Tame Impala
'Runway Houses City Clouds'
'Innerspeaker'(2010)
First of all, Tame Impala play their songs in D Tuning which is 1 full
step below Standard. Guitar 1 will refer to the rhythm (Kevin) and
Guitar 2 will refer to the lead/synth (Dominic). This tab is based on
the studio version of the song with some tweaks I learned through seeing
them live in concert.
INTRO:
(Guitars 1&2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------| \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------| |
|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-12p10-12b14-| |
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------| |
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------| |
| x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| |
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------| |
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|
VERSE:
(Guitar 1)
e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|
(Guitar 2)
e|---------| e|-8--5-----|
B|-6----8--| B|-------6--|
G|-5----7--| G|-------5--|
D|-7----9--| x2 D|-------7--|
A|-8----10-| A|-------8--|
E|---------| E|----------|
"It's true that..."
(Guitar 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|
"...No"
(Guitar 1)
e|-3----3----|
B|-3----3----|
G|-4----4----|
D|-5----5----|
A|-5----5----|
E|-3----3----|
"And don't remind me..."
(Guitar 1)
e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|
(Guitar 2)
e|---------| e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-6----8--| B|-------------6-6-|
G|-5----7--| G|-----------------|
D|-7----9--| x2 D|-----------------|
A|-8----10-| A|-----------------|
E|---------| E|-----------------|
"...Change"
(Guitar 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|
"I know somethings..."
(Guitar 2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------| \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------| |
| x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| x3
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
"...No"
(Guitar 1)
e|-3--3-----------|
B|-------3--------|
G|----------4-----|
D|-------------5--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
"And gazing..."
(Guitar 1 w/heavy fuzz)
e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|
(Guitar 2)
e|--------------| e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-6----8-------| B|-------------6-6-|
G|-5----7-------| G|-----------------|
D|-7----9-------| x2 D|-----------------|
A|-8----10------| A|-----------------|
E|--------------| E|-----------------|
"...Behind"
(Guitar 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8--------------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7-|
A|----------8h10----------------10------------8h10------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6---------------------------6-6-x-6------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|
"I'm the one who's left behind..."
(Guitar 2)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-----------------------10h12-12p10-12p10-8-| \
A|-------------10h12-------------------12--------------10h12---------------------| \
E|-10-10-x-10------------------------------10-10-x-10----------------------------| |
- | x3
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| /
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| /
D|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8----|---------------8h10-10p8-10p8-7--------------|
A|----------8h10----------------10-|----------8h10-------------------------------|
E|-6-6-x-6-------------------------|-6-6-x-6-------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1)
e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| x3
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
"...Oh"
(Guitar 1)
e|-4-|
B|-4-|
G|-5-|
D|-6-|
A|-6-|
E|-4-|
"...Yes I do"
(Guitar 1)
e|-5------3------1------5------3---3/5---1-|
B|-7------5------1------7------5---5/7---1-|
G|-7------5------2------7------5---5/7---2-|
D|-7------5------3------7------5---5/7---3-|
A|-5------3-------------5------3---3/5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
"But don't remind me..."
(Guitar 1)
e|-1----3----1--|
B|-1----3----1--|
G|-2----4----2--|
D|-3----5----3--| x2
A|-3----5----3--|
E|-1----3----1--|
(Guitar 2)
e|-8-8-8-8-5-5-----|
B|-------------6-6-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
GUITAR SYNTH SOLO:
(Guitar 1)
e|-6-|
B|-6-|
G|-7-| (Strum)
D|-8-|
A|-8-|
E|-6-|
e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| \
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| \
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-| |
| x3
e|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-| |
B|-6--6--6--6---5--5---5--5---6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-| /
G|-7--7--7--7---7--7---5--5---7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-| /
D|-7--7--7--7---7--7---7--7---8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6-|
A|-5--5--5--5---5--5---5--5---8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6-|
E|----------------------------6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4-|
(Guitar 2)
e|-10--8--------------------| |-10--8-------------------|
B|--------11----10--8-------| |--------11----10---------|
G|---------------------10-9-| |------------------10-9-7-|
D|--------------------------| x2 |-------------------------|
A|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
E|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
e|-10--8--------------------------10--8-----|--------------------10--8-----|
B|--------11----9----10--8---------------11-|-10b11r10--8---------------11-|
G|--------------------------10-9------------|--------------10-9------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|-8---------------------|-10--8--------18-----|-----10--8--------|
B|----11-9----11-9-10----|--------11-----------|-10---------11----|
G|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
BRIDGE:
(Guitar 2)
e|------------------------------------|
B|-10--9--8--7----7--6--5\1----1/3/5--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| x6
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-5------3------3/5---1-|
B|-7------5------5/7---1-|
G|-7------5------5/7---2-|
D|-7------5------5/7---3-| x17 (played with solo)
A|-5------3------3/5-----|
E|-----------------------|
SOLO:
(Guitar 1)
Variation 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---------------------------12--14b16r14p12----------------|
D|------10/12-----------12--12h14-------------------14b15r14\10--|
A|------------10--12/14------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-10-12/14--12h14--12-10----------10-------10-|
A|------------------------12-10-12-------12----|
E|------------------------------------13-------|
Variation 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10\9---------------------------12--14b16r14p12----------------|
D|------10/12-----------12--12h14-------------------14b15r14\10--|
A|------------10--12/14------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-10-12/14--12h14--12-10-9-------------10-|
A|--------------------------12-10----12----|
E|--------------------------------13-------|
After Guitar 1 plays a few bars of the solo, Guitar 2 (Dominic) enters.
Guitar 1&2 (respectively) alternate between Solo variation 1 and 2 simultaneously creating a
contrast of sounds.
KEY:
(/)Slide Up
(\)Slide Down
(~)Vibrato
(hb)Half Bend
(fb)Full Bend
(b)Bend
(h)Hammer-on
(p)Pull-off
(r)Release
(x)Mute
Don't forget to tune your six strings down a full step.
Let me know what ya think in the comments folks, cheers!
