• Song:

    Down Boy

  • Artist:

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  • Album:

    2003-08-24: Reading Fes...

I figured out the little bridge he plays after the chorus. I'm 99% sure its right. It 
needs practice to get it down perfectly (and the right effects).
I give the first half credit to dr.doctor who figured out everything before the little 
I just pasted it into my tab to make it fuller.

Here's the youtube video I refer to later on. Watch this about a billion times and you 
figure it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiGsMkQd2c

Verse 1:
No fame, all there is, all there was on the second lady
Can't take a cent, take a cut of that kind of ran
I'll stand kind of pushed, kind of bent, on that heavy land
I'll stand for the sake of my friends. I will see him there

CHORUS PART I
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|----9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|----------------------------0--------------0------------|
E|---0----------0-------------*--------------*------------|


E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|---9--9-9--9-----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|---9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-------------7-------------0--------------0-----------|
                                                      slide

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|---9--9-9--9-----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|---9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|---------------------------0--------------0-------------|
E|--0-------------0----------*--------------*-------------|
    Down                    Down            Count me down

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-|
G|------9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
D|------9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-------------7-------------0--------------0----------|
                               Down            Down boy

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|-----9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|-----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|--0-------------0---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
  Down          Count me down                Down boy

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-|
G|------9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
D|------9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8-------------8------------10------------10-----------|
    Down boy                   Down boy

E|-------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8--------8-8--8--|
G|------9--9-9--9--------9-9--9--|
D|------9--9-9--9--------9-9--9--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------0---0----------|
    Down


CHORUS PART II
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
D|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
A|---5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5----5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
     d u d u    d  u  d u    d u d u    d  u  d u

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--2-------------| X 12 times.
A|--2-------------|
E|--0-------------|

E|-0--~slide up~--12-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|    ?? 0-slide-12-|strums twice
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
D|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
A|---5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5----5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
     d u d u    d  u  d u    d u d u    d  u  d u

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9------------------------------------------9~----|
D|---9-9-9-9---9~~------------------------------------9~----|
A|---7-7-7-7---9~~---*12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0*---7~----|
E|-------------7~~---*12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0*---------|

*Left hand is above neck instead of under where you regularly play; slide down and 
for strumming pattern* (watch the video to see what i mean (1:59)

Also the first and last ...
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------9---|
D|---9---9---|
A|---9---7---|
E|---7-------|

...before the slide down can be substituted with
E|--------|
B|--------| For a higher ringing tone.
G|---16---|
D|---16---|
A|---14---|
E|--------|

Verse 2:
The same, not begin, not give up, in a better way
Again, wash the stain off his bed not to split them off
I'll stand for the sake of my friends, I will see him there
Well I will see him there

Just repeat chorus I and II and changing bits here and there for the second time.
It?s easy to figure out because it?s the same chords like the Em chord plays in between 
break and then the whole thing starts over again.

The end!
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