Darkness - I Believe In A Thing Called Love Chords & Tabs

The Darkness
I believe in a thing called love
Permission to Land
Atlantic records
0:00================================================================================
Intro and verse 1:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----x-2-4-4---x-4-4------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D-4---x-2-4-4---x-4-4-2-2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A-4---x-0-2-2---x-2-2-2-2--2-2--0-0---0-2-4-----------------------------------------|
E-2-------------------0-0-----------4~------0-Repeat 4x-----------------------------|
  D   D D D U   D D U D U  D U  D U

On the fourth time round do this:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----x-2-4-4---x-4-4------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D-4---x-2-4-4---x-4-4-2-2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A-4---x-0-2-2---x-2-2-2-2--2-2--0-0---0---------------------------------------------|
E-2-------------------0-0-----------4~--4-2-0---------------------------------------|

0:30================================================================================
Bridge to first chorus:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------|

On the third time round do this:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

0:44================================================================================
Chorus 1:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------0-----0-2-4-2-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-2-4---4-2-------------Repeat 3x-------------------------------------------------|

  D D D D U D U D D D D D
0:56=================================================================================
Bridge to solo 1:
These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
  D D D  U D U  U D U D U D
0:59================================================================================
Solo 1:
The backing guitar to this solo is the same as the verse.
E---------------------------16bu(17)bd*16*------------------------------------------|
B-17------17----17------------------------17-----------------------15gbu(17)~-------|
G-16bu(18)--(18)--(18)bd16-------------------16--13bu(14)bd*13*---------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:11================================================================================
Verse 2:
The bass plays the first half of the parts in these verses the guitar only plays the
following:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------2--4-4--2-2-----------4-------------------------------------|
A-----------------------2--2-2--0-0---0-2-4---4-------------------------------------|
E-----------------------0-----------4~------0-2-Repeat 2x---------------------------|

On the second time do the following:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------2--2-2--0-0---0---------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------0-----------4~--4-2-0---------------------------------------|
1:22================================================================================
Bridge to second chorus:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------|

On the third time round do this:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

1:37================================================================================
Chorus 2:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------0-----0-2-4-2-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-2-4---4-2-------------Repeat 3x-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/darkness/i_believe_in_a_thing_called_love_tab_ver_17.html ]
1:48================================================================================
Bridge to solo 2:
These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
1:51================================================================================
Solo 2:
The backing guitar to this solo is also the same as the verse.
E--------------------------7---7----------------------------------------------------|
B-s5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7bu(9)-(9)-(9)bd*7*-5-7--5-4-2-0-------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------1-2-4-4--4--------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------0----------------------------------|
B---------------------------------5--------------2----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------4-1--1-2-4-4------------------------------------|
D-s6--6~-6-4s2---2h4-4~-4s6s4-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
A--------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------9-----------9-----------------------------|
B-10--------10---------10---------9---------9-9---------9---------------------------|
G-12bu(14)--12bu(14)co-12bu(14)co-11bu(13)----11bu(13)------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-9----9----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12p9-12p9-------------9-9-9--9---9---------9---9-9----------9----9---------------|
G-----------11p9-11p9----9-9-11-9---9---------9---9-9---9-9--9-9h11-9---------------|
D---------------------11----------11-11-----------------9-11-9----------------------|
A-----------------------------------------s11--11----11-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-9---9---9---9----9-10-12-12-14~---------------------------------------------------|
G-9-----9---9---9--9-9--11-11-13~---------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:22================================================================================
Bridge to middle 8:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------|


On the third time round do this:
E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|
A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:37================================================================================
Middle 8:
You can hear a bit in the background which is probably played on keyboard on the CD
but can be played similarly like this on guitar:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------9--x--9-9-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
G----9--9---9--x--9-9-8-------------------------------------------------------------|
D----9--9---9--x--9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-x-11-11---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-x-------0-------------Repeat 3x---------------------------------------------------|
2:48================================================================================
Bridge to solo 3:
These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
                      ^Bend at beginning of solo 3 starts here
2:51================================================================================
Solo 3:
The backing guitar to this solo is also the same as the chorus.
E-12------------------------------------12------------------------------------------|
B-15bu(17)gbd*15*gbu(17)------------------15p12--12---------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------15--15s14p12-14bu(16)co-12-----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------12^----------/12\^----------12^------------------------------------------|
D-14p12-14-----14p12-14-------14p12-14-----14p12---------9-5------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------14-13-12-----7p5-7------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-4p0-0-5p0-0-7p0-0-9p0-0-7p0-9p0-11p0-9p0-11p0-12p0-14p0-12p0-14p0-16p0-17p0-0-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-16p0-0-19p0-0-16p0-17p0-[19p0]-22bu(24)~~-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:07================================================================================
The guitarist playing the solo then joins in with the guitarist playing the backing
part (same as chorus) 4 more times. The player who was playing the backing rhythm
then hangs an E Major chord after the last time round while the lead player plays
the outro.
3:23=================================================================================
Outro:
After the first note after the bend do not use the pick again until the harmonic as
it is all legato.
E-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B-15bu(17)co-12h15p12s11h14p11s10h13p10s9h12p9s8h11p8s6s5-/5\~~~~----------------0--|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------Both finish on-0--|