Cheer It On Chords & Tabs
SONG: Cheer It On
ARTIST: Tokyo Police Club
ALBUM: A Lesson in Crime (EP)
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Fun, fast, energetic! The best kind! I saw these guys live, they were great. Also, I was
them, so I know that this is the fingering he uses. Listen to the recording to get the
down. Enjoy!
X = Ghost Note (mute the string and pluck it)
/ = Slide Up
No bass until the first chorus.
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3-------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------------0-|
E|-----------------------------------3---|
When you’re standing there...
Do that three times. Then, during the guitar interlude...
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Play that twice, and the second time you can either cut the last note really short or
it ring for the keyboard interlude.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tokyo_police_club/cheer_it_on_btab_ver_3.html ]
G|-----------------|
D|-7x7x7x7x8-8-8-8-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
X3
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-7x7x7x7x8-8-8-8-|
E|-----------------|
X2
Repeat those two phrases until the chorus comes in again. Then after the chorus, during
guitar interlude, play...
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
X2
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
As a nice clincher, you can either cut the last note short, let it ring while the guitar
down, or slide down with the guitar. It’s a matter of preference--it sounds great
way!
