****************************** Walkin' On The Sunby Smash Mouth Transcribed by: Matt Miller mmiller@carroll1.cc.edu ****************************** This is a cool tune from the California-based band that's touring soon here in the U.S thats getting a lot of airplay recently, so I decided to TAB it for ya. -- Tuned 1/2 step down Low to high: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Time signature is 4/4 throughout. Key of A-minor (Ab-minor) Intro: Guitar 1 plays this riff: (staccato) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + C D G5 D E-------------------------|------------------------ B-------------------------|------------------------ G-------------------------|------------------------ D-------2--------4--------|--------5--------4------ A-------3--------5--------|--------5--------5------ E-------------------------|------------------------ After a couple measures, Guitar 2 plays this riff under guitar 1: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-------------------------|------------------------ B-------------------------|------------------------ G-------------------------|------------------------ D-------2-----4--4--------|--------2-----4--4------ A----0--3--0--5--5--------|-----0--3--0--5--5------ E-------------------------|------------------------ Verses: C - D - G - D Chords are played staccato (kinda ska-style) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-------0-----------2-----|--------3--------2-----2 B-------1-----------3-----|--------0--------3-----3 G-------0-----------2-----|--------0--------2-----2 D-------2-----------0-----|--------0--------0-----0 A-------3-----------------|--------2--------------- E-------------------------|--------3--------------- At the end of the verse, Guitar 2 does this fill: + 4 + E--------- B--------- G--------- D-5//4//2- A--------- E--------- Chorus: (Guitar 2 keeps playing the riff it played in the intro) Same chords, different rhythm. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E---0-----0-----2-----2--|-----3-----3-----2-----2 B---1-----1-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-----3-----3 G---0-----0-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-----2-----2 D---2-----2-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0 A---3-----3--------------|-----2-----2------------ E------------------------|-----3-----3------------ "So, don't delay, act now, supplies are running out..." 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | E E E-0-----------0-----------| B-0-----------0-----------| G-1-----------1-----------| D-2-----------2-----------| A-2-----------2-----------| E-0-----------0-----------| (hold) (hold) "You might as well be walking on the sun..." Solo: (Guitars 1+2 play their intro riffs) I think it's all played by a keyboard, just a bunch of stuff in A-minor penatonic. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E-------17-------17----17-| B-------------------------| That should get you started, G-14----------14----14----| just listen to the song. D-------------------------| A-------------------------| E-------------------------| That's about all of the parts to the song. Any questions/corrections are welcome. I'm not 100% sure of the chord fingerings. I know the names are correct, but they don't sound like the ones in the song. Any help would be appreciated. Bye for now! -Matt (mmiller@carroll1.cc.edu)