• Song:

    Keep On Lying

  • Artist:

    Tame Impala

Tabbed by: Tim van Kester
Tuning: D (two half steps down)

These chords repeat a lot. Listen to the track to hear when he repeats which
part of the bar. In the begin, it is mostly three times the first part and
only once the second part. Later one, he repeats the second part of the chords
a lot.

e|-3--3--3--3----------------|----6--6--6--6--------5--5---------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5----|----6--6--6--6--5--5--6--6---------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5----|----7--7--7--7--5--5--7--7---------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|----8--8--8--8--5--5--7--7---------------------|
A|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3----|----8--8--8--8--3--3--5--5---------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3----------------|----6--6--6--6---------------------------------|

Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------12-12-10-10-(b9)(b9)/14-14-12-12-10-10-/16-16---|
D|-------------------12-12-10-10---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-12-12-13-13---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\---------------------------------------------12-12---|
D|---------------------------------------------------12-12-10-10-(b9)(b9)--------|
A|---------------------------------10-10-12-12-13-13-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-(b9)(b9)------/16-16-14-14-17-17-17-15-14-14-14-------------------------|
D|-----------12-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------10-10-12-12--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/14-14-12-12-10-10-(b9)(b9)10-10-(b9)(b9)----------|
D|-------10-10-/14-14-12-12-10-10----------------------------------10~-------|
A|-13-13---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|---------5~-|
E|-5-5-6-6----|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------3--/7--2~------------3h5--/7--5~---------------3/5--2~-----/5---3-|
A|-----3-5--------------------5------------------------5---------------------|
E|-3--------------------3---6------------------3---5-6-----------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-----3--/5-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Then he plays that same riffs a couple of times more, but an octave higher.
He uses some little variations in it which I will tab instead of the 'simple'
version. 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10--/14--(b9)--------------12--14--14/15--12~-----------------|
D|------10-12-----------------------12-------------------------------------12|
A|-10-----------------------10---13-----------------------------10---12-13---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/12--9~----/14---12-10-(b9)-10----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------10--/12-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

After a while he stops playing the riff and starts some bending and stuff.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----------------10------------------------10----------------------------|
G|-12b~--------------12b~----r12---10---(b9)-----12b~--r12~------10---9~-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/15~-------13----11~-------/20~-----------------------------------11-13---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------12---------|
D|-------------------------------------[some unclear Dm notes]-12------------|
A|-------------------------------------[while kicking in some]---------------|
E|-------------------------------------[fuzz pedal]--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15~----13b15-13-11-13-13b15-13-11-13-13b15-13-11-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------12~-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then some random noodling with the same notes.
After that, his sharp distortion kicks in:
e|-10---10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11---11----13p11-13p11-[times-a-lot]--------------------------------------|
G|-10---10~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10--/14--(b9)--------------12--14--12~-------------------/12--9~-|
D|------10-12-----------------------12---------------------------12----------|
A|-10-----------------------10---13-------------------10---12-13-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/14---12-10----10---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------10--/12---[repeat until singing starts]----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10--/14--(b9)--------------12--14--12~-------------------/12--9~-|
D|------10-12-----------------------12---------------------------12----------|
A|-10-----------------------10---13-------------------10---12-13-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/14---12-10----10---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------10--/12---------[repeat until end]---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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