This is just about my favourite Reel big Fish song at the moment; i firgured it so i
i'd write the tab and give a little back to mx
Tuning: Normal (E,A,D,G,B,E)
Timing: 3/4
INTRO
Guitar 1 (lead):
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-/8-\6~~~---------------//11-\10b(11)r(10)-b-r-b-r-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-/8-\6--6-6-5--5--4--4--3-b(4)r(3)\1~~~------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
INTRO/VERSE
Guitar 2 (rhythm):
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--------6--x-xx-xx-x4--4----------|
D|-6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--6--6--6--x-xx-xx-x4--4--6--6----|
A|-4--x-xx-xx-x2--2--6--6--4--x-xx-xx-x2--2--6--6----|
E|-------------------4--4--------------------4--4----|
PRE-CHORUS
Both guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
D|-6-—6--6-—6-—6--6—-6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2----|
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/reel_big_fish/cheer_up_tab_ver_3.html ]
CHORUS
Both Guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--6-6-4--4--------6--6--6--6-6-4--4--------|
D|-6--6--6--6-6-4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6-6-4--4--6--6--|
A|-4--4--4--4-4-2--2--6--6--4--4--4--4-4-2--2--6--6--|
E|--------------------4--4---------------------4--4--|
BRIDGE PART I
Both guitars
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-6666666666664--4--------6666666666664--4----------|
D|-6666666666664--4--6--6--6666666666664--4--6--6----|
A|-4444444444442--2--6--6--4444444444442--2--6--6----|
E|-------------------4--4--------------------4--4----|
BRIDGE PART II
Okay this part’s played on the trumpet but I thought I’d just tab it anyway
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-6~~---------9--9--7-9-7—-6~~---------4--4--4--6---|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Sequence:
Guitar 1(lead) Guitar 2(rhythm)
INTRO x1 INTRO/VERSE x2
[no lead in verse] INTRO/VERSE x2
PRE-CHORUS x1 PRE-CHORUS x1
CHORUS x2 CHORUS x2
INTRO (2nd half) x1 INTRO/VERSE half
[verse] INTRO/VERSE x2
PRE-CHORUS x1 PRE-CHORUS x1
CHORUS x2 CHORUS x2
BRIDGE part I x2 BRIDGE part II x2
BRIDGE part II x4 CHORUS x4
LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR TIMING, REPEATING OF RIFFS etc.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE CD, THE ALBUM IS ‘CHEER UP’, THIS IS THE TITLE TRACK (no.4).
THE ALBUM ALSO HAS THEIR SINGLE, ‘WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN’. GREAT CD.
