Tame Impala - Wander
from their 2008 self-titled EP
Intro - the first note in this riff is actually an octave lower, but I've tabbed it
in standard tuning for simplicity. To get that low octave, just tune the low E string
to D and then play the open string:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x4
D|----------4h6h7-------------7---|
A|-5--4h5h7-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse:
"Save your fragile mama's heart,
And though she will come for you,
But I wander"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x7
D|----------4h6h7-------------7---|
A|-5--4h5h7-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7-5-4----------7.-7--|
D|-------7-5-4----7.-7--|
A|-------------7--5.-5--|
E|----------------------|
Chorus:
"And I wonder,
Just how far will you need to be,
For shaking talk so easily,
For hours on end I wander,
Still I don't even..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|
Then play this chord:
"...know her"
e|-2----2----|
B|-2----2----|
G|-2---------|
D|-X---------|
A|-0---------|
E|-----------|
Verse:
"Feel just like I need to be,
Back where I was,
Before I couldn't do that,
And I wander"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x7
D|----------4h6h7-------------7---|
A|-5--4h5h7-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7-5-4----------7.-7--|
D|-------7-5-4----7.-7--|
A|-------------7--5.-5--|
E|----------------------|
Chorus:
"And I wonder,
Just how far will you need to be,
For shaking talk so easily,
For hours on end I wander,
Still I don't even know"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|
Jazzy instrumental section:
First this:
e|-2----2----2----2h4p2h4p2--|
B|-2----2----2----2----------|
G|-2----2----2----2----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Then this:
e|-3-\2-----|
B|-3-\2-----|
G|-3-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|
And then this:
"How it keep a lid on me,
How it keep a lid on me"
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x4
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|
Solo 1:
"How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me"
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------4-5-5/7--5p4\2---2/4\2-2/4\2p0--0---|
G|-----------4--6-6/8.--6------------------4h6-------------------------------------|
D|-4h6---4h6----------------7p6\4---4h6-7------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5/7\5---4h5\2--------------------------------|
G|---------4--6/8.-6---6/8\6--4------------------------------------------------|
D|-6p4-6------------------------------------------4h6--6b7r6--4---4~---4b5r4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 - this is the rhythm that is played behind the solo:
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tame_impala/wander_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
B|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----| x2
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
B|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
G|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-2---2--------------------|
Then the solo stops and guitar 1 and 2 both play this:
e|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
B|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----| x4
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------4-6/8---6/8-6/8\6--4---|
D|-4h6------6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6------6h7p6h7p6h7p6-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------9---7--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-7-7/9--7-------------9-9b10--10r9-7-5--5/7---|
G|--------------------4-6/8--6--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-4--6---4-4-4-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7-/8---8b9r8-6---4h6-6b7r6-4------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 - plays this rhythm behind the solo:
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|
e|-2--2-2--2-2-----2-------------------2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
B|-2--4-4--4-4-------4-4-4-4-4----4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
G|-------------------4-4-4-4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4.-4--|
D|-------------------4-4-4-4-4---------4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4.-4--|
A|-------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2.-2--|
E|--------------4-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
"And I wonder
Just how far will you need to be,
For shaking tough so easily,
For hours on end I wander"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|
Outro:
"How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me (and I wonder),
How it keeps a lid on me (Just how far will you need to be),
How it keeps a lid on me (for shaking tough so easily),
How it keeps a lid on me (for hours on end I wonder),
How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7--7-7/-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7/-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--------------------5--5-5/-|
Studio banter:
One guitar quietly keeps playing the chorus progression.
"Jay: What were you saying?
Kevin: [laughing] That was like, the worst cymbal ever.
Jay: I don't understand what you're trying to tell me.
Kevin: Sounds like...pubic hair.
Jay: [laughing] You could have waited!
*Jay plays loud drum fill on cymbals*
Kevin: What, Gumby?
Jay: I said, I'm sick of you taking over.
Kevin: Oh.
Jay: I want to record the drums on all our albums, alright? [Kevin laughs] Modular?
Hear that?"
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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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