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Banquet - Bloc Party
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Tabbed By : imessyou
e-mail: standard
Tuning: standard
Contrary to popular belief, there is no real bassline in the intro and first verse, only
fills and flicky bits. This first part is used in conjunction with some sort of effect
makes a "hum" sound.
Intro and verse(just keep playing this riff over and over)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1--/--6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Around the time Kele sing "why'd you feeel..." this riff is played
G|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|1--/--6---|---1--4--1--6--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
"Turning away from the light..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------9-9-8----------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-------9--------|
Chorus cont
"Turning into myself..."
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2---4-4-4---------|
Verse
"She don't think straight..."
G|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------|-----4h6--3h4----------------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--|6--6-----6-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/banquet_btab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus
"Turning away from the light..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------9-9-8----------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-------9--------|
Chorus cont
"Turning into myself..."
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2---4-4-4----------|
Fourth time through chorus
Chorus
"Turning away from the light..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------9-9-8----------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-------9--------|
Chorus cont
"Turning into myself..."
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
E|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
Bridge
"And if you feel a little left behind..."
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
Ending
"Cos I'm on fire..."
G|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------|-----4h6--3h4----------------------------------------------|
E|--6--6--6--6--|6--6-----6-------------------------------------------------|
Cheers. Great song. Please rate. I don't seem to have any rates on any of my tabs at the
would like some feedback
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
