-Bloc Party-
-THE PRAYER-
~ = Tremelo Pick (Play same note fast)
/ = Slide upwards
\ = Slide downwards
VIB = Add Vibrato
INTRO - LOOPED 'AHHING' - guitar interpretation but basically A to C
(LOOP 1)
(Am) (C)
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D---7~~~~10~~---|
A---0~~~~-------|
E---5~~~~-8~~---|
VERSE-
Same loop as intro.
This extra phrase is added.
(Am- Chord shape that it is based on is in brackets - could be played)
E--(12)---------------------------------|
B--(13)---------------------------------|
G--14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-----|
D--(14)---------------------------------|
A--(12)---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Then it builds more on 'Is it so wrong?'
Another loop comes in which is quite hard to heard but if you play the below you will be
to hear it on the record
(LOOP 2)
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5~~~~~~~~7~~~~---------|
E-5~~~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~---------------8~~~~----|
A guitar also comes in
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~VIB~~\----|
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D---------------------5~~~~----|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~-----------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~---|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
Leading up to chorus (Loop 2 taken out)
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-5~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
E-----------------------------|
CHORUS
RHYTHM GUITAR - Not on record but would work, (m= minor, M= Major if you want to play
chords)
A5 (m) B5 (m) C5 (M) F5 (M)
E-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|
B-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|
G---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[----------------||
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------[1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
(Bass same as root notes)
SYNTH LEAD
E------------------------5----------|
B---6-5---------------------8-5-----|
G-5-----5-7-5--5--5-------------7---|
D-------------7--7--7-5-------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
VERSE 2
Just guitar Riffs, first loop dosen't come in
CHORUS 2
Same as 1st
MIDDLE 8
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/prayer_tab.html ]
Synth lead
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A---3-------------|
E-5---0--5-4-5-7--|
LEAD
(Backwards sounding bends)
E---------------X---------------------------------------------|
B------------X---X-------------8VIB---15b17VIB----------------|
G--SCRAPING---X--------7b9VIB-------------------15----12------|
D-----------------------------------------------17b19-14b16---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
(PROBABLY PITCH-SHIFTER BUT THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT)
E-------------------(18)/~~~~20~~~~~~-|
B-13----/~~~~~~(22)-------------------|
G-15B17-------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
The wild sound, sounds a bit like a mid-fi electronics arpeggiator as used by Jonny
(Radiohead). Could probably have a good stab at what he is playing but don't have enough
to tab in correct octave.
E-15VIB-12-13-12VIB---------------|
B-------------------15\13-13VIB---|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Then some sort of track echo comes in and then leads into last chorus.
ALGORITHM
Intro - Loop 1 (Ahhing)
Verse 1
- Loop 1
- Small Synth Lines
- (BUILDS)
- Loop 1
- Loop 2
- Guitar
Chorus 1
- Rhythm (Based on Bass)
- Synth
Verse 2
- Guitar
- (BUILDS)
- Loop 2
- Guitar
Chorus 2
- Rhythm (Based on Bass)
- Synth
Middle 8
- Synth Riff
- Wild Solo Lead
Chorus 3
- Rhythm (Based on Bass)
- Synth
CHORDS
INTRO
Am C X4
VERSE 1
Am C Am C
Lord give me grace and dancing feet
And the power to impress
Lord give me grace and dancing feet
Let me outshine the moon
Am C Am C
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner-up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Than is given to you
CHORUS
Am B5 C F
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
VERSE 2
Am C Am C
Standing on the packed dance floor
Our bodies thrown in time
Silent on the weekdays
Tonight I claim what's mine
Am C Am C
Is it so wrong to crave recognition?
Second best, runner-up
Is it so wrong to want rewarding?
To want more than is given to you?
Than is given to you
CHORUS 2
Am B5 C F
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
MIDDLE 8
(RIFF VERSION0
A5 C5 E5 A5 Ab5 A5 Ab5 B5
(SIMPLE VERSION)
A5 E5 A5 B5
CHORUS 3
Am B5 C F
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle them with my wit
Tonight make me unstoppable
And I will charm, I will slice
I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
