• Song:

    Hostiles

  • Artist:

    Damon Albarn

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                                     HOSTILES - Damon Albarn
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Tabbed by: twitter.com/firozzer - Negative feedback most welcome. :)

Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)

NOTE - True to the album version, but slightly different than Damon playing it live. He doesn't play the bass
notes as he is accompanied by a piano and orchestra for the bass.

Intro:

    F#m             B               A         F#m       B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|

                                                  When the service's...
    F#m                       A 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|



Verse 1:

Done...                                                                 Frequencies come...
    F#m             B               A         F#m       B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|

                To keep you away...               When your body...
    F#m                       A 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|

Aches...                                                                Pass by...
    F#m             B               A         F#m       B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|

                Just left on repeat... 
    F#m                       A 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|



Chorus:

    It will be a silent day...                                                  Fighting off...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m        
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Whom we...      collude...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|

        Hoping to...                            Find the key...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m   
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Between you and me...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|



Verse 2:

LCDs...                                                                 Right hand lane...
    F#m             B               A         F#m       B
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|

                    If you are... 
    F#m                       (A) 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|   (All these notes in brackets
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2------(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)---(6)----|    are not played in the studio
D|------4---4---4---4---4-----------(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---(7)---------(7)-|    version. You can play them 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|    if you want.)
E|--2-------------------------(5)---------------------------------(4)-------|

Rerun...                                                                Frequencies sung...
    F#m             B               A         F#m       B       
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2-------8---8---8-------6---------2---------8---8---8-------6-----|
D|------4-------4-------9---9---9-------7s4-------4s9-------9---9---9-------7s4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------7---------------5---------2---------7---------------5-------|

                    Have sent you to sleep.
    F#m                       A 
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2---2---------6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
D|------4---4---4---4---4s7-------7---7---7---7---7-------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-------------------------5-----------------------4-----|



Chorus:

    It will be a silent day...                                                  Fighting off...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m        
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Whom we...      Collude...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|

        Hoping to...                            Find the key...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m   
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Between you and me...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|



Interlude: (Played by the orchestra and piano, but you can mimic the notes as follows!)

e|-9--7--5--4--2--0-------------------------------|
B|-------------------4--2--0-----------5--7--9--7-|
G|----------------------------2--1----------------|
D|----------------------------------4-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|



Chorus:

    It will be a silent day...                                                  Fighting off...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m        
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Whom we...      Collude...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|

        Hoping to...                            Find the key...
   F#m                A/E               A                G#m               G#m   
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2---2---2-----2---2---2---------6---6---6---6-----4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4-|
D|------4---4---4---------2---2---4s7-------7---7---7---------6---6---6---------6---6---6---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------------0-----------------5-----------------4-----------------4---------------|

                      Between you and me...
   G#m                A                  Am
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---4---6---4------6---6---6---6-----5---5---5---5-|
D|------6---6---6----------7---7---7---------7---7---7---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5------------------5---------------|

Fin!

Hope you enjoy playing this typically beautiful Damon Albarn melody! Please comment/contact me 
for further clarifications.

EDIT - Play the following very fast in the chorus with a second guitar to mimic the piano playing
in the background:

G|---11-----------------14----------------16-----------------14------------|
D|------(16 times)---------(8 times)---------(24 times)---------(16 times)-| (x2 times)
A|-9-----------------12----------------18-----------------12---------------|

It is best to listen to the studio version for this part and then try and play it. This is 
because during the final 2 note arrangements, the pianist goes a bit slower. Not absolutely 
necessary to play this, but if you have 2 guitars, it will sound nicer playing this in the 
background in the chorus. Have fun!
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