Tame Impala - It Is Not Meant to Be
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
Intro:
Guitar
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3---3---3---3----5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G---5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| x8
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G----------------------12--------------12------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------12----------15--14--12--10--14--12-10-------| x8
A-10--------12---13----------------------------------------------------13-12-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the 4th repeat, the second guitar plays this over the top;
the strumming pattern is included above the tab (D means down and U means up):
D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D U D
e-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---7--7-7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|
B-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
G-5--5-5--5-5--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-| x4
D-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3----------------------------|
E-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
"I wanted her,
I wanted her"
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------| x4
D-------------|
A-------5-----|
E-5-----------|
"But she doesn't like the life that I lead,
she doesn't like the life that I lead,
doesn't like sand stuck on her feet,
or sitting around smoking weed,
I must seem more like a friend in need"
e-5-----5-----|
B-5-----7-----|
G-6-----7-----| x10
D-7-----7-----|
A-7-----5-----|
E-5-----------|
"and I boast that it is meant to be,
but in all hone-"
e----------|
B----------|
G---REST---|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Chorus:
"-sty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--------0--0--1--1--1--1-1-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2-2-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--4--4--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--5--5--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
E-----------------------------5--5---------------------|
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
"and in all honesty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--------0--0--1--1--1--1-1-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2-2-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--4--4--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--5--5--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
E-----------------------------5--5---------------------|
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
"And she doesn't like the friends that I make,
doesn't make friends for friendship's sake,
she just gets"
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------| x4
D-------------|
A-------5-----|
E-5-----------|
A second plays lead in the background like this:
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------5-7--8-7h8-7-------------------------------------|
G----5--7---5-7-----------------------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8----7b9-7b9-|
D-7----------------------------7--5-7----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
"bored"
e-3-----|
B-3-----|
G-4-----|
D-5-----|
A-5-----|
E-3-----|
"Sitting by the lake,
her soul won't surface
and her heart won't ache"
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------| x3
D-------------|
A-------5-----|
E-5-----------|
e--------------------------------|
B--------5-8b10------------------|
G--5--7----------------------7b9-|
D-------------------------5------|
A-------------------5--7---------|
E--------------------------------|
"and I boast that it is meant"
e----------|
B----------|
G---REST---|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tame-impala/308773.html ]
"to be"
e------|
B------|
G------|
D-5--7-|
A------|
E------|
"but in all hone-"
e----------|
B----------|
G---REST---|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Chorus:
"-sty,
I don't have a hope in hell"
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--------0--0--1--1--1--1-1-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2-2-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--4--4--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--5--5--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
E-----------------------------5--5---------------------|
"I'm happy just to watch her move"
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Solo - one guitar plays this progression while the other plays the solo:
Guitar 1:
e------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--------0--0--1--1--1--1-1-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2-2-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--4--4--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--5--5--2--2--3--3--3--3-3-|
E-----------------------------5--5---------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3--1--1--3--3-3-|
G-2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4--2--2--4--4-4-|
D-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
A-3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5--3--3--5--5-5-|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-9-\2--4---7\5--2/4---7\5--2/4-------|
D--------------------------------5\3--|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-0h2-2--2-2--2/4-4--4/5--2\4---4/5--2/4-|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
e----------------------------|
B--------------------------3-|
G--------2-------0h2-1---2---|
D-5\3--3---3-2---------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
"And I thought they could cure his disease,
but in all hone-"
e----------|
B----------|
G---REST---|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|
Chorus:
"-sty,
he didn't have a hope in hell,
now we'll"
e------------------------------------------------|
B-1-----3-----1-----3-----------0-----1----------|
G-2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----0-----2----------|
D-3-----5-----3-----5-----4-----2-----3----------|
A-3-----5-----3-----5-----5-----2-----3----------|
E-------------------------5----------------------|
"never see him move"
e-------------------------------------------------|
B-1-----3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----|
G-2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----2-----4-----|
D-3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----|
A-3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
Guitar
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3---3---3---3----5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
G---5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-| x7
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G----------------------12--------------12------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------12----------15--14--12--10--14--12-10-------| x7
A-10--------12---13----------------------------------------------------13-12-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U D U D
e-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---7--7-7--7-7--7-7---3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|
B-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
G-5--5-5--5-5--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-| x7
D-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---5--5-5--5-5--5-5---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-|
A-5--5-5--5-5--5-5----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3-3----------------------------|
E-3--3-3--3-3--3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-3-----|
B-3-----|
G-4-----|
D-5-----|
A-5-----|
E-3-----|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| D downstroke
| U upstroke
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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