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When I Grow Up

Garbage
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band: Garbage

Song Title: When I Grow UP

Tuning: Normal

Not a hard song to play but takes a bit to learn. *****NOTICE HOW THE Eb5 IS

PLAYED TRUST ME THATS HOW ITS PLAYED****

Bb5 G5 G F5 Eb Eb5 F Ab5

E|---------------3-----1-----6-----------------------|
B|---------------3-----1-----8-----------------------|
G|---------------------2-----8-----------------------|
D|---8-----5-----------3-----8-----8-----3-----6-----|
A|---8-----5-----2-----3-----6-----6-----3-----6-----|
E|---6-----3-----3-----1-----X-----6-----1-----4-----|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Keyboard part at the start of the song. Play this twice

E|--------------10----------------------------10---|
B|---8--10--11------8--10--11--8--8--10---11-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Main Guitar Riff:

E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|

Intro:

Play Twice

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff

Guitar I:

[Bb] [G5] [F5] [Eb]

Guitar II:

E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse 1:

Guitar I: Fill Riif A

Fill Riff A:

Just one note with a tremolo effect

E|-------|
B|-------|
G|---3---|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

Cut my tongue out

I've been caught out

Like a giant juggernaut

Happy hours

Golden showers

On a cruise to freak you out (Fill Riif A)

We could fl our helicopter

Nothing left to talk about (Fill Riif A)

Entertain you celebrate you

I'll be back to frame you when

Chorus 1:

The chorus can be complex I have tabbed out what I think are all three main parts.

The chords and both rhythm parts.

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves

Guitar II:

 |---------------------Eb------------------------|---------------------G5------------------------|

| | |

E|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|---8--8-/-7--8--8-/-7-|-8--8-/-7--8-/-10--8--7-|---8--8-/-7--8--8-/-7-|-8--8-/-7--8-/-10--8--7-|
A|---X--X---X--X--X---X-|-X--X---X--X---X---X--X-|---X--X---X--X--X---X-|-X--X---X--X---X---X--X-|
E|---6--6-/-5--6--6-/-5-|-6--6-/-5--6-/-8---6--5-|---6--6-/-5--6--6-/-5-|-6--6-/-5--6-/-8---6--5-|

[Eb5]I grow up I'll be [G5]stable

[Eb5][eWhen I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables

Verse 2:

Guitar I: Fill Riif A

(Fill Riif A) Trying hard to fit among you

Floating out to wonderland

(Fill Riif A) Unprotected God I'm pregnant

Damn the consequences

Chorus 2:

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves

[Eb5]I grow up I'll be [G5]stable

[Eb5][eWhen I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables

Bridge: Play Twice

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff

Guitar I:

Bb G5 F5 Eb

Guitar II: Plays Intro Riff

E|------------------------3-|------------------------------|
B|---------3--6--------3----|-------3--6---------3---------|
G|---3--5--------3--5-------|-3--5--------3---5-----5--3---|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|

Verse 3:

Guitar I: No Guitar

Guitar II: No Guitar

Blood and blisters On my fingers

Chaos rules when we're apart

Watch my temper

I go mental I'll try to be gentle

Chorus 3:

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Guitar Riff B

Guitar Riff B

E|---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---|
B|---6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Guitar I: Strum the actual chords for this part Eb G F

[Eb]When I grow up I'll be [G]stable

[Eb]When I grow up I'll turn the [F]tables

(Start Guitar Riff B)

When I grow up When I grow up

[Ab5]When I grow up I'll turn the [F5]tables

Outro:

Guitar I: Plays Chords

Guitar II: Plays Rhythm Octaves

[Bb5]Don't take offense[G5] Better make [F5]amends

Rip it all to [Eb5]shreds and let it go

[Bb5]Don't take offense [G5] Better make [F5]amends

Rip it all to [Ab5]shreds and let it go

[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,

[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Eb5]and let it go

[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,

[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Ab5]and let it go

[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,

[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Eb5]and let it go

[Bb5]Sha, la, la, la, la, [G5] la, la,

[F5]Rip it all to shreds [Ab5]and let it go

Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah Bah

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