Movin On Up Tab by Primal Scream

Movin On Up tab by Primal Scream

Guitar Tab

Track: Movin' On Up
Album: Screamadelica
Tabbed by: INDIE NATION (DAN)
Tunning: standard

(Gillespie/Innes/Young)

Tab Ledgend:

d - downstroke
u - upstroke
b - bend
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - vibrato

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Opening 'C' riff: follow same sort of pattern for other chords

  d  d u d u d  d d  d d d
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-1--|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|---------------------------|

Note: this song has two guitars in it one handles the lead parts and the other just
the rythme throughout using the above pattern

Verse 1:

C
I was blind now I can see
You made a believer out of me
      G                F
I was blind, now I can see
           C
You made a believer out of me


Chorus: (rythem guitar same pattern as verses)
		  G
I'm movin' on up now
           F
Out of the darkness
               G 			    F                  C
My life shines on, my life shines on, my life shines on

Chorus: (lead guitar)

I'm movin' on up now


|---------10---|
|--12b14-------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

Yeah, outta the darkness


|---------8----|
|--10b12-------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

My light shines on
My light shines on
My light shines on


Verse: (same as verse 1)

I was lost
But now i'm found
I believe in you
I got no bounds

I was lost
Now i'm found
I believe in you
I got no bounds

Repeat Chorus:

Solo:

(01:42)

Note: All notes with '*' above are played whilst still in the bend...

|---------*--*----------------------------------------------------------|
|--12b13--13-13r12------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10~~~-----10-10-10----10h12p10-----------10-10-10----|
|-------------------------13----------13----------10-10--13----------13-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

--------------------|
--------------------|
-10h12p10-----------|
----------10-10--10-|
--------------------|
--------------------|

---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------10h12p10h12p10------------|
-10--13-14-15--15p13-10-10-10----10-10--13-10-13----------------10-10------|
------------------------------13-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

-----------------|
--12b13-11-------|
-----------10----|
--------------13-|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-10h12p10----------------------8----8--10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12---|
----------13-10-10--10-8-10-10---10------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

--------*------------------------|
--12b13-13--11-13-11-13~~--------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|

Here are the two little riffs that start at 02:16:

|-----------------------------|
|------------11-11----11-13~~-|
|-11b12-11b12------12---------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|-----------------------------|
|------------11-11------------|
|-11b12-11b12------12---------|
|---------------------13-10~~-|
|-----------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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