Married Life Guitar Tab

The song “Married Life” and it is from the animated film “Up.” It was composed by Michael Giacchino and is a beautiful and emotional piece of music that plays during an important scene in the movie. The song is often associated with the film’s themes of love, loss, and the enduring power of memories. It has become a fan favorite and is often included in lists of the best movie scores and soundtracks.

“Married Life” is a song from the movie “Up,” composed by Michael Giacchino. Here is a guitar tab for the main melody of the song:

[Intro]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5---5---------4--4-----------5---5--------------4--(4)-----------|
G|------------4---4---------4--4-----------6---6--------------4--(4)---- ------|  (X2)
D|------------6---6---------6--6-----------6---6--------------6--(6)-----------|
A|-----------------------6-------------4------------------6--------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[A Section]
 
e|-------4-----------------------------------4----------------0---------------|
B|----5-----5---4------------------------5-----4---2-------2-----2---0------0-|
G|--------------------4--4---------4--------------------1-----------------1---|
D|--------------------6--6---------6--------------------2-----------------2---|
A|-----------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0----------------------------------0-----------------0--------|
 
e|---4-----2------------4----2-------------------------------------------2----|
B|------------------2------------5----2--------------------------------5---5--|
G|---------3---3-------------3---3-----------3---3--------------3-------------|
D|---------4---4-------------4---4-----------4---4---------2------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2------------------2-------------2---------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B|----4-----------------------4-----4------------------4----------------------|
G|---------4------------4---------------4-----------4----4----2---------------|
D|---------4------------4---------------------4---------------------4---------|
A|----2--------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------4---------------------2---------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2----4--------------0----2-----4--------------------|
G|-------1---2----4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------2------------------------------2------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[A’ Section]
 
e|-------4----------------------------------4-----------------0-----7---------|
B|----5-----5---4------------------------5-----4---2-------2-----9----------9-|
G|--------------------4--4---------4--------------------1-------------7--7----|
D|--------------------6--6---------6--------------------2-------------9--9----|
A|-----------------------------6----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0----------------------------------0----------------0---------|
 
e|---12----11----9-------------------------9----12--------------9----12-14-12-|
B|-------------------------9-----11-------------------------------------------|
G|---------9-----9---------------9----9---------------9---9--------9----------|
D|---------11----11-------------11---11---------------11--11-------11---------|
A|----9--------------------9---------------------9--------------9-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----11------------11—14--11-----------------11------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------12-----12-------12---10------------------7-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------6--8--9-----|
D|----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12------------------11-------------------9---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[B Section]
 
e|---7-------------------------------------------------9----------------------|
B|------------------7----------9--10---9-------7----------9--7----------------|
G|--------8--8----------8--8-----------8--8---------------8--8----------------|
D|--------7--7----------7--7-----------7--7---------------7--7----------------|
A|------------------9---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-----------------------------7------------------7-----------------------|
 
e|----4-------------0-----------2---4----2-----0----4----1--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------2--------------------|
G|--------1--1-----------1--1------------1--1------------1----4---------------|
D|--------2--2-----------2--2------------2--2------------3----3---------------|
A|------------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0------------------------------0---------------1------------------------|
 
e|----------------4---2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
B|---------2---------------2--5--------------------2--------------------------|
G|---3-----3--3------------3--3----------3--3----------3--3-------------------|
D|---------4--4------------4--4----------4--4----------4--4-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
E|---2----------------2-------------2-----------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------7---------------------------------------------|
B|---------7---------------------8-------------------------5///9\\\\5----------|
G|---8---------7---8------------8----------------------------------------------|
D|---7------------------7---8---9----------------------------------------------|
A|---9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Play A Section (Minus first 3 notes)
 
 
Conclusion With Artificial Harmonics:
Fret the piece as notated, but pluck the string directly 12 frets above the note played
create an artificial harmonic. I like to place my index finger on the fret to form the
and then I pluck with my thumb. For the last part with, you have to estimate where you
would have been 12 frets above the note played.
 
e|-----------4(16)----------------------------------------------4(16)------------|
B|-----5(17)-------5(17)—4(16)-----------------------------5(17)-------4(16)-----|
G|----------------------------------------------4(16)----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------6(18)---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------7(19)---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------4(16)—2(14)----------------------|
B|-------------------5(17)------------------------------------------2(14)---------|
G|----6(18)---6(18)--------6(18)—4(16)---4(16)--------------------3(15)-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------4(16)------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----4(16)—2(14)----------------------------------------------2(14)-------------|
B|-------------------5(17)—2(14)-------------------------5(17)------5(17)--------|
G|-------------------------------3(15)-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4(16)—2(14)-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------2(14)--------------------------------------|
B|-----4(16)---------------------4(16)------4(16)-----------------4(16)----------|
G|-----------4(16)---------------------------------4(16)---4(16)------4(16)------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------0(12)---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------4----------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------2--------------------0(12)---2(14)--4(16)-----------------|
G|-----2(14)------------1----1(13)--2(14)----------------------------------------|
D|-----------4(16)------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------2(14)--4(16)----5(17)--7(19)---5(17)-------------4(16)------------|
G|---------4(16)----------------------------------4(16)-------------4(16)----------|
D|----4------------------------------------------------6(18)-----------6(18)-------|
A|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------11(23)---------------9(21----|
B|--5(17)----------4(16)----------------9(21)--------------------9(21)---9(21)----|
G|------4(16)---------------------9(21)----9(21)--------------9(21)—9(21)---------|
D|----------6(18)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---11(23)--------------------9(21)--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9(21)---9(21)--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------9(21)---9(21)----------------------1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------2---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
 
 
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| n(n)     A.H. (Lower Fret(Higher Fret))
| /        Slide up
| \        Slide down
 
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To play “Married Life” on guitar, you will need to first familiarize yourself with the song’s chord progression and melody. Here is a simple version of the chord progression that you can use as a starting point:

Verse: Am, F, C, G

Chorus: Am, F, C, G

You can also add a strumming pattern to give the song a bit more life and rhythm. Here is a simple strumming pattern that you can use:

D D U D U

To play the melody, you can either use single notes or a combination of single notes and chords. The melody for “Married Life” is quite simple and easy to play on guitar. Here is the main melody:

e|-0—3—1—0—| B|-1—0—1—3—| G|-2—0—2—0—| D|-2—0—3—0—| A|-0—2—3—2—| E|-x—3—1—3—|

You can repeat this pattern as needed to play the entire melody. Keep in mind that this is just a basic version of the song, and you can always add your own flair and style to it as you become more comfortable with it.