Stay Gold, Ponyboy The Get Up Kids From the LP "Four Minute Mile" transcribed by Jim Bodenschatz (kensarcade@hotmail.com) TUNING: STANDARD _______________________________________________________________________ Intro: guitar 1 (distortion on): D5----E5 D5----E5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----14----14----14----14----14---14-----------------14----14----14----14----14---14------------- ------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-12-12-14-- ------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-12-12-14-- -14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12---14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12-- guitar 2 (distortion on): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------7--7--9-----------------------------------------7--7--9-- ---------------------------------------7--7--9-----------------------------------------7--7--9-- ---------------------------------------5--5--7-----------------------------------------5--5--7-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ then: both guitars : same First Verse ("This is..."): both guitars : same then ("...to this friend that I've been."): both guitars : same then ("I hope you find it...") : both guitars : same then ("...on greener ground and bluer..."): guitar 1: D5----E5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----14----14----14----14----14---14-----------------14----14----14----14----14---14---- ------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-- ------------------------------------0-12-12-14--------------------------------------0-- -14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-10-10-12---14-----14---14----14----14----14---0-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------7--7--9-- ---------------------------------------7--7--9-- ---------------------------------------5--5--7-- ------------------------------------------------ then (bass and drums out; "...skies."): guitar 1 (clean): A -------------------------------------------------- ----------10----------10----------10----------10-- -------------------------------------------------- ----11----------11----------11----------11-------- -12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----- -------------------------------------------------- then (bass and drums in; "I hope you don't...."): guitar 1 : same guitar 2: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------x/--(pick)---- -------------------------------------x/-(scrapes)-- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Pre-Chorus ("...cold, I don't want..."): guitar 1: D5--E5-A5----------------------A5/G# -------------------------------------------------------- ----------------10----------10----------10----------10-- -------------------------------------------------------- -12-14----11----------11----------11----------11-------- -12-14-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----- -10-12-------------------------------------------------- guitar 2: ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -7--9----------------------------- -7--9--7-----------------------7-- -5--7--7-----------------------7-- -------5-----------------------4-- then ("...cry until I can't see..."): both guitars : same then ("...years...two more years. We'll be..."): guitar 1: D5--E5----D5----------------------E5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------14----------14----------14----14/16-14---14-14-14-13-9-0-- -12-14-11----11----11----11----11--------------------------------------0-- -12-14----12----------12-------------11------------------12-12-12-11-7-0-- -10-12----------------------------12-------12----------------------------- guitar 2: D5---------F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -7--9-----7-----------------------9----------------------7-------------- -7--9-----7-----------------------9----------------------7-----------4-- -5--7-----5-----------------------7----------------------5-----------4-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------2-- First Chorus ("...old enough..."): guitar 1: A5--E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5----F#5------D5 --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-12-9-0------13-13-14-14-14-13-9-0-- -7--------0----------------0---7----------------------0-- -7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0---7--11-11-12-12-12-11-7-0-- -5--------0----------------0---5----------------------0-- guitar 2: ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------7--------------------------7-- -7--2--------4--------7--------7--2-----4--------7-- -7--2--------4--------5--------7--2-----4--------5-- -5--0--------2-----------------5--0-----2----------- then ("...this is the last of my letters..."): guitar 1: A5--E5 D5----E5 ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-0----------- -7--------0--------------------------------------0-12-12-14-- -7--7-5-4-0--------------------------------------0-12-12-14-- -5--------0--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-0-10-10-12-- guitar 2: ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------7--7--9-- -7--2-----------------------------------------------7--7--9-- -7--2-----------------------------------------------5--5--7-- -5--0-------------------------------------------------------- Second Verse: both guitars: A5 ---- ---- ---- ---- -7-- -5-- then ("I hope I find my way home..."): guitar 1: A--------E5-D5-F#5-E5--A-------E5-D5-F#5-E5 A-------E5-------D5-F#5-E5-D5 -------5---------------------5---------------------5----------------------- -------5---------------------5---------------------5----------------------- -------6-9-----11--9---------6-9-----11--9---------6-9-----------11--9--7-- ---------9--7--11--9-----------9--7--11--9-----------9--------7--11--9--7-- -7-7-7---7--5---9--7---7-7-7---7--5---9--7---7-7-7---7--------5---9--7--5-- -5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------------5-5-5------------------------- guitar 2: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------11--9-----------9--11--9-----------7------x/--(pick)---- -------------------------------------11--9---6--------------------------7------x/-(scrapes)-- --------------------------------------9--7---7-------7---9--7-----------5-------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge (bass and drums in; "...thing at all you want from me..."): guitar 1: A5--------D5-------A5-------D5-C#5-B5 A5-E5 D5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------10-9-10-10----------------------------------------10-10----10-10-9-- ---9--7-6-7-7--7-7--x--x-9--7---6--4------9-9-9-9-9-11-12-0---7--7--7-9---7--7-7-- -7--------7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7---6--4---7------------------0---7--7--7-7---7--7-7-- -7-7--5-4-5-5--5-5--7--7-7--5---4--2---7--7-7-7-7-7--9-11-0---5--5--5-5---5--5-5-- -5------------------5--5-5-------------5------------------0----------------------- guitar 2: ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------7-----------------7---6--4------9-------------------7-- -7--------7--------7--------7---6--4---7--9-------------------7-- -7--------5--------7--------5---4--2---7--7-------------------5-- -5-----------------5-------------------5------------------------- then ("...be..."): guitar 1: -------------------- -------------------- -14-14-14-13-9-0---- ---------------0-0-- -12-12-12-11-7-0-0-- -----------------0-- guitar 2: D5----------F#5 ---------------- ---------------- -7-------------- -7-----------4-- -5-----------4-- -------------2-- Second Chorus ("...old enough..."): guitar 1: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-13-9-0-----13-13-14-14-14-13-9-0-----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-13-9-0-----13-- -7--------0----------------0--7----------------------0--7--------0----------------0--7------ -7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0--7--11-11-12-12-12-11-7-0--7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0--7--11-- -5--------0----------------0--5----------------------0--5--------0----------------0--5------ guitar 2: A5--E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5----F#5------D5 A5-E5------F#5-------D5 A5-E5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------7-------------------------7----------------------------7----------9-- -7--2--------4--------7-------7--2-----4--------7-------7--2--------4--------7-------7--9-- -7--2--------4--------5-------7--2-----4--------5-------7--2--------4--------5-------7--7-- -5--0--------2----------------5--0-----2----------------5--0--------2----------------5----- then ("...this is..."): guitar 1: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------10----------10----------10----------10-- ----9-7-6-0--14-14-14-12-9-0------13--------------------------------------------------- -7--------0----------------0---7---------11----------11----------11----------11-------- -7--7-5-4-0--12-12-12-11-7-0---7--11--12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----- -5--------0----------------0---5------------------------------------------------------- Outro: guitar 1 (repeat and fade out): -------------------------------------------------- ----------10----------10----------10----------10-- -------------------------------------------------- ----11----------11----------11----------11-------- -12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----- -------------------------------------------------- guitar 2: A5 ---- ---- ---- -7-- -7-- -5-- Segue (fade in; I consider this to be an Intro for Lowercase West Thomas, but it's still part of the same track): guitar 1 (clean; play 4 times): ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -----2---2-----------2---2-------- ---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-- -0-----------0---0-----------0---- ---------------------------------- STRUCTURE: intro.verse.pre-chorus.chorus.verse.bridge.chorus.outro.segue http://envy.nu/guktabs