The Hives – Uptight (Guitar Tab)

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So this is probably one of my favorite songs by The Hives. It's fairly easy. The notes are all correct, and I apologize if the notation is a bit confusing. Comment with any suggestions and please give a positive rating if you like it! Beginning:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------3-3-5-55-55-5-5-3----------------------------|
A|-------1-------------1-1-3-3-33-33-5-5--------------------5-3-13/5\3-1---------1----|
E|---3-3--313-3-33-3-3--------------------------------------------------31-3-3-3--313-|

Verse 1: The notes hit on virtually every syllable.

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3-3-5-55-55-5-5-3----------------------------|
A|-------1-1-3-3-33-33-5-5--------------------5-3-13/5\3-1---------1----|
E|---3-3--------------------------------------------------31-3-3-3--313-|

Chorus

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|      
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------33333333------1-----------11111111----------555555555---|
E|111111111-----------3-3---313-33-33----------33333333-------------|

Pre-Verse (same riff as before)

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----1--------------|
E|-3-3--313-3-33-33---|

Verse 2 (same as Verse 1): The notes hit on virtually every syllable. Chorus Instrumental Solo

Gtr 1: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3-3-5-55-55-5-5-3---------------------------------------------|
A|----1-1-3-3-33-33-5-5-------------------5-3-13/5\3-1(Repeat once)-------1-----------|
E|3-3--------------------------------------------------------------3-1-3-3-3-1-3-33-33|

Gtr 2:
e|-1-33-1-3-1-33-1-3-------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|    Repeats several times  
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Hook
                             Kick on extra fuzz/distortion     
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------3-3-5-55-555------|      X2 
D|-----------------(Oh Yeah!)------5-5-3-3-5-55-555------|
A|----1----------------------------5-5-1-1-3-33-333------|
E|3-3--313-3-3-1-3-33-33-----------3-3-------------------|

Outro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-3-----------------5-5-3---------------------5-5-3---------------------|
A|-------5-3-13/5\3-1----------5-3-1-3s5s3-1-------------5--3-1-3s5s3-1------|
E|-------------------3-1--------------------3-1------------------------3-1-3-|