Three Days Grace - Wake up
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Capo: 2
Tuning: D A D G B E
This is how I play 'Wake Up'. It's a song that sounds great whether played with one guitar or two,
and can be played completely acoustic, if you like.
Play this tab in standard drop D for the live version, or relative to a Capo on 2nd to sound like the album.
This sounds right to my ear, but please provide feedback. Happy jamming!
(Tab by) BV.
h = hammer on
~ = let ring
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[Intro:]
Guitar I (Acoustic/Clean)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E|--||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
B|--||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
G|--||---------0~-----|-------0~-------|---------0------|----------------||
D|--||-----4-----4----|-----4-----4~---|-----7~---7~---7|---7---5---4~---||
A|--||---2---2-----2--|---0------------|---5---5-----5--|----------------||
D|-0||h2-------------2|-0------(0)----0|h5--------------|-0---0---0-----0||
[Verse 1 & 2:]
Intro x5;
I’m not sober all the time,
You bring me down at least you try
Until we see this eye to eye,
I don’t want you
I must be running out of luck,
’Cause you’re just not drunk enough to f***
Then, verse part 2:
Guitar I (Acoustic/Clean)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|---------0~-----|-------0~-------|---------0------|----------------|
D|-----4-----4----|-----4-----4~---|-----7~---7~---7|---4---5---7~---|
A|---2---2-----2--|---0------------|---5---5-----5--|----------------|
D|h2-------------2|-0------(0)----0|h5--------------|-0---0---0------|
And now I’ve had it up to here,
And I don’t, I don’t want you
[Pre-Chorus:] (Play Part 1 then 2)
*Part 1
Guitar I (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G||-2--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------|
D||-2--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7--------------|
A||-0 x8 ----------|-2 x8 ----------|-3 x8 ----------|-5 x8 ----------|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|-0--------------|
Guitar II (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G||-9--------------|-11-------------|-12-------------|-14-------------|
D||-7--------------|-9--------------|-10-------------|-12-------------|
A||-7 x8 ----------|-9 x8 ----------|-10 x8 ---------|-12 x8 ---------|
D||-7--------------|-9--------------|-10-------------|-12-------------|
It took so long to say,
Part 2
Guitar I (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G||-2--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7-7-7---7---7--|-7-7-7---7---7--|
D||-2--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-7-7-7---7---7--|-7-7-7---7---7--|
A||-0 x8 ----------|-2 x8 ----------|-3 x8 ----------|-5-5-5---5---5--|-5-5-5---5---5--|
D||----------------|----------------|----------------|-0-0-0---0---0--|-0-0-0---0---0--|
Guitar II (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B||----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G||-9--------------|-11-------------|-12-------------|--11-11-11----12----14--|--11-11-11----12----14--|
D||-7--------------|-9--------------|-10-------------|--x--x--x-----x-----x---|--x--x--x-----x-----x---|
A||-7 x8 ----------|-9 x8 ----------|-10 x8 ---------|--9--9--9-----10----12--|--9--9--9-----10----12--|
D||-7--------------|-9--------------|-10-------------|------------------------|------------------------|
You walked away from me,
When I need you!
[Chorus:] (Play part 1 then 2, twice)
Part 1
Guitar I (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|-x-5-0---0---0--|
A|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|-x-5-0---0---0--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|-x-5-0---0---0--|
Guitar II (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--11-11-11----12----14--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|--x--x--x-----x-----x---|
A|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|--9--9--9-----10----12--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|-x-2-0---0---0--|-5-5-5-5--------|------------------------|
Wake up, I’m pounding on the door,
I’m not the man I was before / I won’t hurt you anymore (second time)
*Part 2
Guitar I (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& -1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~-|-5-5-5-5-5~-----|-7-7-7---7---7--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5~-|-5-5-5-5-5~-----|-7-7-7---7---7--|
A|-0-2-0-2--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3~-|-3-3-3-3-3~-----|-5-5-5---5---5--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|----------------|----------------|-0-0-0---0---0--|
Guitar II (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--& --1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&
E|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|--11-11-11----12----14--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--10~-|--10-10-10-10-10~-------|--x--x--x-----x-----x---|
A|-0-2-0-2--------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--10~-|--10-10-10-10-10~-------|--9--9--9-----10----12--|
D|-0-2-0-2--------|--9--9--9--9--9--9--10~-|--10-10-10-10-10~-------|------------------------|
Where the hell are you,
When I need you
[Verse 3:]
Intro x2;
I’m not angry all the time
You push me down at least you try
Then, Verse Part 2:
Until we see this eye to eye
I don’t want you
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
Pre-chorus Part 1 x3; then, Pre-chorus Part 2 x1; then,
Guitar I (overdrive)
-1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&
E||----------------||
B||----------------||
G||-7-7-7---7---7--||
D||-7-7-7---7---7--|| x2
A||-5-5-5---5---5--||
D||-0-0-0---0---0--||
Guitar II (overdrive)
--1--&--2--&--3--&--4--&
E||------------------------||
B||------------------------||
G||--11-11-11----12----14--||
D||--x--x--x-----x-----x---|| x2
A||--9--9--9-----10----12--||
D||------------------------||
[Final Chorus:]
Album Version = Chorus Part 1 riff x1; then, repeat chorus x1.
Live Version* = Chorus Part 1 *Guitar II riff only* x1; then chorus x1