VERTIGO - THE LIBERTINES
Gtr. 1: Pete Doherty - in the top line
Gtr. 2: Carl Barat - in the bottom line
Intro:
Gtr. 1:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------1-----------------|
D|------------x-1-----3-----------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3-----|
E|1---4---------------------------|
^^ play 4 times
Verse:
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------1-----------------|--------------3-----------------|
D|------------x-1-----3-----------|------------x-3-----5-----------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3-----|--------3h5-x-----5-----3-5-----|
E|1---4---------------------------|3---6---------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------6------8----------|--------------1-----------------|
D|------------x-6------8---8------|------------x-1------3----------|
A|--------6h8-x-----8--------8\---|--------1h3-x-----3------1-3----|
E|6---9---------------------------|1---4---------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------13------13--1313\--|
G|--------------------------------|--------------14--14--14--1414\--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------15--15--15--1515\--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------15--15--15--1515\--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------13--13--13--1313\--|
u u u u d
repeat the progression
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|---------------------------------|
|----14--14--1212--14--14--1414\\-|
--> second time gtr.2 ends on: |----15--15--1313--15--15--1515\\-|
|----15--15--1313--15--15--1515\\-|
|----13--13--1111--13--13--1313\\-|
d d d u u u u d
then:
both guitars play the chord progression until the chorus starts
F - Gm - A# - F |
Carl Barat's chords which he plays live:
F: 13-15-15-14-13-13
Gm: x-10-12-12-11-10
A#: x-13-15-15-15-13
I suppose Pete plays the same chords just an octave lower
CHORUS: - both guitars
walking under ladders as the people round you hear you crying
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|12------------------------------11------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------13------------------------------|
A|13------------------------------13------------------------------|
E|11------------------------------11------------------------------|
please as the people round you hear you crying
e|------------------------------------------------6---------------|
B|--------------------------------8---------------7---------------|
G|7---7---7---x-7---7-7-7-7-7-x-x-8---------------8---------------|
D|8---8---8---x-8---8-8-8-8-8-x-x-8---------------8---------------|
A|8---8---8---x-8---8-8-8-8-8-x-x-6---------------6---------------|
E|6---6---6---x-6---6-6-6-6-6-x-x---------------------------------|
please oh please
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7---7---7---x-7---7---7---7-7-x-6---------------5-------3-------|
D|8---8---8---x-8---8---8---8-8-x-7---------------6-------5-------|
A|8---8---8---x-8---8---8---8-8-x-7---------------6-------5-------|
E|6---6---6---x-6---6---6---6-6-x-5---------------4-------3-------|
BREAK:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/libertines/vertigo_tab_ver_3.html ]
gtr.1:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------1---------------|
D|------------x-1-----3---------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3---|
E|1---4-------------------------|
^^ play 4 times
gtr 2 comes in after 2 bars of guitar 1
gtr. 2:
gradually release from 1.5 step bend down to 12th fret while picking
grad. rls.+ picking
e|-------------------------|----------13--------------------------|
B|(13-r--r--r--r---r-r-)12-|12p10-----13--x-13--13--13-----13-13--|
G|-------------------------|-----10---13--x-15--15--15b(17)17-17--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
- VERSE 2
- CHORUS
BREAK:
e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|13---------13-----13-----13------13-|
G|15b(17)r15-13-----13-----13------13-|
D|----------------15-----15------15---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
e|------------------------------------|
B|13---------13-----13-----13------13-|
G|15b(17)r15-13-----13-----13------13-|
D|----------------15-----15------15---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|3------let ring ----------------|
A|3-------------------------------|
E|1-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------13-----13-----0-------0----|
G|-------13--13-13-----13------13---|
D|15---15----15----15------15-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Gtr 2 plays on and on just improvise and play and bend how you feel
e|-------------------------------------|
B|13---x-13---x-13--------0--------0---|
G|13---x-13---x-13--------13-------13--|
D|-------------------15--------15------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------16---------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------|
B|13---16--16--16-----16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------|
G|13---13--x---x------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------|
D|15---15--15--15-----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 1: comes in again after the solo before the verse starts over again
e|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|
B|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|
G|---------------------------------------------------2---2-2---2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-3---|
A|---------------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|
Then the VERSE again and it's over
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x ... mute string
b(17) ... bend to pitch of note in bracket
r ... release bend
h ... hammer-on
p ... pull-off
\ ... slide down
d ... down-stroke
u ... up-stroke
