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Guiding Star
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Notes:
The first note, and probably the most important is that to play this song, first you must tune your
guitar down by a half step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb. I have transcribed it in the correct key as on
the album single versions, which means that if you have the single with the acoustic version on it,
you can play it also since the acoustic mix has similar, if not, the same music as the album version.
For the album version, use two guitars; one (the lead) with distortion. Listen to the track and listen
for where the distortion comes in! Otherwise, play the acoustic mix with a lone guitar and soloing
using vocal humming!
The F chord is a transition chord and should not be played for as long as the other chords.
Make sure you include a lot of muting with the "fret" hand between chord changes.
Note: There was a request for an easier version. In standard tuning;
put capo at fret 1 and set transpose button below at -2.
Recommended chord positions:
E022100
F#244322
Bx24442
F133211
C#x46664
[Intro]
E F# B F#
E F# B F# F
[Chorus]
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
[Verse 1]
EHere F#comes my Bguiding F#starF
ETo F#take me Bho-oo-o-F#oo-omeF
EWe F#travelled Blands afF#arF
EWe F#blindly Brow-oo-F#ow-oo-owF
[Pre-Chorus]
EWe Bspread our F#wings
EAnd Bsearch our F#tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
EAnd Ball it F#brings
C#We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
[Verse 2]
ETwo F#thousand Byears aF#partF
EIt F#still reBmai-F#ai-Fains
EYou F#got inBto my F#heartF
EA F#sacred Bna-F#a- Fame
[Pre-Chorus]
EWe Bspread our F#wings
EAnd Bsearch our F#tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
EAnd Ball it F#brings
C#We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
[Guitar Solo]
eb|-E----------F#----------B--------F#-----F-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---6b8r6-4-6---6b8---4~~~----------|
Db|-----------------------------------| x2
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-E--G--------D----------A--------------|
Bb|---5b7r5-3-5---5b7--5b7--r5~~~-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
eb|-E--------F#----------B--------F#-----F--E-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-6b8r6-4-6---6b8---4~~~------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Lead Guitar over bridge section:
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8---6----------|
Db|--------------------------------------------6~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8-6b8-6b8~~-6p4------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------6~~~------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8---6----------|
Db|--------------------------------------------6~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------2----|
Bb|-----7-7--x--7-7-7--x--7---2----|
Gb|-----6-6--x--6-6-6--x--6---3----|
Db|-----4-4--x--4-4-4--x--4---4----|
Ab|---------------------------4----|
Eb|---------------------------2----|
C#We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
EWe got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
C#We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
F# F
[Verse 3]
EHere F#comes my Bguiding F#starF
ETo F#take me Bho-oo-o-F#oo-omeF
EWe F#travelled Blands afF#arF
EWe F#blindly Brow-oo-F#ow-oo-owF
[Pre-Chorus]
EWe Bspread our F#wings
EAnd Bsearch our F#tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
EAnd Ball it F#brings
C#We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get u-Fu-up
EGet up, F#get up, Bget up, F#get upF, get up
[Outro]
EGet up, get F#up, get Bup, get up F#get Fup
EGet up, get F#up get Fup, Eget up, get F#up, Fget Eup
EGet up, get up, get up, get up
EGet up, get up, get up, get up
EGet up, get up, get up, get up
N.C.
Get up, get up, get up
************************************
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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Guiding Star
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Chords in this song · guitar
E
F#
B
F
C#
G
D
A
Notes:
The first note, and probably the most important is that to play this song, first you must tune your
guitar down by a half step to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb. I have transcribed it in the correct key as on
the album single versions, which means that if you have the single with the acoustic version on it,
you can play it also since the acoustic mix has similar, if not, the same music as the album version.
For the album version, use two guitars; one (the lead) with distortion. Listen to the track and listen
for where the distortion comes in! Otherwise, play the acoustic mix with a lone guitar and soloing
using vocal humming!
The F chord is a transition chord and should not be played for as long as the other chords.
Make sure you include a lot of muting with the "fret" hand between chord changes.
Note: There was a request for an easier version. In standard tuning;
put capo at fret 1 and set transpose button below at -2.
Recommended chord positions:
E
022100
F#
244322
B
x24442
F
133211
C#
x46664
[Intro]
E F# B F#
E F# B F# F
[Chorus]
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[Verse 1]
E F# B F# F
Here comes my guiding star
E F# B F# F
To take me ho-oo-o-oo-ome
E F# B F# F
We travelled lands afar
E F# B F# F
We blindly row-oo-ow-oo-ow
[Pre-Chorus]
E B F#
We spread our wings
E B F#
And search our tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
E B F#
And all it brings
C#
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#
N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[Verse 2]
E F# B F# F
Two thousand years apart
E F# B F# F
It still remai-ai-ains
E F# B F# F
You got into my heart
E F# B F# F
A sacred na-a- ame
[Pre-Chorus]
E B F#
We spread our wings
E B F#
And search our tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
E B F#
And all it brings
C#
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#
N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[Guitar Solo]
E F# B F# F
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|---6b8r6-4-6---6b8---4~~~----------|
Db|-----------------------------------| x2
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
E G D A
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|---5b7r5-3-5---5b7--5b7--r5~~~-----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
E F# B F# F E
eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-6b8r6-4-6---6b8---4~~~------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Lead Guitar over bridge section:
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8---6----------|
Db|--------------------------------------------6~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8-6b8-6b8~~-6p4------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------6~~~------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----/6---6----4---/6------6---4---6b8---6----------|
Db|--------------------------------------------6~~~---|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------2----|
Bb|-----7-7--x--7-7-7--x--7---2----|
Gb|-----6-6--x--6-6-6--x--6---3----|
Db|-----4-4--x--4-4-4--x--4---4----|
Ab|---------------------------4----|
Eb|---------------------------2----|
C#
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
C#
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#
N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
F# F
[Verse 3]
E F# B F# F
Here comes my guiding star
E F# B F# F
To take me ho-oo-o-oo-ome
E F# B F# F
We travelled lands afar
E F# B F# F
We blindly row-oo-ow-oo-ow
[Pre-Chorus]
E B F#
We spread our wings
E B F#
And search our tree-ee-ee-ee-ee
E B F#
And all it brings
C#
We got a glimpse of a forgotten dream
E F#
N.C.
And we want it to pass to you
[Link]
F# F
[Chorus]
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get u-u-up
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up, get up
[Outro]
E F# B F# F
Get up, get up, get up, get up get up
E F# F E F# F E
Get up, get up get up, get up, get up, get up
E
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E
Get up, get up, get up, get up
E
Get up, get up, get up, get up
N.C.
Get up, get up, get up
************************************
| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
************************************
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