Tame Impala - When the Feeling's in the Core
from their unreleased demos
This is one of my favourite Tame Impala songs, but only hardcore fans seem to know it
because it hasn't been officially released (you can find it on YouTube or elsewhere on the
internet). This song needs more attention and praise, so here's a full tab of the song.
Lead guitar intro:
Guitar 2:
e|---/10--10------10-10---------------------------|
B|----------------11-11----1-3-3b5-3-1h3p1--------|
G|------------10--10-10--------------------3-3----|
D|-8-----------------------------------------3----|
A|-------------------------------------------3----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-1-3-3b5-3-----------1-3-/5-/6-/8---8~---6---------------|
B|-----------1h3p1h3-3----------------8~-----8-/15--15-----|
G|------------------------------------8~-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Bass guitar starts playing this:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
e|-10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15----15--15r13---------10---------8b10r8--7---\------------------|
G|---------------------10-----10-\7--7-----------7---\------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------3--------3/15-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse riff:
Guitar 2:
Then another guitar starts playing this riff:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-/10h12-10--9h10-9--7h9-7--5h7-5--4h5-4~--| x2
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
This keeps playing in the background:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x2
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
Guitar 1:
Another guitar starts playing this rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1--1-1--3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3--|
G|-2--2-2--4--4-4--2--2-2--4--4-4--| x6
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-/10h12-10--9h10-9--7h9-7--5h7-5--4h5-4~--| x6
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse solo:
Guitar 1:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|----7--7-7--5--5--| x8
D|----7--7-7--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5-5--3--3--|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2 plays this lead:
e|-------------------5-6-6/8--6-5-6p5----5---------5-6--8-\5--5/6--------------|
B|----------------8-------------------8--------5-8-----------------8-5h6-------|
G|-2---4b5-----------------------------------7---------------------------7-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
"Send me back, the feeling's reached the core,
Ocean waves sound more like whispers from the shore"
Guitar 1:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|----7--7-7--5--5--| x8
D|----7--7-7--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5-5--3--3--|
E|------------------|
Chorus:
"See my eyes look back again once before,
See my eyes look back again once before"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
Guitar 2 - this part is very hard to hear, but I think it plays these arpeggios:
e|-------1-3-------1-------------3-------1-3-------1-------------3-|
B|-----1-----3-------1---------3-------1-----3-------1---------3---|
G|---2---------4-------2-----4-------2---------4-------2-----4-----| x2
D|-3-------------5-------3-5-------3-------------5-------3-5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
"There is no, there's nothing that I need to say"
Guitar 1:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|----7--7-7--5--5--| x4
D|----7--7-7--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5-5--3--3--|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2 plays this short lead in the background:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-7b9--7b9r7--7---|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
First guitar solo:
Guitar 1 keeps playing this rhythm behind the solo:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|----7--7-7--5--5--| x16
D|----7--7-7--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5-5--3--3--|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-----2--0h2h4-0h2h4b5-----------2--2h4-2h4-2-------|
D|-4h5---4h5--------------------4h5-4h5--------------4-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--2h4-2h4--------2--2h4-2h4--------2--2h4-2h4--------2-----|
A|-2-4-5-------------2-4-5-------------2-4-5-------------2-4-5-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------10b12r10--8b8.5--7b7.5-----|
B|-7b8r7--10b12-12r10-----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h7p5\3---------5h7p5\3---------5h7p5\3---------5h7p5\3---------5h7p5\3-------------|
G|---------4h5p4\2---------4h5p4\2---------4h5p4\2---------4h5p4\2---------4h5p4\2-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 stops playing rhythm:
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6b7--6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7---6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-----r6\2--2-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------5-6-8----5-6-8------5/10---|
B|-----------------------10-\9-\8---7-8--------8--------7-8--------|
G|-0-2/4/6-b7-r6---2-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10--8-7--7--10--8-7--7\5--5--10--8-7--7--10--8-7--7\5--5--|
B|-12-10-8--7--12-10-8--7\5--5--12-10-8--7--12-10-8--7\5--5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10--8-7--7--10--8-7--7\5--5--10--8-7--7----------|
B|-12-10-8--7--12-10-8--7\5--5--12-10-8--7----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-11-10--------------------------------------9--10--12--|
B|-------13-11-10----10------10-----10-----10------------|
G|----------------12------12-----12-----12---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9--13\9-9-8--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11\8-8--11\8-8--11\8-8--11\7-7--8\5-5--8\5-5-3-5-------0--|
B|--------------------------------------------------3-5---3--|
G|------------------------------------------------------5----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"See my eyes look back again once before,
See my eyes look back again once before"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
