Potion Approaching tab by Arctic Monkeys

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Song: Potion Approaching
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album Humbug

INTRO:

 +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
e|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|2-|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2---|
E MajorE|0-|-2-------x---0---3-------x---0---2-------x---0---3-------x---0---|

repeat from "1"

VERSE:

repeat riff, then:

 1    2 + + 3    4 + +
e|----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
BB|----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G+G|----------------------------------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
D MajorD|7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
A augmentedA|7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
E MajorE|5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

the thing going up and down at the G+G chord is the bass not the guitar

bass for guitar: (E-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-3-2.........)

repeat riff, play A-G riff, repeat riff play A-G riff ->

CHORUS:

gtr. 1:
e|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
BB|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
G+G|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
D MajorD|4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------6---5---6----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------7---6---7----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
BB|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
G+G|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------|
D MajorD|4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2: lets chord ring

e|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

in the last bar gtr. 2 changes to A minorAm and lets the chord ring out

gtr. 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------6---5---5----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------7---6---7----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

BREAK: (gtr. 1 plays main riff)

gtr. 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|5/7--5/8--5/7--5/8--5/7--5/8---5--7--5----------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------6--4--2--------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------2--4-----2------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------3----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

end on this = start of Verse 2:

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

- Chorus 2

SOLO:

gtr. 1: repeated throughout the whole solo

e|2-------2--2--2--5---4---5----|
BB|2-------2--2--2--5---4---5----|
G+G|2-------2--2--2--6---5---6----|
D MajorD|4-------4--4--4--7---6---7----|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
                        all 1/4 step bends
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------5b-------------|
G+G|------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6---6--------6b-5b-6b--|
D MajorD|4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7---7------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

      hold 1/4 bend
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-5---5---5--------------5--|
G+G|-----------6-6-6-6-r---------------------------4b(5)r4---------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|6~~~---6-6-6-6~~~------------6~~~~--6-6-6-6~~~-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:

gtr. 1: same as in solo

gtr. 2: almost the same
                        all 1/4 step bends
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------5b-------------|
G+G|------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6---6--------6b-5b-6b--|
D MajorD|4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7---7------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

     hold 1/4 bend
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-5-------------------------|
G+G|-----------6-6-6-6-r---------------------------4b(5)r4---2-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------2~----4~--------------------2-------------|
D MajorD|4------4--4--4--4-------------4------------------2-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

BREAK 2:

gtr. 1:
e|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|4--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|0h2---5-0----5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0--5-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------5-----4-------|
E MajorE|2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-----5------0--|

BRIDGE:

gtr. 1 starts playing at C#C# note of guitar 2 in previous bar

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|(9)r-7-------9b10r9----7\2-----2-3--2--0--2--------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------4b~~~~~-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|2--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------9b10~r-9---6~~~~---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

When the vocals come in:

gtr. 2:
e|-----------------|
BB|-----------------|
G+G|-----------------|
D MajorD|4---7------------| the last two notes are harmonics
A augmentedA|x---x---5*-------|
E MajorE|2---5-------5*---|

- LAST VERSE SHORT

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x ... mute note
/ ... slide up
\ ... slide down
h ... hammer-on
p ... pull-off
b ... bend
r ... release
~ ... vibrato