This is the Franz Ferdiand cover Biffy played on Zane Lowe's show on radio one on February 16th 2005. Fantastic cover I'm sure you'll agree, anyway, here's my attempt at a tab, any comments etc email me at uk_mal@hotmail.com And, if you're a member, please vote for it too - its always good to see what others think of your tabs Cheers, Alex And thank's for the kind comments over at www.biffyclyro.com! Tuning Drop D - DADGBE Key (x)b(y)rx - Play note "x", immediately bend to "y" then immediately release back to x (x)b y r - Play x, bend to y, hold for a while, then release back to x x/y - Slide from "x" to "y" Intro |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--(10)---------------------------------| Keep playing! Basically concentrate on the lower D string |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| Play the 10th fret quietly and infreqently |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| "So If you're lonely..." |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----10------10------5-------5-------9-------9-------10------10--| x2 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Ah ahhhh ah oh" (!) |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |------5-------9-------10------10------10----10-| |--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| "And if you leave here..." |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----10------10------5-------5-------9-------9-------10------10--| x2 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| "Ah ahhhh ah oh" (!) |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |------5-------9-------10------10--| x2 |--3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| "I know I won't be leaving here...with you" |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |--------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| The lower D sting starts quiet |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| & builds until its equal with |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| the other notes |-------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Really short bridge bit (0.53) |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------3-----------| |--3-4-----4-3-0---| |------------------| Heavy! |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-0--0-------------3--------0--0~--| |-0--0------3--3-4----4-3-0-0--0~--| |-0--0--3-4-----------------0--0~--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----3---------0--0-------------3--------0~--3~-| |-3-4----4-3-0--0--0------3--3-4----4-3-0-0~--3~-| |---------------0--0--3-4-----------------0~--3~-| "I know I won't be leaving here..." (1.04) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8---| x2 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8---| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| Chorus (1.16) "I say don't you know..." |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------| x2 Each chord is actually |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| played 16 times - I'm |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| just too lazy to write |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| it all out! Post Chorus (1.39) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----(7)b10-r7-7-5----5--7-(7)b10-| x3 No final bend |-0----------------7--------------| last time |-0(let ring)---------------------| |-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----(7)b10-r7-7-5----5--7-(7)b10-| x3 No final bend |-0-----------------7-------------| last time |-0-(let ring)--------------------| |-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| Quieter Bit (2.03) |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------0------------0--| x2 |---(4)b(5)r4-------(4)b(5)r4------9-----------4p0---| |-----------------0--------------0-----------0-------| |-0-------------0-------------10-----------5---------| More chilled bits (2.16) |---------------------------------------------------------| |-------5-----5-------------------------------------------| |----------2--------2-0---------7-------7-----(6)b(7)r6---| x 4 I like to do the fretted to |---3-0-----0-----------------0-------0-------------------| Open notes as pull offs, but |---------------1-0---------8-------8-------7-------------| do whatever you please! |-0-----------------------6-------6-------7---------------| "I say don't you know (2.39) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Barely play the D string, |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010101010101010101010101010--| if at all |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| (2.45) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-------5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------3-------3--------| |-(7)b9---(7)b9---(7)b9---(7)b9---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3-------6-------6-------6-------6--------| |-(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(5)b7---(8)b10--(8)b10--(8)b10--(8)b10----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5------5------5------5---------------3--------3--------3--------3-----| |-(7)b9--(7)b9--(7)b9--(7)b9r7/(5)b7---(5)b7r---(5)b7r---(5)b7r---(5)b7r-| Cut off all the bends sharply |------------------------------------------------------------------------| except the last 4 |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| Heavy Chorus (3.04) |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| x4 |---3--0--0----------0---| |-0-0--0--0-3--0--3--0-0-| |-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |---14--15--14-12-14--10--12-0-| x2 |---0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-| |-0-0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-| |-0-0---0---0-----0---0---0--0-| |----------------------| |----------------------| |---10-7--7----------7-| x4 |---0--0--0-10-7--10-0-| |-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-| |-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-|
