Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches Chords & Tabs

-HUNTING FOR WITCHES-
-BLOC PARTY-

INTRO- NOT ENTIRELY SURE COULD BE
- HARMONICS WITH DIFFERENT TUNING
- HIM DIGGING DOWN ON THE STRINGS WITH PICK
- SOME SORT OF EFFECT PEDAL OR STUDIO TRICKERY
- OR A COMBINATION

MAIN RIFF - OCTAVES PLAYED OF SAME RIFF

LOWER OCTAVE (MORE DOMINANT ON RECORD- R CHANNEL)

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------12-12-11-----------------------------|
A-------12--------------12-----11-12-------11-12---|
E-14-14----14--------------9-9-------10-10---------|

E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------14-12-11----------------------------|
A-------12-------------------11-12--------12-14---|
E-14-14----14----------10-10--------12-12---------|

HIGHER OCTAVE (LESS DOMINANT ON RECORD- L CHANNEL)

E------------10-10-9-------------------------|
B-------10------------10----9-10----9-10-----|
G-11-11---11---------------------------------|
D------------------------11------12----------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

E---------------12-10-9--------------------------|
B--------10---------------------9-10-----10-12---|
G-11-11-----11-----------------------9-9---------|
D------------------------12-12-------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

THEN RHYTHM GUITAR COMES IN (sh. = sharp)

   Fsh.5                   Csh.5  D5
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----|
E---------------------------|

   Fsh.5                    D5    E5
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---|
D-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---|
A--9--9---9--9--5-5--7-7---|
E--------------------------|

   Fsh.5                   Csh.5  D5
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----|
E---------------------------|

   E5           B5  Csh.5                           LEAD FOR THIS PART CHANGES
E-------------------------   E--------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------   B--------------15-14-12-14-------15-14-------|
G-9-----4-4--6-6---------   G-11-11-13-11--------------------------13-----|
D-9-----4-4--6-6---------   D---------------------------12-12-------------|
A-7-----2-2--4-4---------   A---------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------   E--------------------------------------------|

A PEDAL NOTE ALSO COMES IN AT THIS POINT PLAYED BY SYNTH (Fsh.)

E----
B-7--
G----
D-4--
A----
E----

It goes around this twice and then leads into Chorus

CHORUS

-RHYTHM ALL THE WAY THROUGH CHORUS LAST TIME IT STOPS AFTER B5

    D5                          B5                           Fsh.5                       
             A5
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

SYNTHY LEAD
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|     X3

4TH TIME AROUND A BIT DIFFERENT

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

IF YOU CANNOT STRETCH YOUR FINGERS THIS FAR AN EASIER METHOD IS TO PLAY AS FOLLOWS:

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----|
B-----X-X-X-X-X-X-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-----|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-----|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------| X3

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
B-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

THEN IT CHANEGES. THE RHYTHM PLAYS THE SAME CHORDS BUT THE LEAD VARIES PLAYING;
~=TREMELO PICKING - PLAY SAME NOTE VERY FAST

E-------------------7~~~~9~~~~---------------------|
B-7~~~~9~~~~10~~~~------------7~~~~9~~~~10~~~~-----|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

THEN CHOIR SYNTH COMES IN


E-------2--5---|
B----2--2--2---|
G-4--4--4--4---|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|

THEN SOLO KICKS IN (B = BEND, \=SLIDE DOWN)




E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\----|
B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\----|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

IN BETWEEN THE UNISON BENDS
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-7-5-4----|



[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/hunting_for_witches_tab_ver_5.html ]
E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\---9----------------------|
B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\--12B14--10------9--------|
G------------------------------------------12B14--11B13----|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

(DOUBLES BASS)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|

E--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~
B-12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(DOUBLES WITH THE FIRST LEAD)
E---10---\---9----------------------|
B---13B15\--12B14--10------9--------|
G-------------------12B14--11B13----|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

THEN IT GOES BACK INTO 1 VERSE, CHORUS AND THEN OUT WITH THE SAME SOUND AS INTRO.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ALGORITHM

INTRO - BIZZARE SOUND
MAIN RIFF- X2
VERSE 1- RIFF
            - RHYTHM COMES IN
VERSE 2- RIFF
            - RHYTHM COMES IN
CHORUS- PART A
             - PART B
SOLO    - 2 GUITARS
            - 3 GUITARS
VERSE 3- RIFF
            - RHYTHM
CHORUS- PART A
             - PART B
OUTRO  - BIZARRE SOUNDS

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS
(sh. = sharp)

RIFF INTRO -

Fsh.m   Csh.m  D
Fsh.m   D         E


VERSE 1
Fsh.m          Csh.m   D
I was sitting
Fsh.m                                 D  E
On the roof of my house
Fsh.m               Csh.m   D
With a shotgun
Fsh.m                           D   E
And a six pack of beers,six pack of beers,six pack of beers.

Fsh.m                             Csh.m             D
The newscaster says the enemy's among us
Fsh.m                                D      E
As bombs explode on the 30 bus,
Fsh.m                         Csh.m   D
Kill your middle class indecision,
Fsh.m                              D          E
Now is not the time for  a liberal thought,

Fshm                   Csh.m   D
                            So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                                D    E
                                         So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                                Csh.m       D
                                         I go hunting for witches
                                   E     Bm               Cshm
Heads are going to roll

VERSE 2
Fsh.m              Csh.m     D
I go hunting for..
Fsh.m                     D    E
90's, Optimistic as a teen.
Fsh.m                   Csh.m    D
Now its terror
Fsh.m                                 D      E
Airplanes crash into towers


Fsh.m                            Csh.m           D
The Daily Mail says the enemys among us,
Fsh.m                              D               E
Taking our women and taking our jobs,
Fsh.m                             Csh.m    D
The reasonable fool is being drowned out
Fsh.m                                 D             E
By the non-stop baying, baying. baying for blood

Fsh.m            Csh.m     D
Fame to go    So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                                D    E
                                    I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                            Csh.m    D
                                  I go hunting for witches
                              E                 Bm      Csh.m
Heads are going to roll

I go hunting for..


CHORUS 1
D                                        Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
  Fsh.m                     A
I watched TV and it formed me
D                                        Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m                       A
There must be accountibility
D        Bm       Fsh.m    A
Despired and misinformed
 D                       Bm         Fsh.m      Hold
Fear will keep us all in place


SOLO:  Fast  :

Csh.m   Gsh.m  G  A
Dsh.m   Gsh.m  G  A
E           Gsh.m  G  A
Dsh.m   Gsh.m  G  A

Cshm   D     E    Bm, CshMaj


VERSE 3
Fsh.m                               Csh.m   D
                                         So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                               D          E
                                        I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m                               Csh.m                     E           Bm    Csh.m
                                        Heads are going to roll

CHORUS 2
I go hunting for..

D                                        Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
  Fsh.m                     A
I watched TV and it formed me
D                                        Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m                       A
There must be accountibility
D        Bm       Fsh.m    A
Despired and misinformed
 D                       Bm         Fsh.m      Hold
Fear will keep us all in place