Crumbling Castle Tab by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Crumbling Castle tab by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Guitar Tab

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle
note: Don't forget to tune down 1,5 step: C# F# B E G# C#

Intro:
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10h12--12-12-12-12--12-|---12--12-12-12-12--12---|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-11-10-------10---------|-----------10h11p10tr----|-11-10------10---------|-13--13h14p13-------------|
B|-10-10-------10---------|------10h11--------------|-10-10------10---15h16-|--------------15h16p15----|
G|-12-10-------10---------|-10h11-------------------|-12-10------10---------|--------------------------|
D|----12-------12---12h13-|-------------------------|----12------12---------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Intro with vocals:
   B5
   Meet me glassy eyed, blind, and divine. Hold down the fort on the coastline
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

  B5
  The castle is a pimple on the face of the world, a humble spot for tracks to drop if you listen
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

Main theme 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5---|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---0-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------13----15-------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----14-15----------15-14h15p14----14-15-14h15p14---10---12---|
D|---0-----00----------00----------------00----------------0----0----0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|------------|
B|-----10----8-10----------8----------------------------|------------|
G|-9--------------10----10---9----9-10-9h10p9-7-7---0---|:-7-----:4x-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|:-7-----:---|
A|---0----0----------00--------00-----------------0-----|--5---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|------------|

Verse 1:
  B5
  I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
  Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
  Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Are we safe in our citadel?
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----10----8-10----------8----------------------------|
G|-9--------------10----10---9----9-10-9h10p9-7-7---0---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0----0----------00--------00-----------------0---0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1:

  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition,         crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   F#5              G5          A5               E5
  You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---0----0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

    B5
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|:-7-----:4x-|
D|:-7-----:---|
A|--5---------|
E|------------|

Guitar and bass break:
    C#5
e|--12----------------------------------------|
B|--12----------------------------------------|
G|:-xx--------------------------------------:2|
D|:-14------141414-14-14-14-14-14-14\-------:-|
A|--14----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12---12-12-12h13p12--12--12-12--12--|-------------12---12-12-12h13p12--12--12-12--12--|
B|---------1213------------------------------------|---------1213------------------------------------|
G|-----1314----------------------------------------|-----1314----------------------------------------|
D|-1415--------------------------------------------|-1415--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Dual guitar part
e|-------------12---12-12-|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12--|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12-|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12-|
B|---------1213-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----1314---------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-1415-------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------12---12-12-|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12--|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12-|-12h13p12--12--15-13--12-|
G|---------1313-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-14141515---------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--12--12--12-12h13p12----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|--12--12--12-12h13p12----|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--12--12--12-12h13p12----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--14--14--14-14h15p14----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--14--14--14-14h15p14----|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|--14--14--14-14h15p14----|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--14--14--14-14h15p14----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--14--14--14-14h15p14----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

                                                       C#m                       Bm/D
e|-------------12---12-12--|-12h13p12--12--12-12-----|-12----------------------|-13----------------------|
B|---------1213------------|-------------------------|-12----------------------|-15----------------------|
G|-----1314----------------|-------------------------|-12----------------------|-14----------------------|
D|-1415--------------------|-------------------------|-14----------------------|-15----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse 3:
  B5
  We pray for the death, that does not come, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Dug all of our holes in God's Acre, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  We have even said our last rites, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Are we safe in our holding cell?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----14-15-17-------15-14h15p14----15-14h15p14----10----12---|
D|---0-----00----------00----------------00-------------00----00----0-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1:
  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  We head to our extinction, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

    B5
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|:-7-----:4x-|
D|:-7-----:---|
A|--5---------|
E|------------|

Synthesizer break 3:11-3:28:
B5

Verse 4:
 B5
 The sounds of the constant lightning                  would be enough to block out the
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

   B5
 Fall of the end of the world if it were               not for the tinnitus from the bomb
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

High Guitar break:
   B5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------13-15---13h15p13------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----1214------------------15-14----121414-101212-91010-799-5-|
D|---0-----00------------0----------------00---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------5------------------------------|
B|--------------5-6-----6-5h6p5----566---------------|
G|-7---7----5h7------------------------799-577-355-2-|
D|---0---00---------00----------00-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Build-up:
   B5        D         E         F#
e|---------|-1-------|-3-------|-5-------|
B|---------|-1-------|-3-------|-5-------|
G|-7-------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
D|-7-------|-3-------|-5-------|-7-------|
A|-5-------|-3-------|-5-------|-7-------|
E|---------|-1-------|-3-------|-5-------|

