Song: I Believe in a Thing Called Love Artist: The Darkness Album: Permission to Land (2003) Standard tuning (EADG) NOTE: The whole song is played w/ distortion. 🏷Legend: X = muted strike / = slide up \ = slide down () = sustained note * = staccato s = 16th note (appears above bar)
INTRO: (Guitar; rest x4) G |-----------------| D |-----------------| A |-----------------| E |-r---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2---X-----2-2---|-------2-2---X-0-|-0-------0-2-4---| E |-2---X-----------|---------------0-|-0---X-----------|-----4---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 1 (x2): _________________ _________________ /1 /2 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2---X-----2-2---|-------2-2---X-0-|-0-------0-2-4---|-0---------------| E |-2---X-----------|---------------0-|-0---X-----------|-----4---------0-|-----4---5-4-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-9-9\--| A |-----7-9---9-9-9\|-----------------|-----------------|-------7/--------| E |-0---------------|-5-5-5-6---6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 1: ( x3 ) G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------12*12\| A |-----------------|-------2---4-2---||-4---4-4-4-2-4-5-|(5)--------/-------| E |-0-2-4-5---4-0-2-|(2)4-5-----------||-----------------|-------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-VERSE: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2---X-----2-2---|-------2-2---X-0-|-0-------0-2-4---| E |-2---X-----------|---------------0-|-0---X-----------|-----4---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & VERSE 2 (x2): _________________ _________________ /1 /2 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------2-2-2-2-0-|-0-0-----0-2-4---|-0-0-------------| E |-2-2-2-2-2-------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-----------|-----4-4-------0-|-----4-4-5-4-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------9-9-9\--| A |-----7-9---9-9-9\|-----------------|-----------------|-------7/--------| E |-0-0-------------|-5-5-5-6---6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 2: ( x3 ) G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------------| D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------------12*12\| A |-----------------|-------2---4-2---||-4---4-4-4-2-4-5-|(5)--------/-------| E |-0-2-4-5---4-0-2-|(2)4-5-----------||-----------------|-------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GUITAR SOLO 1 (Repeat 1st staff x2): G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2---X-----2-2---|-------2-2---X-0-|-0-------0-2-4---| E |-2---X-----------|---------------0-|-0---X-----------|-----4---------0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & (Repeat next staff x2): _________________ _________________ /1 /2 G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------0-0-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/7-|-7-7-7-----------|---------0-2-4---|-----------------| E |-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------|-------7-7-7-7-5-|-5-5-4-4-------0-|-5-5-4-4-5-4-2-0-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & PRE-CHORUS: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0-----2---2-2-2/|-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & CHORUS 3 / BREAKDOWN: G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------|-r---------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4-2-4-5-|(5)5-5-5-5-5-5---| E |-r---------------|-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & GUITAR SOLO 2 & OUTRO: ( x7 ) (Tempo slows) G |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-------2---4-2---||-----------------|-------2---4-2---| E |-0-2-4-5---4-0-2-|(2)4-5-----------||-0-2-4-5---4-0-2-|(2)4-5-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & OUTRO (Off-tempo; refer to song for timing): sssssssssss G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-0----00000000000|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---------|(0)--------------|-0---r-----------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & Follow along with the song:
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