Tame Impala - Flow
from their unreleased demos
Verse:
"Well the air is still but we are moving,
I like the wind so wind the windows down"
e|-----------------|
B|-3--3-3-1/3-1----|
G|-4--4-4-2/4-2----| x8
D|-5--5-5-3/5-3----|
A|-5--5-5-3/5-3----|
E|-----------------|
Just before the chorus, you
do a couple of muted strums:
e|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
B|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
G|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
D|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
A|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
E|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
Chorus:
"Oh,
See my flow,
So we all"
e|-----------------5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-6--6-6-6--6-6---7.-7.-7.-7-7h8p7-5--5--5-5-5-6-6-5-6-5-6-5--|
G|-7--7-7-7--7-7---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x4
D|-8--8-8-8--8-8---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-8--8-8-8--8-8---5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Variation in verse:
"And now come back down..."
e|-----------------1---------------------|
B|-3--3-3-1/3-1----3--3--1/3-1-----------|
G|-4--4-4-2/4-2----3--4--2/4-2-----------|
D|-5--5-5-3/5-3----3--5--3/5-3-----------|
A|-5--5-5-3/5-3----1--5--3/5-3-----------|
E|------------------------------3-3-3-3--|
Verse:
"...again,
Makes me wonder how I ever felt so good"
e|------------------------|
B|-3--3-3-1/3-1-----------|
G|-4--4-4-2/4-2-----------| x6
D|-5--5-5-3/5-3-----------|
A|-5--5-5-3/5-3-----------|
E|---------------3-3-3-3--|
Pre-chorus muted strums:
e|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
B|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
G|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
D|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
A|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
E|-X-X--X-X-X-X-X--|
Chorus:
"Oh,
So alone,
Feel it all,
Flows down,
Oh"
e|-----------------5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-6--6-6-6--6-6---7.-7.-7.-7-7h8p7-5--5--5-5-5-6-6-5-6-5-6-5--|
G|-7--7-7-7--7-7---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x8
D|-8--8-8-8--8-8---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-8--8-8-8--8-8---5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
A|-8--8--8--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----------------4---4----|
B|-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------4----|
G|-5-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------5---5--|
D|-6-----------------------6--------------------6--|
A|-6-----------------------------------------------|
E|-4--4--4--4-----------------4--4--4--4-----------|
Guitar solo:
Guitar 1 keeps the rhythm
going quietly in the background:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| x6
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Guitar 2 plays this solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-6-b8----r6------5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-b6~~~~~~~~|
D|------------------------------3--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
The vibrato in the bend gets quite heavy in this part:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5/11~~~~~~11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------13\----3--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------3--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 starts playing a bit of lead:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5/6------------5/6-6b8-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tame_impala/flow_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 1 starts playing this rhythm quietly:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| x5
D|-----6------6----------------------|
A|-4h6----4h6------------------------|
E|-----------------2.-2.-2.-2-/4.----|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--------/---------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--------/---------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------/---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------4\0----0/4----------------4\0----/4----|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-b6----b8------12-b13----14-b15----15-b17------17r15----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 stops playing the rhythm above and guitar 2 plays this:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-15-/20---20-\17----17b18--r17------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 plays these chords, guitar 2 stops:
e|-4------------------|
B|-6--------4----2----|
G|-6--------5----3----|
D|-6--------6----4----|
A|-4--------6----4----|
E|--------------------|
Guitar 2 starts again after the above chords:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-18-\17----20-\8--8-/13----|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Guitar 1 plays this root note behind the lead:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Bridge:
"I'm already gone,
I'm already gone,
Wake me when you're done,
Let me fill your flow"
Guitar 1:
e|-4--------------------------------------------------|
B|-6--------4----2------------------------------------|
G|-6--------5----3------------------------------------| x4
D|-6--------6----4------------------------------------|
A|-4--------6----4------------------------------------|
E|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Guitar 2 plays these leads every time the G#
root note is played 16 times as tabbed above:
e|-----------------------|
B|-9---------------------|
G|------8----8b10--------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|---------------------------9/11--|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8-/9-\8--------11\8-------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Then guitar 2 plays these during the last two chord
sequences (not just the root note part):
e|---12------------------------------------------4--|
B|---------4---------2---2/4-----2-2-2-2/4----------|
G|-----------5-----3-----3/5-----3-3-3-3/5----------|
D|---------------4-------4/6-----4-4-4-4/6----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-4------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------4---2-------2/4------------4-----|
G|----6--6------5---------3----3/5------------6b8---|
D|------------6-------------4--4/6------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"Feel my flow,
Feel at home,
Feel alone"
e|-----------------5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B|-6--6-6-6--6-6---7.-7.-7.-7-7h8p7-5--5--5-5-5-6-6-5-6-5-6-5--|
G|-7--7-7-7--7-7---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x6
D|-8--8-8-8--8-8---7.-7.-7.-7-7-----5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|-8--8-8-8--8-8---5.-5.-5.-5-5-----3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
End with a drum solo!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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