Awake Lyrics

Song-----------------------|Awake
Band-----------------------|Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Album----------------------|Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
This song is played in "open C" tuning
heres how to tune it
e--->---no change------------>----|e
B--->up 1/2 a tone (1 fret)-->----|C
G--->---no change------------>----|G
D--->down 1 tone (2 frets)--->----|C
A--->---no change------------>----|A
E--->down 2 tones (4 frets)-->----|C
OR
Step
1-tune the "B" string to the 5th fret of the "G" string
Step
2-tune the "D" string to the 3rd fret of the "A" string
Step
3-tune the "E" string down so that it is one octave lower the the
3rd fret of the "A" string
Legend:
'=fretted notes indicated are played stacato (briefly,sharpy)
x=muffle ,string is muted with fretted hand by applying a small ammount of pressure to the string
^=bend up
v=bend down
1/4=quarter bend=1/4 of a tone/half a fret (microtone bend)
1/2=half,denotes the pitch of the bend,1/2=half a tone/1 fret
full=full tone bend,1 tone =2 frets
+=denotes rapid picking
-Intro/Verse-
-Chorus-
full 1/4 full 1/4
G-5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0----5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C-x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0----x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A-3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C---------0--3^--0-0-------------------------0--3^--0-0---------------|
full 1/4 full 1/4
G-5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0----5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C-x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0----x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A-3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C---------0--3^--0-0-------------------------0--3^--0-0---------------|
-2nd Verse-
-Chorus-
-Bridge-
Take Me On... Take Me On...
I've been awake... shaking to a rage...
I've been awake... shaking to a rage...
full 1/4 full 1/4
G-5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0----5^-v--3------------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
C-x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0----x-----x----3^------0-0-0--0-0-0--|
A-3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3----3^-v--1----x---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--|
C---------0--3^--0-0-------------------------0--3^--0-0---------------|
-3rd Verse-
-Chorus-
-Outro-
Take Me On... Take Me On...
I've been awake... shaking to a rage...
Take Me On... Take Me On
I've been awake... shaking to a rage...
Take Me On... Take Me On...
Take Me On... Take Me On...
I've been awake... shaking to a
rage
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