Runway Houses City Clouds Chords & Tabs
Runway Houses City Clouds Tab
Tame Impala - Runway, Houses, City, Clouds
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
Here it is, the tab for longest song on Innerspeaker and one of the best.
There's lots of guitar overdubs and stuff in the song, and I've done my best
to tab it all out. Amazing song!
Intro:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
D|------------8h10-10-8-10p8----------------8h10-10-8-10p8-----| \
A|-------8h10----------------10--------8h10----------------10--| |
E|-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8/10-------------| |
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8--------------------------| |
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4------------------------------| |
| x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
D|------------8h10-10-8-10p8----------------8h10-10-8-10p8-----| |
A|-------8h10----------------10--------8h10----------------10--| |
E|-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------| |
|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------| /
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8------------| /
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4------------------------------|
"But don't remind me of home,
There's everywhere I'd rather go"
e|-------1--------|
B|-4-----1--4-----|
G|-3-----2--3-----| x2
D|-5-----3--5-----|
A|-6-----3--6-----|
E|-------1--------|
Short guitar fill:
e|-6---3---|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
"It's true that some things have to change,
Oh..."
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6----|
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8--|
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4--------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----|
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
"...no"
e|-1---1---|
B|-1---1---|
G|-2---2---|
D|-3---3---|
A|-3---3---|
E|-1---1---|
"And don't remind me of home,
Or I might notice where I am"
e|-------1--------|
B|-4-----1--4-----|
G|-3-----2--3-----| x2
D|-5-----3--5-----|
A|-6-----3--6-----|
E|-------1--------|
"It's true that some things have to..."
Guitar fill:
e|-6-6-6-6-3-3-----|
B|-------------4-4-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
"...change"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6----|
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8--|
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4--------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----|
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
"I know some things have to change,
It's true that some things have to change,
I know some things have to change,
Oh..."
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
D|------------8h10-10-8-10p8----------------8h10-10-8-10p8-----| \
A|-------8h10----------------10--------8h10----------------10--| |
E|-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------| |
| x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------| /
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8------------| /
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4------------------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---|
B|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| \
G|--9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---| \
D|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| \
A|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| |
E|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
| x3
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----| /
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
"...no"
e|-1-----|
B|-1-----|
G|-2-----|
D|-3-----|
A|-3-----|
E|-1-----|
"And gazing out the window,
As I ascend into the sky"
e|-------1--------|
B|-4-----1--4-----|
G|-3-----2--3-----| x2
D|-5-----3--5-----|
A|-6-----3--6-----|
E|-------1--------|
"But I'm the one who's left be..."
Guitar fill:
e|-6-666-6-6-66--3--3-3---------|
B|-----------------------4--4-4-| (played with a
G|------------------------------| different rhythm
D|------------------------------| than before)
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"...hind"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6----|
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8--|
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4--------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----|
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
"I'm the one who's left behind,
There is nothing that is safe,
I know some things have to change"
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
D|------------8h10-10-8-10p8----------------8h10-10-8-10p8-----| \
A|-------8h10----------------10--------8h10----------------10--| |
E|-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------| |
| x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------| /
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8------------| /
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4------------------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---|
B|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| \
G|--9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---| \
D|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| \
A|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| |
E|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
| x3
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----| /
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
"Oh"
e|-2--|
B|-2--|
G|-3--|
D|-4--|
A|-4--|
E|-2--|
"Yes I do,
Yes I do"
e|-3-----1--------|
B|-5-----3-----4--|
G|-5-----3-----3--| x2
D|-5-----3-----5--|
A|-3-----1-----6--|
E|----------------|
"But don't remind me of home,
In case it isn't quite the same"
e|-------1--------|
B|-4-----1--4-----|
G|-3-----2--3-----| x2
D|-5-----3--5-----|
A|-6-----3--6-----|
E|-------1--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tame_impala/runway_houses_city_clouds_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar fill:
e|-6-6-6-6-3-3-----|
B|-------------4-4-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Synthy guitar played over the top of the riffs and chords below:
