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Push It

Garbage
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
C5
E|---------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----3-----------------------------|
G|---------------2-----4-----------7-----------5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----4-----3-----7-----7-----5-----|
A|---2-----3-----------2-----3-----5-----7-----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------5-----------|
 The intro riff is pretty easy to play I have broken it down into 4 separate parts
 to make learning it a bit easier.
Am
E|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----12----12----12----|----8-----8-----8-----|-----10-----10-----10-----|
G|--9-----9-----9-----9--|--9----9-----9-----9--|--9------9------9------9--|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
Bm
--------------------------|
-----10-----10-----10-----|
--7------7------7------7--|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
 Guitar 1: Intro Riff
 Guitar 2: Plays chords
 I was angry  when I met  you
 I think  I'm angry still
 We can try  and talk it over
 If you say  you'll help me out
 Don't worry baby  (don't worry baby)
 No need  to fight
 Don't worry baby  (don't worry baby)
 We'll be  alright
 Pre Chorus:
This  is the noise that keeps  me awake
My  head explodes and my body  aches
 Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
 Guitar 2: Plays chords
 Fill Riff 2:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------12------------------------|----12--------------------|
G|---15-------12-14-12-14-b-15----|-15-------12-14-12-14-b---|
D|---------14------------------14-|-------14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
 This fill riff is played between the chorus and the second verse.
 Fill Riff 3:
E|---------------------------|
B|-------8-7-------------7---|
G|-----9------9----9---7-----|
D|---9-----------9---9-------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
 The second verse guitar part is actually different the first verse. I think this
 is what he is playing.
 Guitar I:
E|--------------10--------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|---10-----12------12----|-10---------10------10-|-----8------8----|-10--------10-----8---|
G|-------9--------------9-|---------9-------------|-----------------|-----7--7------9------|
D|------------------------|-----12---------12-----|-10-----10-----9-|----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
 I'm sorry  that I hurt  you
Please  don't ask me why
 I want  to see you happy
 I want  to see you shine
 Don't worry baby  (don't worry baby)
Don't  be uptight
 Don't worry baby  (don't worry baby)
 We'll stay  up all night
 Pre Chorus:
This  is the noise that keeps  me awake
My  head explodes and my body  aches
 Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
 Guitar 2: Plays chords
 Fill Riff 2:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------12------------------------|----12--------------------|
G|---15-------12-14-12-14-b-15----|-15-------12-14-12-14-b---|
D|---------14------------------14-|-------14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
 Interlude after the second chorus:
 Tremolo pick this part.
E|---12---12---10---|
B|---X----X----X----|
G|---9----9----7----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 Play Riff 4 for this part.
 C'mon push it, you can do it
 C'mon prove it, nothing to it
 C'mon use it, let's get through it
 C'mon push it, you can do it
 Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
 Don't be uptight
 Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
 We'll stay up all night.....
 This is the noise that keeps me awake
 My head explodes and my body aches
 Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
 Guitar 2: Plays chords
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
Push  it, make  the beats go harder
 Play Riff 3 & 4 for this part
 Don't worry baby
 We'll be alright
 Don't worry baby
 We'll be alright (Pick Scrape 6th string Make It Long & Slow)
 Play Riff 2 for this part.
 Push it
 Push it
 Push it
 Push it
 Push it

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Readable chord sheet for Push It by Garbage

[Em]    [C]     [Am]    [Bm]    [E5]    [D5]    [A5]    [C5]
E|---------------------2-----------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----3-----------------------------|
G|---------------2-----4-----------7-----------5-----|
D|---2-----2-----2-----4-----3-----7-----7-----5-----|
A|---2-----3-----------2-----3-----5-----7-----3-----|
E|---------------------------------------5-----------|

The intro riff is pretty easy to play I have broken it down into 4 separate parts
to make learning it a bit easier.

  [Em]                     [C]                      [Am]
E|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----12----12----12----|----8-----8-----8-----|-----10-----10-----10-----|
G|--9-----9-----9-----9--|--9----9-----9-----9--|--9------9------9------9--|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
[Bm]
--------------------------|
-----10-----10-----10-----|
--7------7------7------7--|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|

Guitar 1: Intro Riff
Guitar 2: Plays chords

I was [Em]angry when I met[C] you
I [Am]think I'm angry [Bm]still
We can [Em]try and talk it [C]over
If you [Am]say you'll help me [Bm]out

Don't worry [Em]baby      (don't worry baby)
No [Am]need to fight [Bm]
Don't worry [Em]baby      (don't worry baby)
We'll [Am]be alright [Bm]

Pre Chorus:
[A5]This is the noise that [B5]keeps me awake
[C5]My head explodes and my [D5]body aches

Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
Guitar 2: Plays chords

Fill Riff 2:

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------12------------------------|----12--------------------|
G|---15-------12-14-12-14-b-15----|-15-------12-14-12-14-b---|
D|---------14------------------14-|-------14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|

[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]
[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]

This fill riff is played between the chorus and the second verse.

Fill Riff 3:

E|---------------------------|
B|-------8-7-------------7---|
G|-----9------9----9---7-----|
D|---9-----------9---9-------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

The second verse guitar part is actually different the first verse. I think this
is what he is playing.

Guitar I:

E|--------------10--------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|---10-----12------12----|-10---------10------10-|-----8------8----|-10--------10-----8---|
G|-------9--------------9-|---------9-------------|-----------------|-----7--7------9------|
D|------------------------|-----12---------12-----|-10-----10-----9-|----------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|

I'm [Em]sorry that I [C]hurt you
[Am]Please don't ask me [Bm]why
I [Em]want to see you [C]happy
I [Am]want to see you [Bm]shine

Don't worry [Em]baby      (don't worry baby)
[Am]Don't be uptight [Bm]
Don't worry [Em]baby (don't worry baby)
We'll [Am]stay up all night [Bm]

Pre Chorus:
[A5]This is the noise that [B5]keeps me awake
[C5]My head explodes and my [D5]body aches

Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
Guitar 2: Plays chords

Fill Riff 2:

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------12------------------------|----12--------------------|
G|---15-------12-14-12-14-b-15----|-15-------12-14-12-14-b---|
D|---------14------------------14-|-------14-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|

[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]
[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]

Interlude after the second chorus:

Tremolo pick this part.

E|---12---12---10---|
B|---X----X----X----|
G|---9----9----7----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

Play Riff 4 for this part.

C'mon push it, you can do it
C'mon prove it, nothing to it
C'mon use it, let's get through it
C'mon push it, you can do it

[No Guitar Parts Here Just Random Sampled Sounds]
Don't worry baby        (don't worry baby)
Don't be uptight
Don't worry baby        (don't worry baby)
We'll stay up all night.....

This is the noise that keeps me awake
My head explodes and my body aches

Guitar 1: Fill Riff 2
Guitar 2: Plays chords

[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]
[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]
[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]
[E5]Push it,      [C5]make the beats go [A5]harder [D5]

Play Riff 3 & 4 for this part

Don't worry baby
We'll be alright
Don't worry baby
We'll be alright (Pick Scrape 6th string Make It Long & Slow)

Play Riff 2 for this part.
Push it
Push it
Push it
Push it
Push it

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