Up Against the Wall Patti Rothberg
Song: Up Against The Wall
Band: Boys Like Girls
Album: Boys Like Girls(2006)
Tabbed by: pigeonfarmer(peter.walsh33@ntlworld.com)
Drop D tuning
Intro - Very straight forward, so work it out yourself! :)
Verse 1(muted)
First time through no guitar, then...
[C#m] [A] [E] [B]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5555-5555-5555-5555-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6666-6666-6666-6666----------------------------------------------------9999-9999-9999-|x2 D|-6666-6666-6666-6666---7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-| A|-4444-4444-4444-4444---7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-| D|-----------------------7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-|
Pre-Chorus
(Can also be played as 7th and 9th fret drop D bar chords)
A(Open) B(Open) A B
E|---0----0---0---0----0---0----(0)------(0)-------| B|--x-xxxx--x----4-4440--0-------x--------0--------| G|--2-2222--2~---4-4444--4~------2--------4--------| D|--2-2222--2~---4-4444--4~------2-(x16)--4-(x16)--| A|--0-0000--0~---2-2222--2~------0--------2--------| D|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E C#m A(Open) B(Open)
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-0--00-000--| B|--x-x--xxxx-xxxx----5-5--5555-5555----x-x--xxxx-xxxx---4-4--4400-0000--| G|--x-x--xxxx-xxxx----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--| x2 D|--2-2--2222-2222----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--| A|--2-2--2222-2222----4-4--4444-4444----0-0--0000-0000---2-2--2222-2222--| D|--2-2--2222-2222-------------------------------------------------------|
After Chorus
[C#m] [E] [B]
E|--------------------------------| B|-5555-5555-5555---------[7777]--| G|-6666-6666-6666-999999-777777---| D|-6666-6666-6666-999999-777777---| A|-4444-4444-4444-777777-777777---| D|-----------------------777777---|
Verse 2
[C#m] [A] [E] [B]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5555-5555-5555-5555-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6666-6666-6666-6666----------------------------------------------------9999-9999-9999-|x2 D|-6666-6666-6666-6666---7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-| A|-4444-4444-4444-4444---7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-| D|-----------------------7777-7777-7777-7777---2222-2222-2222-2222---9999-9999-9999-9999-|
Chorus
E C#m A(Open) B(Open)
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-0--00-000--| B|--x-x--xxxx-xxxx----5-5--5555-5555----x-x--xxxx-xxxx---4-4--4400-0000--| G|--x-x--xxxx-xxxx----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--|(x2) D|--2-2--2222-2222----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--| A|--2-2--2222-2222----4-4--4444-4444----0-0--0000-0000---2-2--2222-2222--| D|--2-2--2222-2222-------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
Riff: 1
This riff is definitely played continuously through the bridge.
[E] [E]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-9-99--9-9-99999--9-9-99--9-9-99999----9-9-99--9-9-99999--9-9-99-9---999-999-| D|-9-9-99--9-9-99999--9-9-99--9-9-99999----9-9-99--9-9-99999--9-9-99-9---999-999-|x2 A|-7-7-77--7-7-77777--7-7-77--7-7-77777----7-7-77--7-7-77777--6-6-66-6---777-777-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff: 2
It sounds like there's a 2nd riff carrying the melody, maybe second guitar though
I might just be hearing the bass; either way an alternate riff for 2 guitars is...
[A] [E] [F#] [A] [A] [E] [F#] [A] [A]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44-4---777-777-| A|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44-4---777-777-| D|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44-4---777-777-|
[A] [E] [F#] [A] [A]
E|------------------------------------------------|... B|------------------------------------------------|... G|------------------------------------------------|... D|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77-|... A|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77-|... D|-7-7-77--2-2-22222--4-4-44--7-7-77777----7-7-77-|...
E F# G# E(or A)
E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-22222--4444444444444444-6666-2222222222222222-| A|-2-2-22222--4444444444444444-6666-2222222222222222-| D|-2-2-22222--4444444444444444-6666-2222222222222222-|
Pre-Chorus
(Soft Strumming/slightly muted)
C#m B Em B(Open)
E|-x--------0--------0-------0-------| B|-5--------4--------0-------0-------| G|-6--------4--------2-------4-------| D|-6-(x16)--4-(x16)--2-(x16)-4-(x16)-| A|-4--------2--------0-------2-------| D|-----------------------------------|
Chorus
E C#m A(Open) B(Open)
E|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-0--00-000--| B|-x-x--xxxx-xxxx----5-5--5555-5555----x-x--xxxx-xxxx---4-4--4400-0000--| G|-x-x--xxxx-xxxx----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--|(x3) D|-2-2--2222-2222----6-6--6666-6666----2-2--2222-2222---4-4--4444-4444--| A|-2-2--2222-2222----4-4--4444-4444----0-0--0000-0000---2-2--2222-2222--| D|-2-2--2222-2222-------------------------------------------------------|
[End]
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