(this part is originally played by bass, but sounds decent on guitar)
e|------------------------------------|
B|-------12----------15----------14---| 3x \
G|------------------------------------| changes to 4x x 4x when
D|-9----------12----------11----------| 5x / verse begins though
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
(matthew doesnt "play" this part, he does something with his pickup
(watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7mIHB2JnY4)
(but i guess it could be played like this)
e|---------------------|
B|-12b14~~~~~~~~r12----|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
then caleb comes in and plays this throughout the song:
Bm D A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------(7)--------------11----(11)---------------6----(6)-| (ghost notes)*
D|----------9------9----------------------12----------------------7--|
A|----9--------------------12-------------------------7--------------|
E|-7-----7------7------10------10-----10-----------5-----5-----5-----|
*I don't think caleb plays the ghost notes,
but hold your fingers there in case you would accidentally play it :)
besides, it does sound like he hits those notes sometimes!
on the second and third verse matthew plays:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-(16x)---5-(6x)---3-(6x)---5-(4x)---2-(16x)---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/closer_tab_ver_4.html ]
and inbetween the "coming closer-parts" matthew plays this lick:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-------------12--------------15--------------15------------10-----------10-----|
G|----11------11-----11------11------14------14------14------14-----9------9-----9------9--|
D|-9-------------(9)------------(12)------------(12)------------(7)----------(7)-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
outro/solo matthew (on record) -- (same as the verse lick):
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-(16x)---5-(6x)---3-(6x)---5-(4x)---2-(16x)---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
outro/solo matthew (live):
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10-8-10b12r10---5--5--5-3-5b7-3h5p3~-/2~| \
G|-------------------------------------------------| \ play
D|-------------------------------------------------| / 3x
A|-------------------------------------------------| /
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------9---------9---------9---------------------|
B|-10--------10--------10--------10-------10b14----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
b bend
r release
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
play around with this and you have a 99% correct tab
