Private Eye Chords & Tabs
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SONG NAME - Private eye
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Tabbed by:Timmy W
Email:No
Intro/Main riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--8-8------------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--8-8------------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7--6-6------------------------------------
Verse (Palm muted) 4 times
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
Then
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13--13--13--13--11-11-11-11------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--8-8------------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--8-8------------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7--6-6------------------------------------
Verse again (Palm muted) 2 times
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
End verse this time with
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------11-11-------11-11-------11-11-------11-11----------------
D|--------11-11-------11-11-------11-11-------11-11----------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/private_eye_tab_ver_9.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
Chorus play twice
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--88888888-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
A|--88888888-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
E|--66666666-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------
D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------
A|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------
E|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----------------
Back to intro/main riff X2
Verse
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G--11-------------------------------------------------------------
D--11----let ring for 16 bars-------------------------------------
A--9--------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
Play the next bit twice palm muted
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9-------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------
E|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------
Chorus X2
But end it with this
E------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D--9999999999999999-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11
A--9999999999999999-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11
E--7777777777777777-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
Then play
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11--------------
D--11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-13-13-13-13--11-11-11-11--------------times 4
A--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9---------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus X2
Then thats it. It may look long but it is easy.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| Pm . Palm muted
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