Photobox- Building a Drone
Guitar, Bass and Vox. Tabs...
Best song by the best band in the world
MUSIC BY PHOTOBOX
TABBED BY NICHOLAS MARSHALL
LYRICS BY JULIAN MOON
For the intro, play on a clean, jangly tone, strumming downstrokes only. Listen to the
for accurate articulation
INTRO (bass)
alternate picking at eigth-note tempo (the signature rossŪ style)
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----55555555slide1010101010101010---------------------| X2
INTRO/VERSE (guitar)
Downstroke only strumming at eigth-note tempo
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------12------------------------|
D|---7-------------------------12------------------------|
A|---5-------------------------10------------------------|
D|---5--times 6----------------10---times 6--------------| X8
(As I sit down to think...)
PRE-CHORUS (bass)
Swing the style; carries the melody
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---12-12-12-12-11-11-11---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------9-9-9-9----7-7-7----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|X4
PRE-CHORUS (guitar)
clean; blend notes slightly
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------------|
A|-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12----------|
D|--12------12--------12------12-------12----------------| X8
(I thought that we would stay tonight...)
CHORUS (bass)
eigth note alternating picking style
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9--5-5-5--7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4----------------------|X8
CHORUS (guitar)
Let chords ring, one per measure
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------12------------------------|
D|---7-------------------------12------------------------|
A|---5-------------------------10------------------------|
D|---5-------------------------10------------------------|X4
(Will you come to dinner...)
VERSE X1
PRE-CHORUS X1
CHORUS X1
PRELUDE (bass)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|X8
PRELUDE (guitar)
The picking on this part is way too complex for my understanding. Here is my best attempt.
e|-10-------10-------------10--------------------------------|
B|-- -12x10----12x10x12-------10x12-10x12--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------11-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/photobox_building_a_drone_tab.html ]
e|---10------------------------------------------------------|
B|------12-x--10-12------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------11-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|x12
(You know that I'm alone...)
BRIDGE (bass)
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------9-9-9-9---------------------|
D|----9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-----------------------------|X4
BRIDGE (guitar)
The strumming is similar to that of the verse. Consult the song for reference
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------14-----------------------|
D|----11------------------------14-----------------------|
A|-----9------------------------12-----------------------|
D|-----9--times 6---------------12---times 8-------------| X8
VERSE X1
PRE-CHORUS X1
CHORUS X2
OUTRO (guitar)
Let ring
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------------------------------|
D|---5---------------------------------------------------|
As I sit down to think,
the only thing that bothers me
is that I've turned out as the better man
And though it's in exhile I stay,
and I know it's better this way
it's hard not to see you in my plans
I thought that we would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that we would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that we would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that we would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
Will you come to dinner,
so we could talk about the year
Will you come to dinner,
I'm thinking of when we were near
Will you come to dinner,
so I can hold you in my hands
Will you come to dinner,
and walk across these crowded sands...
I thought that you would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that you would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that you would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
I thought that you would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
Will you come to dinner,
so we could talk about the year
Will you come to dinner,
I'm thinking of when we were near
Will you come to dinner,
so I can hold you in my hands
Will you come to dinner,
and walk across these crowded sands...
You know that I'm alone,
But I won't be your little drone
I know that I will come back
I got nothin' to show that
you care for me at all...
So I will ask you once again,
If we can be more than just friends,
'cause I know I'm up for the chance...
I thought that you would stay tonight,
but I guess it won't work that way
Will you come to dinner,
so we could talk about the year
Will you come to dinner,
I'm thinking of when we were near
Will you come to dinner,
so I can hold you in my hands
Will you come to dinner,
and walk across these crowded sands...
This song is the shit son
