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Ants From Up There Tab by Black Country, New Road

Ants From Up There tab by Black Country, New Road

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Intro:


Main melody
e|10----7-----|
B|---10---8-7-| The song's in 5/8 so there's no pause after the melody.
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|



Chaos Space Marine:

Intro riff:
Both guitars
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|2p0--------------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2--------------------------| x4
D|------0---0---0---0---0-1--2--------1--4-------|
A|--------4-------2-----------------2----2-------|
E|--------------------------------4------2-------|
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The little break thing:
Both guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----0-------0-------4-------0---|
A|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
E|7-------6-------5-------4-------|


Verses:
Both guitars
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|8-8-8-9-9-9-10109-9-9-9-10101010|
A|8-8-8-9-9-9-10109-9-9-9-10101010|
E|6-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-|

So for the pacing it goes the intro, pause, then when the guitars kick in it's the break guitar riff then the
verses, then the break, and so on so forth until the chorus begins.


Chorus:
Both guitars
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|7-----------| These are the chords both guitarists play, but the rhythms for the chorus are fairly loose in
D|7---7---8---| the recording of the song so I honestly just try to find a rhythm that sounds nice.
A|5---7---8---|
E|----5---6---|

Post-Chorus:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Then into the verse, break, verse, break loop for a shorter period before going into the outro.


Outro:
Both guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|2p0-----------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2-----------| The outro of the song is the intro riff just slowed and you end on the 1
D|------0---0---0---0---0-1-------| of the D string instead of the 2nd on the D string.
A|--------4-------2---------------|
E|--------------------------------|



Concorde:

Main riff:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------| From what I can hear, this riff is the only guitar
D|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-| part throughout the song.
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2-------2---2-|
D|------2-2-2-------4-4-4-2-2-2---2---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-4-4-----5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|



Bread Song

Verse:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|


Chorus:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|9---9---9---6--6--9--8--| The first chorus of the song is very non-linear, so here are the chords. You play
D|------------------7--7--| the set of chords twice, then the following.
A|11--11--11--7--7--------|
E|0---10--9---5--6--7--7--|

e|---------------------|
B|5--7--9--------------|
G|---------6--6--9--8--|
D|2--4--5--------7--7--|
A|4--6--7--7--7--------|
E|---------5--6--7--7--|

Then, it is back to the verses, then the chorus one final time.



Good Will Hunting

Verses:
Guitar 1 in the first verse, then guitar 2 for the second verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------|
A|7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---|
D|------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------|
A|7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---7h9---5-4-5---|
D|------5-5-5---------5-5-5---------6-6-6---------6-6-6---|


Pre-Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9------0-------------9------0-------------9------0-------------9------0---------|
A|7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-9---|
D|-------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0----------------0-0-0---|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9------0-------------9------0-------------9------0-------------9------0-----|
A|7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-9---7h9----7h9---9-7-|
D|-------------8-8-8----------------8-8-8----------------8-8-8----------------8-8-|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------0------0------0------0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----0---4p0---0-----0-0-0--0-0-0---|
A|7-7-7-7-5-5-2--2----2-2---4--4----4-4--------------------5---5-----5---5------------------|
D|9-9-7-7-5-5-2--2----2-2---4--4----4-4-----8-8-8--7-7-7---5---5-----5---5---8-8-8--7-7-7---|


Chorus:
e|---9----12----------|
B|10---10-------------|
G|------------12b11---|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
D|--------------------|


Post-Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A|2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---|
D|5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----8-----8-----8-----8-----|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A|5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---|
D|------------------------------------------|

Then, it is back to the verse, then the pre-chorus, then the chorus, then the chorus once again.



Haldern
Main riff:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-------|
A|4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--2-------|
E|0-5--0-5--0-5--0-5--0-5--0-------|


Melody:
e|---------0--7---------------|
B|0-----4---------------------|
G|---6------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|



The Place Where He Inserted the Blade

This whole song is with a capo on the second fret, for both guitars.

