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Bloc Party - Blue Light
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Tabbed by: tae
Email: keundog@hotmail.com
Noticed there was a 5 star tab that wasn't right, so hopefully people will see this one.
It should be correct. Enjoy.
Tuning: EADGBe
Guitar 1
Intro/Verse
G/A Dsus2 Bm D
e|----5------------------0------------------2--------------2-----------------------|
B|----3------------------3------------------3--------------3-----------------------|
G|----0------------------2------------------4--------------2-----------------------|
D|----0------------------0------------------4--------------------------------------|
A|----x-------------------------------------2--------------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus ("If that's the way it is...")
note: The last progression before the chorus (in the verse) is also played this way
G/A Dsus2 Bm D
e|--5--------0-----------2---------5-----7--|
B|--3--------3-----------3---------7--------|
G|--0--------2-----------4---------7--------|
D|--0--------0-----------4---------7--------|
A|--x--------------------2---------5--------|
E|--3---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
Verse 2 ("I still feel you...")
This can be played elsewhere (i.e. D chord on 2nd/3rd fret, but I prefer to play it here).
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7-------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---7-------5----7-----------------------------------| x16
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus ("If that's the way it is...")
You can also hammer on the 7 during the 4/5 7 sequence for better flow
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----7--------------7--6---------------------------------------|
D|---5h7----------7---4/5--7-------7--5h7---5--7-----5h7---5--7----------| x2
A|----------------------------------------5-------5------5---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
("And you didn't even notice when the sky turned blue...")
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5-------------------7h8p7-----------------------------------|
G|--------7----7-----------7-6-7-------9-7-9-------7-9-------------------|
D|---5h7---------7--4/5--7-------------------7-7h9-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
("And i nearly didn't notice...")
e|----5----------5------------5----------5-------5------------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3-----------3---------3--------3------7-7h8p7----------7---|
G|----------6------------6-----------6--------6--------6-----------9-7-9-9------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(The gentlest feeling...")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---8--10----8h10--10/12------7-8-7-------------------------|
G|-----7-------7---------------7----------7--9-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8p7---8p7----7h8--10p8----10p8-----8--10--10/12--8--7h8p7--------------|
G|------7-----7------------7--------7--------------------------9--7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
B|--8p7---8p7----7h8--10p8---10p8---8-10--10/12--10--12/15--15---12--------|
G|------7-----7------------7------7----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro ("You are the bluest light...")
Guitar 1 plays Chorus, Guitar 2 cuts out
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Good tab mate, cheers for that. What a classic song!
Cheers, Phil
Excellent tab. One correction, once it gets to that chorus it goes:
e|-----------------------|
b|-(0)-(0)-(0)---10--12--|
g|--7---9---11---7---9---|
d|--5---7---9------------|
a|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|