• Song:

    The Hills Of Birmingham

  • Artist:

    Terrible Things

  • Album:

    Terrible Things

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Tabbed By: Matt Florio

UPDATE: I have now added Fred's Part!

Fred's Part:

Tuning: F# F# C# F# A# C# OPEN TUNING!

Intro (main riff)
|--0--------0-------0-000-00--------|
|-12-12----10-10----8-000-00--------|
|--0---0----0---0---0-777-00--------|
|-12----12/10----10(b9)00010(b9)-------|
|--0--------0-------0-000-00--------|
|--0--------0-------0-000-00--------|

|--0--------0--------0-000-00-------|
|-12-12----10--10----8-000-00-------|
|--0---0----0----0---0-777-00-------|
|-12----12/10-----10(b9)00010(b9)------|
|--0--------0--------0-000-00-------|
|--(b9)-------9p0------0-000-00-------|

Verses
|---0-----0----0---0-----------------|
|---0-----0----0---0-----------------|
|---0-----0----0---0-----------------|
|---0-----0----(b9)--5-----------------|
|---0-----0----x---x-----------------|
|---0-----0----(b9)--5-----------------|
Palm Mute these chords or hold each
'heading west again"

|-------------------0-0----------------|
|-----0---0---0---0-0-0--0--7-5--------|
|-----0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0-0--------|
|---000-000-000-000-2-0--0--0-0--------|
|---000-000-000-000---4--x--(b9)7-020242-|
|---000-000-000-000------5-------------|
    ..  ..  ..  ..
'We never need...  lead me back to something that"

Prechorus                       *lead into Chorus
|-----------------00-00---------|---------|
|---7-778--33-33--00-00---------|---------|
|---0-000--00-00--00-00---------|---------|
|---0-000--00-00--00-00---------|------02-|
|---(b9)99(b9)-55-55--00-00--020242-|-02024---|
|-----------------00-00---------|---------|
'I dont wanna be the one to let you down'

Chorus
|----------------------|
|--0--0--0--0----------|
|--0--0--0--0----------|
|--2--0--0--0--5--7----|
|-----4--5--7--x--x----|
|--------------5--7----|
'six words you said ..'
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andy's Part:

Tuning: Standard

Chords
G 320033
Em 022033
Cadd9 x32033
Dsus xx0230

Intro/Riff
Guitar 1
e---x-7-7-8-7-10-10-8-77------|
b---8-x--8-8-8--8--8-8-88-----|
g---0-x--0-0-0--0--0-0-00-----|
d-----------------------------|
a-----------------------------|
e-----------------------------|

Guitar 2
e---------------------------------|
b--------0----0---0---0--0--0--0--|
g------0----0----0---0--0--0--0---|
d--5(b9)--10-----(b9)-12-12-10--(b9)---|
a---------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|

Verse
At first both guitars are silent until the Riff is played
These are the rooted chords for the verse:
G
We're heading west again, we're standing distances,
Em                       Cadd9
but all the roads they lead me back to you. **(Riff comes in now)

*Second part of the verse

Either Guitar 1 or 2 (one can play the chords while the other plays this)
e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--12---1212---------|
d---x-----x-x--------|
a--10---1010---------|
e--------------------|
"..back to you.."

Cont.

|----------------------------------------------------|
|-33-33-33-33-0-0-0-0-0-0-------8--------10--------8-|
|-00-00-00-00-8-8-8-7-7-7-----0---0----0---0----7----|
|-00-00-00-00-x-x-x-0-0-0---0--0---0--0-0---0--0-0---|
|-xx-xx-xx-xx-7-7-7-x-x-x----------------------------|
|-33-33-33-33-0-0-0-8-8-8-10--------12--------8------|
 "I dream about.."       "something that ive.." ***Guitar 2 comes in


***Guitar 2 part
e------------|
b------------|
g--16161616--|
d--x-x-x-x---|
a--14141414--|
e------------|

Guitar 1
e--------------|
b--------------|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a----------2---|
e--3-5-3-5-----|

Chorus
Guitar 1
e----------------------|
b--3---3---3-----------|
g--0---0---0-----------|
d--x---x---x-----------|
a--2---3---3--------2--|
e--0--------3-5-3-5----|
"I dont want to be the one to let you down.."

Guitar 2
e-----------------|
b--7778--8---3----|
g--0000--0---0----|
d--xxxx--0---0----|
a--7777--x---x----|
e--0000--8---3----|

Guitars 1 or 2
e--------------------0--|
b--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
g--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--|
d--2--0--0--2--0--0--0--|
a--2--0--x--0--2--3-----|
e--0--2--3--------------|
"I heard six words..."

This part is the second Guitar part during the end of the second chorus
e-------10---10----10----10p7/5--------|
b---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8------12p10---|
g--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------|

Bridge is the Intro
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