Black Thumbnail Chords & Tabs
Artist: Kings of Leon
Song: Black Thumbnail
Album: Because of the Times
Tabbed by Jacob Keller
Rythym -> Intro
This is played through out the whole song until the chorus (listen to the song
and figure out the strumming)
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G---13--13---------------|
D---14--14---------------|
A---14--14---------------|
E---12--12---------------|
Lead -> Intro
Right after "I try so awful, but I can't change"
e---22----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------15/12-------14/12--------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Once Caleb starts singing "From runways to the roads..."
And once before "This thumbnail sized of a heart..."
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-----13-----------------------------------|
D-----14-----------------------------------|
A-----14-----------------------------------|
E-----12-----------------------------------|
Play this at "Your beauty" and "my knee"
e------10------------------------------|
B-----10-------------------------------|
G-----11-------------------------------|
D-----12-------------------------------|
A-----12-------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
Play this at "Dont waste a tear" and "My disease"
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-----13-----------------------------------|
D-----14-----------------------------------|
A-----14-----------------------------------|
E-----12-----------------------------------|
Chorus - Lead
e-------| e---------------------------|
B-------| B---------------------------|
G-9-9-| x14 G-7-7-| x14 All that--| x2
D-9-9-| D-7-7-------------------------|
A-0-7-| A-0-5-------------------------|
E------| E----------------------------|
Chorus - Rythym
e------------------| e---------------------------------------|
B------------------| B---------------------------------------|
G---13-----------| x14 G---11-----------| x14 All that--| x2
D---14-----------| D---12------------------------------------|
A---14-----------| A---12------------------------------------|
E---12-----------| E---10------------------------------------|
After that, the lead plays this:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----12/13--13-----12/13--13-----12/13--13-----13/11--11-----11/13--|
D----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----14/12--12-----12/14--| Let the last chord ring
A----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----14/12--12-----12/14--|
E----11/12--12-----11/12--12-----11/12--12-----12/10--10-----10/12--|
The rythym keeps playing this:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G---13--13---------------|
D---14--14---------------|
A---14--14---------------|
E---12--12---------------|
Solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/black_thumbnail_tab_ver_3.html ]
e-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-----------------------------------|
B-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----99999999999999----77777777777777------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----12121212121212----14141414141414-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----17171717171717----191919191919b19b---------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After that, the lead plays this:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----12/13--13-----12/13--13-----12/13--13-----13/11--11-----11/13--|
D----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----14/12--12-----12/14--| Let the last chord ring
A----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----13/14--14-----14/12--12-----12/14--|
E----11/12--12-----11/12--12-----11/12--12-----12/10--10-----10/12--|
The rythym keeps playing this:
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G---13--13---------------|
D---14--14---------------|
A---14--14---------------|
E---12--12---------------|
The outro is the first part of the solo:
e-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-12b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-----------------------------------|
B-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-15b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Finish with this chord and let ring:
e-----------|
B-----------|
G---13------|
D---14------|
A---14------|
E---12------|
There you go!
The full song and I know for sure 95% of this is right. Enjoy!