Arctic Monkeys – Balaclava
Ryan.c
Another great track with the best bass playing on the album. Most of the tab is right,
I left out some of the slides and the single-note-bends.
if you got any corrections/suggestions about the tab just
Email me at chhang7@hotmail.com
Intro/Bass
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----5-7-9---4---5----5-7-9---4---5------|
E|--7-------5---3----7-------5---3--------|
verse 1
guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------11------12-14----------------|
D|-----12-14------11----------------------|
A|--14----------12------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
guitar 2
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--------------5-7----|
A|----5-7-9---4--------|
E|--7-------5----------|
chorus (im guessing this parts the chorus)
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------11------------------------|
A|-9-9-9--9--12-9-7-9--7-9--4-4-5-7-|
E|-7-7-7-----10-7-5-7--5-7--2-2-3-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------11------------------------|
A|-9-9-9--9--12-9--5-7-5-7--5-4-----|
E|-7-7-7-----10-7--3-5-3-5--3-2-----|
the other guitar just plays the root
verse 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/arctic_monkeys/balaclava_tab.html ]
guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------11------12-14----------------|
D|-----12-14------11----------------------|
A|--14----------12------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
guitar 2
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--------------5-7----|
A|----5-7-9---4--------|
E|--7-------5----------|
middle bit
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--9-7-5-4-9---|
A|--9-7-5-4-9---|
E|--7-5-3-2-7---|
the 2nd guitar comes in later playing this
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-11---11---11---12-12-12-12|
D|-11---11---11---12-12-12-12|
A|-9----9----9----10-10-10-10|
E|---------------------------|
chorus
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------11------------------------|
A|-9-9-9--9--12-9--7-9--7-9--4-4-5-7|
E|-7-7-7-----10-7--5-7--5-7--2-2-3-5|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------11------------------------|
A|-9-9-9--9--12-9--5-7-5-7--5-4-----|
E|-7-7-7-----10-7--3-5-3-5--3-2-----|
verse 3
guitar 1&2
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--------------5-7----|
A|----5-7-9---4--------|
E|--7-------5----------|
bass/outro
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|----5---4---4---7----|
E|--7---0---5---3---5--|