Chickenfoot - "Get it Up"
From Debut album
Standard tuning, 22 frets
tabbed by jjhand
This was a tougher tab, so please rate and comment if you like it. A lot of
guitar craziness in this song so take your time learning it!
Main Riff/Intro - play 2x
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------7-|--------------------------------9-|
E|-2-2-0-2---2-0-3---3-0-5---5-7/9---|2-2-0-2---2-0-3---3-0-5---5-7/9---|
Main Riff - repeated background part (quieter part behind the main riff)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-9-11---11-9-12---12-9-14---14-14-16-|this may not be exactly right
D|-11-11-9-11---11-9-12---12-9-14---14-14-16-|play as short notes
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 - * = has slight pinch harmonics (ZZtop style)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------------|------11------9------------|-----------------------|
D|-11----------11-12--11h12-|-11------11-9-----9-12-----|-11-----9---11-12-11p9-|
A|-9------------------------|-9-----------------------9-|-9---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------|-------11--9----------|
D|-11-------***-*-*----*---*---|-----11---9---12---11p9-|-11------11---11--9---|
A|----------777-9-9b10-b10-b10-|-9----------------------|--------------------9-|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------11--------------------|
D|-9h11-------9---11-12-11h12p11-|----11-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-9---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------/x\-pick scrape--|
Play Main Riff (0:44)
Vocals: "Get it Up! Areeba!"
Verse 2
e|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------9~-------------------|--------------------------|
D|-11-------9--11-12-9h11-9-|-11------12-11--9h11-9h11--|-11-----------------------|
A|-9------------------------|-9-------------------------|-9----9h10-7--9-10-9h10p7-|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
B|-----------12NH---------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
G|----------------11-12NH-------|-11----11-----------------|-------11--9---------|
D|---11---11--------------11-11-|---------11-9--11-12-11p9-|-11------11---11b12--|
A|-9----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|
e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|--------------3NH\\trem bar dive--|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-r11-------9-----------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------9-----9-10---9h10p7-|-9--7h9---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bridge
Rhythm
e|------------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|-9-----7p6---7----------|
A|-9-----------7p6-----7--------|-7---------7-5----------|
E|-7---------------7---5--------|-0----------------------|
|
|Lead
e|---------------------12-------|-----16-12----17b19~----|
B|-14b16-b16-b16r14-12----------|-----------15-----------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------|
Lead continues with wah, notice how many times to repeat pattern:
Ab5 (Rhythm guitar chord) G5 B5 C5
e|----------------------15p13------|----------------|--------------------------|
B|-15p13--15p13--15p13-------------|-14p12----------|-17p16--------19p17-------|
G|------13-----13-----13-----13----|------12--------|------16-----------17-----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|
^______Play this 2x_______^ ^_Play 8x ^_Play 4x ^_Play 4x
D5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-20p19--20p19--20p19--20p19--20p19--20tr19--|
G|------19-----19-----19-----19---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Solo Rhythm (2:02-2:29):
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5--|
A|-----0-5-7-5--------0-5-7-5-7----|
E|-0-3------------0-3--------------|
Solo
e|-17b19--b19~~---15b17--|---15~~----------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|--------------5NH------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------3NH------|
E|-----------------------|--------12\--------12\-|
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------12-14-12----------12-14-12-14-14-|---------12-14-12----------12-14-12-14--|
G|---------12-14-12----------12-14-12-14-14-|---------12-14-12----------12-14-12-14--|
D|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|---12-14-------------12-14----------------|---12-14-------------12-14--------------|
E|-0-----------------0----------------------|-0-----------------0--------------------|
e|-x--12vb15------------|--12vb15---b15vb17r12~~---|
B|----------------------|--------------------------|
G|---------------12~~~--|--------------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chickenfoot/get_it_up_tab.html ]
e|--------------12h15p12-----12--------12--------12-----12-12------|
B|---15b17~-------------15b17--12-15b17--12-15b17--12-15-----15-12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-20b22~~~---19-18-17-15------------22b24~~~----|
B|------------------------17-15-17---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Solo Ending - Rhythm plays Bridge Riff 2x
e|--17h19TP--17h19TP----21p19p17-19TP--21p19p17-19TP--21p19p17-19TP---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
* play tremelp picks but be legato when changing notes
e|-16TP-\14TP-\12TP-\10TP-\9TP-\7TP-\5TP-\4TP---------|
B|--------------------------------------------3-0-5p0-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------7----7~---7--7-9-7-------#-----------|-------------------------------|
B|----------7---10-------10-----10-7---12p9----9---|-------------------------------|
G|-6b8----8--------------------------------9h11-11-|-9h11p9\7--7h9-6h7-4h6-2h4-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------2-4~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
At #, switch to neck pickup. hold out last note until you play next part
Next part (2:49) - Lead
wah +o+o+o+o
e|-14h15p14-12--\9-7--7h9p7-|------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------------|-7----------------|--------------7--------|
G|--------------------------|----------9---7---|-6---------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
Vocals: "Na na na na na"
After vocal 1:
e|-------12-14-15-14-12-|-14---------12------------|--------------------|
B|-14-15----------------|--------------------14p12-|-14-------12--------|
G|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
"Na na na na"
Steady Wah part (3:13) -
play 3x ending
e|---------------------| ------------------|
B|---------------------| ------------------|
G|---------------------| ------------------|
D|-11--------9----12---| --11--------------|
A|-9---------7----10---| --9---------------|
E|---------------------| ------------------|
Play Main Riff 2x (four times total)
Lead Outro - with Main Riff played on Rhythm guitar
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9/11--11--11--9/11--11--11--11-12--11h12p11\9--9/11--11--11--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7/9---9---9---7/9---9---9---9--10--------------7/9---9---9---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9/11--11--11--9/11--11--11--11/12--12/16--16/18--18---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7/9---9---9---7/9---9---9----9/10--10/14--14/16--16---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9/11--11--11--9/11--11--11--11/12--12\9---9/11--11--11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7/9---9---9---7/9---9---9----9/10--10\11--7/9---9---9---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(4:05)
e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------14/17--17TP---|-12TP/19TP--------------------|
G|-11/12--12/14--14/16--16/18----------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------11/14--14TP---|--9TP/16TP-----16h17p16-14-16-|
A|--9/10--10/12--12/14--14/16----------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-19TP-----17TP---15TP--14TP--12TP-|-17TP/19TP---20\19TP--20\19TP--20\19TP-|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-16TP-----14TP---12TP--11TP--9TP--|-14TP/16TP---17\16TP--17\16TP--17\16TP-|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|--18------18------18------18-------18-19-21~~--|------------------|
B|----19-19---19-19---19-19---20-19--------------|------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|------------------|
D|----16-16---16-16---16-16----------------------|----------4-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|----------4-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-12\---x--2-------|
Ending - (4:26) * trill may be RH tapping
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------12/14TP-12/14TP-15TP-14TP-|
G|-11tr12---9tr11----6tr11-------11TP-12TP-14TP---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------14TP-12TP-14-10TP-12-9TP-10-7h9-5h7-3h5-0h2-2~---------|
B|-14-15-12-14--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------4----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------2----|
Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| * pinch harmonics
| x Mute note
| TP tremelo pick
| tr trill, hammer-on & pull-off repeatedly
| b bend string
| vb bend with tremelo bar, creating wider bends
| r release bend
| +o rock wah pedal to go from bass to treble
