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Caterpillar Tab by Florence Road

Caterpillar tab by Florence Road

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: Bm

[Main Verse]

Slight variations to the strumming pattern, listen to the song.

Repeat until "Oh I hate it when I'm not at my best"

D |-----0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |-0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|-0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 10x]
D |-x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|


Chorus:

   "Is there something inside of me...           ..making me believe my blackest white(?)"

D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----------0------0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-------0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0----0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 3x]
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x-----x-x----x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5----9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5--------9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|


Verse:

   "Tightly wrap around all of my edges..."

D |-----0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |-0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|-0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 4x]
D |-x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|


Chorus:

Bass guitar comes in here.

   "Is there something inside of me...           ..making me believe my blackest white(?)"
     >             >            >                  >          >          >
D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----------0------0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-------0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0----0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 2x]
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x-----x-x----x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5----9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5--------9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|

Piano comes in with orchestra.

   "Sleep tonight.."
     >             >            >
D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----------0-|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-------0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0---| [repeat 4x]
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x-----x-x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////|


Bridge:

   "I don't wanna feel like I did just today.."

D |-0-------------0-----------0-----------------|
A |-0-------------0-----------0-----------------|
F#|-0-------------0-----------0-----------------| [repeat 3x]
D |-x-------------x-----------x-----------------|
A |-9-------------7-----------5-----------------|
D |-9-------------7-----------5-----------------|

 ^|[Bm7]/////////[A6sus]/////[Gmaj7sus2]////////|
          >   >       >   >
D |-------------------0---0-|
A |-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 ^|[Esus2]//////[Bm7]///////|


Pre-chorus:

   "I don't wanna feel like I did just today...    So I'll play and I'll play and I'll play"
     >             >            >                  >          >          >
D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----------0------0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-------0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0----0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-|
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x-----x-x----x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5----9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5--------9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|

"I don't wanna feel like I did just today..."
     >             >            >                  >          >          >          >
D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----------0------0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-------0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0----0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-|
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x-----x-x----x-x---x----x-x---x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5----2-2---2----2-2---2----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5--------2-2---2----2-2--------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Esus2]////////////////[Bm9]////////////////|


Chorus:

   "Is there something inside of me...           ..making me believe my blackest white(?)"
     >             >            >                  >          >          >
D |--0----0-------------0----0------0-----0-----0------0------0---0----------0----------0-----|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-0-----0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0-------0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 4x]
D |--x-------x-----x--x----x----x-x---x---0-x-x----x-----x----x-----x-x--x-----x----x-x---x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5----9-----9----7-----7----5-----5----5-5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5--------9-----9----7----------5----------5-5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|

   "Sleep tonight.."
     >             >            >         >
D |--0----0--------0----0----0--0---0---0-------0-|
A |--0----0----0---0----0--0-0--0---0---0-0-----0-|
F#|--0----0--0-0---0--0----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| [repeat 3x]
D |--x--x----x-----x--x----x----x-x---x---x-x-x---|
A |-12-12---12----12-12---12----5-5---5---5---5---|
D |-12-12---------11-11---------5-5-------5-------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////|


[Ending]
    >          >          >          >
D |-0---0------0---0------0---0------0---0-----|
A |-0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0--0---0---0-|
F#|-0---0---0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-----0-0-| [repeat 2x]
D |-x-x---x----x-x---x-x--x-x---x----x-x---x---|
A |-2-2---2----2-2---2----5-5---5----5-5---5---|
D |-2-2---2----2-2--------5-5--------5-5-------|

 ^|[Esus2]///////////////[Bm9]/////////////////|

D |--0------------0-------------0------------------0----------0----------0--------------------|
A |--0------------0-------------0------------------0----------0----------0--------------------|
F#|--0------------0-------------0------------------0----------0----------0--------------------|
D |--x------------x-------------x------------------x----------x----------x--------------------|
A |-12-----------12-------------5------------------9----------7----------5--------------------|
D |-12-----------11-------------5------------------9----------7----------5--------------------|

 ^|[D]///////////[Dmaj7/C#]////[Gmaj7sus2]////////[Bm7]//////[A6sus]////[Gmaj7sus2]///////////|


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| x   Dead note
| >   Accented note
|(?)  Not sure about lyrics
| ^   Chords for tab above

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