Obstacle 1 tab by Interpol

Tabs

Band: Interpol
Song: Obstacle 1
Album: Turn on the Bright Lights (Matador Records)

www.interpolny.com

INTRO:
GTR1
 FF     D MajorD   Bb majorBb    D MajorD   FF     D MajorD   Bb majorBb    D MajorD
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:10101010107-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-10101010107-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-
A:8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-
e:----------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr 1 plays again, and Gtr plays riff below through to chorus.

GTR 2
E:5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----
B:3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------

When the vocals come in, Gtr 1 plays quietly w/distortion something
like this:

E:----------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----8-------8---------------------------------------------------
A:5-5---5-5-5---5-etc.--------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------

On the break just before the chorus, Gtr 1 plays w/clean tone:
(off-beat to Gtr 2)
E:---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3------3-3-
B:---3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3------3-3-
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------

CHORUS:
(both guitars together)
(Power chords)

D MajorD                   C majorC
It's different now that I'm poor and aging,

Bb majorBb            C majorC
I'll never see this face again

D MajorD
You go stabbing yourself in the neck

Repeat above sections.
The chorus is played TWICE second time round, and end on an FF chord.

CODA:
E:------5---------5----------- ||
B:--6---------6---------6----- ||
G:7---7-----7---------7---7---O||
D:----------------------------O||
A:---------------------------- ||
e:---------------------------- ||

Later on, Gtr 2 plays something like:

E:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:------------5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D:7-7-7-8-8-8---------------------
A:--------------------------------
e:--------------------------------

Repeat all till end.

This is all my own work.

Stew C.

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