Verse 5:
   F#m
  In the wind I sway, back and forth
  I'm brittle as an aged human being
  When my walls are safe from wild weather
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-14---12h14p12------------------------------------|
D|-7---/14----1214------------------15-14----121414-101212-91010-799-5-|
A|---0-----00------------0----------------00---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

   F#m
  The filth forms into great nastiness
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5------------------------------|
G|--------------4-5-----5-4h5p4----455-355-022-------|
D|-7---7----5h7--------------------------------355-2-|
A|---0---00---------00----------00-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Build-up:
   F#5       A5        B5        C#
  Poly-      gon-      dwa-    naland
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-2-------|-5-------|-7-------|-9-------|
D|-2-------|-5-------|-7-------|-9-------|
A|-0-------|-3-------|-5-------|-7-------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Synthesizer break 4:49-5:01:
F#m

Chorus 2:
  F#m
  I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
  I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Dual guitar break. First section 3x, then second section:
   F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-14---12h14p12------------------------------------|
D|-7---/14----1214------------------15-14----121414-101212-91010-799-5-|
A|---0-----00------------0----------------00---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12-13---12h13p13-10---------------------------------|
G|-5---/12----1012---------------------12----101212-9-1010-7-9-9-577-4-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00------------0----------------00---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5------------------------------|
G|--------------4-5-----5-4h5p4----455-355-022-------|
D|-7---7----5h7--------------------------------355-2-|
A|---0---00---------00----------00-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
|                                                    |
|                                                    |
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------8------------------------------|
G|-5---5----4h5-7-9-----9-7h9p7----799-577-455-244-0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---0---00---------00----------00-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 6 (with high guitar break riff:
  F#m
  I don't want to fall into dust
  I don't want nothing but to live on
  The ache inside my keep spurs me on
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------12-14---12h14p12------------------------------------|
D|-7---/14----1214------------------15-14----121414-101212-91010-799-5-|
A|---0-----00------------0----------------00---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#m
I don't want to be visible
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5------------------------------|
G|--------------4-5-----5-4h5p4----455-355-022-------|
D|-7---7----5h7--------------------------------355-2-|
A|---0---00---------00----------00-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Build-up:
   F#5       A5        B5        C#
   Poly-     gon-      dwa-    naland
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-2-------|-5-------|-7-------|-9-------|
D|-2-------|-5-------|-7-------|-9-------|
A|-0-------|-3-------|-5-------|-7-------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|

Synthesizer break and flute solo 6:16-6:40:
F#m

Chorus 2:
F#m
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Guitar break from intro:
   B5
e|------------------------|-------------------------|-11-10-------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|-10-10-------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|-12-10-------|
D|-10h12--12-12-12-12--12-|---12--12-12-12-12--12---|----12-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|

Verse 7:
   B5
  On this very day, in one thousand                   years the earth will be relative to the
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

   B5
  Sun and the moon and a new world will be            created, I know because it is written here
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0-|---0-----0---------0--------0-----------0---0---0---0-|
A|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7---0---3---|-5---/12---10-12-8---8-10-7---7-8-7h8p7-----------3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------3---5-------|

Arpeggiator break 7:38-8:00:
B5

Verse 2, first half with synthesizer still going:
  B5
  I see through the bricks to the sea, crumbling castle
  Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
  Water rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----5----|
D|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  B5
  Are we safe in our citadel?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15------------------------------------------|
G|-7---/14----14-15-17-------15-14h15p14----15-14h15p14----10----12---|
D|---0-----00----------00----------------00-------------00------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar/harmonica solo:
B      D E
B      D E
B      D E
B      D E

Chorus 1:
   F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition,         crumbling     castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---00---00-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   F#5              G5            A5              E5
   You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---/14----12-14-10----10-12-9----9-10-9h10p9---2----0----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-----00----------00---------00-------------0---0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar/harmonica solo:
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5

Outro (only play the 'I' the first time):
   F#5 A5   G#5  C#5  E  C#5     G#5 A5   B5  A5 B5  D5 C#5 B5  G#5 A5 G#5 F#5
   I  don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
e|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-|-5----4----9------------5---4-5-----7---5-7----10--9-7----4---5--4--2---|
D|-2-|-5----4----9----5---2---5---4-5-----7---5-7----10--9-7----4---5--4--2---|
A|-0-|-3----2----7----5---2---3---2-3-----5---3-5----8---7-5----2---3--2--0---|

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