My Propeller Tab by Arctic Monkeys tabs | tabbed by libertines4ever | comments (6) 1 2 3 4 5 4 votes print send report More versions: intros versions   Ver 1 Ver 1 Ver 2   My Propeller Tabat 911Tabs.com   + to speed up (numpad) - to slow down (numpad) Esc to stop Help My Propeller tab by Arctic Monkeys, www.Ultimate-Guitar.Com Listen to My Propeller Add to favourites Tabbers playing skills: intermediate ++ tf_artist = "Arctic Monkeys"; tf_song = "My Propeller"; Song: My Propeller Band: Arctic Monkeys Album: Humbug WARNING: in the second verse and second chorus there is a detuned guitar to play it on two guitars you'll just have to tune down the E and A string gtr. 1: EADGBe gtr. 2: BEDGBe INTRO: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------12------| D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------| A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------| E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------| B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------| G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------| D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------| A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------/7---5---3---2---| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------| E|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--| VERSE: Repeat this single note riff throughout the whole verse the last note, in this [] bracket is played not played in every second bar CHORUS: guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does gtr. 1: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------| B|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------| gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5~~~------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------4~~~----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|2---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------1-------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|4~~~------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------3~~~----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| POST-CHORUS: gtr. 1 continues with main verse riff; gtr. 2 plays these fills: e|----------------------------0-----------------------------------| B|----------------------------0-------------------------------3-/-| G|----------------------------0h-/4---------------------------4-/-| D|------------------------------------------------------------4-/-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|/8--------------------------------------------------------------| G|/9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|/9--------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|7-------------------------------------------8-------7-----------| G|7-------------------------------------------7-------7-----------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|0---------------------------------------------------------------| B|0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|4---------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| VERSE 2: At start of 2nd Verse BOTH GUITARS let the empty E-string ring gtr. 1 plays main riff, a detuned guitar harmonizes by playing the riff a perfect fifth lower gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 E|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------| B|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--| CHORUS 2: guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does gtr. 1: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------| E|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------| gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------2~~~----------------------------| B|1~~~------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|2-----------2-------0---------------------------------------0---| E|------------------------3---2---0-----------0-------2---3-------| gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------0~~~----------------------------| B|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------| both guitars repeat the first bar and then play: gtr. 1: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|2---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------1~~~----------------------------| B|0~~~------------------------------------------------------------| OUTRO: gtr. 1: repeated until end of song e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------12------| D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------12------| A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------10------| E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------| B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--------0-------0------| G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0--------0-------0------| D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------0-------0------| A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3--------2-------2------| E|-------------------------------------------------3-------3------| gtr. 2 comes in after this has been played once ^^ overdriven Queens of the Stone Age-lead guitar sound gtr. 2: 1/4;whole e|----------------7------------7b(8)r7--------7-------------------| B|------------8---------------------------10-------9b-B11r9-8-----| G|9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|7b(8)r7------7--------------------------------------------------| B|---------10--------7-b--(8)--r--7---8---------------------------| G|----------------------------------------9-----------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| then: first bunch of lyrics when they are repeated gtr. 2 comes in again: note that there are quarter bends all over the place at almost every note or he is using some kind of effect won't spin if i can't get it started on my e|----7--------------------7-------------------------------------| B|----------10-------------------10-8----------------------------| G|------------------------------------9---9~~~~~-----------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| own when are you ar - ri - ving e|---------------------7-----10-----7----------------------------| B|------8------10-------------------------10---\----8------------| G|9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| my propeller won't spin if e|----------7----------------------------------------------------| B|---8--10-----10--8---------------------------------------------| G|9-------------------9------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| I can't get it star - ted on my e|--------------------7------10-----7----------------------------| B|------8------10-------------------------10------8--------------| G|9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| own when are you ar - ri - ving e|--------------7------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------10---8-------------------------------------| G|9-----------------------------9----9---------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| and the final "my propeller" lines: e|------------------------7-------10------7---------------7------| B|--------8------10-------------------------------10-------------| G|9--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|10------8---10------8------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| ===================================================================== / ... slide up \ ... slide down h ... hammer-on b ... bend r ... release ~ ... vibrato [3]... note left out every second bar tf_artist = "Arctic Monkeys"; tf_song = "My Propeller";