Tame Impala - Why Won't They Talk to Me? from their 2012 album Lonerism Intro: The synth makes weird noises using this note. It's not very important to the song, but here it is anyway: e|-10----------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Chords come in: Synth: e|-5----5----| B|-7----5----| G|-7----5----| x4 D|-7----7----| A|-5----7----| E|------5----| Pre-verse: "Out of the zone, trying to see, I'm so alone, nothing for me" Synth: e|-10---------9----12----| B|-12--------10----14----| G|-12--------11----14----| D|-12--------11----14----| A|-10---------9----12----| E|-----------------------| Verse: "I guess I'll go home, try to be sane, try to pretend, none of it happened, Oh, this old tree, lonely old me, whoops-a-daisy, I thought I was happy" Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth - the synth just sustains the chords an octave higher than the acoustic guitar: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| x2 D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| Synth melody part: Synth: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------5/8--7--5/7---------------5--/8--/10\7--5/7---------| G|-4-------/7---------------6--4--/7------------------------6-/7.--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| x2 D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| Intro chords again: Synth: e|-5----5----| B|-7----5----| G|-7----5----| x4 D|-7----7----| A|-5----7----| E|------5----| Pre-verse: "Out of the zone, now that I see, I don't need them and they don't need me" Synth: e|-10---------9----12----| B|-12--------10----14----| G|-12--------11----14----| D|-12--------11----14----| A|-10---------9----12----| E|-----------------------| Verse: "I guess I'll go home, try to be sane, try to pretend, none of it happened, Destined to be lonely old me, whoops-a-daisy, I thought I was happy" Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| x2 D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| Chorus: "Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? Thought I was happy, Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? Thought I was happy, Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? Thought I was happy, Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? (why-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy?), Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me?" Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x10 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| x10 D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| Bridge: Synth: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| Vocals enter: "But I don't really care 'bout it anyway, I wouldn't listen to a word any of 'em say, They just talk about themselves all day, One day I'll be a star and they'll be sorry" Synth: e|-----10---10-------10---10-------12---12-------12---12---| B|-----12---12-------12---12-------14---14-------14---14---| G|-----12---12-------12---12-------14---14-------14---14---| x4 D|-----12---12-------12---12-------14---14-------14---14---| A|-10--10---10---10--10---10---12--12---12---12--12---12---| E|---------------------------------------------------------| This vocal melody is so good that I had to tab it out Play each note as each word/syllable is sung: "But I don't really care 'bout it anyway" e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-12-11-12-11-12-14--12-11-9-11-9----| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| "I wouldn't listen to a word any of 'em say" e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-11-11-12-11-12-11-12-14--12-11-9-11-9----| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| "They just talk about themselves all day" e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-11-12-11-12-11-12-14--12--9-11-9----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| "One day I'll be a star and they'll be sorry" e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-12-11-12-11-12-14--12-11-11--9----| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Acoustic chorus: "Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me?" Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: "Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me? (Why-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy-hy?), Ahhh-ahhh, why won't they talk to me?" Acoustic guitar: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x6 D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Synth: e|-10-------------------------------9----| B|-12------------------------------10----| G|-12------------------------11----11----| x6 D|-12------------------------11----11----| A|-10-------------------------9-----9----| E|---------------------------------------| End with synth arpeggiator noise. ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | . staccato | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************