The Specials

Its Up To You

The Specials

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Its Up To You

Written by John "Brad" Bradbury/Roddy Byers/Jerry Dammers/Lynval Golding/Terry Hall/Horace Panter/Neville Staple

	  		
Intro 

e|-7-------7-------9-------9-------|-10------10------9-------9-------| 
B|-9-------9-------10------10------|-12------12------10------10------| 
G|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 (just these two bars) 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Verse 
"What you gonna do..." 

e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Pre-Chorus 
"Stand there like parked cars..." 

e|-----7-------7-------9-------9---|-----10------10------9-------9---| 
B|-----9-------9-------10------10--|-----12------12------10------10--| 
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Chorus 
"It's up to you..." 
Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this.  

e|-----------------|--8--------------|-----------------|--8--------------| 
B|-----------------|-/8----8---------|-----------------|-/8----8---------| 
G|-/6--------------|-------7---------|-/6--------------|-------7---------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


e|-----------------|--8-8------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| 
B|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------| 
G|-/6--------------|---------7-------|-/6--------------|---------7-------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


Solo 
Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this.  

e|------------------------------5--|-8---5---------------5-----------|---------------------------------| 
B|------------------------5--8-----|-------------8b10--------8b10----|-8p5-----5---5-------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------7--------------0--5--7--5--| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


e|---------------------------------|-10p8p7----7--7--------------7---|-------7--8p7----7-------7-------| 
B|---------------------------------|--------10-----------10b12-------|-10b12--------10---10b12---12r10-| 
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|---------7--5--7-----5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


e|-8p7-----7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|-----10------10b12-----12r10p8---|-8---------------8---------------|---------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------9-|---------7b9---------9r7---------|-6-----------6-------------------| 
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|---------8-----------8-----------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Pre-Chorus 
"Looks like a case of the blind..." 

e|-----7-------7-------9-------9---|-----10------10------9-------9---| 
B|-----9-------9-------10------10--|-----12------12------10------10--| 
G|-----9-------9-------9-------9---|-----9-------9-------9-------9---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Chorus 
"It's up to you..." 
Rhythm guitar plays verse chords underneath this.  

e|-----------------|--8--------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| 
B|-----------------|-/8----8---------|-----------------|-/8-8--8---------| 
G|-/6--------------|-------7---------|-/6--------------|-------7---------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


e|-----------------|--8-8------------|-----------------|--8-8------------| 
B|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------|-----------------|-/8-8----8-------| 
G|-/6--------------|---------7-------|-/6--------------|---------7-------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


Bridge 
From this point on you'll hear that every now and then he messes with the timing for this riff (I'm hearing  
triplets) and changes back to the A early, so feel free to do that. I don't think the embellishments are  
necessary though. 

e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

Guitar cuts out for 10 bars. 

e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 2 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Verse 
"What you gonna do..." 

e|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
B|---------5---5-----------5---5---|---------8---3-----------3---3---| 
G|---------6---6-----------6---6---|---------9---4-----------4---4---| 
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| x 4 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


Outro Guitar 1 
"It's up to you..." 

e|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8-------3-------| 
B|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8-------3-------| 
G|-6---------------|-9-------4-------|-6---------------|-9-------4-------| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 


e|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| 
B|-5---------------|-8-------3-------|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| 
G|-6---------------|-9-------4-------|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--| 
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| 


e|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| 
B|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--|-5---------------|-8--8--8--3--3--3--| 
G|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--|-6---------------|-9--9--9--4--4--4--| Repeat until song fades out. 
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| 
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| 


Outro Guitar 2 
Not sure if this is exactly right but it sounds fine regardless. Begins with the fade out under the C chord.  
Repeat adding your own embellishments.  

e|------5------5-----|-----------------|-----5--8--5-----5-|-5---------------| 
B|-8b10---8b10---8---|-----------------|-8b10--------8b10--|-----------------| 
G|-----------------7-|-6---------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
D|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| 

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| h  Hammer-on 
| p  Pull-off 
| b  Bend 
| r  Return 
| /  Slide up 

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