Guitar 2 plays these arpeggios:
e|-------1-3-------1-------------3-------1-3-------1-------------3-|
B|-----1-----3-------1---------3-------1-----3-------1---------3---|
G|---2---------4-------2-----4-------2---------4-------2-----4-----| x2
D|-3-------------5-------3-5-------3-------------5-------3-5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"Once before"
Guitar 1 starts playing this rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1--1-1--3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3--|
G|-2--2-2--4--4-4--2--2-2--4--4-4--| x2
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
E|---------------------------------|
Second guitar solo:
Guitar 1 plays this rhythm behind the solo:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x12
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
B|-3--5-5b6--6r5-3-3h5--0h3---------------3---------3-3/5\3---------------|
G|---------------------------2-2/5-4-------4------5---------5--5\3--2-----|
D|------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------3------3------3------8------5----8------5----8------5----8------5-------|
G|-5b7----5b7----5b7----5b7----10b12--7b9--10b12--7b9--10b12--7b9--10b12--7b9--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----|
B|-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-13b15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
G|-14b16----14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-14b16-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----10----12----12----12----12----|
B|-13b15-13b15-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b18-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"See my eyes look back again once before,
See my eyes look back again once before"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| x4
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1--3-3--1-1--3-3--|
Guitar 2 plays these arpeggios:
e|-------1-3-------1-------------3-------1-3-------1-------------3-|
B|-----1-----3-------1---------3-------1-----3-------1---------3---|
G|---2---------4-------2-----4-------2---------4-------2-----4-----| x2
D|-3-------------5-------3-5-------3-------------5-------3-5-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Third solo:
"See my eyes look back again once before,
See my eyes look back again once before"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-1--1-1--3--3-3--1--1-1--3--3-3--|
G|-2--2-2--4--4-4--2--2-2--4--4-4--| x4
D|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
A|-3--3-3--5--5-5--3--3-3--5--5-5--|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--5---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-/9--9b10-r9-7~-5---5---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7---7-5-7---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth solo:
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8-8-8-8-/10------------------------8-10b12r10p8----8-10b12r10p8-----|
G|----------------------------9-9h10r9p7-----------------10--------------10--|
D|-------------------------8-------------9-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------8h10---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10b12r10p8----8-10b12r10p8----5-5b6r5p3---------------------------------|
G|--------------10--------------10-----------5-3-5b7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-5~--5~-5~--5~----12-12--12---12\-----|
D|------------------12-12--12---12\-----|
A|------------------10-10--10---10\-----|
E|--------------------------------------|
Outro:
Guitar 1 plays this rhythm:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x8
D|---8--8---8--9---9---9/11----11-----|
A|-6------6------9---9------11----11--|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 plays this lead over the rhythm:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1/3---6b8--6-4-3-----3---6b8--6-4-3-----1---6b8--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3h4p3\1/3-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3h4p3\1---6b8--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3-----1-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Instruments stop for:
"Feeling in the"
And then continue again:
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x4
D|---8--8---8--9---9---9/11----11-----|
A|-6------6------9---9------11----11--|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6pb8r6--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3-----4---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-6b8--6-4-3---3b4r3--1-----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Then guitar 2 starts playing this:
e|---------------------7--7--7--|
B|-6--6--6--4--6--7----7--7--7--|
G|-7--7--7--5--7--8----8--8--8--| x3
D|-8--8--8--6--8--9-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Guitar 1 continues the rhythm:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x3
D|---8--8---8--9---9---9/11----11-----|
A|-6------6------9---9------11----11--|
E|------------------------------------|
Instruments stop for:
"Feeling's in the"
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x2
D|---8--8---8--9---9---9/11----11-----|
A|-6------6------9---9------11----11--|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------3-/4--6-----|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-6pb8r6-4-3-----4---6b8--6-4-3---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 plays this again:
e|---------------------7--7-7-7------------------------|
B|-6--6--6--4--6--7----7--7-7-7---6--6--6--4--6--7-----|
G|-7--7--7--5--7--8----8--8-8-8---7--7--7--5--7--8-----|
D|-8--8--8--6--8--9---------------8--8--8--6--8--9-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-1/3---3--4--6b8--6-4-3-----4/6---4/6--3--0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 keeps playing the rhythm:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x4
D|---8--8---8--9---9---9/11----11-----|
A|-6------6------9---9------11----11--|
E|------------------------------------|
Fade out into reverb.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Release bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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