Band: Franz Ferdinand
Song: Ulysses
Album: Tonight
PRE-CHORUS:
guitar 1:
e -------------------------------- --------------------------------|
B -------------------------------- --------------------------------|
G 7---7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x- 7---7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x-|
D x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A 5---5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-x- 5---5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-x-|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
e -------------------------------- ---------------------------------|
B -------------------------------- ---------------------------------|
G 9---9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-9-x- 10--1010x-x-10x-14141414141414\--|x
D x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-|
A 7---7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-x- 8---8-8-x-x-8-x-12121212121212\--|x
E -------------------------------- ---------------------------------|
guitar 2:
high... get high .....
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e --------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------------|
B --------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------------|
G 7-------------757~~~--------7---- 9-------99999999 10------14--14--1414x-x-|
D x-------------xxx-----------x---- x-------xxxxxxxx x-------x---x---x-x-x-x-|
A 5-------------535~~~--------5-10\ 7-------77777777 8-------12--12--1214x-x-|
E --------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------------|
CHORUS:
guitar 1 (+ keyboard at the end):
1 2 3 4
e ------------------------13\------|
B ------------------------15\------|
G 7---7-7-x-7-x-7-7-------14\------|
D x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------| x2
A 5---5-5-x-5-x-5-5----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
e ------------------------12\------|
B ------------------------13\------|
G 5---5-5-x-5-x-5-5-------12\------|
D x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------------| x2
A 3---3-3-x-3-x-3-3----------------|
E ---------------------------------|
guitar 2:
e --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| x2
A 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E --------------------------------|
e --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| x2
A 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E --------------------------------|
POST-CHORUS:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G --------------------------------| X4
D ----5-----------x-x---------5---|
A ------8---7-5---x-x-8-7---5-----|
E --------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS 2:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G ----7---------------7-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-7-7-6\--|
D ----x---------------x---------------x---------------x-----------|
A ----5---------------5---------------5---------------5-----------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
pm . . . . . . . .
A ------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---|
E ------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---|
. . . .
both parts played at the same time^^
play on offbeat, make pause before chord is played -
the same goes for first 4 strokes of the next part:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 +
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/franz_ferdinand/ulysses_tab_ver_3.html ]
e ------------------------0--------------- -----------------|
B ------------------------0--------------- -----------------|
G ----------------6-------x--------------- x---x-----x-x----|
D ----------------7-------7--------------- x---x-----x-x----|
A --1---1---1---1-7-------7--------------- x---x---7\x-x----|
E --1---1---1---1-5-------5-------5------- x---x-----x-x----|
^^
keyboard tone with a lot of effects
BREAK:
two parts playing at the same time:
Oh... Oh... then sden - ly you
A ----------------------------------------------------------------|
E 7-------------------------------7-------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e ----------------------------17-------------------------------------|
B ----------------18------15-----------------------------------------|
G ------------16------16------------16--------9---10--9---7----------|
D -------------------------------------------------------------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------|
know
A /8---------------------------8/10-|
E ----------------------------------|
e -----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|
G -----------------------------10/12-|
D -----------------------------x--x--|
A -----------------------------8--10-|
E -----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
A 10-----------------10---------------|
E ------------------------------------|
e --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G 12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-|
D x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-|
A 10-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|
E --------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
A 10------------------10---------------\-|
E ---------------------------------------|
e ---------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------|
G 12-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-12-12-\-|
D x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x----|
A 10-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-10-\-|
E ---------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
A 8-------------------8---------------|
E ------------------------------------|
#
e --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G 10----x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|
D x-----x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-|
A 8-----x-x-8--x-x-8--x-x-8--x-x-8--x-x-|
E --------------------------------------|
1 2 + 3 + 4 +
A 8----------------8/10----10---8---7---|
E ----------------------------------0---|
#
e --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G 10-----x-10-10-10---12---12---10--9---|
D x------x-x--x--x----x----x----x---x---|
A 8------x-8--8--8----10---10---8---7---|
E --------------------------------------|
OUTRO:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
# #
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G 7---7-7-x-x-7-x-7---x-7---x-7-------7-7-x-x-7-x-4---4---5---5---|
D x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---| x4
A 5---5-5-x-x-5-x-5---x-5---x-5-------5-5-x-x-5-x-2---2---3---3---|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e ----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------------------------------------|
G 7\------7\------7\------7---------------------------------------|
D x-------x-------x-------x---------------------------------------|
A 5\------5\------5\------5---------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
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# ........ don't let chord (underneath) ring
x ........ mute string
. ........ light palm mute
/ ........ slide up
\ ........ slide down
