Interpol
Specialist
Guitar 1
Riff 1
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|--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---3---3--|
|--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---4---4--| x3
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Riff 1 bit
|--------------7-----7-----7------|
|--5-5-5---5-5---5-----5-----5----|
|--5-5-5---5-5-----5-----5-----5--|
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Then it's pretty much the same, with a few additions like this
|----------------7-----7-----7------|
|--5-5-5-5---5-5---5-----5-----5----|
|--5-5-5-5---5-5-----5-----5-----5--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
When the drums start
And before the "love..." part:
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|--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
|--5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--|
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
"Love will get you down..."
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|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-3-3-3-3-0-0-1-3-3-3-1-0--|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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Then riff 1, then "love..." again... then riff 1 again
"If I get there early": don't play here
"All I want is to be the very best for you": 1st time don't play, then
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|------10-----10---10-----9-----9---9-----5-----5---5-----5-----6---6--|
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|--8-8----8-8----8----7-7---7-7---7---3-3---3-3---3---3-3---3-4---4----|
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Played very softly
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|--7-(x8)--10-(x8)--14-(x12)--15-(x4)--|
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|--7-(x7)-5-10-(x8)--14-(x12)--15-(x4)--|
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Back to riff 1, "love" part, then riff 1 again with riff 1 bit the last time
"If I get there early": don't play here
"When you wear that body glove"(just before the solo)
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|--7-----9------10------12--|
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(In fact it may be keyboard notes)
Solo:
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|--10-8-8-10-8-8-13-10-8-10-10-8-13-10-8-10-5-5-6-6-8-8-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------------(0-0)-------------------------(0)--0-
-10-8-8-10-8-8-13-10-8-10-10-8-13-10-8-10-5-5-6-6-8-8-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-6-5---0-
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/interpol/specialist_tab.html ]
--5-----------5-5---------------------------------------------5-----5-5----|
------------------5-------5----5----------------6-----6-6-6-6-----------5--|
------------------------------------7-------7-7----------------------------|
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Outro: No guitar for 8 bars
|--6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-8-6-5-6--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
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|--5---5---5---5---5---5--|
|--7---7---7---7---7---7--|
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Riff 2:
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|------5---7-----5-----7----7-7-----5---7-----5--|
|--7---------7-7-----7----------7-7---7---7-7----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------5---7-----5-----7----7-7-----5---7-----5--|
|--7-----7---7-7---7-7----------7-----7---7-7----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0-----|
|---0----|
|----5---|
|-----7--|
|--------|
|--------|
2nd time:
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|--7-9-7--|
|---------|
|---------|
"Love, will get you down":
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-5-7-7-----5-5-7-7----7-7-----5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--5-5---------5-5----------------5-5----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Then riff 2, etc...
"If I get there early"
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|--5--//---5--//---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-10--|
|--7--//---7--//---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|--8--//---0--//---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5--//---5--//---5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-9-9-7-7--|
|--7--//---7--//---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--8--//---0--//---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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|--5--//--5--//---5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-5-7-7-9-9-7-7--| x2
|--7--//--7--//---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|--8--//--0--//---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------5-------5-------5-------5-------5------5-------5---6---6--|
|--6-6---6-6-6---6-5-5---5-5-5---5-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------5-5--5-5-5-----5-5---5--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3:
|----------8-8-5-5-----5-5-8-8-5-5-----5-5-8-8-5-5---------6-6-5-5--|
|------6-6---------6-6-------------5-5-----------------5-5----------|
|--7-7---------------------------------------------5-5--------------| x2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then riff 2, "love", riff 2, "if I get there early", solo with same chords
|-------------------------------5-----5-5-------------------|
|------------------6----6-6-6-6-----------5------5---5------|
|--7---7---7---7-7---------------------------------------7--| x2
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And then riff 3 x2