New album just came it and it's mighty good. he's one of the best songs on there
intro
guitar 1
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--99999999----------------55555555---------------|
--99999999555555555555555555555555---------------|
--77777777555555555555555533333333---------------|
----------3333333333333333-----------------------| x2
guitar 2
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--2222222299999999101010101010101099999999-------|
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------------------------these are 10's-----------| x2
preverse
chords of verse with this melody
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--12 12 12 12 12----12 12 12 12 12-9--12 12 12 12 12 ----10s9-7-9-|
-----------------10----------------------------------10-----------|
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verse
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----9999----5555-----------|
----9999999955555555-------|
----7777999933335555-------|
--------7777----3333-------| repeat
at end of verse
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----9999999999999999-------|
----9999999999999999-------|
----7777777777777777-------|
chorus
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-----5-4-----5-4----------5-4-----5-4--------|
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----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----|
-0-0-----0-0----0-0-2---------------------3--| x3
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------5-4-----5-4-----5------5-4-----5-4-----5------------------|
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--2-2-----2-2-----2-2----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------|
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breakdown
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-----999999999999999910101010101010101010101010101010-----------|
-----999999999999999910101010101010101010101010101010-----------|
-----77777777777777778 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8------------| x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/halo_tab.html ]
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---------------------------------------------------------12-----|
---14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-9-----14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-12-----|
---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------|
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---14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-9-----12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-----14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16--|
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guitar 1 goes
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---99999999-----------------------------------------------------|
---99999999-----------------------------------------------------|
---77777777-----------------------------------------------------|
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and then stops for an equal amount of time.
in these gaps guitar two plays these in order
guitar 2
---77-7-7--------------|
---88-7-8--------------|
---99-7-9--------------|
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--7---7----------------|
--8-8-8-8--------------|
----9---9--------------|
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--8-7--------------------|
------8-7------------0-3-|
------------5-4-0---0----|
-------------------2-----|
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-------8-7-------------|
-----7-----------------|
--7h9------------------|
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--7---7----------------|
--8-8-8-8--------------|
----9---9--------------|
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--8-7-------------------------------|
------8-7------------------(0)-(3)--| (the bit in bracket i think may be on the bass)
-----------(5)-(4)-(0)---(0)--------|
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The next bit is probably also on bass but it's fun to
play so i'll put in in anyway
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------2-3-2-------2-5-2--------2-3-2-------2-33333--|
--0-3-------3-0-3-------32-0-3-------3-0-3----------|
then it's the chorus again