------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOVE IS A DESERTER - The Kills ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Filip Mesko Email: filip DOT mesko AT gmail DOT com Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps lower. is to get a low, bassy tone.) It starts off with some sort of short mega distorted intro riff, and then the standard riff kicks in like this: C# |-----------------------------| G# |-----------------------------| E |-----------------------------| B |-------7---7-7-7-7-----------| F# |-----------------------------| B |---7-7---7-------------------| ... with slight variations in the higher B-string (still fret 7 though) (the variations syncronized with VV's vocals) for about 14 seconds then this variation comes in a couple of times throughout verse: C# |------------------------------------------| G# |------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------| B |-------7---7------7---7-7---9-9-----------| F# |----------------------------------10-10---| B |---7-7---7---7-7----7-----7-----7---------| It keeps going with slight variations until 00:39 when the "Say it again" part starts: C# |---------------------------------------------| G# |---------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------| B |---------------10--10-------------10-9-8-7---| F# |---------10-13-----------10-13---------------| B |---10-10---------10---10-------10------------| Then it goes back to the standard verse riff at 00:43. Now comes the "Get the guns out" part at 00:46: C# |----------------------------------------| G# |----------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------| B |-------------7---7--------7---7-7-7-7---| F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------7-7-7---| B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---7-7-7---| This is played two times and then: C# |-------------------------------------------| G# |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------7---7--------7---7-12-12-12---| F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------12-12-12---| B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---12-12-12---| Now it is 00:57 and this is played (The lyrics goes "Your love is a deserter"): C# |--------------------------------------------------| G# |--------------------------------------------------| E |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| B |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| F# |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| B |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| Notice that there should be really fast strumming on the last big lump of 10:s! Repeat the last two steps one more time, then this one last time: C# |-------------------------------------------| G# |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------7---7--------7---7-12-12-12---| F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------12-12-12---| B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---12-12-12---| Now it is 01:11 and the second verse begins, about the same way as the first one. At 01:25 the second "Say it again" part begins but this time it is played twice. At 01:40 the "Get the guns out" part (refrain, that is) comes once more. Then at 02:01 the whole song stops abruptly and kicks back in at 02:05 with this: C# |---5-5-5-5----------| G# |---5-5-5-5----------| E |---5-5-5-5----------| B |-----------7-(7\)---| *3 (three times) F# |-----------7-(7\)---| B |-----------7-(7\)---| Then: C# |-----------------------| G# |-----------------------| E |-----------------------| B |------------9-9----7---| *1 F# |---(2)(2)(2)----10-----| B |----2--2--2------------| Repeat the last two steps one more time. Here comes the chorus ("Get the guns out...") again at 02:19. After that one, this starts at 02:33 ("Yeah, one eye..."): I am VERY unsure of this part but he plays around on something like this: ? C# |---------------------| G# |---------------------| E |---4-4-4-4-----------| B |---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| (The fives and threes may be some other way, I cannot hear, sorry.) F# |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| B |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| Then sort of this synced with the "Uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh, uh..." C# |----------------------------------------------------| G# |----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------12-12-12---| B |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---| F# |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---| B |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---| Repeat the last two steps once and then, at 03:02, the refrain comes again. Now it is time for the final twist at 03:23: C# |---------------------| G# |---------------------| E |---------------------| B |---------------------| *2 F# |---------------------| B |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| C# |-----------------------------------| G# |-----------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------| B |---7--7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------| *2 F# |------------5^6--7-7-7-7-----------| B |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| C# |-----------------------| G# |-----------------------| E |-----------------------| B |---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5---| *2 F# |-----------5-5-5-5-5---| B |-------------0-0-0-0---| C# |-----------------------------------| G# |-----------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------| B |---7--7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------| F# |------------5^6--7-7-7-7-----------| B |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| Thereafter this is played once: C# |--------------------------------------------------| G# |--------------------------------------------------| E |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| B |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| F# |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| B |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| ...and then it ends abruptly with some sort of short air pressure noise. That's basically it! Please e-mail me with improvements and/or suggestions etc... Hope correct and good luck! | ^ bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================