Wake Up Call Tab

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Artist: Maroon 5
Song: Wake Up Call
Album: It won't be soon before long
Tabbed by Joe Mahon
Email: Jmahon92@yahoo.com

This song requires two guitars
One with a soft rhythm sound (Guitar 1)
The other a heavier electric sound (Guitar 2)

Song Structure:
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Bridge
Chorus
Breakdown
Fade out chorus

Verse: Both guitars play a chord one after another in a triplet (three chords) so a 
triplet is guitar 1 then 2 then 1 again and repeat
Guitar 1
  Em                              Am
e:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|
B:-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|
G:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|     X2
D:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|
A:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|
E:-----------------------------------------------|

AS MENTIONED, DURING GUITAR 1'S X'S (MUTES), GUITAR 2 PLAYS
Guitar 2 (HEARD BETTER ON LIVE VERSIONS) XX= 2 muted strikes

     Em    Bm    Em    Bm   Ebm  Am  Am  Am
e:-XX-7--XX-7--XX-7--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
B:-XX-8--XX-7--XX-8--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
G:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|          X2
D:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------|

Prechorus: This is a bit tricky to get the rhythms together right.
XX= DOUBLE MUTE STRUMS (WHILE OTHER GUITAR PLAYS OVER)
Guitar 1
     Em                                  B
e:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
B:-XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
G:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-8-|
D:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|
A:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|
E:----------------------------------------7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|

Guitar 2
  Em                                A  B
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|
A:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|
E:-0000-----0000-----0000-----00-0--5--7777-----7777-----7777-----77-7-7-|

You might hear this next part played over with a synthesizer but it sounds well on 
Guitar 2 settings palm muted.
All Palm Muted:
  Em
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:-------6-----------------6------------|
D:----7-----7-----------7-----7----7----|    X2
A:-9-----------9-----9-----------9------|
E:--------------------------------------|
  B
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------|
G:------6------------------6------------|
D:---6-----6------------6-----6----6----|    X2
A:-8----------8------8-----------8------|
E:--------------------------------------|

Chorus is the same as the prechorus but there is no A powerchord connector between the 
Em and the B on Guitar 2

Verse follows, same as before with heavier piano voices

Prechorus same

Chorus same

Break down:
Guitar 1
   E   Eb    D   Db
e:---------------------|
B:---------------------|
G:-9-XX-8-XX-7-XX-6----|XX  X2 THEN BRIDGE
D:---------------------|
A:-7-XX-6-XX-5-XX-4-XX-|
E:---------------------|

Guitar 2
   E    F#   G    A
e:--------------------|
B:--------------------|
G:--------------------|  X2 THEN BRIDGE
D:--------------------|
A:--------------------|
E:-0----2----3----5---|

Bridge:
Just one chord and it's pretty much the same for both guitars
Guitar 1 and 2
   B
e:----
B:----
G:-4-- Consistent strums through the bridge ("I'm sorry darling....")
D:-4--
A:-2--

Chorus as normal but with the breakdown part after "I don't feel so bad")
Fades out with chorus