What You Want Chords & Tabs
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WHAT YOU WANT - Bombay Bicycle Club
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Tabbed by:Dan Weissman
Tuning: Standard
I haven't written very many tabs so I'm open to any and all comments and
suggestions. The chords in the verses may not
be exactly what they're playing but it sounds about as close as I could make out by ear.
Intro:
e|-o-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-|-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---0------0------0----0-------0-------0----0-|
A|-|---4-----4---------9-----9----------7------7-----------16------16--------|
E|-o-2-----2-----2---7-----7-----7---10-----10-----10---14------14------14---|
e|----------------------------------------o----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----0-----0---0------0------0----0-----|--Repeat x3-----------------------|
A|---9-----9----------7------7------------|----------------------------------|
E|-7-----7-----7---10-----10-----10-------o----------------------------------|
"You're flesh and bone..."
e|-o-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-|-------2--4--6--2--4--2---------2--4--6--2--4--2-------------------------|
D|-|-2--4-------------------4-2--4-------------------4-----------------------|
A|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-o-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------o---------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-5-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6--2--4--2-----|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4--------------------4---|--Repeat x2----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------o---------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
e|--9---9--------------------------------------5--5--------------------------|
B|--10--10-------------------------------------7--7--------------------------|
G|--11--11-------------------------------------6--6--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"If I gotta ride like you want" "Eating up whatever you got"
"Trying to keep a face up tonight" "Even though the guy's got you right"
e|--2--2---------------------------------------9---9-------------------------|
B|--2--2---------------------------------------10--10------------------------|
G|--2--2---------------------------------------11--11------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Keepin' my lies up, you know" "Oh you force it all"
"Coming off the wrong side, you know" "oh you force it all"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bombay_bicycle_club/what_you_want_tab_ver_2.html ]
MAIN RIFF:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2--4--6--2--4--2---------2--4--6--2--4--2-------------------------|
D|--2--4-------------------4-2--4-------------------4-2---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Oh you need it all..."
Repeat Verse 1
CHORUS: (technically this part is only played by the bass, with very little guitar background,
but this is how the bass line would be played on guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9----9----9----9----9-------------------------------------------------|
A|---7----7----7----7----7----7---9----9----9----9----9----------------------|
E|------------------------------7----7----7----7----7----7-------------------|
"You start it right..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9----9----9----9--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----7----7----7----7----7---9----9----9----12-----12-----12-------------|
E|-----------------------------7----7----7---10-----10-----10----------------|
"You tread so light..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9----9----9----9--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----7----7----7----7----7---9----9----9----12-----12-----12-------------|
E|-----------------------------7----7----7---10-----10-----10----------------|
"You tease this love..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9----9----9----9--------------------------------------------------|
A|--7----7----7----7----7----7---9----9----9----12-----12-----12-------------|
E|-----------------------------7----7----7---10-----10-----10----------------|
"You care enough"
VERSE 2:
e|-9---9----------------------------------5--5-------------------------------|
B|-10--10---------------------------------5--5-------------------------------|
G|-11--11---------------------------------6--6-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"You can rearrange me now" "If we wait we can make it"
e|---2---2------------------------------9--------9---------------------------|
B|---2---2------------------------------10-------10--------------------------|
G|---2---2------------------------------11-------11--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Some- how" "What you want, what you want, anything you want"
This next part involves tremolo picking on an F#m chord (as tabbed below), and there's some
variation on it but it's hard to make out with the high blend washy reverb (and possibly
some delay) mixed in. Play around with it and see what sounds good.
F#m
e|--9-------|
B|--10------|
G|--11------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
The rest of the song is mostly repeats of the chorus and main riff. Enjoy!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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