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It's Hard To Get Around the Wind - Alex Turner
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Tabbed by: kwanzo91
Tuning: Standard
Great tune from the soundtrack of Submarine, the whole song is fingerpicking, but it pretty much follows the
same pattern throughout.
I've included parts of the lyrics in the tab itself, and they are aligned to the beat where he starts that
line (some of them come in on 1, some on 2, some of the upbeat of 2, etc.). I've also included the chord
sheet at the bottom once you have the picking pattern down.
This is my first tab, so please leave feedback. Enjoy!
Intro:
C
E|---------------0-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|--------------------------------- x2
Verse 1/2:
C C
E|---------------0--------------------------------0-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1--------1---------------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
...try'na get to heaven ...queue was shorter
...lift between the pitfalls ...looking like you're low
Dm G C 1st time 2nd time
E|-------1-------1-------3-------3---------------0---------[---------] [---------]
B|---3-------3-------0-------0-----------1---------------1-[-------1-] [---------]
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0-----0-------0-------0-----[---0-----] [---0---0-]
D|-0-------0---------------------------2-------2-------2---[-----2---] [-----3---]
A|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------[-3-------] [-3-------]
E|-----------------3-------3-------------------------------[---------] x2 [---------]
...doorman says ...need to get ...wristband
...out and walk ...insure ...quicksand
Chorus:
F C
E|-----------------------------------------------0-----------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---------------1-------1-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|---------3---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-1---------------1-----------------------------------------------
...looking for a new ...be-gin
Dm G
E|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---
D|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
...feeling like ...under-stand
C C7
E|---------------0-------------------------------0-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1-------1---------------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
...as long as you still ...peppering the pill
F D7
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|---------3---------------3---------------------------------------
E|-1---------------1---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------
...find a way ...a-gain
C G Am
E|---------------0-----------------------3-------3-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1---0-------0-----------1---------
G|---0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0-----2-------2---2-
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------2-----------
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------------------3---
...even when you know ...way it's gonna blow
F G
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|---------3---------------3---------------------------------------
E|-1---------------1---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
...it's hard ...to get around
Bridge 1:
C C
E|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
...wind
Dm G
E|-------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------0-------3-------3-
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---
D|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
C C
E|-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Dm G
E|-------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------------------------
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------0-----------0-------0-------0-
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----0-------0-------0-----
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------------------0-------0-------0---
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
Verse 3/4:
C C
E|---------------0--------------------------------0-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1--------1---------------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
...stretching out the neck ...trying to even out
...shriek until ...whisper it
Dm G C 1st time 2nd time
E|-------1-------1-------3-------3---------------0---------[---------] [---------]
B|---3-------3-------0-------0-----------1---------------1-[-------1-] [---------]
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0-----0-------0-------0-----[---0-----] [---0---0-]
D|-0-------0---------------------------2-------2-------2---[-----2---] [-----3---]
A|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------[-3-------] [-3-------]
E|-----------------3-------3-------------------------------[---------] x2 [---------]
...sabre- ...multi- ...con-fusion
...save the...with-out ...shoes on
Chorus: (slightly different picking, same chords)
F C
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|---------3---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-1---------------1-----------------------------------------------
...looking for a new ...be-gin
Dm G
E|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------------------------
B|---3-------3-------3-------3-------0-----------0-------0-------0-
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-----0-------0-------0-----
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------------------0-------0-------0---
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
...feeling like ...under-stand
C C7
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
...as long as you still ...peppering the pill
F D7
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|---------3---------------3---------------------------------------
E|-1---------------1---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------
...find a way ...a-gain
C G Am
