• Song:

    Solitude Is Bliss

  • Artist:

    Tame Impala

  • Album:

    Solitude Is Bliss

                         Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
                        from their 2010 album Innerspeaker

Intro/main riff:
  D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) De-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-| (xx0232@1)B-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10-|
G-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11-| x6
D-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
A-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
E-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-|

After the first time the intro riff is played this is played
underneath it by a second guitar until the drums kick in:
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------12-------------12-------------12-------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
"Cracks in the pavement underneath my shoe,
I care less and less about and less about you"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x4
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|

"no one else around to look at me"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------|
A-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|
E-----------------------------|

"so I can look at my shadow as much as I please"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|

"All the kicks that I can't compare to"
e--------5----------------------------|
B--------5----------------------------|
G--------6----------------------------|
D--------7----------------------------|
A--------7----------------------------|
E--------5----------------------------|

"making friends like you're all supposed to"
e--------6--------------------------5-------|
B--------6--------------------------5-------|
G--------7--------------------------6-------|
D--------8--------------------------7-------|
A--------8--------------------------7-------|
E--------6--------------------------5-------|

"But you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
  D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) De-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-| (xx0232@1)B-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10-|
G-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11-| x4
D-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
A-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
E-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-|

"Space all 'round me where my soul can breathe,
off-guard body that my mind can leave"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x4
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|

A second guitar plays this just after "soul can breathe":
e-------------|
B----------10-|
G--10--12-----|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

"nothing else matters I don't care what I miss"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------|
A-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|
E-----------------------------|

"company's okay, solitude is bliss"
e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x2
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|

"there's a party in my head"
e----5--------------------------|
B----5--------------------------|
G----6--------------------------|
D----7--------------------------|
A----7--------------------------|
E----5--------------------------|

"and no one is invited"
e----6-----------5-----|
B----6-----------5-----|
G----7-----------6-----|
D----8-----------7-----|
A----8-----------7-----|
E----6-----------5-----|

"And you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
  D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) De-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-| (xx0232@1)B-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10-|
G-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11-| x4
D-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
A-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
E-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-|

e-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------| x4
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-10-10-10-10-10--1210-10-10-|

A second guitar plays this on the
third repeat of the riff above:
e-------------|
B----------10-|
G--10--12-----|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------------|

Solo:
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12---12-12---10-12-10----8-10---8-10-8---7-8---7-8-7-5-3h5--5--5p3-1-|
D-----------------------10---------------8-----------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

This is played underneath the solo:
e--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
B--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
G--9--9---7---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| x4
D-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
A-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
E--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|

This isn't on the recorded version but this is how Tame Impala play it live,
double the vocal melody by playing each note below as each word is sung:
                 "movement doesn't flow"
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10s5--5---7-----8---7----5---3---1-----------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

"quite like it does when I'm a--lone"
e----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-10s5--5---7-----8-----7----5--3----1-----------1---------------------
D-----------------------------------------1---3------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

This is played behind those vocal lines with a lot of phase:
e-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4-|
B-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4-|
G-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--5--5-5-| x2
D-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
A-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-|
E-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4-|

"I'll be the one who's free"
e-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
B-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
G-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7-----5----|
D-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
A-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
E-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|

"You and all your friends can watch me"
e-------------------------------------|
B-8-----------------------------------|
G-8-----------------------------------|
D-8-----------------------------------|
A-6-----------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

"today"
e--9---9--9---9--9--7--------------------|
B--9---9--9---9--9--7---9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|
G-10--10-10--10-10--8---9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| x3
D-11--11-11--11-11--9---7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
A-11--11-11--11-11--9---7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E--9---9--9---9--9--7--------------------|

"Don't ask me how you're supposed to"
    Downstroke           Upstroke
e-------8-------------------10-------|
B-------8-------------------10-------|
G-------9-------------------11-------| arpeggiate the chords
D------10-------------------12-------|
A------10-------------------12-------|
E-------8-------------------10-------|

"Cause you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
  D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1)D (xx0232@1)U   D (xx0232@1) De-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-| (xx0232@1)B-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10-|
G-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11-| x8
D-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
A-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12-|
E-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10-|

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| /   slide up
|    slide down
| D   downstroke
| U   upstroke
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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