Listen Up tab - oasis

From swede@email.unc.edu Sun May  4 11:15:01 1997
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:23:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog 
Subject: TAB: Listen Up   by Oasis

From Fred Lidskog 

Listen Up, written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis
Song can be found on the UK "Cigarettes & Alcohol" single, and is 
probably one of my top 5 favorite Oasis songs.
Parts of this transcription were taken straight from the official tab 
book for Oasis B-Sides. A special thanks to Mr. Paul Das  
for providing these chords, without which I may never have known the 
correct chords for the pre-chorus and chorus!!

Chords used:

	 EADGBe
F#m	(244222)
A	(x02220)
E	(022100)
D	(xx0232)
Faug	(1x3221) [NOTE: it's easier to play this as (xx3221)]
A/E	(002220)
B7	(x24242)
Bm7	(x24232)
A/C#	(x4222x)

[NOTE: During the verses of this song, there are 2 guitars playing 2 
completely different parts. Below are the tabbed parts for guitar 2, with 
the chords played by guitar 1 listed above the tabbed part.]

Intro
-----
			F#m	 A	 E	   D 	   A
e-----------0--------!-----------------------------0-------------------------
B---------0---0------!--------0--------0-------0-----3----------0-----0------
G-------2-------2----!------2--------2-----------------2----------2-----2----
D-----4-----------4--!----4--------2-------------0-------0----2-----2-----2--
A---4----------------!--4--------0-------------------------0-----------------
E--------------------!-----------------------0-------------------------------
	  F#m	  A	  E         D       A 
e-----------------------------------2-0---------------------------------
B--0------------0-------0-------0-------3-2------0-----0-----0----------
G----2--------2-------2---------------------2------2-----2-----2--------
D------2----4-------2-------------0------------2-----2-----2-----2------
A---------4-------0-------------------------0---------------------------
E-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------

[NOTE: The intro minus the part before the exclamation points above is 
what guitars 1 & 2 play during all the verses of the song. Listed below 
over the lyrics will be only the chords played by guitar 1, but the part 
played by guitar 2 is also being played in the song.]

[ANOTHER NOTE: After guitar 1 has played each chord progression above 
(F#m  A  E  D  A), this is how the second "A" in the chord progression is 
played by guitar 1:]

   A
e--------------------------------------
B--2---3-3-2-3-2---3-3-3-3-2-----------
G--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-----------
D--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-----------
A--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-----------
E--------------------------------------
while guitar 2 is playing:
   Asus2
e--------------------------------------
B--------0-----0-----0-----------------
G----------2-----2-----2---------------
D------2-----2-----2-----2-------------
A--0-----------------------------------
E-------------------------------------- 

Verse 1
-------
       F#m            A            E             D        A
Listen up, what's the time, said today I'm gonna speak my mind
        F#m       A          E             D      A          
Take me up to the top of the world I wanna see my crime
       F#m           A        E                D        A
Day by day there's a man in a suit, he's gonna make you pay
        F#m	   	  A		E	   D             A
For the thoughts that you think and the words they won't let you say

Pre-chorus
----------
F#m           Faug       A/E             B7
     One fine day, gonna leave you all behind
Bm7		       D            E
     It wouldn't be so bad if I had time

Chorus
------
D		 A/C#    E
Sail me down the river alone
          D                 A/C#     F#m
I've been tryin' to find my way back home
      D                A/C#
But I don't believe in magic
D           A/C#
Life is automatic
    B7            D                A   (pick "A" like guitar 2 in verse)
But I don't don't mind being on my own
   B7      D                A            A
No I don't mind being on my own

Tab for high pitched guitar in background of chorus:
You'l hear this little riff repeating again and again in the chorus 
background with some sort of weird guitar effect used on it:

e--12-------------------12----------------------
B-----14-12-14-12----------14-12-14-12----------
G-----------------14-11----------------14-11----

[REPEAT VERSE 1]

[PRE-CHORUS]

[CHORUS]

Guitar Solo (played along with verse chords):

Tab key:
b=bend (14b15 means bend the string at the 14th fret to make the note 
that would be heard if you played the string at the 15th fret without 
bending]
r=release
s=slide
h=hammer on
p=pull off

    F#m     A     E               D                 A
e------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------12--14--12--14--14b15--14b15r14--10--
G---11--11--11--9-------------------------------------- (repeat 4 times)
D------------------------------------------------------

Solo continued (now using chords for pre-chorus):
	       F#m                             Faug
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10-------
G----------------------------------11------------------------------11---
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
	   A/E                             B7
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13--12b13--12--10-----
G------------------------------11-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
       Bm7		               D
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10--12--12b13r12--10h12p10------10---
G--------------------------11------------------------------11-------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
   E
e--------------------------------------
B------10-----------------10------10---
G-s11------9b11--9----11------11-------
D--------------------------------------

[CHORUS]

Song ends with a repeated Asus2 chord.

Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu

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