Band: Suicidal Tendencies
Album: How Will I Laugh Tomorrow when I Can't Even Smile Today
Song: If I Don't Wake Up
Copyright (c) (Virgin) (1988)
Version 1.0 - (02/03/05)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
Guitar 1 Trem diveE[-------------------|B[-------------------|G[-------------------|D[-------------------|A[-------------------|E[--0----------------|
[Guitar 2 [ Harmonic trem diveE[-------------------|B[-------------------|G[-<5>---------------|D[-------------------|A[-------------------|E[-------------------|
PM [PM] [PM] [PM]E-----------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------|D-2--------7/9---7/9\7------------5--5-5--|A-2--------5/7---5/7\5-2-2-3--3-3-3--3-3--|E-0------0-------------0-0-1--1-1---------| Rpt
PM [PM] [PM] Trem diveE------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------------------|D-2--------7/9---7/9\7------------5-----(5)------------------------|A-2--------5/7---5/7\5-2-2-3--3-3-3-----(3)-------------------12\--|E-0------0-------------0-0-1--1-1-----------------------------12\--|
Main Riff
[PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] [PM] hE---------------------------------|B---------------------------------|G---------------------------------|D-----2-----3-----2-----3-----0-2-|A-----2-----3-----3-----3-----0-2-|E-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| Rpt 3 X
Alternative Main Riff [PM] [PM] E--------------------------------|B--------------------------------|G--------------------------------|D-----2-----3--------------------|A-----2-----3-/5-3\2-3-2---------|E-0-0---0-0--------------3\2\1---|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Verse
[PM] [-----------PM----------]E--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D-----2----------(2)-------5-5\3----------------------------5--|A-----2----------(2)-------5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--|E-0-0-0----------(0)---------3\1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3--|
Rpt Main Riff 2 X
[PM] Trem vibrato [-----------PM----------]E--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D-----2---/9---------------12-\10---------------------------5--|A-----2---/7---------------10-\8----------------------------5--|E-0-0-0--------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3--|
Rpt Main Riff 2 X
Chorus
h [--PM-] h PM PM ~~~ h[--PM-] h [PM]E---------------------------------------------------|B---------------------------------------------------|G-0-2---------0-2---5---4--0-2----------0-2-/3------|D-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---5---4--0-2-2-2-2-2--0-2-/3------|A-----0-0-0-0-----0---0--------0-0-0-0-----------3--|E----------------------------------------------0-1--|
Rpt Main Riff 2 X
Rpt Verse
Chorus Riff B [----PM----] [----PM----]E------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------|D-2-4-444-444-444-2-4-7---7--2-4-444-444-444-2-4-5---5-|A-0-2-222-222-222-0-2-5---5--0-2-222-222-222-0-2-3-0-3-|E-----------------------7------------------------------| Rpt
End riff
E------|B------|G------|D-4----|A-2-5\-|E---3\-|
E-------|B-------|G-------|D-------|A---12\-|E---12\-|
Backing for guitar solo
[-------PM---------] [---PM---] E------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------0-3\2-----------5-----7--------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3\2-----------3---3-5---5----|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---3-----5------|
[-------PM---------] [---PM---] E------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------0-3\2-----------5-----7-----9\-|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3\2-----------3---3-5---5-7\-|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---3-----5------|
[-------PM---------] [---PM---] E------------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------------|G---.---------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------0-3\2-----------5-----7--------|A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3\2-----------3---3-5---5----|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0---3-----5------|
[--PM---] [--PM---] PM PME----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------5-7p5-----7-5\4--|D-------------------------2---5-7p5-2---7-5\4--|A-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-------0-0--------|E-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------| Rpt 3 X
[--PM---] [--PM---] [-------PM----] Trem diveE-----------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------------------------------------|A-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|E-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-----------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X on own with crashes
Rpt Main Riff 4 X with drums and base.
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus Riff B 2 X
Rpt End Riff
Rpt Main Riff 7 X
Ending
Guitar 1 [PM] [PM] E[-------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------|D[-----2-----3-------------------------------------------------|A[-----2-----3-/5-3\2-3-2-------5-3\2-3-2------5-3\2-3-2-------|E[-0-0---0-0--------------3\2\1-----------3\2\1----------3\2\1-|
[ [Guitar 2E[--------------192019--1210----192019--1210---192019--1210-----|B[--------------------19----1210------19----1210-----19----1210-|G[--------------------------------------------------------------|D[--------------------------------------------------------------|A[--------------------------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1E[----------------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------------|G[----------------------------------------------|D[-2--2--2-------(2)----------------------------|A[-2--2--2-------(2)-------/5-3\2-3-2-------2---|E[-0--0--0-------(0)------------------3\2\1-0---|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E[-12-----------------------192019--1210--------|B[----12--------------------------19----1210----|G[-------12------(12)---------------------------|D[----------------------------------------------|A[----------------------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------------|
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