Artist: Maroon 5
Song: Wake Up Call
Album: It won't be soon before long
Tabbed by Joe Mahon
Email: Jmahon92@yahoo.com
This song requires two guitars
One with a soft rhythm sound (Guitar 1)
The other a heavier electric sound (Guitar 2)
Song Structure:
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Bridge
Chorus
Breakdown
Fade out chorus
Verse: Both guitars play a chord one after another in a triplet (three chords) so a
triplet is guitar 1 then 2 then 1 again and repeat
Guitar 1
Em Am
e:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|
B:-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|
G:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-| X2
D:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|
A:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|
E:-----------------------------------------------|
AS MENTIONED, DURING GUITAR 1'S X'S (MUTES), GUITAR 2 PLAYS
Guitar 2 (HEARD BETTER ON LIVE VERSIONS) XX= 2 muted strikes
Em Bm Em Bm Ebm Am Am Am
e:-XX-7--XX-7--XX-7--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
B:-XX-8--XX-7--XX-8--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
G:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| X2
D:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus: This is a bit tricky to get the rhythms together right.
XX= DOUBLE MUTE STRUMS (WHILE OTHER GUITAR PLAYS OVER)
Guitar 1
Em B
e:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
B:-XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
G:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-8-|
D:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|
A:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|
E:----------------------------------------7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/maroon-5/274507.html ]
Guitar 2
Em A B
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|
A:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|
E:-0000-----0000-----0000-----00-0--5--7777-----7777-----7777-----77-7-7-|
You might hear this next part played over with a synthesizer but it sounds well on
Guitar 2 settings palm muted.
All Palm Muted:
Em
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-------6-----------------6------------|
D:----7-----7-----------7-----7----7----| X2
A:-9-----------9-----9-----------9------|
E:--------------------------------------|
B
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:------6------------------6------------|
D:---6-----6------------6-----6----6----| X2
A:-8----------8------8-----------8------|
E:--------------------------------------|
Chorus is the same as the prechorus but there is no A powerchord connector between the
Em and the B on Guitar 2
Verse follows, same as before with heavier piano voices
Prechorus same
Chorus same
Break down:
Guitar 1
E Eb D Db
e:---------------------|
B:---------------------|
G:-9-XX-8-XX-7-XX-6----|XX X2 THEN BRIDGE
D:---------------------|
A:-7-XX-6-XX-5-XX-4-XX-|
E:---------------------|
Guitar 2
E F# G A
e:--------------------|
B:--------------------|
G:--------------------| X2 THEN BRIDGE
D:--------------------|
A:--------------------|
E:-0----2----3----5---|
Bridge:
Just one chord and it's pretty much the same for both guitars
Guitar 1 and 2
B
e:----
B:----
G:-4-- Consistent strums through the bridge ("I'm sorry darling....")
D:-4--
A:-2--
Chorus as normal but with the breakdown part after "I don't feel so bad")
Fades out with chorus
