This is the Franz Ferdiand cover Biffy Clyro played on Zane Lowe's show on radio 1.
Brilliant Cover!
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Tuning Drop D - DADGBE
Key
(x)b(y)rx - Play note "x", immediately bend to "y" then immediately release back to x
(x)b y r - Play x, bend to y, hold for a while, then release back to x
x/y - Slide from "x" to "y"
Intro
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|--(10)---------------------------------| Keep playing! Basically concentrate on the
D string
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| Play the 10th fret quietly and infreqently
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"So If you're lonely..."
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|-----10------10------5-------5-------9-------9-------10------10--| x2
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Ah ahhhh ah oh" (!)
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|------5-------9-------10------10------10----10-|
|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
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"And if you leave here..."
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----10------10------5-------5-------9-------9-------10------10--| x2
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Ah ahhhh ah oh" (!)
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|----------------------------------|
|------5-------9-------10------10--| x2
|--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
"I know I won't be leaving here...with you"
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|--------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| The lower D sting starts quiet
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| & builds until its equal with
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| the other notes
|-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
Really short bridge bit (0.53)
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|------------------|
|------------------|
|------3-----------|
|--3-4-----4-3-0---|
|------------------|
Heavy!
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|----------------------------------|
|-0--0-------------3--------0--0~--|
|-0--0------3--3-4----4-3-0-0--0~--|
|-0--0--3-4-----------------0--0~--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----3---------0--0-------------3--------0~--3~-|
|-3-4----4-3-0--0--0------3--3-4----4-3-0-0~--3~-|
|---------------0--0--3-4-----------------0~--3~-|
"I know I won't be leaving here..." (1.04)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8---| x2
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/biffy-clyro/143616.html ]
Chorus (1.16)
"I say don't you know..."
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------| x2 Each chord is actually
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| played 16 times
I'm
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| just too lazy to write
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| it all out!
Post Chorus (1.39)
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|---------------------------------|
|----(7)b10-r7-7-5----5--7-(7)b10-| x3 No final bend
|-0----------------7--------------| last time
|-0(let ring)---------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|----(7)b10-r7-7-5----5--7-(7)b10-| x3 No final bend
|-0-----------------7-------------| last time
|-0-(let ring)--------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Quieter Bit (2.03)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------0------------0--| x2
|---(4)b(5)r4-------(4)b(5)r4------9-----------4p0---|
|-----------------0--------------0-----------0-------|
|-0-------------0-------------10-----------5---------|
More chilled bits (2.16)
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|-------5-----5-------------------------------------------|
|----------2--------2-0---------7-------7-----(6)b(7)r6---| x 4 I like to do the
to
|---3-0-----0-----------------0-------0-------------------| Open notes as pull
but
|---------------1-0---------8-------8-------7-------------| do whatever you please!
|-0-----------------------6-------6-------7---------------|
"I say don't you know (2.39)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Barely play the D string,
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010101010101010101010--| if at all
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2.45)
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|--5-------5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------3-------3--------|
|-(7)b9---(7)b9---(7)b9---(7)b9---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3-------3-------3-------3-------6-------6-------6-------6--------|
|-(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(8)b10--(8)b10--(8)b10--(8)b10----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5------5------5------5---------------3--------3--------3--------3-----|
|-(7)b9--(7)b9--(7)b9--(7)b9r7/(5)b7---(5)b7r---(5)b7r---(5)b7r---(5)b7r-| Cut off all
bends sharply
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| except the
4
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Heavy Chorus (3.04)
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|------------------------|
|------------------------| x4
|---3--0--0----------0---|
|-0-0--0--0-3--0--3--0-0-|
|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---14--15--14-12-14--10--12-0-| x2
|---0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-|
|-0-0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-|
|-0-0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|---10-7--7----------7-| x4
|---0--0--0-10-7--10-0-|
|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
Mon the biffy!
