get Ready (Guitar Tab)

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Performed By: LIVE From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain" Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk Comments, questions, corrections, requests are welcome Eb(D#) tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to high (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High Chords Used In Order of Appearence (Low to High): C | x 3 2 0 1 0 Am | x 0 2 2 1 0 G | 3 2 0 0 3 3 *G | 3 5 5 4 3 3 F | x 0 3 2 1 1 *F | 1 3 3 2 1 1 *Played as barre throughout verses, as open for chorus (picking part) However, you may alternate as you wish Verse 1: (Note: While playing each chord, there is a part where the two "top strings" of each chord are played open twice quickly, then hammered-on quickly back to the original chord. Like this):

   C                       Am
|--0-------------0--|    |--0-------------0--|
|--1-------------1--|    |--1-------------1--|
|--0------0-0----0--|    |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--2------0-0h2--2--|    |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--3------0-0h3--3--|    |--0------0-0----0--|
|--x------x-x----x--|    |--x------x-x----x--|
 strum         strum      strum         strum

C Am Come on get ready, this is the Spring of our love C Am Come on get ready, feels like it's ordained from above C Am We have the power to do what we came to do * C Am G (continue into chorus) This is the hour, the sun is shining on you *G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus Chorus: C Am The future is now, the past is gone forever F G We can come together, the light is our way C Am The future is now, the past is gone forever F We belong together.... C (down strum) Get ready Chorus picking part: (Let notes ring)

               C                                       Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------0----------------------------------------2----|
Db|-----------------0----2-----------------------------------0----2---------|
Ab|------------3----------------------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The future is now The past is gone forever

               F                                        G
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
Db|----------------------0----3-----------------------------------0---------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------------------------------3--------------|
Eb|------------1----------------------------------------3-------------------|

We can come together The light is our way Repeat first three parts of chorus (C, Am, F), then end with:

       C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------1h3--1-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--0--------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------0----2------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Get ready Verse 2: C Am Come on get ready, the beach is washing away C Am Come on get ready, the high tide of our love is here to stay C Am We will have the power to do the good and the true * C Am G (continue into chorus) This is the hour, the whole world is waiting for you *G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus (Chorus repeats then into solo at end of chorus) Solo: (Note: There is obviously an easier way to play the end of this. However, I find that playing it the way that I have tabbed sounds better)

       C                                 G          C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--------------------------------------------0--------|
Db|--------------0h2-----2----2--0----------------------------0h2-----2-----|
Ab|----3--3--3----------------------3----2--2--0----3--3--3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   -----------------8--8--7--3--5--3--3h5p3h5p3h5p3~~~~---------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----4--5/7--7------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|

After solo: (Chorus repeats once without guitar until): G We can come together, the light is our way (G is downstrummed 6 to 8 times, then second half of chorus repeats with guitar) (Chorus is then repeated again with different lyrics (get ready x4) and variation to part):

x2
       C                                  Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------|
Db|---------0----2----0------------------------0----2----0------------------|
Ab|----3----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Get ready                          Get ready

Ending: (Comprised of two parts. Part 1 is the end solo, Part 2 is a second guitar playing power chords) Part 1 End solo:

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"----7"----9"---------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   --------------------------------------------------8"----5"----5~~~~------|
   ----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"---------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 Power chords (let ring)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Db|----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----------------|
Ab|----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----------------|
Eb|----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   ----5---------------------------------5----------------------5~~~~-------|
   ----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----5~~~~-------|
   ----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----3~~~~-------|
   ----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|

END