Love Illumination tab by Franz Ferdinand

Tabs

Guitar tab for main guitar.


Intro: Nick's guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------10--8------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------10--8------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7-8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------10--8------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-8-7-6-3-5-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------10--8------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2

Intro Alex's Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| x2

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------5------------0--2----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---5-4-3-0-2------2--0---------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------------------0--2----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D MajorD|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------| x2

Verse:
When you're halfway from a dream
Is it hard to work out what's real
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|
Is the real over there
More vivid than here ever feels
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|

Pre-Chorus: Here alex does the octaves like in the intro
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7-8-------------|
We could love, we could love you
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-8-7-6-3-5---------------|
If you need somebody to love you
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7---------------|
While you're looking for somebody to love
e|-------------------------|
BB|-10--8-------------------|
G+G|--------7--9-------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----7--5-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------7--5--7--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|

Chords:
  E MajorE B#B# C majorC  G+G D MajorD D#D#
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-9-------------7--8----|
A augmentedA|-7--9---10--5--5--6----|
E MajorE|----7---8---3----------|
Chorus
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love elevation
G+G
Outside, fresh other side
D MajorD                D#D#
But inside our love, you will be alright
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love celebration
G+G
Cop car burn, reason term
D MajorD
But it'll bring you up
E MajorE
You'll be alright

Synth interlude, same rythm as chorus and same chords

e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-10--8-------------------------------|
G+G|--------7--9-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------0-3-5-6-7-0---------| x2


2nd verse:
Is the Blackpool bright light
Brighter than the light in your home

Were you born to be loved
But nobody else seems to know
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------8-------------|
We could love, we could love you
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-8-7-6-3-5---------------|
If you need somebody to love you
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-3-5-6-7---------------|
While you're looking for somebody to love
e|-------------------------|
BB|-10--8-------------------|
G+G|--------7--9-------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|----7--5-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------7--5--7--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------|

Chorus
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love elevation
G+G
Outside, fresh other side
D MajorD                D#D#
But inside our love, you will be alright
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love celebration
G+G
Cop car burn, reason term
D MajorD
But it'll bring you up
D MajorD
You'll be alright

Solo:
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------7-x-x------7-x-x----7-x-x-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------| x2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------7-------7-----------------------7--|
G+G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-----7-9---------7-9-7-------7-9----|
D MajorD|--------9---------9--------------------9-----------9-----------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-8-7-------7-8-7---------7-8------8-7-8-7--------7-8-----7-8-7-----|
G+G|-------9-x-x--------9-x-x-------9------------9-x-x------9--------9---|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-8-7-7--10-8-7---7-8-10--7-8-10-x-x--7-8-7-x-x-7-8-7-|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
D MajorD
We could love, we could love you
A augmentedA
If you need somebody to love you
D MajorD
While you're looking for somebody to love
D MajorD
We're all looking for somebody
D MajorD
We're all looking for somebody to love


FInal Chorus
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love elevation
G+G
Outside, fresh other side
D MajorD                D#D#
But inside our love, you will be alright
E MajorE            B#B#
Sweet love illumination
C majorC
Sweet, sweet love celebration
G+G
Cop car burn, reason term
D MajorD
But it'll bring you up
A augmentedA
You'll be alright

End on:
  C majorC
e|----|
BB|----|
G+G|----|
D MajorD|-5--|
A augmentedA|-3--|
E MajorE|----|

C majorC
Sweet love
D MajorD
Sweet, sweet love
E MajorE
Sweet, sweet love
E MajorE
Sweet, sweet love
E MajorE
Sweet, sweet love
E MajorE
Sweet love

Other versions of Love Illumination

Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Love illumination (Ver. 2) by Franz Ferdinand