Walk the Moon: Tightrope
Based on the official music video
Tuning: Standard
Intro
0:06-0:31
e|--14-14-14-14-14---11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9-9--|
B|--14-14-14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9-9--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-6-6/14------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar repeats strumming but you can play along with the keyboard:
0:18-0:31
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------16-------------------------------16---------|
G|--------16---16-18-16-18--------------16-----16-18-16-18-----18------|
D|--16-18----18-------------------16-18----18--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------16---------------------------------16-----------|
G|----------16---16-18-16-18-------------- ------16----16-18-16-18---18---------|
D|---16-18----18------------------(16)-(16)-16-18----18-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
0:42-0:54
Repeat 7 times and on the last play (21)
e|-19----------16-----------------(21)-----------------------------------------|
B|------16-19----19-16---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------18-16----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse riff:
1:03-1:09
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-----16-----16-----16-----15---15----15-----15--------------------------|
D|-------16-----16-----16-----16----16----16----16-----16----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
One guitar continues the riff while the other plays:
e|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------------|
B|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you are playing the intro keyboard riff I recommend either continuing the riff
or combining the two.
If you are playing the strumming intro I recommend playing the first one on the 14.
To combine the two, you can simply strum the riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16--15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------------------------------|
D|-16-16-16-16-16--16-16-16-16-16-16-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then you repeat the intro:
1:12-1:25
Intro
e|--14-14-14-14-14---11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9-9--|
B|--14-14-14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9-9--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---11-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7----6-6-6-6-6/14------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12-12---9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OR
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------16------------------------------16----------|
G|---------16---16-18-16-18--------------16-----16-18-16-18-----18-------|
D|---16-18----18-------------------16-18----18---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/walk_the_moon/tightrope_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------16--------------------------------------16----|
G|----------16---16-18-16-18------------ ----------16----16-18-16-18---18--|
D|---16-18----18--------------------(16)-(16)-16-18----18------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Slide:
1:35
The slide noise they make is weird. You have to slide slowly so you barely here
the finger going over
the frets. You can either slide up to on the e and go into the chorus riff:
e|--/19------ e|----------h19------|
B|------------- B|--3/16-------------|
G|------------- G|-------------------|
D|------------ OR D|-------------------|
A|------------ A|-------------------|
E|------------ E|-------------------|
Chorus again:
1:36-1:47
Repeat 7 times and on the last play (21)
e|-19----------16-----------------(21)-----------------------------------------|
B|------16-19----19-16---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------18-16----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-verse riff:
1:47-2:04
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-----16-----16-----16-----15---15----15-----15--------------------------|
D|-------16-----16-----16-----16----16----16----16-----16----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Do the same slide as in 1:35:
2:04
Chorus:
2:05-2:21
Repeat 11 times and on the last play (21)
e|-19----------16-----------------(21)-----------------------------------------|
B|------16-19----19-16---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------18-16----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then play the intro a tad different:
2:21-2:35
e|--14-14-14-14-14---11-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11----9-9-9--|
B|--14-14-14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12----9-9-9--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(All of these are upstrokes)
e|-----11----9----7----6-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12----9----7----7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
new riff for it to sound right the timing must be perfect:
2:35-2:45
e|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11---11---11---11---11----11----11----11-----------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12---12---12---12---12----12----12----12-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11/14-14-14-14-14---11-11-11-11-11----11----11----11-11-------------------------------|
B|----14-14-14-14-14---12-12-12-12-12----12----12----12-12-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The last little bit of the song the aren’t many clear guitar parts so I just do the
pre-verse riff until the
build up then move to the 14:
2:46-2:55
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---16-----16-----16-----16-----15---15----15-----15--------------------------|
D|-------16-----16-----16-----16----16----16----16-----16----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:56-3:24
e|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------------|
B|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
