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Makin Up Tab by The Outfield

Makin Up tab by The Outfield

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Gtr 1 is distortion
Gtr 2 is clean and designated as * throughout the tab

Verse: (0:07)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------------------0-------------|
A|----------0h2--------------------0h2------0h2------|
E|--------------0-------------------------------0----|
   Hey you,    what's your problem, I been mystified

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------------------2------------------0---------------------------|
A|--0h2------------------0h2----------------0h2---------------------0h2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------0---|
       You might come from a different city, your body talks just like mine

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0---------------------------------0-----------------------|
A|--0h2----------------0h2------------0h2----------------0h2------|
E|-------------------------0---------------------------------0----|
       Some things get misunderstood, and we can't stop the fight

                                                                    *Gtr 2 (clean)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|------0-------------------------2-------------0-------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A|--0h2-----------------------0h2-----------0h2------------0h2----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
       But there's one thing that we don't disagree on doin' right

Chorus:            *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------5-5-5----------------7-7--|
B|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------9-9--|
G|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------9-9--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2--------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0-------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

                    *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------5-5-5----------------3-3-3--|
B|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
G|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2----------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0---------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

Solo 1:
e|--7h8p7----------------9-----------|
B|--------9b--------------------8\---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------0--------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
              ahhhhhhh
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------0--------------------------------0-------------|
A|--0h2-------0h2--------------------0h2--------0h2----|
E|----------------0---------------------------------0--|
       Hey I don't need to be teased    I'm no suicide

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0------------------2---------------0---------------|
A|--0h2----------------0h2-------------0h2---------0h2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---|
       You might think I'm on the edge, just about to dive

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-------------------------------------0------------------------|
A|--0h2--------------0h2------------------0h2------------------0h2-----|
E|-----------------------0-----------------------------------------0---|
      Don't look back or turn around when you say you've gone for sure

                                                                    *Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|------0----------------2--------------------0----------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A|--0h2--------------0h2------------------0h2-----------------0h2--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
   'Cos every night when talk gets cheap, you still come back for more

Chorus:            *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------x-x-5----------------7-7--|
B|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------x-x-7----------------9-9--|
G|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------x-x-7----------------9-9--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2--------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0-------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

                    *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|------------------7-7-7------------------------------------------5-5-5----------------3-3-3--|
B|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
G|------------------9-9-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2----------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0---------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

Solo 2:
        E E E E E E E E      Repeat 3x        E E E E E E E  *Gtr 2 plays the E chord only
e|------------------------------------||------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
B|------------------------------------||------9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G|--7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9p7----------o||--7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|--------------------------9-7-5----o||---------------------|
A|--------------------------------7---||---------------------|
E|------------------------------------||---------------------|

Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------0---------------------|
A|--------0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------|
E|------------0-------------------------------0-----|
   Hey little dream maker, you can stick the cream

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-------------2--------------0-------------------|
A|--0h2-----------0h2------------0h2-------------0h2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------0---|
       I've abused so many times, I don't believe in me

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-------------------------------0----------------------|
A|--0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2-------------0h2--------|
E|----------------------0-------------------------------0------|
       It's the best if I suggest, and you just try to please

                                                                    *Gtr 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|------0------------------2--------------0--------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A|--0h2----------------0h2------------0h2---------0h2--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
      There's one thing we both agree can end hostility


Chorus:            *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------x-x-5----------------7-7--|
B|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------x-x-7----------------9-9--|
G|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------x-x-7----------------9-9--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2----------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0---------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

                    *Gtr 2                                         *Gtr 2               *Gtr 2
e|------------------7-x-7------------------------------------------5-5-5----------------3-3-3--|
B|------------------9-x-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
G|------------------9-x-9------------------------------------------7-7-7----------------5-5-5--|
D|-----2-2-2---------------2-2-2---------------------0-0-0------0---------2-2-2----------------|
A|-----------2-------------------2-------------------------2--------------------2--------------|
E|-------------3b-0----------------3b-0----------------------3b-------------------3b-0---------|
   Makin' up                            makin' up by makin' love

Outro Solo:
        E E E E E E E E      Repeat 3x        E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E  *Gtr 2 plays E chord only
e|------------------------------------||------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
B|------------------------------------||------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
G|--7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9p7----------o||--7h9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|--------------------------9-7-5----o||---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------7---||---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------||---------------------------------------|


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| \    Slide down
| x    Dead note
| /    Slide up
| ~    Vibrato
| (n)  Ghost note
| tr   trill
| pb   pre-bend, then slow release
| h    hammer on note
| p    pull off from note

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This guitar tab for Makin Up by The Outfield is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E). Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure.