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What You Meant Tab by Franz Ferdinand

What You Meant tab by Franz Ferdinand

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Intro: (Guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------0-----0----------------7-5-7---| x4 (But without the slide, next 3 times)
A|--10\2----2-2---2-1-0-0-3--0-3---------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Intro: (Guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------5-3-5------|
G|-----2-----2---------0----0------------|
D|--4----4-4---4-3-2-2----2--------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
 "As i took step..."
    N.C.
e|-------------------------|
B|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
G|--5--4--2---------0------|
D|-------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't               know..."
    G                                 C                 C   C   C   C
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
 "oh what you meant"
    G         D           Am
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------|
G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
D|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x2
A|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
E|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 2:
 "So Alec you may..."
    G  D  Am
e|-------------------------|
B|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
G|--5--4--2---------0------|
D|-------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't               know..."
    G                                 C                 C   C   C   C
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
 "oh what you meant"
    G         D           Am
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------|
G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
D|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x4
A|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
E|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 3: (In the original there's no guitar here, but i'm still putting it here)
 "If we were feckless..."
    G  D  Am
e|-------------------------|
B|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
G|--5--4--2---------0------|
D|-------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't               know..."
    G                                 C                 C   C   C   C
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

"No i don't know.."
    G                                 G
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|

Bridge:
"Oh i don't know"
      Bm              Am
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------0-----0----------------7-5-7---| x4 (But without the slide, next 3 times)
A|--10/2----2-2---2-1-0-0-3--0-3---------|
E|---------------------------------------|

 "Oh what did you mean?"
    Am                                  G
e|------------------------------------|-3--|
B|------------------------------------|-3--|
G|------------------------------------|-4--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--|

Chorus:
    G         D           Am
e|---------------------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------|
G|----------x-5-5-5--5-------------|----------------|
D|-x-5-5-5--x-5-5-5--5--x-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-(7)-9-7----| x4
A|-x-5-5-5--x-3-3-3--3--x-7-7-7--7-|-------------5--|
E|-x-3-3-3--------------x-5-5-5--5-|----------------|

Verse 2:
 "Cause i feel blood..."
    G  D  Am
e|-------------------------|
B|------------2-4-2---(0)--|
G|--5--4--2---------0------|
D|-------------------------| x4
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
 "But what i just don't               know..."
    G                                 C                 C   C   C   C
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-10-10-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-8--8--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------------|

"If that's what you meant"
            G
e|----------3----|
B|----------3----|
G|----------4----|
D|----------5----|
A|----------5----|
E|----------3----|

| \  slide down
| x  Mute note

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