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My Propeller Tab by Arctic Monkeys

My Propeller tab by Arctic Monkeys

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Song: My Propeller
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Humbug

gtr. 1: EADGBe
gtr. 2: BEDGBe

INTRO:

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------12------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
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e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------|
A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------/7---5---3---2---|

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

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4~~~----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3~~~----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

POST-CHORUS:

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

e|----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0-------------------------------3-/-|
G|----------------------------0h-/4---------------------------4-/-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------4-/-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-------------------------------------------8-------7-----------|
G|7-------------------------------------------7-------7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|   x2
E|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------|
B|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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------2~~~----------------------------|
B|1~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

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

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0~~~----------------------------|
B|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

both guitars repeat the first bar and then play:

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1~~~----------------------------|
B|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO:

gtr. 1: repeated until end of song

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------12------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--------0-------0------|
G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0--------0-------0------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3--------2-------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------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-------------------|
B|------------8---------------------------10-------9b-B11r9-8-----|
G|9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7b(8)r7------7--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10--------7-b--(8)--r--7---8---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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-------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------------10-8----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------9---9~~~~~-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  own     when are you ar  - ri     -     ving
e|---------------------7-----10-----7----------------------------|
B|------8------10-------------------------10---\----8------------|
G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  my        propeller            won't     spin           if
e|----------7----------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--10-----10--8---------------------------------------------|
G|9-------------------9------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

  own           when  are  you  ar - ri   -   ving
e|--------------7------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10---8-------------------------------------|
G|9-----------------------------9----9---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

and the final "my propeller" lines:

e|------------------------7-------10------7---------------7------|
B|--------8------10-------------------------------10-------------|
G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10------8---10------8------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|

=====================================================================

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

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