Wake Up Tab

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We have an official Wake Up tab made by UG professional guitarists.

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ARCADE FIRE
WAKE UP
 
Thanks to "theplot" for posting the earlier version of this song. Enjoy!
 
 -Steve (steveseligman@hotmail.com)
 
 
(INTRO/VERSE)
 
 Play Open C chord for a while, then
 
   C                       Am
E--3---5---3---5---3---0---0---3---0---3---0-----------------------------|
B--1---5---1---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---3-------------------------|
G--0---5---0---5---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2-------------------------|
D--2-------2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------------------------|
A--3-------3-------3---3---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   F                       C
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--1---3---1---3---1---0---1---------------------------------------------|
G--2---2---2---2---2---2---0---------------------------------------------|
D--3---3---3---3---3---3---2---------------------------------------------|
A--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 (VERSE in the Key of Bb - This begins at 3:22)
   Bb                      G           G   F#  F   E
E--6---8---6---8---6---5---3-----------3---2---1---0---------------------|
B--6---6---6---6---6---6---3-----------3---2---1---0---------------------|
G--7---7---7---7---7---7---4-----------4---3---2---1---------------------|
D--8---8---8---8---8---8---5-----------5---4---3---2---------------------|
A--------------------------5-----------5---4---3---2---------------------|
E--------------------------3-----------3---2---1---0---------------------|
 
 
   Bb                      F                                       C
E--6---8---6---8---6---5---8-----------8-----------8-----------8---------|
B--6---6---6---6---6---6---10--10--8---10--10--8---10--10--8---10--8-----|
G--7---7---7---7---7---7---10--10------10--10------10--10------10--9-----|
D--8---8---8---8---8---8---10--10------10--10------10--10------10--10----|
A--------------------------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---10----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------8-----|
 
Now play the (INTRO/VERSE) but with a more upbeat rhythm. Ad lib as you like. End on
C chord.
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Wake Up – Arcade Fire

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The part at 3:22 sounds kinda wrong. You have written " Bb G G F# F E " E--6---8---6---8---6---5---3-----------3---2---1---0---------------------| B--6---6---6---6---6---6---3-----------3---2---1---0---------------------| G--7---7---7---7---7---7---4-----------4---3---2---1---------------------| D--8---8---8---8---8---8---5-----------5---4---3---2---------------------| A----------------------------------------------2---------------------| E----------------------------------------------0---------------------| but I think its ------Chromatic----- D# C C B Bb A G# G E--6---6---6---6---6---6---8---------------------------------------------| B--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---------------------------------------------| G--8---8---8---8---8---8---9---------------------------------------------| D--8---8---8---8---8---8---10----------10--9---8---7---6---5-------------| A--6---6---6---6---6---6---10----------10--9---8---7---6---5---------| E--6---6---6---6---6---6---8-----------8---7---6---5---4---3---------| D# F C E--6---6---6---6---6---6---8-----------8-----------8-----------8---------| B--8---8---8---8---8---8---10--10--8---10--10--8---10--10--8---10--8-----| G--8---8---8---8---8---8---10--10------10--10------10--10------10--9-----| D--8---8---8---8---8---8---10--10------10--10------10--10------10--10----| A--6---6---6---6---6---6---8---8---------------8---8-------8---10----| E--6---6---6---6---6---6---8---8----------------------------------------| Still, thanks for the great tab :)

Don't pay attention to what's written over the tab bars, it came out all wrong..