Bloc Party - Mean Chords & Tabs

tabbed by Adam Carrington (Glasgow)


Kele's guitar:

opening chord

e--0---
b--3--
g--0--
d--2--
a-----
e-----


Verse chords (these are just the chords, listen for the strumming pattern)

first riff

e------------------|
b------------------|
g--9---12----------|
d--9---12---12-----|
a--7---10---12-----|
e------------10----|

second riff

e------------------|
b------------------|
g--5-------7-------|
d--5---5---7-------|
a--3---5---5-------|
e------3-----------|



Chorus chords

e------------------------|
b------------------------|
g------------------------|
d--2---2---0---7---9-----|
a--2---0---2---7---9-----|
e--0---2---3---5---7-----|


Last chord:

e------|
b------|
g--9---|
d--9---|
a--7---|
e------|


Russell's guitar:

Opening chord:

e--------|
b--5-----|
g--7-----|
d--5-----|
a--7-----|
e--------|

Pre-Verse riff (^ means bend the note up 1 step, v means vibrato)

e------14-------------------|
b--12-----14^v--------------|
g---------------------------|
d---------------------------|
a---------------------------|
e------------------[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/mean_tab.html ]
e------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12-----15--13--12-----12------15--13--12--13--12----------|
g------12----------------------12----------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse (listen for Russell playing these three chords in the background, vibrato 
them as you see fit.)


e--10----14---10------|
b--7-----15----11-----|
g--7-----16----12-----|
d--7------------------|
a---------------------|
e---------------------|



Chorus (play twice)

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-0-1-0--------3-1-0-----0-1-0-------3-1-0------0-1-0------3-1-0-------------|
g-------2-2-0--------2-0--------2-0---------2-0-------2--0-------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------|
d------------7-------------4-------------------|
a--4-4-4-5-5-----4-4-4-5-5---------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|



Last chord (vibrato!/shake it!):

e--0---|
b--0---|
g--0---|
d--2---|
a--2---|
e------|