Getting Down

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  • Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps
    lower. This is to get a low, bassy tone which Jamie's got.)
     
  • Basically the song alternates between these two very low, bassy notes:
    (Played in a couple of different ways throughout the song, but anything
    sounds good. The notes are also played on the higher B string, especially
  • in the beginning.)
     
    E D D E
  • C# |-------|-------|-------|-------|
    G# |-------|-------|-------|-------|
    E |-------|-------|-------|-------|
  • B |-------|-------|-------|-------|
    F# |-------|-------|-------|-------|
    B |---5---|---3---|---3---|---5---|
  •  
    Alternatively you could play the (power) chords occationally
    (to spice things up):
  •  
    E D
    C# |-------|-------|
  • G# |-------|-------|
    E |-------|-------|
    B |---5---|---3---|
  • F# |---5---|---3---|
    B |---5---|---3---|
     
  • The chorus is sung (possibly through a vocoder) but it sounds good to
    play it, too:
     
  • E D E
    C# |---------------|----------------|---------------|
    G# |---------------|----------------|---------------|
  • E |---------------|----------------|---------------|
    B |-----------5~--|-----------3~---|-----------5~--|
    F# |---------------|----------------|---------------|
  • B |---5-5-5-5-----|---3---3--------|---5-5-5-5-----|
     
    Alternatively:
  •  
    E D E
    C# |---------------|----------------|---------------|
  • G# |-----------8~--|-----------6~---|----------8~---|
    E |---------------|----------------|---------------|
    B |---5-5-5-5-----|---3---3--------|---5-5-5-5-----|
  • F# |---------------|----------------|---------------|
    B |---------------|----------------|---------------|
     
  • That sublime acoustic note which is heard in the chorus after every
    E D E-sequence:
     
  • D
    C# |-------|
    G# |---6~--|
  • E |-------|
    B |-------|
    F# |-------|
  • B |-------|
     
    Then, around 01:49, there is some sort of bridge which is basically G:
  •  
    G G G
    C# |-------| |-------| |--------|
  • G# |-------| |-------| |---11~--|
    E |-------| |-------| |--------|
    B |-------| AND/OR |---8---| AND/OR |--------|
  • F# |-------| |---8---| |--------|
    B |---8---| |---8---| |--------|
     
  • Finally we've got that humming octave voice which is barely heard in the
    choruses (but very clear in the end):
     
  • E D E
    C# |---------|---------|---------|
    G# |---------|---------|---------|
  • E |---------|---------|---------|
    B |-----5~--|-----3~--|-----5~--|
    F# |---------|---------|---------|
  • B |---5-----|---3-----|---5-----|
     
    | ^ bend
  • | / slide up
    | \ slide down
    | h hammer-on
  • | p pull-off
    | ~ let ring
    | + harmonic
  • | x Mute note
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