Chord/Tab song: Get Ready

Performed By: LIVE
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-------------0--|
|--1-------------1--| |--1-------------1--|
|--0------0-0----0--| |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--2------0-0h2--2--| |--2------0-0h2--2--|
|--3------0-0h3--3--| |--0------0-0----0--|
|--x------x-x----x--| |--x------x-x----x--|

strum strum strum strum

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

Come on get [C]ready, feels like it's or[Am]dained from above

We have the [C]power to do what [Am]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

Chorus:

The future is [C]now, the past is gone for[Am]ever

We can come to[F]gether, the light is our [G]way

The future is [C]now, the past is gone for[Am]ever

We belong to[F]gether....

C (down strum)
Get ready

Chorus picking part:
(Let notes ring)

[C] [Am]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------0----------------------------------------2----|
Db|-----------------0----2-----------------------------------0----2---------|
Ab|------------3----------------------------------------0-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The future is now The past is gone forever

[F] [G]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------0----|
Db|----------------------0----3-----------------------------------0---------|
Ab|-----------------0----------------------------------------3--------------|
Eb|------------1----------------------------------------3-------------------|

We can come together The light is our way

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

[C]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------1h3--1-----------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--0--------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------0----2------------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|----3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Get ready

Verse 2:

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

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

We will have the [C]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] [G] [C]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------0--------------------------------------------0--------|
Db|--------------0h2-----2----2--0----------------------------0h2-----2-----|
Ab|----3--3--3----------------------3----2--2--0----3--3--3-----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------8--8--7--3--5--3--3h5p3h5p3h5p3~~~~---------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----4--5/7--7------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

We can come together, the light is our [G]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] [Am]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------|
Db|---------0----2----0------------------------0----2----0------------------|
Ab|----3----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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"--------4"----5"----7"----9"---------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------8"----5"----5~~~~------|
----4"----5"----7"----4"----2"--------4"----5"---------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2
Power chords (let ring)

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----5---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Db|----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----------------|
Ab|----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----------------|
Eb|----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----5---------------------------------5----------------------5~~~~-------|
----5-----------------7---------------5-----------------7----5~~~~-------|
----3-----------------7---------------3-----------------7----3~~~~-------|
----------------------5---------------------------------5----------------|

END