UCL2 - WEEK 7
"TAKE ME OUT"
This week you will explore Franz Ferdinands, "TAKE ME OUT, released in 2004 as the second single from their debut album, Franz Ferdinand which became the band’s biggest hit, propelling them to international fame.
The song starts fast-paced, but then suddenly slows down after the intro, creating a striking contrast. This unexpected tempo change makes the song feel like two different tracks merged into one.
The song starts fast-paced, but then suddenly slows down after the intro, creating a striking contrast. This unexpected tempo change makes the song feel like two different tracks merged into one.
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Have a listen to the audio track for the part at full speed along with the original track ranging from 142 - 102 BPM:
CHORDS
The chords are mostly open chords with the exception of the Bm7 which is a full bar across fret 2 and the barred D that comes in on part 10 & 15.
Look out for the picking part 2, which is played twice round. Each note in bar one is held for two beats and the 3rd note the full bar.
Strumming Patterns
Nice and easy start with sing strums. You ony need to strum once on bar 1 and 3 for the intro:
INTRO.
INTRO.
PART 1
More single strums here, but look out for the split bar containing the G & D notes. This is played 4 times.
More single strums here, but look out for the split bar containing the G & D notes. This is played 4 times.
PART 2
This section is played twice round and just appears once in the song. You simply need to pick out the open strings of G (2 beats), A (2 beats) and E (4 beats) and repeat.
This section is played twice round and just appears once in the song. You simply need to pick out the open strings of G (2 beats), A (2 beats) and E (4 beats) and repeat.
PART 3
More single strums for each bar. This is where the tempo changes and the song begins to slow down at the end for the marching style rhythm.
More single strums for each bar. This is where the tempo changes and the song begins to slow down at the end for the marching style rhythm.
PART 4
This section plays down strums on each beat on Em only for 4 bars.
This section plays down strums on each beat on Em only for 4 bars.
PART 5 - 8
The next 4 sections play the same chord structure as below with 4 down strums per bar.
The next 4 sections play the same chord structure as below with 4 down strums per bar.
PART 9
This section is simply 2 bars of Em with 4 down strums per bar:
This section is simply 2 bars of Em with 4 down strums per bar:
PART 10
This section is where the chord progression changes with 4 down strums per bar and is repeated 4 times:
This section is where the chord progression changes with 4 down strums per bar and is repeated 4 times:
VIDEO TUTORIALS
Video tutorials will be uploaded within 24 hours of your class taking place.
There are 3 sections to this song that repeat. Each section is repeated twice per section throughout the song.
There are 3 sections to this song that repeat. Each section is repeated twice per section throughout the song.
INTRO & PART 1
PART 2 + 3
PART 4 + 5-8
PART 9 & 10
PART 11 - 16 (Outro)
FULL SONG
Try using just your song sheet here so you get used to the parts without having to depend on your structure sheets.
Try using just your song sheet here so you get used to the parts without having to depend on your structure sheets.
MP3 DOWNLOAD
Click on the button below to download the full arrangement of Take Me Out with all parts, L2.2, L3 & Baritone.
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