Artist: Maroon 5
Song: Wake Up Call
Album: It won't be soon before long
Tabbed by Joe Mahon
Email: Jmahon92@yahoo.com
This song requires two guitars
One with a soft rhythm sound (Guitar 1)
The other a heavier electric sound (Guitar 2)
Song Structure:
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Breakdown
Bridge
Chorus
Breakdown
Fade out chorus
Verse: Both guitars play a chord one after another in a triplet (three chords) so a triplet is guitar 1 then 2 then 1 again and repeatGuitar 1 Em Ame:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|B:-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-8-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-|G:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-5-X-5-X-5-X-5-| X2D:-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-9-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|A:-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-X-7-|E:-----------------------------------------------|
AS MENTIONED, DURING GUITAR 1'S X'S (MUTES), GUITAR 2 PLAYS
Guitar 2 (HEARD BETTER ON LIVE VERSIONS) XX= 2 muted strikes
Em Bm Em Bm Ebm Am Am Ame:-XX-7--XX-7--XX-7--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|B:-XX-8--XX-7--XX-8--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|G:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------| X2D:-XX-9--XX-7--XX-9--XX-7-XX-6-XX-5-X-5-X-5-----------|A:----------------------------------------------------|E:----------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus: This is a bit tricky to get the rhythms together right.XX= DOUBLE MUTE STRUMS (WHILE OTHER GUITAR PLAYS OVER)Guitar 1 Em Be:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|B:-XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|G:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-88--XX-8-8-|D:-XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|A:-XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-99--XX-9-9-|E:----------------------------------------7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-77--XX-7-7-|
Guitar 2 Em A Be:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|A:-2222-----2222-----2222-----22-2--7--9999-----9999-----9999-----99-9-9-|E:-0000-----0000-----0000-----00-0--5--7777-----7777-----7777-----77-7-7-|
You might hear this next part played over with a synthesizer but it sounds well on Guitar 2 settings palm muted.All Palm Muted: Eme:--------------------------------------|B:--------------------------------------|G:-------6-----------------6------------|D:----7-----7-----------7-----7----7----| X2A:-9-----------9-----9-----------9------|E:--------------------------------------|
Be:--------------------------------------|B:--------------------------------------|G:------6------------------6------------|D:---6-----6------------6-----6----6----| X2A:-8----------8------8-----------8------|E:--------------------------------------|
Chorus is the same as the prechorus but there is no A powerchord connector between the
Em and the B on Guitar 2
Verse follows, same as before with heavier piano voices
Prechorus same
Chorus same
Break down:Guitar 1 E Eb D Dbe:---------------------|B:---------------------|G:-9-XX-8-XX-7-XX-6----|XX X2 THEN BRIDGED:---------------------|A:-7-XX-6-XX-5-XX-4-XX-|E:---------------------|
Guitar 2 E F# G Ae:--------------------|B:--------------------|G:--------------------| X2 THEN BRIDGED:--------------------|A:--------------------|E:-0----2----3----5---|
Bridge:Just one chord and it's pretty much the same for both guitarsGuitar 1 and 2 Be:----B:----G:-4-- Consistent strums through the bridge ("I'm sorry darling....")D:-4--A:-2--
Chorus as normal but with the breakdown part after "I don't feel so bad")
Fades out with chorus
