Elastica - S.O.F.T Tuning: E standard / = Forward slide b = Bend * = Harmonic INTRO PART 1 |Lead| |---14-----------------------|----------------------14------| x 2 |--------15--------14--------|-------------14------------15-| |----------------------15----|----14-----------15-----------| |----------------------------|--------15--------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| It can be easier (esp. on an acoustic) to play an octave down, using the same pattern but using fret 2 instead of 14 and fret 3 instead of 15. |Rhythm| (Chorus variation) |----------------------------|-------------------------------| x 2 |----------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------| |---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------| |---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-4----4--x--x--7--7--6--6------| |---4----4--0--0--2--2--2--0-|-------------------------------| INTRO PART 2 |Lead| |-------5--------------5-------|-------5-------9b----9-----9------9----- x 2-| |-------7b9------------7b9-----|-------7b9-----11b13---11-----11----11b------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| I play it by holding the bend up on the first --11b-- and bringing it back down on the second. The notes sound about right anyway, experiment with it if needed! |Rhythm| |------------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2 |------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6----------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6----------------| |------------------------------|----------------------4--4----------------| [ALT.]: Elastica might play some of these chords in different places: |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|--9--9--9--9-9----------------------=------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|--9--9--9--9-9---7--7--6--6----------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|--7--7--7--7-7---7--7--6--6----------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------5--5--4--4----------------| So whatever you prefer/find easiest, but why move up and down the fret board unnecessarily?! If you want to be clever, you could integrate the lead and rhythm something like: |--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------9----9-----9----9--9b---| |--------7b-x-x--------7b-x-x--5--5--7b-x-x--------11b13--11---11-----11b--| |--6--6----------4--4----------4--4----------------------------------------| |--6--6----------4--4----------2--2----------7--7--------------------------| |--4--4----------2--2------------------------7--7--------------------------| |--------------------------------------------5--5--------------------------| VERSE |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b-----9-----9------9b-----| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13--11-----11----11b13--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------ X 2-| |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5----------------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2---------------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6--------------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6--------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4--------------------| [Bass and vocals do 4 bars] "And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. You were on TV!" Then: "Did the devil save you, did you make it through, I'll take you to the top... And now that you're heaven bent, and it pays the rent, is it hard to stop?" |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13 -11-----11--11b---| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2 |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------| CHORUS "S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score. S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more. S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure? |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| This might sound wrong at first but, after the vocals stop, the guitar plays on its own, listen to this for a clear idea of the rhythm. S...........O.......F..........T..........." |-------------------------------|---------------12----11---------| x 1 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8-------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| BRIDGE Guitar 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| Guitar 1 |---------------------------------------------14------------------| |-------------------------------------------------15---14---------| |----------------------------------------------------------15-----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| Guitar 1 |---14--------------------------|-----------------------14---------| |----------15-------14----------|-------------14-----------15------| |-------------------------15----|--14-------------15---------------| |-------------------------------|-----15---------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| VERSE "And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. Now you're on TV! Did the devil say to you, you can make it through, I'll take you up the shop. And in a dress too small, to be a dress at all, is it hard to stop?" |Lead| |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b--9-----9------9b-----| x 4 |-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b---11-----11---------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |Rhythm| |-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 4 |-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------| CHORUS "S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score. S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more. S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure? |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 3 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| S...........O...........F........T..........." |-------------------------------|---------------12----11--9------| x 1 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8------6------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| [BREAKDOWN / SOLO] |-----12-----11---9--------------|-----12-----11--9-------------| |--9------8-------6--------------|--9------8------6-------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |-9-------------------------|-----------------------9-------------| |-------------9-------------|-9--------------------------9--------| |-------------------6-------|--------6--------6----------------6--| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar 1] |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |----7--7b----------7--7b-----|----7--7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| [Guitar 2] |----------------------------------------------------12------------11--| x 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------9------------8----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 1] |-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2 |-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| [Guitar 2] |------------------------------|----------------------------------------| x 2 |------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5---------------------------| |-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--------------------| |-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6--------------| |-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6--------------| |------------------------------|----------------------4--4--------------| OUTRO [Guitar 1] |----------------------------------------------------12------11--| x 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------7*-----------7*------------7*----------9-------8-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| * harmonic [Guitar 2] |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| x 2 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---| |---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---| |---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------| [Guitar 1] |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------| |-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------| |--------------------9----8----6----5-----------4------------4/--| |-----------------------------------------6------------4-----4/--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| END There's a few notes from the lead guitar that are lowish in the mix I think I've left out and feedback sounds, but that's about it! This was my first tab, hope it's all right, enjoy!
