Guitar tabs with lyrics
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MESS AROUND - Cage The Elephant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Bruno Camargo E-mail: brunofcamargo@live.com Perfect tab resubmitted by: AngloSea
Tuning: Standard Intro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0---------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|
Verse ************************************ | / up | / down ************************************ PS: for each chord, strum pattern goes /, /, /, /; /, /, /; /, /, /; /, /. e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| PS: for each chord, strum pattern goes /, /, /; except for E, which has 2 more strums after the first 3 ones: /, /.
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE e|-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-2-2-2-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-2-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| PS: this time, for both
A augmentedA and
BB chords, strum pattern goes /, /, /, /; With the third strum being harder. The
E MajorE chord remains the same.
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE e|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| Second verse: 1st guitar: e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
BB|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------|
G+G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------| 2nd guitar: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-52p0-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-52p0-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-5-7-5h7-7-5h7---2p0---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-5h7p5-7-5h7p5-7-5h7p52p0---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
BB|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
G+G|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-123-3-3-3-3/12-12-12-12-12----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| Solo: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------13-------------13----13h15-13----------15p12---------13-----------|
G+G|-9-14h16----16~-9-14h16----16----------14b16/19-------9-14h16----16~-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-12/14b1512-17~----------------------15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~----------|
G+G|-------------16~-12b14-12/14b16pbr-16-------------------16-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----15-17-19-17h19p1715--------15-17-19-17p15-------------16b17-----------|
E MajorE|-16----------------------16~-16----------------16-16/18b19-16----13b14-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~----15-17-19-17h19p1715-----------|
E MajorE|-15b16pbr-16-------------------16--------16----------------------16~-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----15-17-19-17h19p17----15h17~-17b19br17~-15h17~-17b19br17~----15-17-17~--|
E MajorE|-16-------------------16-------------------------------------16------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-17b19br17-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend
ⓘ This is the 2nd version of guitar tab for 'Mess Around' by Cage The Elephant, an alternative rock band formed in 2007 from Bowling Green, USA