Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club
Song: Magnet
Album: I had the blues but I shook them loose
Tuning: E Standard
The Chorus originally played on a keyboard I think, but you could use a guitar with some
of effect on it. I've supplied a tab for that. :)
TAB By: oldmankyle
/ slide up
\ slide down
~ vibrato/Let Ring
b bend
b(?)bend to pitch of..
Intro:
Lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---X2----11-9----------------------------------| Repeat
2 Times
D|----------11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------12----9--9--9--9--9--9---X2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------12--10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8888888888888-555\8888888888888-555/4444444444444-888/4444444444444-555---| Repeat 2 Times
D|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
A|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
E|-7777777777777-444\7777777777777-444/3333333333333-777/3333333333333-444---|
Lead
(PLayed just as the rhythm guitar is about to go into the verse)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10---8~---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-9~---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Rhythm
(only the rhythm plays, but it sounds alright if two guitars play it)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8888888888888-555\8888888888888-555/4444444444444-888/4444444444444-555---| Repeat 2 Times
D|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
A|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
E|-7777777777777-444\7777777777777-444/3333333333333-777/3333333333333-444---|
Chorus:
Lead
e|-44444444-44444444-77777777-777777777777-----------------------------------|
B|-44444444-44444444-77777777-777777777777-----------------------------------|
G|-44444444-66666666-88888888-999999999999-----------------------------------| Repeat 4 Times
D|-66666666-66666666-99999999-999999999999-----------------------------------|
A|-66666666-44444444-99999999-777777777777-----------------------------------|
E|-44444444----------77777777-000000000000-----------------------------------|
Rhythm
e|-1111111111111111-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
B|-1212121212121212-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
G|-1313131313131313-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--888888888-8~(leave ringing until lead---| Repeat 4 Times
D|-1313131313131313-1111111111111111-999999999-9~-guitar finishes last set---|
A|-1111111111111111-1111111111111111-999999999-9~-of chords)-----------------|
E|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bombay_bicycle_club/magnet_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead:
(Played at the end of the chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111111111111111111111111~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~--------------------------------------------------|
(Optional)Chorus
Keyboard Part
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-11b(12)-9----9-----------------11-11b(12)-9----9-----------------------|
G|--------------11---8/6-8-6----X3----------------11---8/6-8-8b(9)-----------|
D|---------------------------9~-----------------------------------9~---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11-9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------11----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---X2----11-9----------------------------------| Repeat
2 Times
D|----------11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------12----9--9--9--9--9--9---X2-------|
A|--------------------------------------------12--10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8888888888888-555\8888888888888-555/4444444444444-888/4444444444444-555---| Repeat 2 Times
D|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
A|-9999999999999-666\9999999999999-666/5555555555555-999/5555555555555-666---|
E|-7777777777777-444\7777777777777-444/3333333333333-777/3333333333333-444---|
Bridge:
Lead
(Starts after the line 'didn't want to break anybody's mood')
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-----11-11--7-7-----11-11--8-8--10-10----8-8--10-10--12-12-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: (The keyboard part on guitar could be played here)
Lead
e|-44444444-44444444-77777777-777777777777-----------------------------------|
B|-44444444-44444444-77777777-777777777777-----------------------------------|
G|-44444444-66666666-88888888-999999999999-----------------------------------| Repeat 3 Times
D|-66666666-66666666-99999999-999999999999-----------------------------------|
A|-66666666-44444444-99999999-777777777777-----------------------------------|
E|-44444444----------77777777-000000000000-----------------------------------|
Rhythm
e|-1111111111111111-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
B|-1212121212121212-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
G|-1313131313131313-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--888888888-8~(leave ringing until lead---| Repeat 4 Times
D|-1313131313131313-1111111111111111-999999999-9~-guitar finishes last set---|
A|-1111111111111111-1111111111111111-999999999-9~-of chords)-----------------|
E|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--777777777-7~----------------------------|
Outro:
Lead
(Played at the end of the chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-111111111111111111111111~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9~--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~--------------------------------------------------|
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