Tabs
NOTE - True to the album version, but slightly different than Damon playing it live. He doesn't play the bass
notes as he is accompanied by a piano and orchestra for the bass.
Intro:
F# minorF#m 
BB 
A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D MajorD|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|
When the service's...
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|
Verse 1:
Done... Frequencies come...
F# minorF#m BB A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D MajorD|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|
To keep you away... When your body...
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|
Aches... Pass by...
F# minorF#m BB A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D MajorD|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|
Just left on repeat...
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|
Chorus:
It will be a silent day... Fighting off...
F# minorF#m 
A/EA/E A augmentedA 
G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Whom we... collude...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA 
A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Hoping to... Find the key...
F# minorF#m A/EA/E A augmentedA G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Between you and me...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Verse 2:
LCDs... Right hand lane...
F# minorF#m BB A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D MajorD|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|
If you are...
F# minorF#m (A augmentedA)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (All these notes in brackets
G+G|----2---2---2---2---2---2------(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)----| are not played in the studio
D MajorD|------4---4---4---4---4-----------(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---------(7)-| version. You can play them
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| if you want.)
E MajorE|--2-------------------------(5)---------------------------------(4)-------|
Rerun... Frequencies sung...
F# minorF#m BB A augmentedA F# minorF#m BB
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D MajorD|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|
Have sent you to sleep.
F# minorF#m A augmentedA
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|
Chorus:
It will be a silent day... Fighting off...
F# minorF#m A/EA/E A augmentedA G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Whom we... Collude...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Hoping to... Find the key...
F# minorF#m A/EA/E A augmentedA G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Between you and me...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Interlude: (Played by the orchestra and piano, but you can mimic the notes as follows!)
e|-9--7--5--4--2--0-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------4--2--0-----------5--7--9--7-|
G+G|----------------------------2--1----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------4-------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
It will be a silent day... Fighting off...
F# minorF#m A/EA/E A augmentedA G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Whom we... Collude...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Hoping to... Find the key...
F# minorF#m A/EA/E A augmentedA G# minorG#m G# minorG#m
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D MajorD|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|
Between you and me...
G# minorG#m A augmentedA A minorAm
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D MajorD|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|
Fin!
Hope you enjoy playing this typically beautiful Damon Albarn melody! Please comment/contact me
for further clarifications.
EDIT - Play the following very fast in the chorus with a second guitar to mimic the piano playing
in the background:
G+G|---11-----------------14----------------16-----------------14------------|
D MajorD|------(16 times)---------(8 times)---------(24 times)---------(16 times)-| (x2 times)
A augmentedA|-9-----------------12----------------18-----------------12---------------|
It is best to listen to the studio version for this part and then try and play it. This is
because during the final 2 note arrangements, the pianist goes a bit slower. Not absolutely
necessary to play this, but if you have 2 guitars, it will sound nicer playing this in the
Other versions of Hostiles
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Hostiles by Damon Albarn
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