Wake Up Call Maroon 5
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-|
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
e:-[B]---
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
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