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Build Me Up Buttercup

Goops
Tab

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Song

The Goops

Build Me Up Buttercup

Tabbed by Jeremy McCully

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Use lots of distortion and tone

Intro x1

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G---5--------9--------10--------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....-------
D---5-(hold)-9-(hold)-10-(hold)-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12.....-------
A---3--------7---------8--------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10.....-------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

palm mute.....gradual release

Chorus x2 (part 1)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G---5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-
D---5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-
A---3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7---8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-

E------------------------------------------------------------------

random palm mutes

Chorus x1 (part 2)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G---5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-------
D---5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-------
A---3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1---8--8--8--8--8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

random palm mutes ^rythym changes a bit for this^

Chorus x1 (part 3)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12--10-9-7-5--12-12-12-12...------
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12--10-9-7-5--12-12-12-12...------
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10---8-7-5-3--10-10-10-10...------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

palm mute.....

gradual release

Verse x1 (part 1)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12--3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12--3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--1-1-1-1-1-1---8--8--8--8--8--8

E------------------------------------------------------------------

mostly heavy palm mute

Verse x1 (part 2)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10

E------------------------------------------------------------------

mostly heavy palm mute

Verse x1 (part 3)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10
D--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--10-10-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10-10-10
A--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---8--8--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-3-3---8--8--8--8--8--8

E------------------------------------------------------------------

mostly heavy palm mute

Hey Hey Hey x1 (part 1)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--10-5-7---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12...-----------------------
D--10-5-7---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12...-----------------------
A---8-3-5---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10...-----------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

first 3 notes follow the Hey's

Hey Hey Hey x1 (part 2)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--12-2-9---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2...---------------------------------
D--12-2-9---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2...---------------------------------
A--10-0-7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0...---------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

first 3 notes follow the Hey's

Hey Hey Hey x1 (part 3)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--2-12-10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------
D--2-12-10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------
A--0-10--8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

first 3 notes follow the Hey's

Hey Hey Hey x1 (part 4)

e------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------------------------------------

G--10-9-7-5--10-9-7-5----------------------------------------------
D--10-9-7-5--10-9-7-5----------------------------------------------
A---8-7-5-3---8-7-5-3----------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

really quick

Song Arrangment

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Intro

Chorus (all parts)

Verse (all parts)

Hey Hey Hey (all parts)

Chorus (all parts)

Verse (all parts)

Hey Hey Hey (all parts)

Chorus (all parts)

Chours (all parts) -do ending a couple times

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