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THE SET-UP (YOU NEED THIS) – Reel Big Fish
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Tabbed by: Nathan Leung
Email: nath.man.23@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
So this is one of my absolute favourite RBF tunes. One thing I’ve noticed missing in
tabs of this song, and RBF songs in general is that Aaron likes to use full bar chords over
power chords most of the time. It just sounds a lot fuller. I’ll try to include lyrics
I can, to help figure out what part it is. Also, listen to the song for the exact
and count of the chords, because each person is gonna play it slightly differently, but
try to make it as accurate as a word processor allows.
Intro/Outro
e|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----|
G|-----------------|o-------------------------------o|-----|
D|-----------------|o----------------2--2-----------o|--2--|
A|--4p3p2----------|---2--2----------0--0-4-3-2------|--2--|
E|--------0h1h2h3--|---0--0-4-3-2--0------------4-2--|--0--|
On the 4th time end on the E
“Main Riff”
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|o--------------------------------------------------o|
D|o-9--9--XX----------------2--2-----6/7-7-7-6/7-(7)-o|
A|--9--9--XX-6h7-7-7-7p6----2--2--XX-6/7-7-7-6/7-(7)--|
E|--7--7-----------------7--0--0--XX-4/5-5-5-4/5-(5)--|
On the 4th time skip the bracketed chord and go to the verse
Verse
“I guess it’s…” “…but I don’t…”
e|-------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------------------|
G|o--7-8--------5-6-o|o-7-8------------5-6-----------o|
D|o--8-9--------6-7-o|o-8-9--X-X--X-X--6-7--X-X--X-X-o|
A|---8-9--------6-7--|--8-9--X-X--X-X--6-7--X-X--X-X--|
E|---6-7--------4-5--|--6-7--X-X--X-X--4-5--X-X--X-X--|
Play this 3 times and then go to the “Pre-Chorus”
“Pre-Chorus” (because I don’t know how else to describe it)
“…you think I’m a great guy.”
e|---------------------------------------------5-5----|
B|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5----|
G|--7-8------------5-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-5----|
D|--8-9--X-X--X-X--6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
A|--8-9--X-X--X-X--6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E|--6-7--X-X--X-X--4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
. . . . . . . .
The idea here is to fret the full A+ chord and then gradually lift off the palm mute,
as you lift off the palm mute start strumming the higher notes of the chord as well.
Chorus
“’Cause I want you…”
e|---7-7-7--9--9---7-7-7-7--5-5--|
B|---9-9-9--10-10--7-7-7-7--5-5--|
G|o--9-9-9--11-11--8-8-8-8--6-6-o|
D|o--9-9-9--11-11--9-9-9-9--7-7-o|
A|---7-7-7--9--9---9-9-9-9--7-7--|
E|-------------------------------|
Play this 3 times, and on the 2nd and 3rd times, hit the A+ chord once and then mute it.
e|--7-7-----------|
B|--9-9-----------|
G|--9-9-----------|
D|--9-9--------2--|
A|--7-7--------0--|
E|-------0-2-4----|
You can play this part in full power chords too, but I think this is easier and
just as good
In the chorus, it sounds like there’s a 2nd guitar playing the same chords, just
them with a sort of wah or chorus effect.
Main Riff
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge
“It’s not cruel…”
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------/9-8-2-------------4--4/8-9-9----------------4-|
D|--4--4-4-4-2--2-X-X-X--4--4-4-4-2-4--X-X-X-X--4--4-4-4-2-2--4-|
A|--4--4-4-4-2--2/7-6-0--4--4-4-4-2-2--2/6-7-7--4--4-4-4-2-2--2-|
E|--2--2-2-2-0--0--------2--2-2-2-0-------------2--2-2-2-0-0----|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/reel-big-fish/89998.html ]
“Doo doo…doo doo…”
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6--6-6-6-4--7--7-7-7-7-4/7-6--6-6-6-4--7--7-7-7-7-4/7-------|
A|--6--6-6-6-4--7--7-7-7-7-4/7-6--6-6-6-4--7--7-7-7-7-4/7-------|
E|--4--4-4-4-2--5--5-5-5-5-2/5-4--4-4-4-2--5--5-5-5-5-2/5-------|
e|--------------------------------------5-5-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------|
G|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7--7--8\--------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--9\--------------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--8--9\--------------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--6--7\--------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
“Pre-Solo”
e|--7--7----7--7-----/7-----------------------------------------|
B|--7--7----9--9--------7---------------------------------------|
G|--8--8----9--9----------8-------------------------------------|
D|--9--9----9--9------------9—7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-----|
A|--9--9----7--7------------------------------------------------|
E|--7--7--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------12-14br-12-14-12~----------|
G|--11br-/9-8-9-8--------8-9-8-9-9/11----------------------------|
D|----------------9-9h11-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------7-----------------------------|
G|------4-4-----4-4-----6br-4-4-4-----4h64--6b---6r------4-4-----4-----------|
D|--4h6-----6p4-----6p4-----------4h6----------------4h6-----6p4-4h6-4-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------6/7---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
(Now I’m not exactly sure about this little part before the chorus…I know it sounds ugly
that’s what I’m hearing)
“Yeah…yeah!”
e|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Then it’s the chorus again, except the first two chords are played the octave down, like this.
e|--0-0-0-0--2-2----7-7-7-7--5----7--7-----------|
B|--0-0-0-0--2-2----7-7-7-7--5----9--9-----------|
G|--1-1-1-1--2-2----8-8-8-8--6----9--9-----------|
D|--2-2-2-2--4-4----9-9-9-9--7----9--9--------2--|
A|--2-2-2-2--4-4----9-9-9-9--7----7--7--------0--|
E|--0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-2-4----|
This next part is the same as the intro, except he plays the opening lick twice. On the
time, play this.
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------------2--|
D|--2--2-----------2--|
A|--2--2-----------0--|
E|--0--0-4-3-2-3-4----|
As it fades out you can hear a 2nd guitar continue to play the chorus chords, but
with a wah or chorus.
Hopefully you can understand all of this, especially the solo. I have the notes down,
it might be hard to read off paper. Anyways, I love this song, and now I hope I have
you in some way to play this. Again, listen to the song to get the timing and such.
Cheers.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| X Mute note
| b Bend up
| r Release Bend
| . Palm Mute
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