RUNNER UPS BY KURT VILE
OFF OF "SMOKE RING FOR MY HALO"
2011 MATADOR RECORDS
**TUNING**
low to high
F#-B-B-F#-A#-D#
tune the high E down half a step to D#. tune the B down half a step to A#. tune the G
down half a step to F#. tune the D down one and a half steps to B. tune the A up a whole
step to B. tune the E up a whole step to F#.
not sure if this tuning is correct. it sounds pretty sweet though either way as an open tuning
this song is incredible, here is my attempt at tabbing what i figured out the other day.
intro
E-----------0------------------0----------------0----------0--------|
B-3----------------3--------------------3---------------------------|
G-------0---------------0----------0----------------0-----------0---|
D-0-----------0----------------0------------0--------------0--------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------0--------0---------------0----|
--3------------------------3----------|
-----------0---------0-------------0--|
----0------------0-----------0--------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
verse
E-----------0----------------------------3------------------|
B-3/5--------------3----------3/5-------------5-------------|
G-------0---------------0-----------0--------------0--------|
D-0-----------0---------------0------------0----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kurt_vile/runner_ups_tab.html ]
E-----------0----------------------------0------------------|
B-0----------------0----------3---------------0-------------|
G-------4---------------4-----------2--------------2--------|
D-4-----------4---------------2------------2----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
he plays this sort of variation of the riff sometimes
E-----------0----------------------------3------------------|
B-0h3-------------3----------3/5-------------5--------------|
G-------0---------------0-----------0--------------0--------|
D-0-----------0--------------0------------0-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------0h5-------------5\3-----3p0---------------------|
B-0----------------0--------0------------0--3p0-------------|
G-------4---------------4--(4)------------------------------|
D-4-------------------------4\2---2-------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
the song ends with this
E-----------0-----------------|
B-3h5-------------5-----------|
G-------0-------------0-------|
D-0-----------0---------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|
the second guitar is in standard tuning i believe and has a CAPO on the 6th fret
this part is most likely very wrong but it's just an idea of how it goes. he probably
does a lot more and hammers on/pulls off a lot on the A or D on the 2nd fret to open.
E---------------------------3-----------------------------|
B------1~-------1~-----3/5------3~-3\1------1-------------|
G-0h2-----0h2---------------------------2-----------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
sorry for the crap tab. if anyone can get anything better correct this please!
