Never Here tab by Elastica

Elastica - Never Here

Transcribed by Ben Hollis

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

  1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
  B       A       D       E
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#    B A       A   C# E
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#      C   D   E
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
  B5      A5      D5      E5
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
  B5      A5      D5      E5
E----------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-2-------4-------5-------7--------
E----------------------------------

  B5      A5      D5      E5
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#5     C#5   B A       A5  C# E
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#5     F#5     C5  D5  E5
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
A-7 (let ring)--------------------
E---------------------------------

The whole song runs

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