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ABERDEEN - Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: HaveSomeGlue
E-mail: economythesedays@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
Intro:
Rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| x4
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-12~-11~-4~-3h4p3h4--12--11--4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Rhythm: (this is actually the bass part translated to guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| x3
E|-3-3-3-5h7-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-5h7-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5h7-----------------|
Lead:
play this part after "I've been trying real hard to realize"
e|-------------5*----|
B|----------5*-------|
G|-------5*----------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
play this part during "a long long time, a long time" mixed in with some feedback
e|---------5*-|
B|---------5*-|
G|--12*----5*-|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Chorus:
Rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| x4
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Lead:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------5~----|
G|-4~------4~------4~-------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------| x3
E|--------------------------------|
During "Aberdeen... way back, way back, way bacK"
e|-12*12*12*12*12*12*12*12*-------|
B|-12*12*12*12*12*12*12*12*-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Rhythm:
same as verse 1
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cage_the_elephant/aberdeen_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| x3
E|-3-3-3-5h7-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-5h7-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5h7-----------------|
Beginning of verse
e|------------------------------|
B|---------------------15~-14\\-|
G|--------------13~-------------|
D|-----11~-14~------------------|
A|-12~--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Solo:
e|-----3--------------------------3-------8~-7~------|
B|-4h5----5~-----------------4h5-----5~--------------|
G|---------------3h4-0---------------------------7b8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3~-2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----3--------------------------3-------10b11------|
B|-4h5----5~-----------------4h5-----5~--------------|
G|---------------3h4-0-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3~-2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Interlude:
Rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| x4
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Lead:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-12~-11~-4~-3h4p3h4--12--11--4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------| x2
E|---------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus:
Rhythm:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-| x4
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Lead:
play this part during "Aberdeen... Abeerden..."
e|-------3-------|
B|---4h5--5------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
play this part during "Way back, way back, way back"
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12~-11~-4~--3h4p3h4--12~-11~-4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3h4p3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Order:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Solo
Interlude
Final Chorus
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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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