Song: Pretty Visitors
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Humbug
VERSE:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x2
A|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|----------------2-2-2-2-------0--------------------------------|
E|7---7\5-2---2-2---------5---5-0--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------| x1
A|--------10-10-10-10--------------------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-2------------------------------------------|
^^ repeat 4 bars;
this riff changes slightly:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1
A|2-2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E|--------2---2--------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2~~~~~~~--------2-------------2~~~~~~~-------2-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------4~~~~~~--------5~~~~~---------4~~~~~--------5~~~~~~~---|
E|2~~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~~-------2~~~~~~----------|
CHORUS:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|--------------------------2--4--5------5-------5---------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2---------------------------3b(4)------|
CHORUS 2 + 3:
guitar 1 stays the same
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/arctic-monkeys/192839.html ]
guitar 2:
1/4 step
e|9-------10-------9-------10------10------9-------10------10b---|
B|----7--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9---------------9---------------10-------------10b(11)-|
B|7----------------7---------------7----------------7------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
end on:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 2:
e|12b(14)--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
play once then gtr. 2 comes in:
gtr. 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------4-----3--------3-----4-----------------|
A|--------5-------4-----5---------5--------------4---------------|
E|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 1 continues this riff throughout the solo
SOLO:
played with slide (saw it live)
place the slide not between the frets but over them to get the best tone
place the notes somewhere else on the fret board or play without slide to make it easier
gtr. 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------6--/---7--------|
A|--------9\--------------9\-------------9-\-5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------7--\-6--------------------------------|
G|-----------------6----7---------7-----10-/-11------------------|
D|--------12\-------------------------------------11\\\----------| x2
A|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
LAST VERSE:
d - down-stroke
u - up-stroke
d u d u d u d u u d u d u d u
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5------------------------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
last bar before chorus:
d u d u d u d u d d d d
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------5-5---5---5--------------------------------------|
E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------3b(4)------------------------------|
==================================================================
x ... mute note
/ ... slide up
\ ... slide down
b ... bend
r ... release
~ ... vibrato
d ... down-stroke
u ... up-stroke