Never Here tab by Elastica

Tabs

Elastica - Never Here

Transcribed by Ben Hollis

The song works around a
repeating 4 bar bassline which
is just played on the A augmentedA string

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 BB    A augmentedA    D MajorD    E MajorE
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A-2-------0-------5-------7------
E--------------------------------

The ‘chorus’ follows a different
pattern

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 C#C#   C#C#  BB A augmentedA    A augmentedA  C#C# E MajorE
G---------------------------------
D--------------------------------2
A-4-------4-----2-0-------0---4---
E---------------------------------

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 F#F#   F#F#   C majorC  D MajorD  E MajorE
G---------------------------------
D-4-------4-------3---5---7-------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

For much of the song the lead guitar
Plays a one note pattern which is
The note b played at the fourth fret
Of the g string. Every so often
Just striking muted strings for a
Grinding sound.

The lead guitar plays several
Patterns:

Pattern 1 (4 bars)

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 B5B5   A5A5   D5D5   E5E5
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-2-------0-------5-------5—7-5-4-2
E----------------------------------

Pattern 2 (8 bars)
 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 B5B5   A5A5   D5D5   E5E5
E----------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-2-------4-------5-------7--------
E----------------------------------

 B5B5   A5A5   D5D5   E5E5
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-9-------12------14------14-------
E----------------------------------

Chorus Pattern

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 C#5C#5   C#5C#5  BB A augmentedA    A5A5 C#C# E MajorE
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A-7-------7-----6-4-------4---7--9-
E---------------------------------

 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
 F#5F#5   F#5F#5   C5C5 D5D5 E5E5
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A-7 (let ring)--------------------
E---------------------------------

The whole song runs

BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) bass only
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) + lead guitar plays b
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) + Guitar 2 Strums chords
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) + lead plays pattern 1
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x1) vocals + bass only
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x3) vox + lead plays b
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) no vox, pattern 1
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x1) vox + bass only
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x3) vox + lead plays b
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) no vox, pattern 2
Chorus (18 bars – 8+8+2)
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x1) vox + bass only
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x3) vox + lead plays b
BB A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE (x2) pattern 2
Chorus (end at bar 12 - 8+2+2)