Red Letter Day Chords & Tabs
Song: Red Letter Day
Artist: The Get Up Kids
Album: Red Letter Day EP
Transcribed by: BJ Woodward (sk8ing_woody@hotmail.com)
TUNING : STANDARD
STRUCTURE
intro
verse1
pre-chorus1
chorus1
verse2
pre-chorus2
chorus2
bridge
chorus3
Intro:
guitar 3 (distortion on)
*NOTE* This guitar is designated as #3 because it is only used in the Intro.
E/Esus4
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-6-6-7-6---6---6-6-6-7-6---6---6-6-7-6---6---6-6-6-7-6---6--
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
First Verse ("You've got some..."):
guitar 1 (distortion on):
E--D5#11-A-C#m E-----------D5#11-----------A
-0--4----0--4--------------0-------------4-------------0--
-0--3----2--5--------------0-------------3-------------2--
-1--2----2--6--------------1-------------2-------------2--
-2--0----2--6--------------2-------------0-------------2--
-2-------0--4--------------2---------------------------0--
-0-------------------------0------------------------------
guitar 2 (distortion on):
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-16-13---9--4h6-4--4h6-4---16--16-18-16--13--13-14-13--9--4h6-4--4h6-4---4h6/8--
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-14-11---7-----------------14--14-16-14--11--11-12-11--7------------------------
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First Pre-Chorus ("It's over..."):
guitar 1:
C#m-B-E-G#m-C#m--------B
-4--2-0--4---4---------2--
-5--4-0--4---5---------4--
-6--4-1--4---6---------4--
-6--4-2--6---6---------4--
-4--2-2--6---4---------2--
------0--4----------------
guitar 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/get_up_kids/red_letter_day_tab.html ]
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-9--8-4--9-8-9-9-9----11--
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-7--6-2--7-6-7-7-7-9\--9--
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First Chorus ("We're loyal like brothers..."):
guitar 1:
A5---B5--C#5---E5----A5---B5--C#5--C#m-B A-----------B---------C#m-------E
-------------------------------------4\2----0-----------2----------4--------0--
-------------------------------------5\4----2-----------4----------5--------0--
-2---4----6----------2----4----6-6---6\4----2-----------4----------6--------1--
-2---4----6----2-----2----4----6-6---6\4----2-----------4----------6--------2--
-0---2----4----2-----0----2----4-4---4\2----0-----------2----------4--------2--
---------------0------------------------------------------------------------0--
guitar 2:
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-9-8-9-8--9-8--4-4---9-8--9-8--9-8-9-9/11---9-9-9-9/11--8-8-8-8/9--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--
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-7-6-7-6--7-6--2-2---7-6--7-6--7-6-7-7/-9---7-7-7-7/-9--6-6-6-6/7--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--
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then ("How could you do this to me?"):
guitar 1:
A---------B--------A---------F#5/E
-0--------2--------0---------------------
-2--------4--------2---------------------
-2--------4--------2---------------------
-2--------4--------2----------4---4-4-4--
-0--------2--------0----------4---4-4-4--
------------------------------2---0-2-0--
guitar 2:
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-9\8\6\4--9\8\6\4--14\13-11-9--
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-7\6\4\2--7\6\4\2--12\11--9-7--
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Second Verse ("Red letter day..."):
guitar 1:
E--D5#11-A-C#m E-------------D5#11--------------A
-0--4----0--4--------------0---------------4----------------0--
-0--3----2--5--------------0---------------3----------------2--
-1--2----2--6--------------1---------------2----------------2--
-2--0----2--6--------------2---------------0----------------2--
-2-------0--4--------------2--------------------------------0--
-0-------------
