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The Maccabees - Precious time
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Tabbed by: Ollie Drummond
Email: ollie_is_safe@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
I worked this out with the xfm session of the song and it sounds fine it should be ok
the album version too though
Intro:
GUITAR 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-1010101010101010-------------------------------| x4
E|------------------------------------------------|
PM..................
GUITAR 2
e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------|
B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------|
G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
GUITAR 1
e|---------------|----------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| play twice then
G|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| release palm mute
D|-----12--------|-12-------|-9--------|--7--------------| & play 2x more
A|-----10--(X12)-|-9---(x4)-|-7--(x12)-|--5-----(x4)-----|
E|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
PM .....................................................
GUITAR 2
e|----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----------------------15-17-15----------------------------|
G|----12-------let ring----------------16--------------------------|
D|----12-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
then:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------15----15----15----15----15----15----14----14-----------------|
G|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE:
GUITAR 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7777777777777777-----------------------------|
D|--7777777777777777-7777777777777777------------|
A|--5555555555555555-7777777777777777------------|
E|-------------------5555555555555555------------|
GUITAR 2
e|-----------------------17--------------------------|
B|----15---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE PART 2
GUITAR 1 (only played once)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----8888888888888888-10101010101010101010101010101010---------------|
GUITAR 1 (three times)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5555555555555555--------------|
E|-----88888888-777-555-33-------------------------------| (crescendo)
GUITAR 2 (four times)
e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------|
B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------|
G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS "lets.. take.. our.. precious.. time"
BOTH GUITARS
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/the-maccabees/153487.html ]
e|--10----------|---8--------------|
B|--12----------|---8--------------|
G|--12----------|---9--------------|
D|--12----------|---10-------------|
A|--10----------|---10-------------|
E|--------------|---8--------------|
let ring but strum second chord in 16ths on the last repeat
THEN PLAY:
VERSE
BRIDGE (parts 1 & 2)
CHORUS
then:
BOTH GUITARS
e|--12----------|---8-----------------------------------------|
B|--14----------|---8-----------------------------------------|
G|--14----------|---9-----------------------------------------|
D|--14----------|---10----------------------------------------|
A|--12---(x16)--|---10--(x16)---------------------------------|
E|--------------|---8-----------------------------------------|
SOLO PART 1:
GUITAR 1:
e|---------------|----------|----------------------------|
B|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
G|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
D|-----12--------|-12-------|-9--------|--7--------------| x2
A|-----10--(X12)-|-9---(x4)-|-7--(x12)-|--5-----(x4)-----|
E|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2
e|------------10-10-10-10-----------999--------------------|
B|-------------------------------------1010-----------------|
G|---11-11-11-------------11-11-11-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------10-10-10-10-----------999--------------------|
B|--------------------------------------1010-----------------|
G|---11-11-11-------------11-11-11-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-------12------12----12-----12---------------------|
B|-------14-------14-----14----14-------14-----------------|
G|----------14-------14----14----14---------14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---121212121212121212/1515151515151515-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO PART 2:
GUITAR 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7777777777777777-|
D|-----1010101010101010-999-777-55-------------------| x2
A|----------------------------------5555555555555555-|
E|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--777-555-33-------------------|
dont play for 3rd & 4th repeats of guitar 2 (below)
GUITAR 2 (four times)
e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------|
B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------|
G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
then repeat solo part 1
ending:
GUITAR 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------7------------| x3
A|--5-------------------------------7------------|
E|----------------------------------5------------|
GUITAR 2
e|-----------------------17--------------------------|
B|----15---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| x3
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR 1:
e|---------------------------3------------------------|
B|---------------------------3------------------------|
G|---------------------------4------------------------|
D|---------------------------5------------------------|
A|---------------------------5------------------------|
E|---------------------------3------------------------|
GUITAR 2:
e|--17-15-12-----------------3------------------------|
B|---------------------------3------------------------|
G|---------------------------4------------------------|
D|---------------------------5------------------------|
A|---------------------------5------------------------|
E|---------------------------3------------------------|
END
| pm palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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