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COME A LITTLE CLOSER – Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Quentin Ames
video for this Tab available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ
Tuning: Standard
Chords
C#m G#m F#m A
e|--------4------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
B|--------5------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
G|--------6------------------4-----------------2----------------4------------|
D|--------6------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|
A|--------4------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|
E|--------x------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
Fills
Fill 1
e|----12--11--9------9-----9--------|
B|---------------12-----12----9-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12~|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
When this part hits the 12 on the D string,
it lands on the down beat. Therefore you
can play it if you want, but I suggest
sliding back up to the A chord, since it
is happening at the exact same time. Use
the 12 if you are using a rhythm guitar
and lead guitar.
Fill 2
e|--------12----11----9-------------|
B|---------9-----9----9-------------|
G|---------9-----9----9-------------|
D|--------11----11---11-------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
The same thing goes for this part too.
When it rolls around to the 11 9 9 9,
it also lands on the downbeat. I would
suggest not playing it and going back
up to the A chord unless you have a
second guitarist.
Fill 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This is used as the build going into the chorus
Fill 4
e|---------------7--4---------------|
B|------------5---------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This fill is a lead into the second verse
from the chorus
Fill 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5----------|
G|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-4------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This is used during the Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
part during the breakdown/bridge
Fill 6
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---6------------------------------|
D|-----6----4----2----4----6----7---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This fill is used coming out of the
Ooh Ooh Ooh part and into the Ten thousand
people stand alone now.
Here is the Riff for the Verse (Watch me play it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ )
C#m G#m
e|------------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
B|--------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4----------|
G|----------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4--------|
D|------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m C#m
e|------------2-------2-------2-------2-------4------------------------------|
B|--------2-------2-------2-------2-------5-----5-4------4-------------------|
G|----------2-------2-------2-------2-------6----------6---6-----------------|
D|------4-------4-------4-------4-------6------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
C#m G#m
Time shakes, found you at the water
F#m C#m
At first you were my father, now I love you like a brother
C#m G#m
Earthquakes shake the dust behind you
F#m
This world at times will blind you
C#m Plus Fill 3
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 4
Verse 2
C#m G#m
Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders
F#m
Will we burn or we just smolder
C#m
Somehow I know I'll find you there
C#m F#m G#m
Oooh, I wanna see if you can change it, change it
C#m
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Breakdown/Bridge (See how this is played here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ )
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 6
A (lightly strummed) C#m (lightly strummed)
Ten thousand people stand alone now
All of this lightly strummed until it builds
A F#m C#
And in the evening the sun sets
F#m G#m A
Tomorrow it will rise
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m
Time flies bye, bye
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| 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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