this is personally one of my favourite song by arctic monkeys and a simple one to
play too, good luck
u=strum up d=strum down
Verse:
d d d u d u d d d u d u
E|---0----0----0--0--0--0--0----0----0--0--0--0---|
B|---1----1----1--0--0--0--1----1----1--0--0--0---|
G|---2----2----2--2--2--0--2----2----2--2--2--0---| repeat until you reach the chorus
D|---2----2----2--2--2--2--2----2----2--2--2--2---|
A|---0----0----0--0--0--0--0----0----0--0--0--0---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: the strumming pattern here is d d u u d u for each chord
"And he could catapult you back to your daddy or into any hissing misery"
(Dm) (Am) (Em) (Am)
E|----------------1----------------------0----------------0------------0---|
B|----------------3----------------------1----------------0------------1---|
G|----------------2----------------------2----------------0------------2---|
D|----------------0----------------------2----------------2------------2---|
A|---------------------------------------0----------------2------------0---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0----------------|
"and he will tear you out the day after a triumph is as hollow as the day after a tragedy"
(Dm) (Am) (Em) (Am)
E|-------------1----------------------------0-------------------------7---------------5---|
B|-------------3----------------------------1-------------------------8---------------5---|
G|-------------2----------------------------2-------------------------9---------------5---|
D|-------------0----------------------------2-------------------------9---------------7---|
A|------------------------------------------0-------------------------7---------------7---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
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"he'll extinguish any chance of escape when he slaps you on your arse or kisses your nape"
(Dm) (Am) (Em) (Am)
E|----------1---------------------0--------------------------------0------------------0---|
B|----------3---------------------1--------------------------------0------------------1---|
G|----------2---------------------2--------------------------------0------------------2---|
D|----------0---------------------2--------------------------------2------------------2---|
A|--------------------------------0--------------------------------2------------------0---|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
"and he's leaving without saying 'Bye'"
(Dm) (Am) (Em)
E|---------1----------0------------0----|
B|---------3----------1------------0----|
G|---------2----------2------------0----|
D|---------0----------2------------2----|
A|--------------------0------------2----|
E |--------------------------------0----|
verse again
chorus again
bridge: the strumming for this is the same as the chorus
"there's a dust track, waiting for betrayal"
(F) (G) (Am) (Am)
E|----------1----------3----5---------------5--|
B|----------1----------3----5---------------5--|
G|----------2----------4----5---------------5--|
D|----------3----------5----7---------------7--|
A|----------3----------5----7---------------7--|
E|----------1----------3----5---------------5--|
"where he'll teach you all the bits they missed"
(F) (Dm) (Am) (Em)
E|-------------1--------1------------------5---------7--------|
B|-------------1--------3------------------5---------8--------|
G|-------------2--------2------------------5---------9--------|
D|-------------3--------0------------------7---------9--------|
A|-------------3---------------------------7---------7--------|
E|-------------1---------------------------5------------------|
then verse once more
the final two chords at the end of the song are:
(Fm) (Em)
E|---8---7---|
B|---9---8---|
G|--10---9---|
D|--10---9---|
A|---9---7---|
E|-----------|
i'm working on the solo, if you have any questions please email me at emanuelam97@yahoo.com
this sounds pretty much spot on in my opinion, please rate accordingly, thank you!
