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Prep-school Gangsters Intro by Vampire Weekend

Prep-school Gangsters tab by Vampire Weekend

Intro

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bb

Intro 1:
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8-----8--8-----|-------------------------|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--------------6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------10----10-8--8--|----------10----10-8--8--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8-----------------|-8--8--8-----------------|-10-10-10-8-----8--8--8--|-6--6--6-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------8-----8--8--8--|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------10----10-8--8--|----------10----10-8--8--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8-----------------|-8--8--8-----------------|-10-10-10-8-----8--8--8--|-6--6--6-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------8-----8--8--8--|


[Intro 2] Vocals Enter
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------10----10-8--8--|----------10----10-8--8--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8-----------------|-8--8--8-----------------|-10-10-10-8-----8--8--8--|-6--6--6-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------8-----8--8--8--|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------10----10-8--8--|----------10----10-8--8--|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-8--8--8-----------------|-8--8--8-----------------|-10-10-10-8-----8--8--8--|-6--6--6-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------8-----8--8--8--|


[Intro 3] 3 Guitars
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------6--------6-----|-------------------------|----------6--------6-----|-------------------------|
B|----------6--------6-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------6--------6-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
G|----------7--------7-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------7--------7-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
D|----------8--------8-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------8--------8-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
A|----------8--------8-----|-6--6--6-----8--8--8-----|----------8--------8-----|-6--6--6-----8--8--8-----|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6-----|-------------------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6-----|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------10---------|-11-11-11-11-11--10-------------|
B|----------11---------|-11-11-11-11-11--10-8--------|---------------------|--------------------13-11-10----|
G|---------------------|----------------------10-8-7-|---------------------|-----------------------------12-|
D|-8-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|-8-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------8--------8-----|-------------------------|-8--------8--------8-----|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|-------------------------|-6--6--6-----8--8--8--6--|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--|----------6--------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------6--------6-----|-------------------------|----------6--------6-----|-------------------------|
B|----------6--------6-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------6--------6-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
G|----------7--------7-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------7--------7-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
D|----------8--------8-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|----------8--------8-----|-8--8--8-----10-10-10----|
A|----------8--------8-----|-6--6--6-----8--8--8-----|----------8--------8-----|-6--6--6-----8--8--8-----|
E|-6--6--6--6-----6--6-----|-------------------------|-6--6--6--6-----6--6-----|-------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|---------------------|-----------------------------|----------10---------|-11-11-11-11-11--10-------------|
B|----------11---------|-11-11-11-11-11--10-8--------|---------------------|--------------------13-11-10-13-|
G|---------------------|----------------------10-8-7-|---------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|-8-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|

Published: August 3, 2025

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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