Song: Pretty Visitors Band: Arctic Monkeys Album: Humbug VERSE: I think it's played like this but with an octave pedal to make it sound an octave lower I think Jamie Cook doesn't tune down to Drop D when it's played live e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-9----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| this here and the other riffs without the pedal: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A|2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2-------0--------------------------------| E|--------2---2-2---------5---5-0--------------------------------| then octave pedal riff x2 after that this riff changes slightly: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x1 A|2-2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-0-0-0-0--------------------------------| E|--------2---2--------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|2~~~~~~~--------2-------------2~~~~~~~-------2-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------4~~~~~~--------5~~~~~---------4~~~~~--------5~~~~~~~---| E|2~~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~--------2~~~~~~~-------2~~~~~~----------| CHORUS: gtr. 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4 A|-----------------------------4--5------5-------5---------------| E|2-------2-------2-------2--5-------------------------3b(4)-----| CHORUS 2 + 3: guitar 1 stays the same guitar 2: roughly e|9-------10-------9-------10------10------9-------10------10b---| B|----7--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------9---------------9---------------10-------------10b(11)| B|7----------------7---------------7----------------7------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| end on: gtr. 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|2--------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|12b(14)--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE: gtr. 2: while the organ is playing e|9---/-/-/---14-----------------(10)-r-9-----6------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1 comes in: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------4-----3--------3-----4-----------------| A|--------5-------4-----5---------5--------------4---------------| E|2--------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1 continues this riff throughout the solo SOLO: played with slide place the slide not between the frets but over them to get the best tone gtr. 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------6--/---7--------| A|--------9\--------------9\-------------9-\-5-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------[13b14]-| G|-------------------------11-\-10-----------10-/-11-------------| D|--------12\------11---12-------------12------------11\\\-------| x2 A|9--------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| the bend in brackets at the end is only played at the second time LAST VERSE: while bass is playing: i - index finger r - ring finger HARMONICS r r i e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------| A|4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4*-----------------------------------------------| E|2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*-----------------------------------------------| - * = harmonics when the lyrics are repeated: d - down-stroke u - up-stroke d u d u d u d u u d u d u d u e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------5-----------------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| last bar before chorus: d u d u d u d u d d d e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------5-----5---5-------| E|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------3b(4)| - CHORUS ================================================================== x ... mute note / ... slide up \ ... slide down b ... bend r ... release ~ ... vibrato * ... harmonic noted above the tab: d ... down-stroke u ... up-stroke i ... index finger r ... ring finger