My Propeller tab by Arctic Monkeys

Tabs

Song: My Propeller
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Humbug

gtr. 1: EADGBe
gtr. 2: BEDGBe

INTRO:

e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------12------|
D MajorD|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------|
A augmentedA|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------|
E MajorE|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
G+G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------/7---5---3---2---|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
A augmentedA|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------|
E MajorE|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--|

VERSE:

Repeat this single note riff throughout the whole verse
the last note, in this [] bracket is played not played in every second bar

CHORUS:

guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------|
BB|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|5~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------4~~~----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|4~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------3~~~----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

POST-CHORUS:

gtr. 1 continues with main verse riff; gtr. 2 plays these fills:

e|----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------0-------------------------------3-/-|
G+G|----------------------------0h-/4---------------------------4-/-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------4-/-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|/8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|7-------------------------------------------8-------7-----------|
G+G|7-------------------------------------------7-------7-----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2:

At start of 2nd Verse BOTH GUITARS let the empty E-string ring

gtr. 1 plays main riff, a detuned guitar harmonizes by playing the riff a perfect fifth deeper

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|  x2
E MajorE|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------|
BB|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--|

CHORUS 2:

guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------|
E MajorE|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------2~~~----------------------------|
BB|1~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|2-----------2-------0---------------------------------------0---|
E MajorE|------------------------3---2---0-----------0-------2---3-------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------0~~~----------------------------|
BB|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

both guitars repeat the first bar and then play:

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------1~~~----------------------------|
BB|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO:

gtr. 1: repeated until end of song

e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------12------|
D MajorD|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------|
A augmentedA|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------|
E MajorE|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
BB|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--------0-------0------|
G+G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0--------0-------0------|
D MajorD|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A augmentedA|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3--------2-------2------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------3-------3------|

gtr. 2 comes in after this has been played once ^^

overdriven Queens of the Stone Age-lead guitar sound

gtr. 2:                      1/4;whole
e|----------------7------------7b(8)r7--------7-------------------|
BB|------------8---------------------------10-------9b-B11r9-8-----|
G+G|9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7b(8)r7------7--------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------10--------7-b--(8)--r--7---8---------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------|

then:

first bunch of lyrics

when they are repeated gtr. 2 comes in again:

note that there are quarter bends all over the place at almost every note
or he is using some kind of effect

   won't spin   if i can't get it started on my
e|----7--------------------7-------------------------------------|
BB|----------10-------------------10-8----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------9---9~~~~~-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 own   when are you ar - ri   -   ving
e|---------------------7-----10-----7----------------------------|
BB|------8------10-------------------------10---\----8------------|
G+G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 my    propeller      won't   spin      if
e|----------7----------------------------------------------------|
BB|---8--10-----10--8---------------------------------------------|
G+G|9-------------------9------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 I   can't get  it  star - ted  on   my
e|--------------------7------10-----7----------------------------|
BB|------8------10-------------------------10------8--------------|
G+G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 own      when are you ar - ri  -  ving
e|--------------7------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------10---8-------------------------------------|
G+G|9-----------------------------9----9---------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

and the final "my propeller" lines:

e|------------------------7-------10------7---------------7------|
BB|--------8------10-------------------------------10-------------|
G+G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|10------8---10------8------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------9------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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/ ... slide up
\ ... slide down
h ... hammer-on
b ... bend
r ... release
~ ... vibrato

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