Straight Up And Down Chords & Tabs
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Straight Up and Down
(4 mins 30 seconds Version)
One of the Best songs ever!
Guitar 1 (part 1)
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------12-10-----10-12----5-3---3-5------12-10-----10-12----12^-10^-------|
A|-----------10-12------------3-5--------------10-12---------------12-10-12|
E|-10-10----------------3-3----------10-10----------------3-3--------------|
Guitar 2 (part 1)
Plays variations of the D and G chords.
D G
e|-------10----10-------------|
B|-------10----10--3-3-3-3-3--|
G|-11-11-11-11-11--4-4-5-4-4--| x4
D|-12-12-12-12-12--5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-12-12----12-----5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-10-10----10-----3-3-3-3-3--|
Guitar 1 (part 2)
Play Whichever way you think sounds more like it. ( ) parts optional.
D x4 D
e|-----2-0---0---------3----(3)-| Can > |-----2-0-------------3----(3)-|
B|---------3---3-----3----------| Also > |---------3---3-----3----------|
G|---2-----------0-0-----(0)----| Be > |---2-------2---0-0-----(0)----|
D|-0----------------------------| Played > |-0----------------------------|
A|------------------------------| Like > |------------------------------|
E|------------------------------| This > |------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (part 2)
Similar to Part 1. ( ) parts optional.
D G
e|----------10----10----------------3-3-3-3--------|
B|----------10----10-------------- -3-3-3-3--------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-(11)--4-4-4-5-4-4-(4)-(4)| x4
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
E|-10-10-12-10-10-10-(10)-(10)--3-3-3-3-3-5-(3)-(3)|
Guitar 1 (part 3)
e|----------10----10-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-5-4-4--------| x4
D|-------12----12----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Whilst Guitar 2 Plays (Part 2) again.
D G
e|----------10----10----------------3-3-3-3--------|
B|----------10----10-------------- -3-3-3-3--------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-(11)--4-4-4-5-4-4-(4)-(4)| x4
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
E|-10-10-12-10-10-10-(10)-(10)--3-3-3-3-3-5-(3)-(3)|
Guitar 1 (Part 2 again)
D x4 D
e|-----2-0---0---------3----(3)-| Can > |-----2-0-------------3----(3)-|
B|---------3---3-----3----------| Also > |---------3---3-----3----------|
G|---2-----------0-0-----(0)----| Be > |---2-------2---0-0-----(0)----|
D|-0----------------------------| Played > |-0----------------------------|
A|------------------------------| Like > |------------------------------|
E|------------------------------| This > |------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/brian_jonestown_massacre/straight_up_and_down_tab.html ]
Guitar 2 (part 2 again)
D G
e|----------10----10----------------3-3-3-3--------|
B|----------10----10-------------- -3-3-3-3--------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-(11)-(11)--4-4-4-5-4-4-(4)-(4)| x4
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-(12)--5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-(5)|
E|-10-10-12-10-10-10-(10)-(10)--3-3-3-3-3-5-(3)-(3)|
Both Guitars (Chorus)
Strumming pattern is up to whatever you think sounds most like it.
D B G D B D
e|-10----8----3----10----| |-8----| |-10---|
B|-10----8----3----10----| |-8----| |-10---|
G|-11----9----4----11----| x2 |-9----| x16 |-11---|
D|-12----10---5----12----| |-10---| End on D |-12---|
A|-12----10---5----12----| |-10---| |-12---|
E|-10----8----3----10----| |-8----| |-10---|
Then: Guitar 1 (part1) x1
+
Guitar 2 (part1) x2
Then: Guitar 1 (part3) x4
+
Guitar 2 (part2) x4
Then: Both Guitars (chorus)
Both Guitars (part 4)
D G
e|-2--2-2---2--2-2--3--3-3---3--3-3-|
B|-3--3-3---3--3-3--3--3-3---3--3-3-|
G|-2--2-2---2--2-2--0--0-0---0--0-0-| x2 for guitar 1
D|-0--0-0---0--0-0--0--0-0---0--0-0-| x4 for guitar 2
A|------------------2--2-2---2--2-2-|
E|------------------3--2-2---2--2-2-|
Guitar 1 (part 5) Whilst Guitar 2 continues ^^ above.
D G
e|-2-2-0----------2-2-0----------------------------|
B|-3-----3-----3--3-----3-----3--3/8-----------8/3-|
G|-2-------2-2----2-------2-2----------------------| x2
D|-0--------------0--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Solo) Whilst Guitar 2 Plays (chorus)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
G|-------------------------------------------10-10--10-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^----|
D|---------------------------10--12--12-10-12-----12--------------------------|
A|-----10-10^-10^-10^-10---12--12---------------------------------------------|
E|10-13-----------------13----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------10-10-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-13---------13-10--10-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------12-------10-10--10--10-12-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12-10-----|
D|------------------------10-12-----12--12-------------------------------12---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------10-10--10-10--------------------------------------------------|
D|12-10h12-----12-----12-12--12-12--12-10-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12-10^--------------8-8--------|
E|---------------------------------------------13-10-10-8-10----10-10-8-|
Both guitars (Ending)
e|-8---| |-10---| |-8---| |-10---|
B|-8---| |-10---| |-8---| |-10---|
G|-9---| x16 |-11---| x1 |-9---| x16 |-11---|
D|-10--| |-12---| |-10--| |-12---|
A|-10--| |-12---| |-10--| |-12---|
E|-8---| |-10---| |-8---| |-10---|
Tabbed by ear and videos of live performances. All apologies if there are any mistakes.
KEEP MUSIC EVIL.
