Pretty Visitors tab by Arctic Monkeys
Guitar Tab
Song: Pretty Visitors Band: Arctic Monkeys Album: Humbug VERSE: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x2 A|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------| E|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A|----------------2-2-2-2-------0--------------------------------| E|7---7\5-2---2-2---------5---5-0--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x1
A|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------|
^^ repeat 4 bars;
this riff changes slightly:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|2-2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E|--------2---2--------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2~~~~~~~--------2-------------2~~~~~~~-------2-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------4~~~~~~--------5~~~~~---------4~~~~~--------5~~~~~~~---|
E|2~~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~~-------2~~~~~~----------|
CHORUS:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------4--5------5-------5---------------|
E|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---|
B|----7--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9---------------9---------------10-------------10b(11)-|
B|7----------------7---------------7----------------7------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
end on:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 2:
e|12b(14)--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
play once then gtr. 2 comes in:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4-----3--------3-----4-----------------|
A|--------5-------4-----5---------5--------------4---------------|
E|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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------6--/---7--------|
A|--------9\--------------9\-------------9-\-5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7--\-6------------------------[13b14]-|
G|-----------------6----7---------7-----10-/-11------------------|
D|--------12\-------------------------------------11\\\----------| x2
A|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------|
A|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------|
E|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|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------5-----------------|
E|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|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------5-5---5---5-------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------3b(4)|
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x ... mute note
/ ... slide up
\ ... slide down
b ... bend
r ... release
~ ... vibrato
* ... harmonic
d ... down-stroke Please rate for accuracy!