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Love Illumination Tab by Franz Ferdinand

Love Illumination tab by Franz Ferdinand

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Guitar tab for main guitar.


Intro: Nick's guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-8-----------------------------------|
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e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-8-7-6-3-5-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2


Intro Alex's Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x2

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------5------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---5-4-3-0-2------2--0---------------------|
D|-2----------------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x2

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

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

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----7--5-----------------|
A|----------7--5--7--------|
E|-------------------------|

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


Synth interlude, same rythm as chorus and same chords

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-10--8-------------------------------|
G|--------7--9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------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|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|

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

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----7--5-----------------|
A|----------7--5--7--------|
E|-------------------------|

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

Solo:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------7-x-x------7-x-x----7-x-x-|
E|----------------------------------| x2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7-------7-----------------------7--|
G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-----7-9---------7-9-7-------7-9----|
D|--------9---------9--------------------9-----------9-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-8-7-------7-8-7---------7-8------8-7-8-7--------7-8-----7-8-7-----|
G|-------9-x-x--------9-x-x-------9------------9-x-x------9--------9---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7-7--10-8-7---7-8-10--7-8-10-x-x--7-8-7-x-x-7-8-7-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

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


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

End on:
   C
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-5--|
A|-3--|
E|----|

C
Sweet love
D
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet love

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