Fire Engines "Get Up and Use Me (Version)"
from Hungry Beat (2007) compilation on Acute Records
originally on Lubricate Your Living Room LP (1981)
standard tuning w/ capo on 2nd fret
Note* The overall structure of this song is very much
like that of James Brown's pioneering Funk material
of the late 60's and early 70's. There's two guitars
playing spare funky riffs that call and respond or
interlock with one another and repeat throughout most
of the song, only with occasional variations. Then a
bridge is featured somewhere in the middle of the song
and serves as the only change. The Contortions and
James Chance/White also use this template quite often
so it helps to be familiar with it when attempting to
play this song.
Guitar 1 main riff
e|--------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------3-(3)-3-||
G|-6-----6--4--3------6---6--0--0--3-----3----||
D|--------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------||
alternately played like this every other measure
or so, slight improvisation with pattern is key.
e|--------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------3-(3)-3-||
G|-6--6--6--4--3h4p3--6---6--0--0--3-----3----||
D|--------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------||
Guitar 1's main riff variant played once every
third measure or so during verses. Listen to
song for the pattern.
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4--4--4-|
G|-7------7--0--4------7---7--7--0--4----------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 main riff, this riff drops out more often
in order to play the skronk freakout leads, so
listen for the pattern.
e|--------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------3-------||
G|-0-----0--4--3------0---0--0--0--3--------0-||
D|--------------------------------------------||
A|--------------------------------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------||
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/fire-engines/326220.html ]
Guitar 2's skronk freakout leads are based around
these chords and simultaneous use of the whammy
bar while picking them, but there's heavy improvisation
so just play along, listen, and make your own
interpretation.
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-13---13-13--------------------13-13-13-13--|
G|-13---13-13-13---13-15-13---13-13-13-13-13--|
D|------------13---13-15-13---13--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 fill during guitar 2's freakout
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-/12-12-12-12-12-/12--12-12-12-12--|
G|-/12-12-12-12-12-/12--12-12-12-12--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Rest on D# note during the "chorus" of "so GET UP!...
use me," except when going into the first guitar
freakout and then the bridge.
Guitar 1 bridge riff
e|---------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------||
G|---------------------------------------------|| x 3
D|-0--1--2--3---3--3--3--0--1--2--3----3--2----||
A|---------------------------------------------||
E|---------------------------------------------||
cont. x 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
D|-0--1--2--3---3--3--3-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 bridge riff, V = depressed whammy bar
e|---------------------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------------------||
G|(2)V-----------------*(2)V------------------*|| x 7
D|(2)V-----------------*(2)V------------------*||
A|-0-V_________________*-0-V__________________*||
E|---------------------------------------------||
cont. x1 into another freakout lead
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
G|(2)V-----------------*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
D|(2)V-----------------*-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
A|-0-V_________________*------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
That's it. Please leave comments, questions, corrections,
suggestions, or requests. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
