SONG FORM:
soon, friends, soon
I wanted to share the basics first
INTRO A, B, C - (vocal whoa, acoustic strum, electric melody)
|: Bm / D / | A / Asus4 / :|
INTRO D
(synth ascending portamento)
VERSE 1 -
Bm D A
I'm waking up to ash and dust
E Bm
I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust
D A E
I'm breathing in the chemicals
PRE CHORUS 1
Bm D A E
I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
Bm D A E
This is it, the apocalypse Whoa-oh
CHORUS 1 - (multiple voices)
Bm D
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
A E/G#
Enough to make my systems grow
Bm D
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
A E/G#
Welcome to the new age, to the new age
Bm D A E/G#
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
Bm D A E/G#
Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive, radioactive
VERSE 2
Bm D A
I raise my flags, don my clothes
E Bm
It's a revolution, I suppose
D A E
We're painted red to fit right in Whoa-oh
PRE CHORUS 2
(same as Pre Chorus 1)
CHORUS 2
(same as chorus 1)
BRIDGE
Bm* D* A* E*
All systems go, sun hasn't died
Bm* D* A* E*
Deep in my bones, straight from inside
CHORUS 3
(same as chorus 1)
Keyboards
Maddie - Start with the Treble Clef part for this piano intro. I may create a rhythmic variation once you learn this part (removing some notes).
Sean - Start with the Bass Clef part for this keyboard intro doubling the voices.
...a lot more to discuss regarding keyboard settings and parts to play
Bass
Bass Tab
Guitar
GUITAR Tab
INTRO (acoustic strum shapes & rhythm)
Guitar 1
B D
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-*-------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----4--------4--4-----7-----7--------7--7-----|
D|---4-----4--------4--4-----7-----7--------7--7-----|
A|-*-2-----2--------2--2-----5-----5--------5--5-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|
|Guitar 2
e|---0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----|
B|-*-3-----3--------3--------3-----3--------3--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-*-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Guitar 1
A E
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-*-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------9-----9--------9--9-----|
D|---7-----7--------7--7-----9-----9--------9--9-----|
A|-*-7-----7--------7--7-----7-----7--------7--7-----|
E|---5-----5--------5--5-----0-----0--------0--0-----|
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|
|Guitar 2
e|---0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----|
B|-*-3-----3--------3--------3-----3--------3--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-*-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
