Arctic Monkeys - Old yellow bricks

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Yellow Bricks - Arctic Monkeys ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: fetusrobot E-mail: fetusrobot@gmail.com Tuning: EADGBe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x6) A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8-| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9-| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9-| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| From Em to Fmaj7 you're supposed to invert your middle and pinky fingers, swapping strings, but I find it much easier to just play the top three notes like a jazz chord instead. See what works best to your abilities. Conclude with: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6~~~--------------| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5~~~--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| She was enraged* Verse riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus riff: e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----| E|-------------------------------| Bridge riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------9--10---------------------------9--10-------------------| A|-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------9--10---------------------------9--10-------------------| A|-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-0--0--0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|(0~~~~~~~)-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Simultaneously: e|---------------------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~--x-------| B|---------------------/12~~~~~~~~~----------------0~~~~~--x-x-----| G|---------------(+9~~~~~~~)----------------------(0)~~~~--x-x-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Footnote: this part is actually improvised with an echo effect. The squiggles mean repeats here. (Alex Turner used a Danelectro Reel Echo pedal for this) Solo: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| (x3) A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Tip: every pluck equals 1/4 of a beat, so pluck 4 times for every note of the opposing line (5-6-5-4) This is a very complex pattern so pay attention. You'll get the hang of it if you practice. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-| G|----------------------------------------7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-| D|----------------------------------------7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-| A|----------------------------------------5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| You're at a loss... e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----| E|-------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6~~~--------------| G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------| D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------| A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5~~~--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Dorothy was right, though Verse riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2) A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 comes in after the first 4 bars (above) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| (x4) A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| And guitar 1 keeps playing the same thing for another 4 bars e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------| B|-5~~~----| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | 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 ************************************