Pick Up The Pieces

by foogered

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!