Solitude Is Bliss Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
 
 
[Intro/main riff]
 
    D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D  D    D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x6
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
 
After the first time the intro riff is played this is played
underneath it by a second guitar until the drums kick in:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12-------------12-------------12-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
"Cracks in the pavement underneath my shoe,
I care less and less about and less about you"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
 
"no one else around to look at me, so I can..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------|
 
"...look at my shadow as much as I please, all the..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
"...kicks that I can't compare to, making..."
e|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
 
"...friends like you're all su..."
e|--6--6--6--6-6--|
B|--6--6--6--6-6--|
G|--7--7--7--7-7--|
D|--8--8--8--8-8--|
A|--8--8--8--8-8--|
E|--6--6--6--6-6--|
 
"...pposed to, but..."
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
 
 
[Verse]
 
"Space all 'round me where my soul can breathe,
off-guard body that my mind can leave"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
 
A second guitar plays this just after "soul can breathe":
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-------12--14~~~|
D|--/14-----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
"nothing else matters I don't care what I miss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------|
 
"company's okay, solitude is bliss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
 
Another guitar plays this on the words "solitude is bliss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-14--14--14-14--14--14-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
"there's a party in my head, and..."
e|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
 
"...no one is in..."
e|--6--6--6--6-6--|
B|--6--6--6--6-6--|
G|--7--7--7--7-7--|
D|--8--8--8--8-8--|
A|--8--8--8--8-8--|
E|--6--6--6--6-6--|
 
"...vited, and..."
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
 
 
[Pre-solo]
 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
 
A second guitar plays this on the
third repeat of the riff above:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-------12--14~~~|
D|--/14-----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-12---10-12-10----8-10---8-10-8---7-8---7-8-7-5-3h5--5--5p3-1-|
D|-----------------------10---------------8-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
This is played underneath the solo:
e|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
B|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
G|--9--9---7---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| x4
D|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
A|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
E|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
 
"Movement doesn't flow,
quite like it does when I'm alone"
e|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| x2
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
 
A second guitar plays these small fills:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-10-\8\5---\3--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------8~~~~~-3-/5-/6--/8~~~~~|
 
                                        "I'll be the one who's free"
e|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7-----5----|
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
 
"You and all your friends can watch me..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-8-----------------------------------|
G|-8-----------------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------------------|
A|-6-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge 2]
 
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--9--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--9--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
 
                    "...today"
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--11.-11-11--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--11.-11-11--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7---9.--9--9--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7---9.--9--9--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------------------|
 
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--9--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--9--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
 
A second guitar plays this riff throughout
the chord progression above:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| x3
D|---------------9--9--11--11--11-11--11--|
A|----------9h11--------------------------|
E|--9--9--9-------------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
"Don't ask me how you're supposed to, 'cause..."
   D  D  D  D  U         U
e|-5--5--5--5--5---------5------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5---------5-----|
G|-6--6--6--6----6---------6----| arpeggiate the last
D|-7--7--7--7-----7-------------| part of the chord
A|-7--7--7--7------7------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-------5-----------|
 
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
 
   D  U   D  U   D   D  U   D   D   D  U   D  U   D  D  U   D   D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x8
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
 
Fade out.
 
 
************************************
 
| D   Downstroke
| U   Upstroke
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
 
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This song reminds me of the long nights I would spend alone sketching and drawing, and the elation that comes with it, a feeling that no matter how hard I try I cant communicate with people. Thank you for this tablature, now I'm learning guitar its a big help, Peace to you.

Perfect, thanks!

Haha have you actually tried playing your suggested correction? Not only is it ridiculously uncomfortable and impractical to play, it's also not how they play it (consult the start of this video for closeup of Kevin's hands playing the chords - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8A8dzyPGnw). Would genuinely love to see a video of you playing that version Your comment did give me the motivation to correct a 9 year old tab though, because yes the second half of the riff has notes on the high E string that I left out when I uploaded this nearly a decade ago. Everything else is accurate (now everything is 100% with the correction), so your 2 star rating and bad tab report are a bit ridiculous. Would appreciate if you would revoke those, otherwise it's just pure pettiness Cheers