Lights
by Editors (off the album "The Back Room", 2005)
Standard Tuning (both guitars)
Update 18/07/07: Verse/Refrain was wrong.
The other tab is nearly right for this, but watching some live videos.. it's
slightly different. This is my version of it. Enjoy :)
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VERSE [0:00]
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The first verse has a very acoustic feel; try and hear the rhythm of Tom's
guitar for this section. The notes on the G strings aren't loudly played.
Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-9--9--9--9-/|-11-11-11-x--|-4--4--4--4-/|-5--5--5--5--|
D|-9--9--9--9-/|-12-12-12-x--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--| x4
A|-7--7--7--7-/|-9--9--9--x--|-2--2--2--2-/|-3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E5 D G C5
I still love the light on baby .. etc
Then Russell on bass and Chris on lead come in. Tom plays this chord pattern 4
times again, with Chris playing this at the last bar the first and third times
(listen to it if you're confused :P):
[0:26]
Chris
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|---------12--|--11~--------|
D|-------------|-------------| x2
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
C5 E5
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CHORUS [0:26]
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Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|
D|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\
D5 D5 E G
Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/ x3
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12----11----|-12----9-----|-12----11----|-12----9-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Then...
Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|
D|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\
Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12~~~~~~~~--|-------------|-14~~~~~~~~--|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
(let ring and plenty of echo too)
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BREAK [0:40]
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Tom & Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------| x4
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
(again, masses of echo)
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VERSE [0:53]
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Tom takes a break. But no kitkat, he's singing.
Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------| x4
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
(echo)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/editors/lights_tab_ver_2.html ]
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CHORUS [1:05]
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Same as the the first chorus.
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BREAK [1:18]
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Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-9-----11----|-4-----5-----|-9-----11----|-4-----5-----|
D|-9-----12----|-5-----5-----|-9-----12----|-5-----5-----|
A|-7-----9-----|-2-----3-----|-7-----9-----|-2-----3-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\
Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/ x2
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12----11----|-12----9-----|-11----7-----|-9-----4-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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VERSE/REFRAIN [1:32]
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Live they play this slightly differently, and I can't really hear Tom's guitar (at
all) so... if you like, play the E in the chorus. If you think Tom plays something
and you know what it is.. please tell :).
Chris
e|-#12#--------|-#12-12#-----|-#14#----#17-|-#19#--------|
B|-#12#--------|-#14/15#-----|-#17#----#17-|-#19#--------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
(massive echo all the time)
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BREAK [1:45]
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Tom (all the way through the break)
e|-------------|
B|----5--------|
G|----4--------|
D|----2--------| strummed a few times on its own first.
A|----2--------|
E|-------------|
Then Chris comes in
[1:47]
Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------| x4
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
(keep with the echo)
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CHORUS [2:01]
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Same as the first and second choruses the first time. Then Tom carries on and
Chris goes up an octave, so it's instead:
Chris
e|-15----14----|-15----12----|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------| x8 (over Tom's chords)
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
END! :)
Thanks for reading.
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LYRICS
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VERSE
I still love the light on baby
It keeps me awake but I don't mind
Everything I always wanted
Is right there but soon it won't be
CHORUS
Oh, if fortune favours the brave
I am as poor as they come
I've got a million things to say
I've got a million things to
VERSE
I still love the light on baby
It keeps me awake but I don't mind
Everything I always wanted
Is right there but soon it won't be
CHORUS
Oh, if fortune favours the brave
I am as poor as they come
I've got a million things to say
I've got a million things to
VERSE/REFRAIN
I still love the light on baby
I still love the light on baby
I still love the light on baby
I still love the light on baby
CHORUS
Oh, if fortune favours the brave
I am as poor as they come
I've got a million things to say
I've got a million things to (ohhhhh)
A million things to say
A million things to say
A million things to say
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Key:
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
b - Bend
r - Return
x - Mute
PM - Palm mute
~ - Let ring/vibrato
h - Hammer-on
p - Pull-off
<> - Harmonic
#n# - Tremelo pick
-\ - Parts played together
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