Song: Look Alive
Artist: Incubus
Album: Monuments and Melodies
Transcribed by: Pablo V
Tuning: standard EADGBe
Play order:
Intro A (x2 or x3)
Intro B
Verse A (x2)
Verse B
Verse A
Chorus
Interlude
Verse A (x2)
Verse B
Verse C
Chorus
Bridge A
Bridge B
Bridge C
Chorus
Ending
Intro A (Fades in before Intro B)
e|-----------------|
B|o---------------o|
G|-----------------|
D|--xxxxx5-xxxxx5--|
A|o---------------o|
E|-----------------|
x2 or x3
Intro B
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------------------------o|
G|-------------------------------------------13(x7)--|
D|--5-xxxxx5-xxxxx5-xxxxx55-x5/10(x15)*--------------|
A|o-------------------------------------------------o|
E|-------------------------------------11(x7)--------|
*Slow bend up & down during second pass
Verse A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------55-x5/---------------------------------|
D|-5-xxxxx5-xxxxx5-xxxxx55-x5/--------------10--------------13-|
A|----------------------------11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------10--------------12-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11---|
E|----------------------------------|
Verse B
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------55-x5/----------------------13(x6)-|
D|-5-xxxxx5-xxxxx5-xxxxx55-x5/10(x10)10b12r10-10(x5)-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse C
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(rest)*-10-------------10--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10p8-----------10p8---------------------10--------------13-|
A|---------------10p8-----------10p8---11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11---|
E|-------------------11p8-----------11----------------------------------|
*Bass does descending scale twice before guitar comes in
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------10--------------12-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11---|
E|----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/incubus/look_alive_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5(x15)-6(x15)*--------10(x15)-5(x15)-6(x15)*--------|
A|-6(x15)-8(x15)--6(x15)-10(x15)-6(x15)-8(x15)--6(x15)-|
E|----------------8(x15)-8-(x15)----------------8(x15)-|
*On the live DVD, Mike often switches to a B flat on the D string (fret 8)
for the last 3 strums to make it a Bb power chord minus the low E string
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-8-10-11-13-15-16-18-20-|
E|-9-11-13-15-16-18-20-21-|
x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x3
Interlude
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22\8h10p8h10p8----8h10p8h10p8----8h10p8h10p8----8h10p8h10p8---|
A|-22\-----------10-------------10-------------10-------------10-|
E|-20\-------------8--------------8--------------8---------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------10--------------12\-|
D|---------------10--------------13----------------------------------|
A|-11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11--11p10h11p10h11----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge A (Guitar while Brandon says Smile and look alive)
e|---|-----------------------|---------|
B|---|o-xxxxxxxxxxx---------o|-xxxxxxx-|
G|---|--x8x88xx8x8x----------|-x8x88x8-|
D|---|--xxxxxxxxxxx----------|-xxxxxxx-|
A|---|o-xxxxxxxxxxx---------o|-xxxxxxx-|
E|-8-|--8x---------8/10\8-8--|-8-------|
x7
Bridge B (Loud with bass & drums)
e|---|-----------------------|-----------------|
B|---|o-xxxxxxxxxxx---------o|-xxxxxxxxxxx-----|
G|---|--x8x88xx8x8x----------|-x8x88xx8x8x-----|
D|---|--xxxxxxxxxxx----------|-xxxxxxxxxxx-----|
A|-6-|o-6xxxxxxxxxx6/8-\6-6-o|-6xxxxxxxxxx6/8--|
E|-8-|--8x---------8/10\8-8--|-8x---------8/10-|
x7
Bridge C (Quiet solo over first line of chorus, bass E string notes optional)
e|-11-10-9-8-|-8-\(6)*-6-6\(3)-3-|
B|-----------|-------------------|
G|-----------|-------------------|
D|-----------|-------------------|
A|-----------|-------------------|
E|-11-10-9-8-|-8-\(6)*-6-6\(3)-3-|
*Late slide to sixth fret
Ending (Starts similar to interlude; not sure what the solo is with Mike's effects but
here's a simplified version)
e|----|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
B|----|o----------------o|--------------------------|o------------------o|
G|----|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D|-10-|--8h10p8h10p8-----|-8h10p8h10p8---10b12(x6)*-|--10-8h10p8h10p8----|
A|-10-|o------------10--o|------------10------------|o-10------------10-o|
E|-8--|---------------8--|--------------------------|--8-----------------|
x6 *While string is bent x7
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------22\-|
A|-8-10-11-13-15-16-18-20-22\-|
E|-9-11-13-15-16-18-20-21-20\-|
x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x3 x1
Legend
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
b bend string
r return from bend
x mute string
\(#) slide to # fret
* see note under staff
(x#) strum note # times
\(#) slide to # fret
