Here's my tab for Bloc Party's Song For Clay, off the new album. It's... nearly perfect, I guess. Guitar 1: Kele Okereke Guitar 2: Russell Lissack _______ |Intro| ''''''' Bbm F F# C# G# 'I am trying to be heroic in an age of modernity Bbm F F# D#m D#m7 I am trying to be heroic 'cause all around me history sits Bbm F D#m C# C#M So I enjoyed and I devoured flesh and wine and luxury Bbm F F# F# But in my heart I am lukewarm, nothing ever really touches... __________ |Build Up| '''''''''' ...me.' Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------| B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----| G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x3 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Both Guitars E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-1-1-1-3-4-4--------------------/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-----3-3--| E|-------------1-1-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-----4-4------| Guitar 1 plays the same riff twice more while Guitar 2 goes E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------6-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-| A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------| E|-------------4-4-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-| E|-------------4-4---------------------------------6-6-8-8-9-9-----| _______ |Verse| ''''''' E|----------------------------------| B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----| G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x8 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| ________ |Chorus| '''''''' Guitar 1 E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| E|-----------------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--| Guitar 2 (not perfect, listen to the song for better results. :3) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|(14)-(14)-(14)--------------------------------------(14)--(14)---------------| G|-13---13---13-11-10--------------------------10------13-13-13-11-10----------| D|----------------------13--13----11--13-13-13----11--------------------13--11-| x3 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--13----------------13----------------13----------------14-13-------------| B|--14----14--14--14--14----14--14--14--14----14--14----14--------14-14--14-| G|-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13--------13---13--13-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| ______ |Solo| '''''' Guitar 2 I guess it's not possible to play it exactly as it's in the album, so, just use a wah or pitch shifter -1 to mess around on this first bit. ....................... tremolo picking + expression pedal E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------------8p6h8p6h8p6h8p6---------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| ............................................................ tremolo picking E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------11--10----------------------------------| G|-10-------------------------------11--10--8--6-----5--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| _______ |Verse| ''''''' ...same thing as the first one. :) ________ |Bridge| '''''''' 'Because East London is a vampire, it sucks the joy right out of me.' Guitar 2 - Delay E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------11-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------10--11--10--8--10--11--10--5--6--8--5--6--8--10------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 'How we long for corruption in these gol- -den years.' E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------11----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------10--11--10---8-10-11-10--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ________ |Chorus| '''''''' Again, the same thing as the first one. ______ |Riff| '''''' The same thing as the build up riff, with Guitar 2 playing the variations on the 3rd and 4th time. --------- That's it, hope it was any help. Sounds nearly perfect to me. :)