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Song: Pretty Visitors Band: Arctic Monkeys Album: Humbug VERSE: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x2 A augmentedA|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------| E MajorE|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A augmentedA|----------------2-2-2-2-------0--------------------------------| E MajorE|7---7\5-2---2-2---------5---5-0--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x1 A augmentedA|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------| E MajorE|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------| ^^ repeat 4 bars; this riff changes slightly: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A augmentedA|2-2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------| E MajorE|--------2---2--------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|2~~~~~~~--------2-------------2~~~~~~~-------2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------4~~~~~~--------5~~~~~---------4~~~~~--------5~~~~~~~---| E MajorE|2~~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~~-------2~~~~~~----------| CHORUS: gtr. 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4 A augmentedA|-----------------------------4--5------5-------5---------------| E MajorE|2-------2-------2-------2--5-------------------------3b(4)-----| CHORUS 2 + 3: guitar 1 stays the same guitar 2: 1/4 step e|9-------10-------9-------10------10------9-------10------10b---| BB|----7--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------9---------------9---------------10-------------10b(11)-| BB|7----------------7---------------7----------------7------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| end on: gtr. 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|2--------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|12b(14)--------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE: play once then gtr. 2 comes in: gtr. 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------4-----3--------3-----4-----------------| A augmentedA|--------5-------4-----5---------5--------------4---------------| E MajorE|2--------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1 continues this riff throughout the solo SOLO: played with slide (saw it live) place the slide not between the frets but over them to get the best tone place the notes somewhere else on the fret board or play without slide to make it easier gtr. 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------6--/---7--------| A augmentedA|--------9\--------------9\-------------9-\-5-------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------------------------7--\-6------------------------[13b14]-| G+G|-----------------6----7---------7-----10-/-11------------------| D MajorD|--------12\-------------------------------------11\\\----------| x2 A augmentedA|9--------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------| the bend in brackets at the end is only played at the second time LAST VERSE: the scratchy sounds that can be heard while only bass is playing are done like this: harmonics play two notes with by barring with the ring-finger otherwise if you use 2 fingers for the 2 notes one finger - ring or pinky - is likely not to be exactly over the fret r r i e|---------------------------------------------------------------| BB|---------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------| E MajorE|2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*-----------------------------------------------|
when the lyrics are repeated: d - down-stroke u - up-stroke d u d u d u d u u d u d u d u e|--------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------5-----------------| E MajorE|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| last bar before chorus: d u d u d u d u d d d d e|--------------------------------| BB|--------------------------------| G+G|--------------------------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------5-5---5---5-------| E MajorE|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------3b(4)| ================================================================== x ... mute note / ... slide up \ ... slide down b ... bend r ... release ~ ... vibrato * ... harmonic d ... down-stroke
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