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