Verses:
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|5-----------6-----5-----4------4------|
D|2---4-2---4-2---4-6---4-2------2------|
A|0-------0---0-0---0-------------------|
E|------------------------0------4------|

Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|5---7-5---7-5---7-9---7-5-------------|
G|------------6-----5-----4-------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


Pre-Chorus and Chorus:
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|

At the end of the chorus where it's like "I will hold to my chest where the wind can exist" it goes:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

Then into the verse

Guitar 2 (still on Chorus, though):
e|7-----------7-----------7-----------|
B|---7--9--------7--9--------7--9-----|
G|---------8-----------7-----------9--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Then, after the first chorus, it is the end chorus thing, followed by the second verse, then the second chorus
that leads to the end.



Snow Globes

Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-----------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-----------------|
D|------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
D|----------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Basketball Shoes

Part 1:
Main riff:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|0--0--0--0------0-------0-------|
D|4--5--2--0------0-------0-------|
A|---------3------2---------------|
D|------------------------5-------|

Leading off   (A.K.A. The transition between part 1's main riff and the interlude)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0--0--0--0------0-------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------|
D|4--5--2--0------0-----------------0---0---0-------0---0---0-------0---0---0-----0---0---|
A|---------3------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------5---5-------5---4---4-------4---2---2-------2---2---2-----2-----|


Interlude 1:
Main riff:
e|------------------------|
B|----7-------------------|
G|--------4---6-----------|
D|----------------5---4---|
A|------------------------|
D|0-----------------------|

Transition:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|4-------2-------7---------------| On the last note of this, tremolo pick with the A and low D string getting
D|0-------0-------0---------------| played alongside it to build up into the second part.
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|


Part 2:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| Play this, and sometimes at the end of each
D|----4-----0-----5-----0------------4-----0-----5-----0--------| repeat add a 4 on the high D string.
A|--0-----0-----0-----5------------0-----0-----0-----4----------|
D|0-----4-----5-----4------------0-----4-----5-----4------------|

Guitar 2 (when it Guitar 1 goes distorted)
e|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|------------------------|


Break into the interlude
Guitar 1                                  Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|             e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|             B|7-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|             G|--4-6---------------------|
D|4-------------------------|             D|------5-4-----------------|
A|--2-4---------------------|             A|----------4---------------|
D|------5-4-0---------------|             D|--------------------------|


Interlude 2:

Pre-loud: The notes in : are the notes the other instruments play
Both guitars
e|----------------------------------|
B|------7---------------------------|
G|----------4:---6:---------------|
D|----------------------5:---4:---|
A|----------------------------------|
D|0:-------------------------------|

Loud:
Both guitars
e|------------------------|                                         e|------------------------|
B|----7-------------------|                                         B|------------------------|
G|--------4---6-----------|   Play between this and this:           G|------------------------|
D|----------------5---4---|                                         D|----4-------------------|
A|0-----------------------|                                         A|0-------2---4-----------|
D|0-----------------------|                                         D|0---------------5---4---|

Transition:
Both guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|4-------2-------7---------------|
D|0-------0-------0---------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|


Part 3:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----7-----7-----6-----6-----6-----6-| When this gets distorted (just before the big outro), this
D|------------------------------------------------| is still playing
A|--5-----5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----4---|
D|0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----5-----5-----|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-----------7-----------6-----------6-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------4-----------4-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------4-----------5-----------|


When everything gets loud, both guitars play this:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


And that's pretty much the entirety of the guitar parts for BC,NR's "Ants From Up There". It's one of my
favourite albums ever and I hope I did it justice in this tab and I hope it at least somewhat helped someone
trying to learn these songs. It's my second tab ever so I hope it was legible.




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| p    Pull-off
| h    Hammer-on
| b    Bend
| n:  the notes the other instruments play

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