Fire Engines "Get Up and Use Me (Version)" from Hungry Beat (2007) compilation on Acute Records originally on Lubricate Your Living Room LP (1981) standard tuning w/ capo on 2nd fret Note* The overall structure of this song is very much like that of James Brown's pioneering Funk material of the late 60's and early 70's. There's two guitars playing spare funky riffs that call and respond or interlock with one another and repeat throughout most of the song, only with occasional variations. Then a bridge is featured somewhere in the middle of the song and serves as the only change. The Contortions and James Chance/White also use this template quite often so it helps to be familiar with it when attempting to play this song. Guitar 1 main riff e|--------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------3-(3)-3-|| G|-6-----6--4--3------6---6--0--0--3-----3----|| D|--------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------|| alternately played like this every other measure or so, slight improvisation with pattern is key. e|--------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------3-(3)-3-|| G|-6--6--6--4--3h4p3--6---6--0--0--3-----3----|| D|--------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------|| Guitar 1's main riff variant played once every third measure or so during verses. Listen to song for the pattern. e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------4--4--4-| G|-7------7--0--4------7---7--7--0--4----------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 main riff, this riff drops out more often in order to play the skronk freakout leads, so listen for the pattern. e|--------------------------------------------|| B|------------------------------------3-------|| G|-0-----0--4--3------0---0--0--0--3--------0-|| D|--------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------|| Guitar 2's skronk freakout leads are based around these chords and simultaneous use of the whammy bar while picking them, but there's heavy improvisation so just play along, listen, and make your own interpretation. e|--------------------------------------------| B|-13---13-13--------------------13-13-13-13--| G|-13---13-13-13---13-15-13---13-13-13-13-13--| D|------------13---13-15-13---13--------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 fill during guitar 2's freakout e|-----------------------------------| B|-/12-12-12-12-12-/12--12-12-12-12--| G|-/12-12-12-12-12-/12--12-12-12-12--| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Rest on D# note during the "chorus" of "so GET UP!... use me," except when going into the first guitar freakout and then the bridge. Guitar 1 bridge riff e|---------------------------------------------|| B|---------------------------------------------|| G|---------------------------------------------|| x 3 D|-0--1--2--3---3--3--3--0--1--2--3----3--2----|| A|---------------------------------------------|| E|---------------------------------------------|| cont. x 1 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-| D|-0--1--2--3---3--3--3-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 bridge riff, V = depressed whammy bar e|---------------------------------------------|| B|---------------------------------------------|| G|(2)V-----------------*(2)V------------------*|| x 7 D|(2)V-----------------*(2)V------------------*|| A|-0-V_________________*-0-V__________________*|| E|---------------------------------------------|| cont. x1 into another freakout lead e|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13| G|(2)V-----------------*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13| D|(2)V-----------------*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13| A|-0-V_________________*------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| That's it. Please leave comments, questions, corrections, suggestions, or requests. Cheers! -Bennyshambles78-
