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The Bad Thing is one of the few untabbed Arctic Monkeys songs. I've been waiting for a but have now decided to make my own. Hope it works out for you! At least it's the best yet ;) G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------9-9-9| E|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------| E|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2| Pause for the bass, until 'I've been before, with all these...' G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5-5-55-5----------| E|----------5-5-55-5-| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5-5-55-5--------7-| E|----------5-5-578--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5-5-55-5----------| 3x E|----------5-5-55-5-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-1010101010101010-99999| E|-----------------------| 10's, not 1's and 0's. Second Chorus is a bit different. G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------7-5-------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-----7-------7-5--------------------9-9-9| E|-------------7-7-7----7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------7-5-------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-----7-------7-5-------------------------| E|-------------7-7-7----7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2| Verse, might be double notes. G|-----------------| D|---------7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5---------| E|-----------------| G|------------------| D|---------7-7------| A|-5-5-5-5---------7| E|-------------578--| G|-----------------| D|---------7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5---------| E|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---------7-7-7---| A|-5-5-5-5---------| E|-----------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5-5-55-5----------| E|----------5-5-55-5-| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-5-5-55-5--------7-| E|----------5-5-578--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-----------| 3x E|-----------5-5-5-5-5-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-1010101010101010-99999| E|-----------------------| 10's, not 1's and 0's. Final verse (And then the first time it occured...) G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------9-9-9| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----2----0| And that's it. You may want to expirement with how to play the notes during the chorus - usually try 7-77-7-77, if that makes any sense.