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-THE PRAYER-

~ = Tremelo Pick (Play same note fast)
/ = Slide upwards
\ = Slide downwards
VIB = Add Vibrato

INTRO - LOOPED 'AHHING' - guitar interpretation but basically Chord diagramA augmentedA to Chord diagramC majorC

(LOOP 1)

       (Chord diagramA minorAm)    (Chord diagramC majorC)

E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D---7~~~~10~~---|
A---0~~~~-------|
E---5~~~~-8~~---|

VERSE-

Same loop as intro.

This extra phrase is added.

     (Am- Chord shape that it is based on is in brackets - could be played)
E--(12)---------------------------------|
B--(13)---------------------------------|
G--14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-----|
D--(14)---------------------------------|
A--(12)---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

Then it builds more on 'Is it so wrong '
Another loop comes in which is quite hard to heard but if you play the below you will be
to hear it on the record

(LOOP 2)

E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5~~~~~~~~7~~~~---------|
E-5~~~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~---------------8~~~~----|

Chord diagramA augmentedA guitar also comes in

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~VIB~~\----|

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D---------------------5~~~~----|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~-----------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~---|

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

Leading up to chorus (Loop 2 taken out)

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-5~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-----------------------------|
CHORUS

RHYTHM GUITAR - Not on record but would work, (m= minor, M= Major if you want to play
chords)

   Chord diagramA5A5  (m)        Chord diagramB5B5  (m)        Chord diagramC5C5  (M)        Chord diagramF5F5 (M)
E-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|
B-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|
G---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[----------------||
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------[1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

(Bass same as root notes)

SYNTH LEAD

E------------------------5----------|
B---6-5---------------------8-5-----|
G-5-----5-7-5--5--5-------------7---|
D-------------7--7--7-5-------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

VERSE 2

Just guitar Riffs, first loop dosen't come in

CHORUS 2

Same as 1st

MIDDLE 8

Synth lead

E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A---3-------------|
E-5---0--5-4-5-7--|

LEAD

(Backwards sounding bends)

E---------------X---------------------------------------------|
B------------X---X-------------8VIB---15b17VIB----------------|
G--SCRAPING---X--------7b9VIB-------------------15----12------|
D-----------------------------------------------17b19-14b16---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

             (PROBABLY PITCH-SHIFTER BUT THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT)
E-------------------(18)/~~~~20~~~~~~-|
B-13----/~~~~~~(22)-------------------|
G-15B17-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

The wild sound, sounds a bit like a mid-fi electronics arpeggiator as used by Jonny
(Radiohead). Could probably have a good stab at what he is playing but don't have enough
to tab in correct octave.

E-15VIB-12-13-12VIB---------------|
B-------------------15\13-13VIB---|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

Then some sort of track echo comes in and then leads into last chorus.

ALGORITHM

Intro - Loop 1 (Ahhing)

Verse 1
            - Loop 1
            - Small Synth Lines

            - (BUILDS)
            - Loop 1
            - Loop 2
            - Guitar

Chorus 1
            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)
            - Synth

Verse 2
            - Guitar

            - (BUILDS)
            - Loop 2
            - Guitar

Chorus 2
            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)
            - Synth

Middle 8
            - Synth Riff
            - Wild Solo Lead

Chorus 3
            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)
            - Synth

CHORDS

INTRO

Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramC majorC  X4

VERSE 1
Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramC majorC
Lord give me grace and dancing feet
And the power to impress
Lord give me grace and dancing feet
Let me outshine the moon

Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramC majorC
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner-up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Than is given to you

CHORUS
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramB5B5               Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramFF
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle, I will outshine them all

VERSE 2
Chord diagramA minorAm         Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramC majorC
Standing on the packed dance floor
Our bodies thrown in time
Silent on the weekdays
Tonight I claim what's mine

Chord diagramA minorAm        Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramC majorC
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner-up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Than is given to you

CHORUS 2
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramB5B5           Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle, I will outshine them all

MIDDLE 8
(RIFF VERSION0
Chord diagramA5A5  Chord diagramC5C5  Chord diagramE5E5        Chord diagramA5A5 Chord diagramAb5Ab5 Chord diagramA5A5 Chord diagramAb5Ab5 Chord diagramB5B5
(SIMPLE VERSION)
Chord diagramA5A5        Chord diagramE5E5        Chord diagramA5A5                     Chord diagramB5B5

CHORUS 3
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramB5B5             Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice

Other versions of Prayer

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Prayer acoustic by Bloc Party

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Prayer acousticChords

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