#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Pump It Up Original Album: This Year's Model Words and Music by Elvis Costello Copyright © 1978 Radar Records (UK) Published by Warner Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Electric guitar1: E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------9b__________| |------------R-E-S-T--------------|---------------------9b__________| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1-------2---1-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------0---1---|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---0---2-------0---2---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: F#5 |---------------------------------|---------------------9---9_______| |__-------r-----------------------|---------------------7---7_______| |__-------r-----------------------|---------------------6---6_______| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1-------2---1-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------0---1---|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---0---2-------0---2---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: A3i |__-------------------------------|---------------------9b__________| |__-------------------------------|---------------------10b_________| |__-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1-------2---1-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------0---1---|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---0---2-------0---2---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: F#5 G#5 A5 Bb5 |__-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-4---4---6---6---7---7---8---8---| |---------------------------------|-4---4---6---6---7---7---8---8---| |---------------------------------|-2---2---4---4---5---5---6---6---| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1-------2---1-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------0---1---|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-2---2---4---4---5---5---6---6---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______-------7-------7---6---5-------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______---7---7-------7---6---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric guitar1: B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______-------7-------7---6---5-------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______---7---7-------7---6---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Notes: There is no guitar part in the verses. The accompaniment is a drawbar organ, here transcribed for guitar. The chord I've called B7 (xx 13 11 10 x) is missing its root note, so ought probably to be called F#m6 (which shares these notes). If you were to play this on an acoustic guitar, I would just play B7 (x2120x) on every beat. [play:] [x3] Electric guitar1: B7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10--------------9---10--|-10------10--------------9---10--| |-11------11--------------9---11--|-11------11--------------9---11--| |-13------13----------------------|-13------13----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-------5---7---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I've been on tender hooks, end - ing in dirty looks Listen to the Mu - zak, thinking 'bout this 'n' that She said that's that, I don't wanna chitter chat [then play:] Electric guitar1: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10--------------9---10--|-10------10----------------------| |-11------11--------------9---11--|-11------11----------------------| |-13------13----------------------|-13------13----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|-------------------------5---6---| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-------7-----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Turn it down a little bit or turn it down flat_________ CHORUS: Notes: Drawbar organ transcribed for Electric guitar1. An acoustic guitar could play standard chords as shown. Chords: E7 020130 E 022100 C#m7 x46454 D xx0232 Electric guitar1: E7 E7 C#m7 E D |-10--10--10------------------10_____-------9-------7-------10------| |-9---9---9-------------------9______-------9-------9-------10------| |-9---9---9-------------------9______-------9-------9-------11------| |-9---9---9-------------------9______-------9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | D B D B | |-----------------------------9______---9---7-------7-------7---9---| |-----------------6-------6-------|-------------9-------9-----------| |-7---7---7-----------7-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E7 E7 C#m7 E D Pump it up when you don't really need it Pump it up un - til you can feel it INSTRUMENTAL: Notes: Drawbar organ transcribed for Electric guitar1. [play:] [x2] Electric guitar2: B5 Bb5 A5 B5 Bb5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______-------7-------7---6---5-------| | | Electric guitar1: | | B Bb A B Bb A | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______-------7-------7---6---5-------| |-8-------8-------8---7---6---8______-------8-------8---7---6-------| |-9-------9-------9---8---7---9______-------9-------9---8---7-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-------7---6---5---7______---7---7-------7---6---5---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: B7 x2120x B7 Down in the pleasure centre, hell bent or heaven sent, Listen to the propaganda, listen to the latest slander There's nothing underhand that she wouldn't understand CHORUS2: Notes: Same as CHORUS1 musically but the two vocal lines are reversed. [repeat INSTRUMENTAL] [x4] [hold on E7 for 4 bars for drums] [repeat INSTRUMENTAL] [x2] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: B7 x2120x B7 She's been a bad girl. She's like a chemical Though you try to stop it, she's like a narcotic You wanna torture her, you wanna talk to her All the things you bought for her, putting up your temperature [repeat CHORUS2] [repeat INSTRUMENTAL] [x2] VERSE4: Notes: Drawbar organ transcribed for Electric guitar1. An acoustic guitar could play standard open chords here below. Chords: E7 020130 B7 x2120x Electric guitar1: E7(no 3) |-10------10----------------------|-10------10----------------------| |-12------12----------------------|-12------12----------------------| |-9-------9-----------------------|-9-------9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-----------5---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E7 Out in the fashion show, down in the bargain bin, Electric guitar1: E7(no 3) |-10------10----------------------|-10------10----------------------| |-12------12----------------------|-12------12----------------------| |-9-------9-----------------------|-9-------9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-------x-----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------5---6---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | E7 You put your passion out un - der the pressure pin 63 Electric guitar1: B7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10----------------------|-10------10----------------------| |-8-------8-----------------------|-8-------8-----------------------| |-9-------9-----------------------|-9-------9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------5---7---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B7 Fall in - to submission, hit - and - run transmission 65 Electric guitar1: B7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-10------10----------------------|-10------10----------------------| |-8-------8-----------------------|-8-------8-----------------------| |-9-------9-----------------------|-9-------9-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | |---------6-------7---6-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---6---|---------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-7---7---5---7-----------5---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B7 No use wishing now for any other sin [repeat CHORUS] E7 C#m7 E D when you don't really need it when you don't really need it Don't really need it! Don't really need it! Don't really need it! [repeat INTERLUDE to fade]