The Black Keys Tighten Up Key ^ : Bend [1/4, 1/2, 1, etc.] v : Bring bend back down / : Slide into \ : Slide out of h : Hammer on p : Pull off (-): Ghost note ~ : Vibrato x : Mute T : Fret with thumb
_____________________________________________________________________________ Intro/Verse *During the intro he does not hit the bass notes, instead he percussively strikes the chords. C#m e|----9------9---|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---| B|----10-----10--|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---| G|----11-----11--|----9-----9--|----7-----7--|----9------9---| D|----11-----11--|----9-----9--|----9-----9--|----11-----11--| A|9--------9-----|7-------7----|-------------|---------------| E|---------------|-------------|7-------7----|9--------9-----| T T _____________________________________________________________________________ Bridge He's using an octave effect. e|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| B|5/7~~~5h7~~~5h7-5------|-----5--------------|----------------------| G|------------------6\4--|/6~~~----6\4-2-4\2--|/4~~~4~~~2h4-2--------| D|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------4-2--| A|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| E|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| [1/4] e|----------------------|-------------------| B|----------------------|-------------------| G|----------------------|-------------------| D|2/4~~~2~~~2-----------|-------------------| A|------------4~~~2-----|-------------------| E|------------------5^--|2~~~---------------| _____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus e|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| B|/7~~~7~~~5h7-5-------|5/7~~~7~~~5h7-5--------|----------------------| G|----------------6\4--|------------------6\4--|4/6~~~6---6-4\2-------| D|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------4-2--| A|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| X2 e|---------------------|----------------------|-------------5------| B|/7~~~7~~~5h7-5-------|--/7-7~~~5h7-5--------|--/7-7~~~5h7---7-5--| G|----------------6\4--|-----------------6\4--|--------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------| E|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|/6-6~~~4\2-4-2-----| D|---------------4~~~| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| _____________________________________________________________________________ Breakdown The rhythm of the last 2 chords vary, here's just a basic pattern. B e|9----9----9-----------------------------|---------------------------| B|10---10---10----------------------------|---------------------------| G|11---11---11---9----9----9----9----9----|6---6-6-6---8------8-8-8---| D|11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9------9-9-9---| A|9----9----9----11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9------9-9-9---| E|---------------9----9----9----9----9----|5---5-5-5---7------7-7-7---| x3
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