Band: Garbage
Song Title: When I Grow UP
Tuning: Normal
Not a hard song to play but takes a bit to learn. *****NOTICE HOW THE Eb5 IS
PLAYED TRUST ME THATS HOW ITS PLAYED****
Ab5
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---8-----5-----3-----8-----6-----|
A|---8-----5-----3-----6-----6-----|
E|---6-----3-----1-----6-----4-----|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Keyboard part at the start of the song. Play this twice
E|--------------10----------------------------10---|
B|---8--10--11------8--10--11--8--8--10---11-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Main Guitar Riff:
E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Intro:
Play Twice
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff
Guitar I:
[Eb]
Guitar II:
E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Guitar I: Fill Riif A
Fill Riff A:
Just one note with a tremolo effect
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|---3---|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
Cut my tongue out
I've been caught out
Like a giant juggernaut
Happy hours
Golden showers
On a cruise to freak you out (Fill Riif A)
We could fl our helicopter
Nothing left to talk about (Fill Riif A)
Entertain you celebrate you
I'll be back to frame you when
Chorus 1:
The chorus can be complex I have tabbed out what I think are all three main parts.
The chords and both rhythm parts.
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves
Guitar II:
|---------------------Eb------------------------|---------------------G5------------------------|
| | |
E|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|---8--8-/-7--8--8-/-7-|-8--8-/-7--8-/-10--8--7-|---8--8-/-7--8--8-/-7-|-8--8-/-7--8-/-10--8--7-|
A|---X--X---X--X--X---X-|-X--X---X--X---X---X--X-|---X--X---X--X--X---X-|-X--X---X--X---X---X--X-|
E|---6--6-/-5--6--6-/-5-|-6--6-/-5--6-/-8---6--5-|---6--6-/-5--6--6-/-5-|-6--6-/-5--6-/-8---6--5-|
[Eb5]I grow up I'll be [G5]stable
[Eb5][eWhen I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables
Verse 2:
Guitar I: Fill Riif A
(Fill Riif A) Trying hard to fit among you
Floating out to wonderland
(Fill Riif A) Unprotected God I'm pregnant
Damn the consequences
Chorus 2:
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves
[Eb5]I grow up I'll be [G5]stable
[Eb5][eWhen I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables
Bridge: Play Twice
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff
Guitar I:
Eb
Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff
E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Verse 3:
Guitar I: No Guitar
Guitar II: No Guitar
Blood and blisters On my fingers
Chaos rules when we're apart
Watch my temper
I go mental I'll try to be gentle
Chorus 3:
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Guitar Riff B
Guitar Riff B
E|---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---|
B|---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Eb]When I grow up I'll be [G5]stable
[Eb]When I grow up I'll turn the [G5]tables
(Start Guitar Riff B)
When I grow up When I grow up
[Ab5]When I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables
Outro:
Guitar I: Plays Chords
Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves
[Bb5]Don't take offense[G5] Better make [F5]amends
Rip it all to [Eb5]shreds and let it go
[Bb5]Don't take offense [G5] Better make [F5]amends
Rip it all to [Ab5]shreds and let it go
[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,
[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Eb5]and let it go
[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,
[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Ab5]and let it go
[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,
[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Eb5]and let it go
[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,
[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Ab5]and let it go
Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah
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