Tame Impala - Music to Walk Home By
from their 2012 album Lonerism
Intro:
The song starts off with some crazy synth sound effects and then goes into...
Chorus:
"But that's only when I think of you,
Some vision that I hold on to,
You know it's everything I do,
You know it's everything I do"
Synth:
e|-10-------8----------10-------8----------10-------8----------10------12----------|
B|-10-------8----------10-------8----------10-------8----------10------12----------|
G|-11-------9----------11-------9----------11-------9----------11------12----------|
D|-12------10----------12------10----------12------10----------12------10----------|
A|-12------10----------12------10----------12------10----------12------------------|
E|-10-------8----------10-------8----------10-------8----------10------------------|
Synth solo:
Synth:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7---8-5---------7---8-5----/13--\12--10--8-------7--8\5------/7--|
G|--------------7------------------------------7--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar:
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9----| x3
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.----------------------------------------|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.----------------------------------------|
Verse:
"Can almost stand competing with the others,
Can almost hear the fun that I should be having,
Instead of just dreaming"
Guitar:
e|-5--5-5--5-5-5-.-5--5-5--5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-.-5--.--3--.--3--.--|
B|-7--7-7--7-7-7-.-5--5-5--5-5-5--7--7-7--7-7-7-.-5--.--5--.--3--.--|
G|-6--6-6--6-6-6-.-5--5-5--5-5-5--6--6-6--6-6-6-.-5--.--5--.--4--.--|
D|-7--7-7--7-7-7-.-7--7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-.-7--.--5--.--5--.--|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-.-7--7-7--7-7-7--5--5-5--5-5-5-.-7--.--3--.--5--.--|
E|-----------------5--5-5--5-5-5------------------5--.--------3--.--|
e|-5--5--5-5.--5-5-5-.--5-5-5-.-5-5-5-.--3--3--3-3.-3-.-3--5.--7.---8----|
B|-7--7--7-7.--5-5-5-.--5-5-5-.-5-5-5-.--3--3--3-3.-3-.-3--5.--7.--10----|
G|-7--7--7-7.--5-5-5-.--5-5-5-.-5-5-5-.--4--4--4-4.-4-.-4--5.--7.--10----|
D|-7--7--7-7.--7-7-7-.--7-7-7-.-7-7-7-.--5--5--5-5.-5-.-5--7.--9.--10----|
A|-5--5--5-5.--7-7-7-.--7-7-7-.-7-7-7-.--5--5--5-5.-5-.-5--7.--9.---8----|
E|-------------5-5-5-.--5-5-5-.-5-5-5-.--3--3--3-3.-3-.-3--5.--7.--------|
Chorus:
"But it's only when I think of you,
The mover I could turn into,
There must be something I can do,
There must be something I can do"
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9----| x3
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12--.--12-12-12----|
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.----------------------------------------|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.----------------------------------------|
Little synth lead:
Synth:
e|---5---8----12---12--------------------10--12-14-15-17--|
B|-8---------------------------------12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------12--14-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar:
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9----|
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10----|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8----|
e|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--------|
B|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--------|
G|-11--11-11-11--11-11-11.---9--9--9--.---9--9--9--------|
D|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--------|
A|-12--12-12-12--12-12-12.--10-10-10--.--10-10-10--------|
E|-10--10-10-10--10-10-10.---8--8--8--.---8--8--8--------|
Alternate verse:
"I just don't know how to feel right,
A beautiful girl is wasting my life,
I'm playing a part as somebody else,
While trying so hard to be myself"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x4
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Synth guitar comes in:
"I just need to hear somebody say,
That this will make sense one day,
I guess I'm alright, but they're all doing so well,
What I would give to be under that spell"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x4
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Synth guitar:
e|-14-15-14-12---------12----------------|
B|--------------14--------14-15--12------|
G|------------------------------------14-| x4
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Transitional bit:
"You'll know soon, you'll know soon, you'll know soon, you'll know soon,
You'll know soon, you'll know soon"
Guitar:
e|-5.--3------5.--5------5.--3------5.--3------|
B|-7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------|
G|-7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------| x2
D|-7.--5------7.--7------7.--5------7.--5------|
A|-5.--3------5.--7------5.--3------5.--3------|
E|----------------5----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tame_impala/music_to_walk_home_by_tab_ver_3.html ]
Synth riff:
Synth:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7h8p7h8h10p8h10p8----7h8p7h8p7h8h10p8h10p8-----|
G|-----------------------9-------------------------9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7h8h10p8h10p8h10p8----7h8p7h8h10p8h10p8h10p8----|
G|------------------------9-------------------------9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h8p7h8h10p8h10p8h10p8----7h8p7h8p7h8h10p8h10/12\10--|
G|------------------------9-----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-7h8p7h8h10/12\10p8----------|
G|--------------------9--------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar:
e|-5.--3------5.--5------5.--3------5.--3------|
B|-7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------|
G|-7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------7.--5------| x2
D|-7.--5------7.--7------7.--5------7.--5------|
A|-5.--3------5.--7------5.--3------5.--3------|
E|----------------5----------------------------|
Another synth lead:
Synth:
e|-10--8-7-8-7-----------10--8-7-8-7---------10--8-7-5-7---------------10--8-7-8-7-----------|
B|------------------------------------8---------------------------------------------8--\5----|
G|--------------5--/9-------------------------------------5--/10-\9--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar:
e|-1---1-----0.--0------|
B|-3---1-----1.--0------|
G|-4---2-----2.--0------| x2
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Bridge:
"'cause you don't know the truth, I'm in love with you,
You just don't believe anything I do"
Synth:
e|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar:
e|-1---1-----0.--0------|
B|-3---1-----1.--0------|
G|-4---2-----2.--0------| x4
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Quiet part:
Synth:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x2
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----4-----4-----4-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----4-----4-----4-----7----|
E|---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7---5h7------|
Alternate verse:
"In so many ways I'm somebody else,
I'm trying so hard to be myself"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x2
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Synth guitar comes in:
"I just need to hear somebody say,
That this will all make sense one day,
Well it's getting late, I'd better go"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x3
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Synth guitar:
e|-14-15-14-12---------12----------------|
B|--------------14--------14-15--12------|
G|------------------------------------14-| x3
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Guitar riff comes in:
"I made it this far, as far as I know"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------|
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---4-5-4---4--------4-5-4----------|
E|-7-------7---5----7-------7-5-3----|
Synth guitar:
e|-14-15-14-12---------12----------------|
B|--------------14--------14-15--12------|
G|------------------------------------14-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Outro:
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x6
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| x6
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---4-5-4---4--------4-5-4----------|
E|-7-------7---5----7-------7-5-3----|
Synth guitar:
e|-14-15-14-12---------12----------------|
B|--------------14--------14-15--12------|
G|------------------------------------14-| x6
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Alternate verse comes back in during the fade out:
"In so many ways I'm somebody else,
I'm trying so hard to be myself,
I just need to hear somebody say,
That this will all make sense one day"
Guitar:
e|-5.--5------5.--7------|
B|-7.--5------7.--7------|
G|-6.--6------6.--7------| x4
D|-7.--7------7.--5------|
A|-5.--7------5.---------|
E|-----5-----------------|
Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---4-5-4---4--------4-5-4----------|
E|-7-------7---5----7-------7-5-3----|
Synth guitar:
e|-14-15-14-12---------12----------------|
B|--------------14--------14-15--12------|
G|------------------------------------14-| x4
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Fade out.
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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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