Lordi - They Only Come Out At Night Chords & Tabs

Song: They Only Come Out At Night
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com

Legend:
.       palm mute
h       hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
16\12   slide from 16th fret to 12th fret
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
~       vibrato
[6]     artificial (pinch) harmonic at 6th fret


Lots of artificial harmonics in the song; I find them easier to
play on the bridge pickup with slightly thicker strings, but
then everyone probably has their own method. Good luck!


Standard tuning

                    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-----------------|---------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
 Sound FX          Drum fill      ^chord starts on the offbeat


Intro riff
~~~~~~~~~~
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2-------------|---2-----2---0-5-|
|---2-------------|---2-----2---0-3-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   . 

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---6-----6---5---|
|---5-------------|---5-----5---5-2-|
|---3-------------|---3-----3---2-2-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   .   
play x2


Verse
~~~~~
   "you know you saw them but no-one ever listens..."
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2-------------|---------------5-|
|---2-------------|---------------3-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   . . . . . . . 


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---6-----6---5---|
|---5-------------|---5-----5---5-2-|
|---3-------------|---3-----3---2-2-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0---0---0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .   .   . .   .
play x2


Pre-chorus
~~~~~~~~~~
   "you feel 'em lurking..."
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-6-6-------------|
|---2-------------|-5-5-------------|
|---2-------------|-3-3-------------|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
      . . . . . .       . . . . . . 

     "wreaking havoc on your perfect world..."
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-----------2-|
|-5-5-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
|-5-5-------------|---------------0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
      . . . . . .       . . . . . 


|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-------------|-----------------|
|-(2)-----------3-|-(3)-------------|
|-(0)-----------3-|-(3)-------------|
|---------------1-|-(1)-------------|
   ^                 ^
   don't actually play these, they're just 
   to show you're still holding the chord 
   from the previous measure

                  "they only come out at..." 
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2---------------|-----rest--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
    loose palm muting


Chorus
~~~~~~

"...night!"       "they only..." &c.
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------| Play x3
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---7-5-7---7-5-3-|-(3)-----5-------|
|---5-3-5---5-3-1-|-(1)-----3-------|



|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------2-|
|-3---------------|-2-------------2-|
|-3---------------|-2-------------0-|
|-1---------------|-0---------------|


Back to Intro Riff with this lead bit over it:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lordi/they_only_come_out_at_night_tab_ver_2.html ]
First Solo
~~~~~~~~~~
          volume swell >>>>
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

                                                    
|----------------------------------|
|-8--------8-----7-------7----6----|
|-10b12----10b12-9b11----9b11-8b10-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

                wide vibrato
|-----------------------------------|
|---8-------10----------------------|
|---10b12---12b14-/\/\/\--/14~~~-\--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

Then to Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, after which:


Second Solo (with Pre-Chorus rhythm guitar under it)
~~~~~~~~~~~

|-----------------12-13-12h13p12--------|
|-13----------/13-----------------15-13-|
|-15b--14-14----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

               
|------------------------------------------------|
|-15--------------10---------12---------13-------|
|------12-[12]~~~-12b14-14---14b16-16---15b17-17-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
                        ^strike the note while still bent

|-12p0-10p0-----------12p0-10p0-----------|
|-----------13p0-10p0-----------13p0-10p0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|-13p0-12p0-----------13p0-12p0-----------|
|-----------13p0-10p0-----------13p0-10p0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-0-[10]---[9]--0--[7]--0--------------------|
|-------------------------[10]---------------|
|------------------------------[12]b13-------|
|--------------------------------------------|
                                   slow bend


Interlude:
~~~~~~~~~~

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----rest x8-----|
|--(bass+drums)---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|


  Two guitars here.
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------[3]---[2]-----[1]-|------[0]---------[0]----|
|-0--0-----0-------0-----|----0-----0-[3]-0-----3--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
| .  .      .      .     |    .     .     .        | play twice
|                        |                         |
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------3-----2-------1--|-------0-----------0-----|
|-0--0-----0-------0-----|----0-----0--3--0-----3--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
  .  .     .       .          .     .      .   


|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------[10]---[9]-----[8]-|------[7]----------[7]----|
|-7--7------7-------7-----|----7-----7-[10]-7-----10-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| .  .      .       .     |    .     .      .        | play twice
|                         |                          |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------3------2-------1--|-------0------------0-----|
|-0--0------0-------0-----|----0-----0--3---0-----3--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
  .  .      .       .          .     .      .   

Back to Chorus, which is repeated with some random soloing 
in A minor that's too hard to make out, the whole thing fades 
out until...

End!