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CHEER UP - Reel Big Fish
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Tabbed by: sic.transit2
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
This is probably one of the easiest songs in RBF's library. This is my first tab,
I'm very confident its correct. Please rate kindly! Feel free to email me with anything you
wrong with it! Thank you!
Guitar 1 (Aaron)
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[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------/6bbbbbb------------------------------------------------------- |
G|---/8\6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---/6666-4444-333---3-1------------------------------------------------------|
xxx xxx
[Pre-Chorus] (0:27)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1~----1-3-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Verse] (0:45)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/6666-4444-3333--3-1-------------------------------------------------------|
xxx xxx
[Pre-Chorus] (1:05)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--1~----1-3-4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 1] (1:24)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--666666666666-/6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------6---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------/6----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--666666666666----6----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------/9----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--666666666666---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2] (1:36)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6~-7~-6~-7~-6~-7~----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Scott)
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[Intro/Verse]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-xx-xx-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-xx-xx-4-4-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-xx-xx-2-2-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2222----------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] (0:26)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2~--22222222---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-66-2~-22222222----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6~-66-4~-44444444----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4~-44----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (0:33)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6~-44----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-44-4444-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4~-22-4444-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2222----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Verse] (0:46)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-xx-xx-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-xx-xx-4-4-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-xx-xx-2-2-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2222----------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] (0:52)
(note: On the album version, the muted notes in verse 2 are actually substituted by
on the A string by sliding up and down near the bridge of the guitar, it sounds pretty much
same, so you can do either/or)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-xx-xx-4-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-xx-xx-4-4-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-xx-xx-2-2-4444-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2222----------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus] (1:05)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2~--22222222---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-66-2~-22222222----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6~-66-4~-44444444----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4~-44----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (1:11)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6~-44----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-44-4444-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4~-22-4444-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2222----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge 1] (1:24)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--666666666666-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--666666666666-4-4-4444------------------------------------------------------|
A|--444444444444-2-2-4444------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------2222----------------------------------------------------|
[Breakdown] (1:45)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6~-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-4-4-4444----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4~-2-2-4444----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------2222---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] (2:02)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6\-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6\-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4\-2-2-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------2-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro] (2:14)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6~-4-4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6~-4-4-4444----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4~-2-2-4444----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------2222---------------------------------------------------------------|
So that's pretty much it. It's simple enough for a beginner to start learning some bends
slides and such. Email me with any questions or comments!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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