Pick Up The Pieces

by foogered (Jun 19, 2008)

Here's the melody to a popular, funky song called "Pick up the Pieces". Some of you might recognize it from the recent Will Ferrel Movie, "Semi-Pro".

The lick is based off a D# Major scale. Rhythm guitar strums a D#sus4 in a funky 16th note pattern under the lick until Riff 3 which jumps up to A#sus4.


Riff 1
E|------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------11------9---------9----------|
g|--------12-10--8----7-------8-10---10-8-10---10-8-10--|
d|-----10----------10---8-------------------------------|
a|--11--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------11------9---------9----------|
g|--13-10-12-10------------------8-10---10-8-10---10-8-10--|
d|---------------13-10-12-10-------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------13--|
g|--15p13-15p13----15p13-15p13-----15p13-15p13----15p13-15p13-----|
d|--------------15-------------15--------------15-----------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3 Cont.
E|------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------17--|
g|--15p13-15p13----15p13-15p13----15--|
d|--------------15-------------13-14--|
a|--------------------------------15--|
e|------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar Chords
A#sus4 D#sus4
E|--11-----4------|
b|--11-----4------|
g|--10-----3------|
d|----------------|
a|----------------|
e|----------------|


The last time through, the C7#9 is skipped and riff 3 is repeated a second time. Enjoy!