Take Me Out Chords & Tabs
Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Song: Take me out
Listen to the song for the strumming pattern. Its easier for both of us.
Guitars 1 &2 both standard tuning.
Song starts with this chord
Guitars 1&2 :
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-999-|
D|-999-|
A|-777-|
E|-000-|
guitar 2 lets that chord ring out and guitar 1 plays this
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Now guitar 1 & 2 together
[ e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
[ E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------3-3-3-3---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
[
[ e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
[ A|-------------------------------------------------------------5-7--|
[ E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play that 4 times then
[ e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ A|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
[ E|-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[
[ e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|-5-5-5-5/7-7-72-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
[ A|-------------------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[ E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
[ A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[ E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------|
[
[ e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[ E|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Heres where it slows down
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/ferdinand_franz/take_me_out_tab.html ]
[ e|--------------------------------------------------|
[ B|-8---------------8---------------------------------|
[ G|-9---------------9-------------------|
[ D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------------|
[ A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
[ E|--------------------------------------------------|
[
[ e|----------------------------------|
[ B|----------------------------------|
[ G|----------------------------------|
[ D|----------------------------------|
[ A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
[ E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
then to this
RIFF 1
guitar 1 & 2
e|----------------|
B|-8--8--8--xx8---|
G|-9--9--9--xx9---|
D|-9--9--9--xx9-7-|
A|-7--7--7--xx7-7-|
E|--------------0-|
Normal Verse:
Listen to the song for the strumming pattern of guitar1.
[ e|-7----------------------------------------------5-----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
[ B|-8----------------------------------------------5-----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
[ G|-9----------------------------------------------5-----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
[ D|-9----------------------------------------------7-----------------------9--------------------------------------------|
[ A|-7----------------------------------------------7-----------------------9--------------------------------------------|
[ E|------------------------------------------------5-----------------------7--------------------------------------------|
[
[ e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
[ G|-12-----------------------12-----------------------12----------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-|
[ D|----14-14p12----12-14--------14-14p12----12-14--------14-14p12----12-14----------------------------------------------|
[ A|-------------14-----------------------14-----------------------14----------------------------------------------------|
[ E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
then the words come into it
[ e|-7--------------------------------5--------6--------7-------------------|
[ B|-8--------------------------------5--------6--------7-------------------|
[ G|-9--------------------------------5--------6--------7-------------------|
[ D|-9--------------------------------7--------8--------9-------------------|
[ A|-7--------------------------------7--------8--------9-------------------|
[ E|----------------------------------5--------6--------7-------------------|
[
[ e|-----7-------7--------7-------7---------7-------7---------10------10---|
[ B|-7h8-----7h8---5--7h8-----7h8---5---7h8-----7h8---5---7h8-----7h8----5-|
[ G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Both guitars just play these two chords
e|-5--------------------------------7---|
B|-5--------------------------------7---|
G|-5--------------------------------7---|
D|-7--------------------------------9---|
A|-7--------------------------------9---|
E|-5--------------------------------7---|
I know i won't be leaving here
Thats all the parts to the song,it should be easy enough to put together. I didn't
add the strumming pattern because its boring to write it out and its easier
to understand by listening to the song rather than by tab.
Tabbed by /carter
