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Banquet Tab

by Bloc Party

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Banquet
by Bloc Party (off the album "Silent Alarm", 2005)

Standard tuning (both guitars)

I've seen this tabbed a few times before and they all seem slightly wrong. This sounds 
perfect to me... criticism accepted :). Note that the best way to play this chords is to 
them just after they're played, to stop them ringing.
Kele's guitar is rhythm, in the right speaker, and Russell's guitar is lead, in the left.


_____________________________________________________________________________
	INTRO[0:13]
_____________________________________________________________________________

This section is played twice

Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6------------------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4--------6-6-------|
E|-6-6-----------------------------4-4-------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------------13-13-|
D|-----11-11------11-11-----11-11------13-13-|
A|--------------------------13-13------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


_____________________________________________________________________________
	VERSE[0:27]
_____________________________________________________________________________

This section is played 5 times

Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------------13-13-|
D|-----11-11------11-11-----11-11------13-13-|
A|--------------------------13-13------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________

Then this section is played once before the chorus


Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Kele
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6------------------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4--------6-6-------|
E|-6-6-----------------------------4-4-------| -\
						 |
Russell						 |
e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----11-11------11-11----------6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


_____________________________________________________________________________
	CHORUS[1:06]
_____________________________________________________________________________

This section is played twice


Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
E|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--/-8--8--8--/| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-9--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9--9--8--8--|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--------------| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-8--8--8--8--9--9--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
E|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--/-8--8--8--/| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-x--13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-10----13-|
D|-11-x--11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-8-----11-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-------11-11-------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-------11-11-------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--------9--9--------| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-11-------13-13-------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-9--9--------11-11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________
	VERSE[1:31]
_____________________________________________________________________________

Same as first verse.
As... pretty much everyone, I couldn't tab the apparently dubbed bit over this sorry :(. 
can barely hear it.


_____________________________________________________________________________
	CHORUS[1:56]
_____________________________________________________________________________

At [2:14], there is a dubbed guitar:

e|-9-9-9----------6---|
B|-------9--6--9----9-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

The rest of the chorus is the same as the first, except the last bars the second time are instead:

Kele
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|  -\
				|
Russell				|
e|-------------------------|  -/
B|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|
D|-9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


_____________________________________________________________________________
	BRIDGE[2:22]
_____________________________________________________________________________

This section is played twice

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-------------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------9--9--9--9--|

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-------------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------9--9--9--9--|

_____________________________________________________________________________

This section is then played twice

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|/-10-10-10\6--6--6--6--6-|
D|-x-/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|/-x--x--x-\x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-4-/-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|/-8--8--8-\4--4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\
							 |
Russell							 |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|/-10-10-10\6--6--6--6--6-|
D|-x-/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|/-x--x--x-\x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-4-/-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|/-8--8--8-\4--4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


_____________________________________________________________________________
	FINAL VERSE/SOLO[2:47]
_____________________________________________________________________________

The verse riff is played 4 times, then continuously over Russell's solo, finishing with Kele playing:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-8-\-|
E|-6-\-|


Here's the solo, played over Kele's backing verse chords. It sounds pretty right, I'm 
100% sure about one part of it though.

Russell

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--11-10--/-18-\-13---------------------------x--|
D|------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10--9-8--/--13b15--13-----------------------|
D|-x--x--x----------------------13-13-13-13-13-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|---11------11------11------------------------------|
B|-9-------9-------9---------------------------------|
G|------10------10-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------(10)/13-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

		[8 played fast]
e|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
B|-11-9--11-9---11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9----|
G|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

     hold bend                      hit delay pedal
e|-12b13-13-13--13-13-13r12-------------|
B|---------------------------11--9--11\-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

And you're done! :)


_____________________________________________________________________________


Here's the lyrics, and a key to help you work out what I mean...

_____________________________________________________________________________

LYRICS

Verse

A heart of stone, a smoking gun
I can give you life, I can take it away
A heart of stone, a smoking gun
I'm working it out
Why'd you feel so underrated?
Why'd you feel so negated?

Chorus

Turning away from the light
Becoming adult
Turning into my soul
I wanted to bite not destroy
To feel her underneath
Turning into the light

Verse

She don't think straight
No no no, she don't think straight
She's got such a dirty mind and it never ever stops
And you don't taste like her and you never ever will
And we don't read the papers, we don't read the news
Heaven's never enough, we will never be fooled

(Chorus)

Bridge

And if you feel a little left behind
I will see you on the other side
And if you feel a little left behind
We will readily walk the other side (?)

Verse/Solo

Cos I'm on fire
I'm on fire when you come
Cos you know I'm on fire
Cos you know I'm on fire so stub me out
Cos I'm on fire...

_____________________________________________________________________________

Key:
/ 	- Slide up
\ 	- Slide down
b 	- Bend
r 	- Return
x 	- Mute
PM 	- Palm mute
~ 	- Let ring/vibrato
h	- Hammer-on
p	- Pull-off
<>	- Harmonic

-\	- Parts tied together, played at the same time
  |
  |
-/

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gavindavis wrote on May 16 2007, 11:02 am

looks like a really good tab aint tried russells bits yet but of course looks right nice tab and thanks for your hard work

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Paul Lambeth wrote on May 16 2007, 11:07 am

Thanks for the vote and comment :)

Oh, at the beginning that's supposed to be "the best way to play this is to MUTE the chords after you play them", I accidently missed out that word :P.

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keneticshark24 wrote on May 26 2007, 09:22 am

Solid tab.

Great job, Kele's part is spot-on as far as I can tell. :D!

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