Tuning: E standard / = Forward slide b = Bend * = Harmonic INTRO PART 1 |Lead| |---14-----------------------|----------------------14------| x 2 |--------15--------14--------|-------------14------------15-| |----------------------15----|----14-----------15-----------| |----------------------------|--------15--------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| It can be easier (esp. on an acoustic) to play an octave down, using the same pattern but using fret 2 instead of 14 and fret 3 instead of 15. |Rhythm| (Chorus variation) |----------------------------|-------------------------------| x 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------| |---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------| |---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-4----4--x--x--7--7--6--6------| |---4----4--0--0--2--2--2--0-|-------------------------------| INTRO PART 2 |Lead| |-------5--------------5-------|-------5-------9b----9-----9------9----- x 2-| |-------7b9------------7b9-----|-------7b9-----11b13---11-----11----11b------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| I play it by holding the bend up on the first --11b-- and bringing it back down on the second. The notes sound about right anyway, experiment with it if needed! |Rhythm| |------------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2 |------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6----------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6----------------| |------------------------------|----------------------4--4----------------| ALT.: Elastica might play some of these chords in different places: |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|--9--9--9--9-9----------------------=------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|--9--9--9--9-9---7--7--6--6----------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|--7--7--7--7-7---7--7--6--6----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------5--5--4--4----------------| So whatever you prefer/find easiest, but why move up and down the fret board unnecessarily?! If you want to be clever, you could integrate the lead and rhythm something like: |--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------9----9-----9----9--9b---| |--------7b-x-x--------7b-x-x--5--5--7b-x-x--------11b13--11---11-----11b--| |--6--6----------4--4----------4--4----------------------------------------| |--6--6----------4--4----------2--2----------7--7--------------------------| |--4--4----------2--2------------------------7--7--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5--5--------------------------| VERSE |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b-----9-----9------9b-----| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13--11-----11----11b13--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------ X 2-| |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5----------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2---------------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6--------------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6--------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4--------------------| Bass and vocals do 4 bars "And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. You were on TV!" Then: "Did the devil save you, did you make it through, I'll take you to the top... And now that you're heaven bent, and it pays the rent, is it hard to stop?" |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13 -11-----11--11b---| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2 |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------| Chorus "S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score. S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more. S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure? |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| This might sound wrong at first but, after the vocals stop, the guitar plays on its own, listen to this for a clear idea of the rhythm. S...........O.......F..........T..........." |-------------------------------|---------------12----11---------| x 1 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8-------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| BRIDGE Guitar 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| Guitar 1 |---------------------------------------------14------------------| |-------------------------------------------------15---14---------| |----------------------------------------------------------15-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| Guitar 1 |---14--------------------------|-----------------------14---------| |----------15-------14----------|-------------14-----------15------| |-------------------------15----|--14-------------15---------------| |-------------------------------|-----15---------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE "And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. Now you're on TV! Did the devil say to you, you can make it through, I'll take you up the shop. And in a dress too small, to be a dress at all, is it hard to stop?" |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b--9-----9------9b-----| x 4 |-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b---11-----11---------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 4 |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------| Chorus "S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score. S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more. S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure? |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| S...........O...........F........T..........." |-------------------------------|---------------12----11--9------| x 1 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8------6------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| BREAKDOWN / SOLO |-----12-----11---9--------------|-----12-----11--9-------------| |--9------8-------6--------------|--9------8------6-------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |-9-------------------------|-----------------------9-------------| |-------------9-------------|-9--------------------------9--------| |-------------------6-------|--------6--------6----------------6--| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1 |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |----7--7b----------7--7b-----|----7--7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |----------------------------------------------------12------------11--| x 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------9------------8----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| x 2 |------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5---------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6--------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6--------------| |------------------------------|----------------------4--4--------------| OUTRO Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------12------11--| x 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------7*-----------7*------------7*----------9-------8-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| * harmonic Guitar 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| Guitar 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------4------------4/--| |-----------------------------------------6------------4-----4/--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| END There's a few notes from the lead guitar that are lowish in the mix I think I've left out and feedback sounds, but that's about it! This was my first tab, hope it's all right, enjoy!

Watch the song video
Top songs from Elastica
Playground Sessions Course Banner
Did you ever dreamed on playing piano?

Playground Sessions is a revolutionary new way to learn music and play the piano. No more boring courses. The adaptive videos automatically adjust to your skill level. Plus, you’ll receive regular feedback on your progress each week, plus a personal training plan from a professional piano teacher.

Start to play the piano instantly - and have fun doing it!