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Song: if it were up to me
Band: Rooney
Album: Rooney
This song is kind complicated but once you here it you’ll get the beat down pretty easily.
Oh, and the bass is tuned down a half step on each string, although it is possible to play
it through normal tuning its just easier tuned down.
Intro:
Db|-/7-|
1st Verse: “She doesn’t have, the answer yet…”
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
1st Chorus: “Our love, (our love), is the best love…”
Gb|------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------7-7--|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|-------9-9-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5--------|-2-2----------|-------------|-------------|
Gb|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-------|-------------|
Eb|-------2-2-2-|-4-4-4-7-7-7-|
Gb|------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------7-7--|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|------------|-------9-9-7-7|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Eb|-5-5--------|-2-2----------|-------------|-------------|
Gb|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-6-6-6-9-9-9-|
Ab|-7-7-7-9-9-9-|-------------|
Eb|-------------|-------------|
2nd Chorus:
This is basically the same as the first except at the end you play:
Gb|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-------------|-------------|
2nd Verse: “Well your mother likes my smile, and…”
Gb|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|--------3-5-5-|-5-----------5|-7-7--7-5-9-9|--9-7-5-5--5--|
Eb|-2-2--2-------|---5-7-7--7---|-------------|-------------5|
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Bridge:
Gb|-------------|
Db|-------------|
Ab|-------------|
Eb|-5-5-----0-0-|
Solo:(It isn’t really a solo but there are no lyrics in this part)
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|-------------|
3rd Verse: “Cause your mother likes my smile, and…”
Gb|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Db|--------------|--------------|-------------|--------------|
Ab|-9-9--9-7-5-5-|-5-----------5|-7-7--7-5-9-9|--9-7-5-5--5--|
Eb|--------------|---5-7-7--7---|-------------|-------------5|
Gb|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Db|-------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------|-------------|
Ab|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Ending:
Eb|-5-5-----0-0-|-5-5-----0-0-|-5-5~--------|
Song Structure:
Intro 1x
1st Verse 6x
1st Chorus 1x
1st Verse 3x
2nd Chorus 1x(this should sound like the first chorus other than the end)
2nd Verse 1x
Bridge 4x
Solo 3x
3rd Verse 1x
2nd Chorus 1x
Ending 1x
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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