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Here's my tab for Bloc Party's Song For Clay, off the new album. It's... nearly perfect, I guess.
Guitar 1: Kele Okereke
Guitar 2: Russell Lissack
_______
|Intro|
'''''''
Bbm F F# C# G#
'I am trying to be heroic in an age of modernity
Bbm F F# D#m D#m7
I am trying to be heroic 'cause all around me history sits
Bbm F D#m C# C#M
So I enjoyed and I devoured flesh and wine and luxury
Bbm F F# F#
But in my heart I am lukewarm, nothing ever really touches...
__________
|Build Up|
''''''''''
...me.'
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x3
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Both Guitars
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-1-1-1-3-4-4--------------------/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-----3-3--|
E|-------------1-1-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-----4-4------|
Guitar 1 plays the same riff twice more while Guitar 2 goes
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------6-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-|
A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------|
E|-------------4-4-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-|
E|-------------4-4---------------------------------6-6-8-8-9-9-----|
_______
|Verse|
'''''''
E|----------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--|
D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x8
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
________
|Chorus|
''''''''
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
Guitar 2 (not perfect, listen to the song for better results. :3)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|(14)-(14)-(14)--------------------------------------(14)--(14)---------------|
G|-13---13---13-11-10--------------------------10------13-13-13-11-10----------|
D|----------------------13--13----11--13-13-13----11--------------------13--11-| x3
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--13----------------13----------------13----------------14-13-------------|
B|--14----14--14--14--14----14--14--14--14----14--14----14--------14-14--14-|
G|-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13--------13---13--13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
______
|Solo|
''''''
Guitar 2
I guess it's not possible to play it exactly as it's in the album, so, just use a wah
or pitch shifter -1 to mess around on this first bit.
....................... tremolo picking + expression pedal
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--------------------------------------8p6h8p6h8p6h8p6---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
............................................................ tremolo picking
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------11--10----------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------11--10--8--6-----5--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
_______
|Verse|
'''''''
...same thing as the first one. :)
________
|Bridge|
''''''''
'Because East London is a vampire, it sucks the joy right out of me.'
Guitar 2 - Delay
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10--11--10--8--10--11--10--5--6--8--5--6--8--10------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
'How we long for corruption in these gol- -den years.'
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------11----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------10--11--10---8-10-11-10--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
________
|Chorus|
''''''''
Again, the same thing as the first one.
______
|Riff|
''''''
The same thing as the build up riff, with Guitar 2 playing the variations on the 3rd and 4th time.
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That's it, hope it was any help. Sounds nearly perfect to me. :)
Cheers Mate, thanks for tabbing it, five stars!
seems good from what i can gather.. but im a bit unsure of the chord formations.. theres no chance someone could post a comment showing how to play the chords?
this tab is pretty much perfect, except one thing. the 3rd line in the intro you have C# then C#m, it goes C# to G# just like in the first line. Picky I guess, just thought it should be known. Also, chrissya8 the chord forms are A chord forms & E chord forms, both barre chords.
A type:
e-0
B-2
G-2
D-2
A-0
E-
or in this case, A Minor type:
e-1
B-2
G-3
D-3
A-3
E-1
the chord here is Bbm, not Am, Am is just the type, you get it?
E type:
e-0
B-0
G-1
D-2
A-2
E-0
So all the A type chords are Bbm, C# D#m D#m7 and the E type are F F# & G#.
Also, this is how you play D#m7:
e-6
B-7
G-6
D-8
A-6
E-
You just remove your finger from the g string where you're fretting the 7th fret, simple as that!
Hope this helps and isn't confusing.