Hey everyone, this is my first guitar tab.
I wanted to be sure to do the best I could since Phantogram is one of my favorite bands.
Please offer any corrections, advice, or encouragement :] I hope you enjoy!
-JMN
Phantogram - You Are The Ocean
Standard tuning
Slight reverb/delay
Distortion in chorus and solo
Intro (Guitar comes in at 0:14):
E|------------------------------------------------------3-2-----3-----|
B|-----0h5-5---5---05h-5---5---0h3-3---5---0h3-3---5--------3-----3/5-|
G|----6------6----6------6----5------5----5------5----0-------0-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat
Pre-verse/main riff (0:33)
(Palm mute low E string throughout)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4---------------4-----|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-5-------------5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4-----------------------11-|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-0----------------12----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------10-10-10-10-10-------|
Verse (1:00)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4---------------4-----|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-5-------------5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4-----------------------11-|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-0----------------12----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------10-10-10-10-10-------|
Verse 2 (1:39)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
repeat
Lightly strum
E|----
B|----
G|----
D|-11-
A|-12-x16
E|-10-
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/p/phantogram/334416.html ]
End Palm Mute
Throw in some open notes occasionally
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
let high notes ring
E|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
B|---------5---------------5---------------3---------------3-------|
G|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
Chorus (2:41)
Strum:
E|-10-----9-----5-----|
B|-10-----9-----5-----|
G|-11-----9-----6-----|
D|-12-----11----7-----|
A|-12-----11----7-----|
E|-10-----9-----5-----|
x16 x16 x16
repeat 2x
E|-10-
B|-10-
G|-11-
D|-12-
A|-12-
E|-10-
x32
Pre-verse/main riff (3:17)
(Palm mute again)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4---------------4-----|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-5-------------5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4-----------------------11-|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-0----------------12----|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------10-10-10-10-10-------|
Verse 3 (3:45)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3------5-|(synth)
2nd Chorus (4:09)
Strum:
E|-10-----9-----5-----|
B|-10-----9-----5-----|
G|-11-----9-----6-----|
D|-12-----11----7-----|
A|-12-----11----7-----|
E|-10-----9-----5-----|
x16 x16 x16
repeat 2x
Solo (4:39)
Part A
E|------------------------|
B|--10(x16)-9(x16)-8(x16--|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Part B
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat part B
E|--------|
B|-10(x32)|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Outro (5:15)-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-0-|
repeat
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4---------------4-----|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-5-------------5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-----------4-----------------------11-----|
A|-----------4-4-4-----------4-5---------------5-0----------------12--------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-------10-10-10-10-10-------0-5-|