Tabs
Intro:
Played clean - this is what Simon plays live but on the studio version it sounds like there is a synth and
acoustic guitar recorded over it of the octave of the G+G string.
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---6---9--7----4---7--6----6---9--7--6--7---11--9------|
D MajorD|---7---11-9----5---9--7----7---11-9--7--9---12--11-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|---6---9--7--6--7---11--9----|
D MajorD|---7---11-9--7--9---12--11---| (x6)
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
The last 2 times this is played clean over it:
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---6v-6-7-7v--6v-7-6-2v-2-4-2v---6-7-6--2-4-2--6-7-6--2-4-2--6-7-6---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus}
Played clean with a swinging rhyhtm:
E MajorE|--------5---------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------|
G+G|---7--------7----7---7------7/-11--9--7---|
D MajorD|---7--------6-----6--5------5/-9---7--5---| (x2)
A augmentedA|---5--------4---4----5------5/-9---7--5---|
D MajorD|---------------------5------5/-9---7--5---|
[Pre Verse 2}
The same riff is played as the intro but slightly different:
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---6---9--7--6--4---7--6----6--9--7--6-7--11-9---|
D MajorD|---7---11-9--7--5---9--7----7--11-9--7-9--12-11--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Same main riff. Additional guitar is played slightly differently, with distortion:
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---6v-6-7-7v--6v-7-6-2v-2-4-2v---6-7-6--2-4-2--6-7-6--14-16-14--6-7-6---|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
The verse riff is played twice again then it plays the following 4 times, the first 2 clean and last 2 with
distortion. This is the guitar played in the studio version:
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---11--10-----------8---------11--10------10--8-10-8-8----------8-6-----6---6----|
G+G|---10--10----10-9-10--10-9-10-10--10----10--10-----9-9---9------9-9----7-7-7-7---|
D MajorD|---8---0----------------------8---8----------------x-0----------x-0--------------| (x4)
A augmentedA|---8---0----------------------8---8----------------7-10---------7-0--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------|
Bridge 2:
Played clean.
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----10---------8-8----------8-----8----8-10-8---------10---------8-8----------8-----8----|
G+G|--------10--7/9-9-9----------9-----9-----------9-10-------10--7/9-9-9----------9-----9----|
D MajorD|----------------------(x4)---10----10-----------------------------------(x4)---10----10---|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------10----10------------------------------------------10----10---|
D MajorD|---0--------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------|
Bridge 3:
The short riff played on the low D MajorD string is usually played by James on bass but can be played on guitar too:
E MajorE|-------------------------------5------------------------------------------------------5-------------------|
BB|-------------------------------6------------------------------------------------------6---------8-6-5--6--|
G+G|-------------10----------------7----------12---------------14---------------10--------7-------------------|
D MajorD|---5-3-2--3--8---(x6)----------7---(x6)---12---(x10 fast)--14---(x10 fast)--8---(x5)--7---(x6)------------|
A augmentedA|-------------8-----------3-----5----------10---------------12---------------8---------5-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------8-------2-3---3---0--------------------------------------------8---------0-------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------5-----------------------------------------------------5----------|
BB|-----------------------6---------12---------------14-------------------------6----------|
G+G|---10------------------7---------11---------------13---------------10--------7----------|
D MajorD|---8---(x6)------------7---(x6)--10---(x10 fast)--12---(x10 fast)--8---(x5)--7---(x6)---|
A augmentedA|---8-------------3-----5---------10---------------12---------------8---------5----------|
D MajorD|---8---------2-3---2---0---------10---------------12---------------8---------0----------|
Bridge 4:
When singing starts again. All played with distortion:
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------------5---|
BB|-----------------------------------------6---------13---------------15-------------------------------6---|
G+G|---12-10-9--10---10--------9-10--17-10---7---------12---------------14---------------10--------12----7---|
D MajorD|-----------------8---(x6)----------------7---------10---------------12---------------8---(x5)--10----7---|
A augmentedA|---10-8--7--8----8---------7-8---15-8----5---(x6)--10---(x10 fast)--12---(x10 fast)--8---------10----5---|
D MajorD|-----------------8-----------------------0---------10---------------12---------------8---------10----0---|
(x2)
Outro:
Last chord is played clean:
E MajorE|------------------------5---|
BB|---11---------11-/13----6---|
G+G|---10---------10-/12----7---|
D MajorD|---8---(fast)-8--/10----7---| (x3)
A augmentedA|---8----------8--/10----5---|
D MajorD|---8----------8--/10----0---|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------17(fast)b19-------------------------17(fast)b18-----------------------17(fast)b19--|
G+G|---10-------12---7---------------------10-------12---7---------------------10-------12---7-----------------|
D MajorD|---8---(x6)-10---7---------------------8---(x6)-10---7---------------------8---(x6)-10---7-----------------|
A augmentedA|---8--------10---5---------------------8--------10---5---------------------8--------10---5-----------------|
D MajorD|---8--------10---0---------------------8--------10---0---------------------8--------10---0-----------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|---10-------12-----7---|
D MajorD|---8---(x6)-10-----7---|
A augmentedA|---8--------10-----5---|
D MajorD|---8--------10---------|