E|---------------------------------------3-------3-----------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1---0-------0-----------1---------
G|---0-------0-------0-------0---------0-------0-----2-------2---2-
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------2-----------
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------------------3---
...even when you know ...way it's gonna blow
F G
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|---------3---------------3---------------------------------------
E|-1---------------1---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
...it's hard ...to get around
Bridge 2:
C G Am F G C
E|-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------1---------------0-------0-------0-------0-
B|---------------0---1-------1-------1-------1-------------------0---------------------------------
G|---0-------0---------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------0---------------------------------------3-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3---------------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|---------3---------------------------------------1-------3---------------------------------------
C G Am F E
E|-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------
B|---------------0---1-------1-------1-------1-----------1-------1-------0-------0-------0--------0-
G|---0-------0---------2-------2-------2-------2-----2-------2-------1-------1-------1--------1-----
D|-----2-------0---------------------------------------3-------3-------2-------2-------2--------2---
A|-3---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------0h2------
E|---------3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Am C F
E|-------0-------0-------0---------------0-------0-------0-----------------------------------------
B|---1-------1-------1-------1---1---------------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1-
G|-----2-------2-------2-------------0-------0-------0-------0---0---2-------2-------2-------2-----
D|-------------------------------------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---
A|-0-------0-------0-------0---2---3-------3-------3-------3---------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1-------
D7 C G Am
E|-------------------------------------------------------3-------3-------0-------0-------0---------
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------------
G|---2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0---------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-----2---2-
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------3-------3-----------------------------------3---
F G
E|---------------------------------------3-------3-------3-------3-
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1---0-------0-------0-------0-----
G|---2-------2-------2-------2---------0-------0-------0-------0---
D|-----3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------------
A|---------3---------------3---------------------------------------
E|-1---------------1---------------3-------3-------3-------3-------
Verse 5/6:
C C
E|---------------0--------------------------------0-----------------
B|-------1---------------1-------1--------1---------------1-------1-
G|---0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-----
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2--------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|-3-------3-------3-------3--------3-------3-------3-------3-------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
...hear you through ...never quite sure
...sounds like ...that's what
Dm G C 1st time 2nd time
E|-------1-------1-------3-------3-[---------------0------------------] [--0--]
B|---3-------3-------0-------0-----[-------1---------------1--------1-] [--1--]
G|-----2-------2-------0-------0---[---0-------0-------0--------0-----] [--0--]
D|-0-------0-----------------------[-----2-------2-------2--------2---] [--2--]
A|---------------------------------[-3-------3-------3--------3-------] [--3--]
E|-----------------3-------3-------[----------------------------------] x2 [-----] strum and let ring
...want the ...on a ...spoon
...not hurt ...but it's ...hurt soon
Chord sheet (for those who have the picking down):
Verse:
C
It's like you're trying to get to heaven in a hurry
C
And the queue was shorter than you thought it would be
Dm G C
And doorman says you need to get a wristband
C
You gotta lift between the pitfalls
C
But you're looking like you're low on energy,
Dm G C
Did you get out and walk to insure you'd miss the quicksand
Chorus:
F C
Looking for a new place to begin
Dm G
Feeling like it's hard to understand
C C7
But as long as you still, keep peppering the pill
F D7
You'll find a way, to spit it out again
C G Am
And even when you know, the way it's gonna blow
F G
It's hard, to get around the wind
Bridge 1:
4 4 4 4
C/// C/// Dm/// G/// x2
(each letter and "/" represents 1 beat, so you play each for 4 beats -
I put the number of beats above if you're confused)
Verse:
C
Stretching out the neck on your evening
C
Trying to even out some defects
Dm G C
But it's sabre-toothed multi-ball confusion
C
And you can shriek until you're hollow
C
Or whisper it the other way
Dm G C
Trying to save the youth, without putting your shoes on
Chorus:
F C
Looking for a new place to begin
Dm G
Feeling like it's hard to understand
C C7
But as long as you still, keep peppering the pill
F D7
You'll find a way, to spit it out again
C G Am
And even when you know, the way it's gonna blow
F G
It's hard, to get around the wind
Bridge 2:
1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4
C G Am/// F G C/// C G Am/// F/ E/// Am/// C/// F/// D7/// C/ G/ Am/// F/// G///
Verse:
C
I can hear you through my window
C
But I'm never quite sure who is who
Dm G C
But they want the world on a desert spoon
C
It always sounds like they're fighting
C
Or as if that's what they're about to do
Dm G C - strum and let ring
It might not hurt now, but it's gonna hurt soon
