Pecking Order Tab by Alvvays

Pecking Order tab by Alvvays

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:



Guitar 1


    (tacet) x8     A                             x4
e|----------||-----------5-----5-----------------||
B|o--------o||o----5-h7-----7--------5--5--5----o||
G|----------||-----------------------------------||
D|----------||-----------------------------------||
A|o--------o||o---------------------------------o||
E|----------||-----------------------------------||

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Guitar 2


    (DM7)
e|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|-
B|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|------2-----0-----------|-
G|-------2--------2------|----1-----|--------2--------2-----|---------------2--1-----|-
D|----0--------0---------|----------|-----0--------0--------|------------------------|-
A|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|-
E|-----------------------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|-


                                                       A                       x2
e|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-
B|-------2--0-------|----------------------------|o----2--2--2--2-----0--0----o|-
G|-------------2----|----1-h2--4--1--------------|-----2--2--2--2-----2--2-----|-
D|----0-------------|-------------------4--2-----|-----2--2--2--2-----2--2-----|-
A|------------------|----------------------------|o---------------------------o|-
E|------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-


                                   x4
e|--------------------------------||
B|o----2--2--2--2-----0--0--0----o||
G|-----2--2--2--2-----2--2--2-----||
D|-----2--2--2--2-----2--2--2-----||
A|o----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0----o||
E|--------------------------------||
   (Guitar 1 enters here)


Verse 1:



Guitar 1


       A                              x16
e|-----------5-----5-----------------||
B|o----5-h7-----7--------5--5--5----o||
G|-----------------------------------||
D|-----------------------------------||
A|o---------------------------------o||
E|-----------------------------------||



Guitar 2


       A                          x3    F#m      D
e|--------------------------------|-----2--2-----2--2-----|-
B|o----2-----2--2-----2--2--2----o|-----2--2-----3--3-----|-
G|-----2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|-----2--2-----2--2-----|-
D|-----2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|-----4--4-----0--0-----|-
A|o----0-----0--0-----0--0--0----o|-----4--4--------------|-
E|--------------------------------|-----2--2--------------|-
   Pecking order's got you wasting time...

       A                          x2    A     F#m   D              x2
e|--------------------------------|-----------2-----2--2--2--2-----||
B|o----2-----2--2-----2--2--2----o|o----2-----2-----3--3--3--3----o||
G|-----2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|-----2-----2-----2--2--2--2-----||
D|-----2-----2--2-----2--2--2-----|-----2-----4-----0--0--0--0-----||
A|o----0-----0--0-----0--0--0----o|o----0-----4-------------------o||
E|--------------------------------|-----------2--------------------||
   Fill a Honda with your property...


Chorus 1:



Guitar 1

  (1st, 3rd, 4th time)
      DM7
e|-------9--------9--------10----|----------9--------9-----------|-
B|----------7--------7-----------|----7--------7--------7--------|-
G|----7--------7--------7--------|-------7--------7--------7-----|-
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-


      E7                              A
e|-------10-------10-------12----|----------12-------12----------||
B|----------9--------9-----------|----10-------10-------10------o||
G|----9--------9--------9--------|-------9--------9--------9-----||
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------o||
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||


  (2nd time)
      DM7
e|-------9--------9--------10----|----------9--------9-----------|-
B|----------7--------7-----------|----7--------7--------7--------|-
G|----7--------7--------7--------|-------7--------7--------7-----|-
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-


      E7                              A
e|-------10-------10-------12----|----------12----10-9-----------||
B|----------9--------9-----------|----10-------10-------10------o||
G|----9--------9--------9--------|-------9-----------------9-----||
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------o||
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||



Guitar 2


 x4    Dsus2
e|--------0--------0--------0--|--------0-----------------|-
B|o----------3--------3--------|--3--------3--3--2--0-----|-
G|-----2--------2--------2-----|-----2-----------------2--|-
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
A|o----------------------------|--------------------------|-
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
   And your brain still bows...

