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What's Up by 4 Non Blondes
What's Up
That is a very easy song...there are 2 guitar play in the song:one acoustic
and one electric. The first make only a chords progression, the second make a
sorts of SOLO riff, but very easy. Listen the song to understand timing.
Here the riffs:
1? Guitar: Acoustic [Chords Progression: A Bm D Asus]
2? Guitar: Electric (with very little distorsion)[see the riff below]
Intro Riff:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
|--7/9--9--9--9----------------2-----------2-----2--2-----2--4/6-----|
|----------------7--7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4-------------------7--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff:
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2-------------2-----------2-----2--------2-----2--|
|--2--4--2--4-----7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4-----2--4-----4-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: Make the acoustic chords progression with little distorsion
Listen the song to understand timing...
1? Solo Riff:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|----------------2-----------2-----2--2-----2--4/6-----------------2-------|
|--7--7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4-------------------7--2--4--2--4-----7/4--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------3-------------|
|--------2-----------2-----2--2-----2--4/6-----|
|--2--4-----4--2--4-----4-------------------7--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
2? Solo (The Intro Riff...only one time)
And now the Lyrics:
25 years of my life and still
Tryin' to to get up that great big hill of
Hope, for a destination.
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of
Man, for whatever that means.
And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed
just to get all out, what's in my head, then
I, I am feeling, a little peculiar.
And so I wake in the morning, and I step outside
And I take a deep breath, and I get real high, and
I, scream from the top of my lungs, "What's going on?"
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
I said, "Hey, what's going on?"
Ooh ooh ooh.....
And I try, oh my god, do I try
I try all the time, in this institution.
And I pray, oh my god, do I pray
I pray every single day, for a revolution.
25 years of my life and still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of
Hope, for a destination. . .
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version 2
Tuning: Standard- EADGBE
1st Guitar: Acoustic: Strums this progression through the whole song non-stop
[A Bm D A]
2nd Guitar: Electric: with a bit of distortion playing this:
Intro Riff:
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----3-----------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-----|-----------------2-----------2-----2-|--2-----2--4/6---|
|----------------7--|--7-7-7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4----|---------------7-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
Verse Riff:
25 years of my life and still...
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------2-|-----------------2-----------2-----2-|--------2-----2--|
|--2--4--2--4----|--7-7-7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4----|--2--4-----4-----| x2
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
Pre Chorus: 2nd guitar electric with distortion:
A Bm D A
And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed...
|--0-------|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0-------|
|--2-------|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-------|
|--2-------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-------|
|--2-------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-------|
|--0-------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-------|
|----------|--2------------------|----------------|----------|
A Bm D A
And so I wake in the morning... "What's going on?"...
|--0----0-----|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0-------|
|--2-------2--|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-------|
|--2----------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-------|
|--2----------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-------|
|--0----------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-------|
|-------------|--2------------------|----------------|----------|
Chorus:
2nd Electric guitar strumming with 1st guitar.
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
[A Bm D A] x2
Intro Riff: x2
Verse:
And I try, oh my god, do I try...
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------2-|-----------------2-----------2-----2-|--------2-----2--|
|--2--4--2--4----|--7-7-7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4----|--2--4-----4-----| x2
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
Prechorus:
A Bm D A
And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed...
|--0-------|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0--------0--------|
|--2-------|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-----------2-----|
|--2-------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-----2--------2--|
|--2-------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-----------------|
|--0-------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-----------------|
|----------|--2------------------|----------------|--------------------|
A Bm D A
And so I wake in the morning... "What's going on?"...
|--0-------------|--2--------------|--2----2----------|--0------7b--5--7b--|
|--2----2--------|--3--------------|--3-------3-----3-|--2---5-------------|
|--2-------2-----|--4----3/5--3----|--2----------2----|--2-----------------|
|--2--2-------2--|--4--------------|--0---------------|--2-----------------|
|--0-------------|--2--------------|------------------|--0-----------------|
|----------------|--2--------------|------------------|--------------------|
Chorus:
A Bm D A
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
|--0---------|--2---------|--2-------------------|--0-------|
|--2---------|--3---------|--3-------------------|--2-------|
|--2---------|--4---------|--2----------2-----2--|--2-------|
|--2---------|--4---------|--0----2--4-----4-----|--2-------| x4
|--0---------|--2---------|----------------------|--0-------|
|------------|--2---------|----------------------|----------|
Outro:
Ooh ooh ooh.....
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----3-----------|
|--7/9--9--9--9-----|-----------------2-----------2-----2-|--2-----2--4/6---|
|----------------7--|--7-7-7/4--2--4-----4--2--4-----4----|---------------7-|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
End with 1st Acoustic guitar playing one riff:
[A Bm D A]
25 years of my life and still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of
Hope, for a destination. . .
[Verse 1]
25 years and my life is still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"
[Chorus]
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, a-what's going on?"
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, a-what's going on?"
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
[Verse 2]
And I try
Oh my God, do I try
I try all the time
In this institution
And I pray
Oh my God, do I pray
I pray every single day
For revolution
[Pre-Chorus]
And so I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out, what's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
"What's going on?"
[Chorus]
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, what's going on?"
And I say, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey
I said "Hey, a-what's going on?"
And I say, hey-ey-ey
(Wake in the morning and step outside)
Hey-ey-ey
(Take a deep breath and I get real high)
(And I scream)
I said "Hey, a-what's going on?"
And I say, hey-ey-ey
(Wake in the morning and step outside)
Hey-ey, yeah yeah yeah
(Take a deep breath and I get real high)
(And I scream)
I said "Hey, a-what's going on?"
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh
Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
[Outro]
25 years and my life is still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination, mmm
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version 3
With capo on the 2nd fret /// Without a capo
G /// A
Am /// Bm
C /// D
G
Twenty Five years and my life is still
Am C
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
G
For a destination
G
I realized quickly when I knew that I should
Am C
That the world was made of this brotherhood of man
G
For whatever that means
G
And So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Am
Just to get it all out
C G
whats in my head and I, I am feeling a little peculiar.
G
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
Am
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
C G
I Scream at the top of my lungs WHATS GOIN ON?
Chorus:
G
And I said Heyeyeyeyey
Am
Heyeyey
C G
I said Hey Whats going on?
G
And I said Heyeyeyeyey
Am
Heyeyey
C G
I said Hey Whats going on?
G Am C G
Ooh, Ooh Ooh
G Am
And I try, oh my god do I try
C G
I try all the time, in this institution
G Am
And I pray, oh my god do I pray
C
I pray every single day
G
For a revolution
G
And So I cry sometimes when I'm lying in bed
Am
Just to get it all out
C G
whats in my head and I, I am feeling a little peculiar.
G
So I wake in the morning and I step outside
Am
and I take a deep breath and I get real high and
C G
I Scream at the top of my lungs WHATS GOIN ON?
Chorus:
G
And I said Heyeyeyeyey
Am
Heyeyey
C G
I said Hey Whats going on?
G
And I said Heyeyeyeyey
Am
Heyeyey
C G
I said Hey Whats going on?
G
Twenty-five years and my life is still
Am C
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
G
For a destination
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