e|-8-6-----------------|-8-6-----------------|-8-6-----------------|
B|-----9-----8---6-----|-----9-----8---6-----|-----9-----8---------|
G|-----------------8-7-|-----------------8-7-|---------------8-7-5-|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|-8-6-----------------|------8-6------------|---------------8-6---|
B|-----9-----7---8---6-|-----------9---------|-8b9r8---6---------9-|
G|---------------------|-8-7-----------------|-----------8-7-------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
e|-6-------------------|-8-6-------16--------|------------8-6------|
B|---9-7---9-7-8-------|-----9---------------|-8---6----------9----|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------8-7-----------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6----|
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8--|
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4--------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----|
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----|
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| \
D|------------8h10-10-8-10p8----------------8h10-10-8-10p8-----| \
A|-------8h10----------------10--------8h10----------------10--| |
E|-8-8-8-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------| |
| x7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| /
D|-----------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------6h8-8-6-8p6--------------| /
A|-------6h8-------------8--------6h8-------------8------------| /
E|-4-4-4--------------------4-4-4------------------------------|
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
e|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---|
B|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| \
G|--9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---| \
D|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| \
A|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| |
E|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
|
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---2--2-2---2--2-2----| |
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---2--2-2---2--2-2----| |
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---3--3-3---3--3-3----| |
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---2--2-2---2--2-2----| |
| x7
e|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
B|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
G|--9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---9--9-9---| |
D|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| |
A|-10-1010--10-1010--10-1010--10-1010---| |
E|--8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---8--8-8---| |
|
e|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
B|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----| |
G|-5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5---5--5-5----| /
D|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
A|-6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6---6--6-6----| /
E|-4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|
Synth guitar:
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8-7-6-5-----5-4-3---------------|
G|-------------------3-----3-5-7---| x6
D|-------------------------------5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
These chords play in the background behind the synth riff and the guitar
solo until the end of the song. The chords are also played on a piano:
e|-3-----1--------|
B|-5-----3-----4--|
G|-5-----3-----3--| x17
D|-5-----3-----5--|
A|-3-----1-----6--|
E|----------------|
Guitar solo (comes in after the above synth guitar riff). I've labelled them
part 1 and 2 because there is a slight variation between them at the end:
Part 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8\7-------------------------10-12b14r12-10-------------|
D|-----8h10----------10--10h12----------------12b13r12-8--|
A|----------8--10h12--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-8-10-12--10h12--10-8---------8----5-8-|
A|----------------------10-8-10---6------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Part 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-8\7-------------------------10-12b14r12-10-------------| \
D|-----8h10----------10--10h12----------------12b13r12-8--| \
A|----------8--10h12--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------| |
|
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------------| |
D|-8-10-12--10h12--10-8--7----------5-8-| |
A|-------------------------10-8--6------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
Part 1: |
e|--------------------------------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------------------------------| |
G|-8\7-------------------------10-12b14r12-10-------------| |
D|-----8h10----------10--10h12----------------12b13r12-8--| |
A|----------8--10h12--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------| |
|
e|---------------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------------| /
D|-8-10-12--10h12--10-8---------8----5-8-| /
A|----------------------10-8-10---6------| /
E|---------------------------------------|
And then another guitar comes in and plays part 1, while the other guitar
plays part 2 until the end of the song:
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-8\7-------------------------10-12b14r12-10-------------| \
D|-----8h10----------10--10h12----------------12b13r12-8--| \
A|----------8--10h12--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------| |
| x6
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------------| /
D|-8-10-12--10h12--10-8--7----------5-8-| /
A|-------------------------10-8--6------| /
E|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------| \
G|-8\7-------------------------10-12b14r12-10-------------| \
D|-----8h10----------10--10h12----------------12b13r12-8--| \
A|----------8--10h12--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------| |
| x6
e|---------------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------------| /
D|-8-10-12--10h12--10-8---------8----5-8-| /
A|----------------------10-8-10---6------| /
E|---------------------------------------|
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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