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



Verse 2:
Identical to Verse 1 except final bar is repeated twice



Break:



Guitar 1


   DM7                  D#7                  C#m
e|----9--------9-----|-----9--------9-----|-----9--------9-----|-
B|-------7--------7--|--------8--------8--|--------9--------9--|-
G|-7--------7--------|--8--------8--------|--9--------9--------|-
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
A|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-


                        DM7                  D#7
e|-10----10----10-12-|-----9--------9-----|-----9--------9-----|-
B|----9-----9--------|--------7--------7--|--------8--------8--|-
G|-------------------|--7--------7--------|--8--------8--------|-
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
A|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-


   C#m                                       DM7
e|----9--------9-----|--10-9--7-----------|-----9--------9-----|-
B|-------9--------9--|-----------10-9--7--|--------7--------7--|-
G|-9--------9--------|--------------------|--7--------7--------|-
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
A|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-


   D#7                  C#m
e|----9--------9-----|-----9--------9-----|--10----10----10-12-|-
B|-------8--------8--|--------9--------9--|-----9-----9--------|-
G|-8--------8--------|--9--------9--------|--------------------|-
D|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
A|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-
E|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-


 x4    A
e|-----9--9--9--9--10-12----||
B|o----10-10-10-10-10-10---o||
G|-----9--9--9--9--9--9-----||
D|--------------------------||
A|o------------------------o||
E|--------------------------||



Guitar 2

(tacet)



Pre-chorus:



Guitar 1


  F#m                     C#m                     Bm
e|----------9-----------|-----------9-----------|-----------7-----------|-
B|----10----------10----|-----9-----------9-----|-----7-----------7-----|-
G|-11----11----------11-|--9-----9-----------9--|--7-----7-----------7--|-
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
   Surrounded and you get overwhelmed...

                            F#m                     C#m
e|-7--------9-----10----|-----------9-----12-9--|-----------9-----------|-
B|----7-----------------|-----10----------------|-----9-----------9-----|-
G|-------7--------------|--11----11-------------|--9-----9-----------9--|-
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-


   Bm                                              F#m
e|----------7-----------|--7--------7-----9--7--|---------0--------0-----|-
B|-------7--------7-----|-----7-----------------|------10-------10-------|-
G|-6-/7--------------7--|--------7--------------|--/11-------11-------11-|-
D|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-
A|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-
E|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-
                                                  And your brain bows...

   C#m                         Bm
e|--------0--------0-----0--|--------0--------0-----|--------0--------0-----|-
B|-----5--------5-----------|-----3--------3--------|-----3--------3--------|-
G|-\6--------6--------5-----|--4--------4--------4--|--4--------4--------4--|-
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-


   Dsus2
e|----0--------0--------0--|--------0-----------------|-
B|-------3--------3--------|--3--------3--3--2--0-----|-
G|-2--------2--------2-----|-----2-----------------2--|-
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|-
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|-
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|-


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


   DM7
e|----9--------9--------10-|--------9--------9--------|-
B|-------7--------7--------|--7--------7--------7-----|-
G|-7--------7--------7-----|-----7--------7--------7--|-
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|-
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|-
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|-


    E                           A
e|----10-------10-------12-|--------12-------12-------||
B|-------9--------9--------|--10-------10-------10----||
G|-9--------9--------9-----|-----9--------9--------9--||
D|-------------------------|--------------------------||
A|-------------------------|--------------------------||
E|-------------------------|--------------------------||



Guitar 2


       F#m         C#m         Bm             x2 (tacet) x4
e|-----2-----|-----4-----|-----2-----|--------||---------|-
B|o----2-----|-----5-----|-----3-----|-------o||o-------o|-
G|-----2-----|-----6-----|-----4-----|--------||---------|-
D|-----4-----|-----6-----|-----4-----|--------||---------|-
A|o----4-----|-----4-----|-----2-----|-------o||o-------o|-
E|-----2-----|-----------|-----------|--------||---------|-
   Surrounded and you get overwhelmed...

    Dsus2
e|--------0--------0--------0--|--------0-----------------|-
B|o----------3--------3--------|--3--------3--3--2--0-----|-
G|-----2--------2--------2-----|-----2-----------------2--|-
D|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
A|o----------------------------|--------------------------|-
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-
   And your brain's devout...

    E                          A                          x2
e|-----0--------0-----------|-----------------------------||
B|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2-----2--3--2--0-------o||
G|--1--------1--------1-----|--2-----2--------------2-----||
D|--------------------------|-----------------------------||
A|--------------------------|----------------------------o||
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------||



Chorus 2:
Same as Chorus 1, but finish with this:



End:



Guitar 1


      A                                                  etc.
e|----9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------
B|-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----
G|----------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9--
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------
   And you wait for the wave...


Guitar 2


      A                                                  etc.
e|----0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------
B|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----
G|----------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--
D|----------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------



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Last updated: September 10, 2025

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