Get Ready
Performed By: LIVE
From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk
Comments, questions, corrections, requests are welcome
Eb(D#) tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Low to high
(D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High
Chords Used In Order of Appearence
(Low to High):
C | x 3 2 0 1 0
Am | x 0 2 2 1 0
G | 3 2 0 0 3 3
*G | 3 5 5 4 3 3
F | x 0 3 2 1 1
*F | 1 3 3 2 1 1
*Played as barre throughout verses, as open for chorus (picking part)
However, you may alternate as you wish
Verse 1:
(Note: While playing each chord, there is a part where
the two "top strings" of each chord are played
open twice quickly, then hammered-on quickly back
to the original chord. Like this):
C Am
|--0-------------0--| |--0-------------0--|
|--1-------------1--| |--1-------------1--|
|--0------0-0----0--| |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--2------0-0h2--2--| |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--3------0-0h3--3--| |--0------0-0----0--|
|--x------x-x----x--| |--x------x-x----x--|
strum strum strum strum
C Am
Come on get ready, this is the Spring of our love
C Am
Come on get ready, feels like it's ordained from above
C Am
We have the power to do what we came to do
*
C Am G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the sun is shining on you
*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus
Chorus:
C Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever
F G
We can come together, the light is our way
C Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever
F
We belong together....
C (down strum)
Get ready
Chorus picking part:
(Let notes ring)
C Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------0----------------------------------------2----|
Db|-----------------0----2-----------------------------------0----2---------|
Ab|------------3----------------------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The future is now The past is gone forever
F G
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
Db|----------------------0----3-----------------------------------0---------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------------------------------3--------------|
Eb|------------1----------------------------------------3-------------------|
We can come together The light is our way
Repeat first three parts of chorus (C, Am, F), then end with:
C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------1h3--1-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--0--------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------0----2------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Get ready
Verse 2:
C Am
Come on get ready, the beach is washing away
C Am
Come on get ready, the high tide of our love is here to stay
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/live/get_ready_tab.html ]
C Am
We will have the power to do the good and the true
*
C Am G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the whole world is waiting for you
*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus
(Chorus repeats then into solo at end of chorus)
Solo:
(Note: There is obviously an easier way to play
the end of this. However, I find that playing
it the way that I have tabbed sounds better)
C G C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--------------------------------------------0--------|
Db|--------------0h2-----2----2--0----------------------------0h2-----2-----|
Ab|----3--3--3----------------------3----2--2--0----3--3--3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------8--8--7--3--5--3--3h5p3h5p3h5p3~~~~---------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----4--5/7--7------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After solo:
(Chorus repeats once without guitar until):
G
We can come together, the light is our way
(G is downstrummed 6 to 8 times, then second half of chorus repeats with guitar)
(Chorus is then repeated again with different lyrics (get ready x4) and variation to
part):
x2
C Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------|
Db|---------0----2----0------------------------0----2----0------------------|
Ab|----3----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Get ready Get ready
Ending:
(Comprised of two parts. Part 1 is the end solo, Part 2 is a second guitar playing power chords)
Part 1
End solo:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"----7"----9"---------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------8"----5"----5~~~~------|
----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"---------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2
Power chords (let ring)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Db|----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----------------|
Ab|----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----------------|
Eb|----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----5---------------------------------5----------------------5~~~~-------|
----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----5~~~~-------|
----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----3~~~~-------|
----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|
END
