Headstones - Cut Me Up
Album - Smile and Wave
Transcribed by: S. Soderling
Tabbed by: I. Langley
Intro
B5 C#5 A5 E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------- 2X
G|----------------------------------------------- On the 2nd time through the last
D|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--2-x-2-2-2 chord (E5) is replaced with a
A|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--2-x-2-2-2 pick scrape.
E|-7-x-7-7-7--9--x-9--9--9---5-x-5-5-5--0-x-0-0-0
B5 C#5 A5 E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------- 2X
G|----------------------------------------------- Each chord is played 8 times very
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2-------- fast with the same chord
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2-------- progression.
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0--------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/headstones/cut_me_up_tab.html ]
Verse
" You cut me up, you cut me down ... "
B5 C#5 A5 E5
E|----------------------------------------------- 2X
B|----------------------------------------------- Each chord is played 8 times very
G|----------------------------------------------- fast but they are all palm muted.
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2-------- With the same chord progression.
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2-------- You get the same sound if you
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0-------- play only the top 2 strings.
pm pm pm pm
" I'm not a mess, I'm not the freak ... "
B5 C#5 A5 E5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------- Play this once.
G|----------------------------------------------- Each chord 8 times.
D|-9----------11-------------7----------2-------- No palm mute.
A|-9----------11-------------7----------2--------
E|-7----------9--------------5----------0--------
" I am right here, I am complete ... "
B5 C#5 A5 F#5
E|-----------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------- Play this once same as above.
G|--------------------------------------11------- Each chord 8 times, but
D|-9----------11-------------7----------11------- the chord progression is changed.
A|-9----------11-------------7----------9-------- The last chord (previously E5)
E|-7----------9--------------5----------x-------- is now F#5
Chorus
" And no more wasted time ... "
E5 C#5 E5 C#5
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-9-x-9-9-9-----------------9-x-9-9-9---------------
D|-9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11--9-x-9-9-9--11-x-11-11-11
A|-7-x-7-7-7--11-x-11-11-11--7-x-7-7-7--11-x-11-11-11
E|-x-x-x-x-x--9--x-9--9--9---x-x-x-x-x--9--x-9--9--9-
" You got something to prove ... "
B5 F#5 E5 B5 F#5 E5
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2-
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2-
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0-
" I've got nothing to prove ... "
B5 F#5 E5 E
E|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------1--------------
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2 Hold --2 Hold---------
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--4-2 Chord--2 Chord--------
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-0--------0--------------
Repeat Verse
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Intro (First Part)
Interlude
" And I wanna give you something ... "
A5 G#5 C#5 F#5 A5 G#5 F#5
E|-------------------------------------------- Play all chords 8 times fast.
B|-------------------------------------------- Palm muted. On the chords
G|--------------------------------------11---- indicated with *'s accent
D|-7-----6-----11-----4-----7-----6-----11---- the first strum. Do not palm mute
A|-7-----6-----11-----4-----7-----6-----9----- the last chord in the progression
E|-5-----4-----9------2-----5-----4-----x----- (F#5)play it 16 times fast.
pm pm pm* pm pm* pm
Repeat Chorus
That's it! I hope this is somewhat helpful.
Questions or Comments to ilangley@shaw.ca
05/26/02
