Get Ready

From the album: "Songs from Black Mountain"
Lyrics & Music Written By: Edward Kowalczyk

Comments, questions, corrections, requests are welcome


Eb(D#) tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) Low to high
              (D# G# C# F# A# d#) Low to High


Chords Used In Order of Appearence
(Low to High):

C  | x 3 2 0 1 0

Am | x 0 2 2 1 0

G  | 3 2 0 0 3 3
*G | 3 5 5 4 3 3

F  | x 0 3 2 1 1
*F | 1 3 3 2 1 1

*Played as barre throughout verses, as open for chorus (picking part)
 However, you may alternate as you wish


Verse 1:
(Note: While playing each chord, there is a part where
       the two "top strings" of each chord are played
       open twice quickly, then hammered-on quickly back
       to the original chord. Like this):

   C                       Am
|--0-------------0--|    |--0-------------0--| 
|--1-------------1--|    |--1-------------1--| 
|--0------0-0----0--|    |--2------0-0h2--2--| 
|--2------0-0h2--2--|    |--2------0-0h2--2--| 
|--3------0-0h3--3--|    |--0------0-0----0--| 
|--x------x-x----x--|    |--x------x-x----x--| 

 strum         strum      strum         strum


            C                  Am
Come on get ready, this is the Spring of our love

            C                        Am
Come on get ready, feels like it's ordained from above

            C                Am
We have the power to do what we came to do
                                               *
            C                Am                G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the sun is shining on you

*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus

Chorus:

              C                        Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever

              F                        G
We can come together, the light is our way

              C                        Am
The future is now, the past is gone forever

            F
We belong together....

    C     (down strum)
Get ready


Chorus picking part:
(Let notes ring)

               C                                       Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|---------------------------0----------------------------------------2----| 
Db|-----------------0----2-----------------------------------0----2---------| 
Ab|------------3----------------------------------------0-------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

The future is now                  The past is gone forever

               F                                        G
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----| 
Db|----------------------0----3-----------------------------------0---------| 
Ab|-----------------0----------------------------------------3--------------| 
Eb|------------1----------------------------------------3-------------------| 

We can come together               The light is our way

Repeat first three parts of chorus (C, Am, F), then end with:

       C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|--------------------------------1h3--1-----------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------0--0--------------------------------------------------| 
Db|---------0----2------------2---------------------------------------------| 
Ab|----3--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 Get ready

Verse 2:

            C                   Am
Come on get ready, the beach is washing away

            C                           Am
Come on get ready, the high tide of our love is here to stay

                 C               Am
We will have the power to do the good and the true
                                                     *
            C                        Am              G (continue into chorus)
This is the hour, the whole world is waiting for you

*G (barre) is downstrummed 6 to 8 times before chorus


(Chorus repeats then into solo at end of chorus)


Solo:
(Note: There is obviously an easier way to play
       the end of this. However, I find that playing
       it the way that I have tabbed sounds better)


       C                                 G          C
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|-------------------0--------------------------------------------0--------| 
Db|--------------0h2-----2----2--0----------------------------0h2-----2-----| 
Ab|----3--3--3----------------------3----2--2--0----3--3--3-----------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   -----------------8--8--7--3--5--3--3h5p3h5p3h5p3~~~~---------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   ----4--5/7--7------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


After solo:
(Chorus repeats once without guitar until):

                                       G
We can come together, the light is our way

(G is downstrummed 6 to 8 times, then second half of chorus repeats with guitar)
(Chorus is then repeated again with different lyrics (get ready x4) and variation to
part):

x2
       C                                  Am
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------| 
Db|---------0----2----0------------------------0----2----0------------------| 
Ab|----3----------------------------------0---------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  Get ready                          Get ready


Ending:
(Comprised of two parts. Part 1 is the end solo, Part 2 is a second guitar playing power chords)


Part 1
End solo:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"----7"----9"---------------| 
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   --------------------------------------------------8"----5"----5~~~~------| 
   ----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"---------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Part 2
Power chords (let ring)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Gb|----5---------------------------------5----------------------------------| 
Db|----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----------------| 
Ab|----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----------------| 
Eb|----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------| 

   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
   ----5---------------------------------5----------------------5~~~~-------| 
   ----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----5~~~~-------| 
   ----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----3~~~~-------| 
   ----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------| 


END