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

 strum         strum      strum     
    strum


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

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

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Chorus:

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

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

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

            F
We belong together....

    C     (down strum)
Get ready


Chorus picking part:
(Let notes ring)

               C                  
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|---------------------------0---
Db|-----------------0----2--------
Ab|------------3------------------
Eb|-------------------------------
                       Am
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|---------------------------0----2-
A|----------------------0-----------
E|----------------------------------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|---2----| 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

The future is now                  
The past is gone forever

               F                  
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------------------
Db|----------------------0----3---
Ab|-----------------0-------------
Eb|------------1------------------
                        G
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------0-
A|---------------------------3------
E|----------------------3-----------
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|---0----| 
D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 

We can come together               
The light is our way

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

       C
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|-------------------0--0--------
Db|---------0----2------------2---
Ab|----3--------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------
e|----------------------------------
B|-1h3--1---------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

 Get ready

Verse 2:

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

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

                 C               
We will have the power to do the 
Am
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                          
eb|------------------------------
Bb|------------------------------
Gb|-------------------0----------
Db|--------------0h2-----2----2--
Ab|----3--3--3-------------------
Eb|------------------------------
         G          C
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|0----------------------------0h2--
A|---3----2--2--0----3--3--3--------
E|----------------------------------
---------| 
---------| 
0--------| 
---2-----| 
---------| 
---------| 

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


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

We can come together, the light is 
    G
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                          
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|------------------------0------
Db|---------0----2----0-----------
Ab|----3--------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------
          Am
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------2-----
D|-------------0----2----0----------
A|--------0-------------------------
E|----------------------------------

  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"-
Db|-------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------
Eb|-------------------------------
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------4"----5"----7"----9"-------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

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


Part 2
Power chords (let ring)
eb|-------------------------------
Bb|-------------------------------
Gb|----5--------------------------
Db|----5-----------------7--------
Ab|----3-----------------7--------
Eb|----------------------5--------
e|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|-------5--------------------------
D|-------5-----------------7--------
A|-------3-----------------7--------
E|-------------------------5--------

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


END