• Song:

    Back Against The Wall

  • Artist:

    Cage The Elephant

  • Album:

    Back Against The Wall (...

This is my first tab ever so please be a little considerate! I like all
kinds of advice and edits, so please tell me if I did something wrong! If it 
sounds right (to me), I'll add it in. It's in standard tuning (EADGBe) and 
it sounds good to me. Give it a rate and here we go...
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Key
b - bend
p - pull off
x - mute
/ - slide
h - hammer on
~ - vibrato

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e|---------x-----------|
B|---------11----------|
G|---5--3--11--10--8---|
D|---x--x--11--x---x---| x4
A|---6--4--9---11--9---|
E|---4--2------9---7---|

*Optional* On third and fourth times through intro riff have another guitar
play...

e|----------9-|
B|--------9---|
G|------------|
D|---10h11----| x2 (Third and fourth times)
A|------------|
E|------------|

Back to the rhythm...

e|--------x----------|
B|--------11---------|
G|--5--3--11--10--8--|
D|--x--x--11--x---x--| x4
A|--6--4--9---11--9--|
E|--4--2------9---7--|
      Tonight I have a look... (Immediately after first chord is strummed)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------4-4444-6666-| x4 (Straight eighth notes, paired them in groups of 
A|-4446-4442-2222-4444-|     four for ease)
E|-2224-222------------|
   Got me where you want me... (Sang as first chord is played)

e|--------x----------|
B|--------11---------|
G|--5--3--11--10--8--|
D|--x--x--11--x---x--| x4
A|--6--4--9---11--9--|
E|--4--2------9---7--|
     Blanket of silence... (Sang immediately after first chord is played)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------4-4444-6666-| x8 (Same as before, straight eighths) 
A|-4446-4442-2222-4444-|
E|-2224-222------------|
   Got me where you want me... (Sang as first chord is played, should go into 
                                next sequence with no changes)

e|--------x----------|
B|--------11---------|
G|--5--3--11--10--8--|
D|--x--x--11--x---x--| x2
A|--6--4--9---11--9--|
E|--4--2------9---7--|
Wall... (End of chorus should be sang on the same note as first chord)

e|--------x----------|
B|--------11---------|
G|--5--3--11--10--8--|
D|--x--x--11--x---x--| x4
A|--6--4--9---11--9--|
E|--4--2------9---7--|
      Deep in the jungle... (Sang immediately after first chord)

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------4-4444-6666-| x8 (Straight eighth notes should lead into solo) 
A|-4446-4442-2222-4444-|     
E|-2224-222------------|
   Got me where you want me...

Solo Intro -

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----9--7-9------9--7-9-----------9~-----|
G|-8~----------8~-----------6h8/11---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------7h9-9h11-11h14-14h16p14-|
B|--7h9--9-9-9-9---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------| (Actual solo afterwards)
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------4-4444-6666-| x4 (Straight eighth notes) 
A|-4446-4442-2222-4444-|     
E|-2224-222------------|
   Now you know...

   e|-----|
   B|-----|
   G|--5--|
   D|--x--| x1
   A|--6--|
   E|--4--|
...the Wall (Wall should be sang synonymous with the last chord)

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That's all I got, hope you enjoyed! For a little easier method of playing the
verses, I suggest just playing power chords like so, you get the same feel,
but it sounds a little different!

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--------11---------| Verse
A|--6--4--9---11--9--|
E|--4--2------9---7--|

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Finally I just want to make a quick bass version...

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--------4--------| Verse
A|-----------4--2--|
E|--4--2-----------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------| Chorus
A|-------------2222-4444--|
E|---4444-2222------------|

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