Tabs
The Black Keys
Tighten Up
Key
^ : Bend [1/4, 1/2, 1, etc.]
v : Bring bend back down
/ : Slide into
\ : Slide out of
h : Hammer on
p : Pull off
(-): Ghost note
~ : Vibrato
x : Mute
T : Fret with thumb
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Intro/Verse
*During the intro he does not hit the bass notes, instead he percussively
strikes the chords.
C# minorC#m
e|----9------9---|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---|
BB|----10-----10--|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---|
G+G|----11-----11--|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---|
D MajorD|----11-----11--|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----11-----11--|
A augmentedA|9--------9-----|7-------7----|-------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|-------------|7-------7----|9--------9-----|
T T
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Bridge
He's using an octave effect.
e|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
BB|5/7~~~5h7~~~5h7-5------|-----5--------------|----------------------|
G+G|------------------6\4--|/6~~~----6\4-2-4\2--|/4~~~4~~~2h4-2--------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------4-2--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
[1/4]
e|----------------------|-------------------|
BB|----------------------|-------------------|
G+G|----------------------|-------------------|
D MajorD|2/4~~~2~~~2-----------|-------------------|
A augmentedA|------------4~~~2-----|-------------------|
E MajorE|------------------5^--|2~~~---------------|
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Chorus
e|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
BB|/7~~~7~~~5h7-5-------|5/7~~~7~~~5h7-5--------|----------------------|
G+G|----------------6\4--|------------------6\4--|4/6~~~6---6-4\2-------|
D MajorD|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------4-2--|
A augmentedA|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
X2
e|---------------------|----------------------|-------------5------|
BB|/7~~~7~~~5h7-5-------|--/7-7~~~5h7-5--------|--/7-7~~~5h7---7-5--|
G+G|----------------6\4--|-----------------6\4--|--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|/6-6~~~4\2-4-2-----|
D MajorD|---------------4~~~|
A augmentedA|-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------|
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Breakdown
The rhythm of the last 2 chords vary, here's just a basic pattern.
BB
e|9----9----9-----------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|10---10---10----------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|11---11---11---9----9----9----9----9----|6---6-6-6---8------8-8-8---|
D MajorD|11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9------9-9-9---|
A augmentedA|9----9----9----11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9------9-9-9---|
E MajorE|---------------9----9----9----9----9----|5---5-5-5---7------7-7-7---|
x3
Other versions of Tighten Up
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Tighten up (Ver. 2) by The Black Keys
