• Song:

    Runway Houses City Clouds

  • Artist:

    Tame Impala

  • Album:

    InnerSpeaker

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Tame Impala
'Runway Houses City Clouds'
'Innerspeaker'(2010)

First of all, Tame Impala play their songs in D Tuning which is 1 full
step below Standard. Guitar 1 will refer to the rhythm (Kevin) and 
Guitar 2 will refer to the lead/synth (Dominic). This tab is based on
the studio version of the song with some tweaks I learned through seeing
them live in concert.

INTRO:
(Guitars 1&2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------|  \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------|   |
                                                                                     |
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|                |
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|                |
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|                |
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-12p10-12b14-|                |
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|                |
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|                |
                                                                                     | x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-|   |
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------|   |
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------|   |
                                                                                     |
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  /
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|


VERSE:
(Guitar 1)

e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|

(Guitar 2)

e|---------|    e|-8--5-----|
B|-6----8--|    B|-------6--|
G|-5----7--|    G|-------5--|
D|-7----9--| x2 D|-------7--|
A|-8----10-|    A|-------8--|
E|---------|    E|----------|


"It's true that..."
(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|

(Guitar 1)

e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|


"...No"
(Guitar 1)

e|-3----3----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-4----4----|
D|-5----5----|
A|-5----5----|
E|-3----3----|


"And don't remind me..."
(Guitar 1)

e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|

(Guitar 2)

e|---------|    e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-6----8--|    B|-------------6-6-|
G|-5----7--|    G|-----------------|
D|-7----9--| x2 D|-----------------|
A|-8----10-|    A|-----------------|
E|---------|    E|-----------------|


"...Change"
(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|

(Guitar 1)

e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|


"I know somethings..."
(Guitar 2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------|  \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------|   |
                                                                                     | x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|   | 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  /
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1)

e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| x3
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|


"...No"
(Guitar 1)

e|-3--3-----------|
B|-------3--------|
G|----------4-----|
D|-------------5--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


"And gazing..."
(Guitar 1 w/heavy fuzz)

e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|

(Guitar 2)

e|--------------|    e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-6----8-------|    B|-------------6-6-|
G|-5----7-------|    G|-----------------|
D|-7----9-------| x2 D|-----------------|
A|-8----10------|    A|-----------------|
E|--------------|    E|-----------------|


"...Behind"
(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|

(Guitar 1)

e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|


"I'm the one who's left behind..."
(Guitar 2)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------|  \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------|   |
                                                             -                       | x3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|   |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|  /
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8----|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10-|----------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6-------------------------|-6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1)

e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| x3
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|


"...Oh"
(Guitar 1)

e|-4-|
B|-4-|
G|-5-|
D|-6-|
A|-6-|
E|-4-|


"...Yes I do"
(Guitar 1)

e|-5------3------1------5------3---3/5---1-|
B|-7------5------1------7------5---5/7---1-|
G|-7------5------2------7------5---5/7---2-|
D|-7------5------3------7------5---5/7---3-|
A|-5------3-------------5------3---3/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|


"But don't remind me..."
(Guitar 1)

e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|

(Guitar 2)

e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-------------6-6-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


GUITAR SYNTH SOLO:
(Guitar 1)

e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|

e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| \
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|  \
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|   |
                                                         | x3
e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-|   |
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-|  /
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-| /
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6-|
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-|

(Guitar 2)

e|-10--8--------------------|     |-10--8-------------------|
B|--------11----10--8-------|     |--------11----10---------|
G|---------------------10-9-|     |------------------10-9-7-|
D|--------------------------| x2  |-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|     |-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|     |-------------------------|

e|-10--8--------------------------10--8-----|--------------------10--8-----|
B|--------11----9----10--8---------------11-|-10b11r10--8---------------11-|
G|--------------------------10-9------------|--------------10-9------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-8---------------------|-10--8--------18-----|-----10--8--------|
B|----11-9----11-9-10----|--------11-----------|-10---------11----|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|


BRIDGE:
(Guitar 2)

e|------------------------------------|
B|-10--9--8--7----7--6--5\1----1/3/5--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x6
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-5------3------3/5---1-|
B|-7------5------5/7---1-|
G|-7------5------5/7---2-|
D|-7------5------5/7---3-| x17 (played with solo)
A|-5------3------3/5-----|
E|-----------------------|


SOLO:
(Guitar 1)

Variation 1:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---------------------------12--14b16r14p12----------------|
D|------10/12-----------12--12h14-------------------14b15r14\10--|
A|------------10--12/14------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
        
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-10-12/14--12h14--12-10----------10-------10-|
A|------------------------12-10-12-------12----|
E|------------------------------------13-------|

Variation 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---------------------------12--14b16r14p12----------------|
D|------10/12-----------12--12h14-------------------14b15r14\10--|
A|------------10--12/14------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
        
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-10-12/14--12h14--12-10-9-------------10-|
A|--------------------------12-10----12----|
E|--------------------------------13-------|

After Guitar 1 plays a few bars of the solo, Guitar 2 (Dominic) enters.
Guitar 1&2 (respectively) alternate between Solo variation 1 and 2 simultaneously creating a
contrast of sounds.


KEY:
(/)Slide Up
(\)Slide Down
(~)Vibrato
(hb)Half Bend
(fb)Full Bend
(b)Bend
(h)Hammer-on
(p)Pull-off
(r)Release
(x)Mute

Don't forget to tune your six strings down a full step.
Let me know what ya think in the comments folks, cheers!
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