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Mess Around Tab

by Cage the Elephant
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This version has the complete solo in detail and has cleaned up the entire song to reflect accuracy and timing.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author versenumber2 [a] 674. Last edit on Feb 22, 2018
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[Intro]Med. Dist.
                                 x3
e||-------------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B||-------------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G||-------------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D||-------------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||-------------------------------||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E||-12--12-12--12-12\3--3-3--3-3--||-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0-------------|
 
[Chorus](0:16)Med. Dist.
                                 x3
e||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
B||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
G||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
D||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
A||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
E||-12--12-12--12-12\3--3-3--3-3--||-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|
 
[Verse](0:32)Clean
   G7                               E7                                       x3
e||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
B||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
G||-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-13--13-13--13-13-13-|-13--13-13--13-13-13-||
D||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
A||-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-14--14-14--14-14-14-|-14--14-14--14-14-14-||
E||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
 
[Pre-chorus](0:51)Med. Dist.
 
e|-----------------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------|
E|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0------|
 
[Chorus](0:57)Med. Dist.
                                 x3
e||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
B||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
G||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
D||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
A||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
E||-12--12-12--12-12\3--3-3--3-3--||-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|
 
[Verse](1:13)Clean
   G7                               E7                                       x4
e||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
B||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
G||-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-4--4-4--4-4-4-|-13--13-13--13-13-13-|-13--13-13--13-13-13-||
D||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
A||-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-5--5-5--5-5-5-|-14--14-14--14-14-14-|-14--14-14--14-14-14-||
E||-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-3--3-3--3-3-3-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-|-12--12-12--12-12-12-||
 
[Pre-chorus](1:39)Med. Dist.
 
e|-----------------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------|
E|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0-0-|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0------|
 
[Chorus](1:45)Med. Dist.
                                 x3
e||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
B||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
G||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
D||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
A||-------------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
E||-12--12-12--12-12\3--3-3--3-3--||-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|-5--5-5-7--7-7-0--0-0--0-0--|
 
[Bridge](2:02)Dist. - Solo played over Chorus Guitar
 
"Oh no..................................Oh no.
e|-----------10----------|-----------10----12-10-10-------------|
B|-----10/12----12-------|-----10/12----12----------12-10-12p10=|*see legend
G|-9---------------------|-9------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
 
.................oh no..............oh no...................."
e|-----------10----------|-10~~~~~~~12~~~~~~~------------------|
B|-----10/12----12-------|-------------------10~~~~~~~12~~~~~~~|
G|=9---------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus/Outro](2:17)Dist. - Solo played over Chorus Guitar
 
"Ahh..................................Ahh.............................................
e|---------------10-12-12/14-12-10----|-(12~)~~~------10-12-12/14-12-10-12p10---------|
B|-(10~)~~~10/12-------------------12-|---------10/12-------------------------12~~~~~~|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 ..Ahh....................................No she....................Around"
e|---------------10-12-12/14-12-10-------|-10~~~~~~12~~~~~~----------------|
B|---------10/12-------------------12----|-----------------10~~~~~~12~~~~~~|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
"Ahh...................................Ahh.............................................
e|---------------10-12-12/14-12-10----|-(12~)~~~------12-12-12/14-12-10-12p10-12p10----|
B|---------10/12-------------------12-|---------10/12-------------------------------12-|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 
 ..Ahh....................................No she.........................................Around"
e|---------------12-12-12/14-14-12p10----|-12~~~~~~14\12~~~~~~12~~~~~~14\12~~~~~~12~~~~~~14\12-|
B|-(12~)~~~10/12----------------------12-|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                               PM
End (2:52)
 
*Tip: If you're a beginner or just need to learn it for a gig you can simplify
      parts of the Outro and no one will notice.
 
************************************
 
| ||--|| Play bar twice unless noted for additional loops above the end of that bar
| = Quick turnaround
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
 
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