On a Day Just Like This - Pee Wee Gaskins
This the best song on "The Sophomore".
It's pretty simple, actually, and i made two version of the intro.
First, is the way they play (2 guitars).
Second, is the way im play (1 guitar) with
slapping technique.
This is the main keys in whole song:
G A B C#
| E | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 2 0 0 |
| A | x 0 2 4 |
| E | 3 |
Intro
VERSION 1.0
D C#
| E | |
| B | 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
B G
| E | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x x x x x x x x x x |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
VERSION 2.0
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * *
| E | |
| B | 3 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 2 |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 2 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 |
* * * * * * * *
* = slap with your thumb
Verse
guitar 1
(I remember how...)
| E | |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| guitar 2
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| E | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| E | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x x x x x x x x x x |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
Bridge
(Im getting ready...)
| E | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 1010 1010 101010 |
| G | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
| E | | 2~~ |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 107 7 7 7 7 7 | 3~~ |
| G | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x | 2~~ |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0~~ |
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| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 | 7~~ |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 5 5 5 5 5 5 | x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x | 5~~ |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
let ring (~~) for the second time
Chorus
G A B
something better is coming up
C#
it cought my eyes
G A B
something brighter is coming up
C#
it hurts my eyes
Interlude
| E | | 4x |
| B | 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 2 4 |
| E | 3 |
coda
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 12~~ |
| D | x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 10~~ |
| E | |
Tip for version 2.0 :
Just play it with constant pattern of slapping. I made this becouse the first version
can't be played with 1 guitar and i can't get the bass note (it need 2 guitars).
I influeced by John Mayer's songs to play it with a slap.