Arctic Monkeys – Old Yellow Bricks (Guitar Solo Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: fetusrobot E-mail: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x6)
A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8-|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9-|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9-|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

From Em to Fmaj7 you're supposed to invert your middle and pinky fingers, swapping strings, but I find it much easier to just play the top three notes like a jazz chord instead. See what works best to your abilities. Conclude with:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6~~~--------------|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5~~~--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                                    She was enraged*
Verse riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

   *
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff:

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----|
E|-------------------------------|

Bridge riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9--10---------------------------9--10-------------------|
A|-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9--10---------------------------9--10-------------------|
A|-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-2--3--5-7---x-x-------5-7---x-x-0--0--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|(0~~~~~~~)-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Simultaneously:
e|---------------------------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~--0~~~~~--x-------|
B|---------------------/12~~~~~~~~~----------------0~~~~~--x-x-----|
G|---------------(+9~~~~~~~)----------------------(0)~~~~--x-x-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------x-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Footnote: this part is actually improvised with an echo effect. 
The squiggles mean repeats here.
(Alex Turner used a Danelectro Reel Echo pedal for this)

Solo:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Tip: every pluck equals 1/4 of a beat, so pluck 4 times for every note of the 
opposing line (5-6-5-4)

This is a very complex pattern so pay attention. You'll get the hang of it
if you practice. 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-|
D|----------------------------------------7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-|
A|----------------------------------------5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                     You're at a loss...
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--6--8--10~~~---------8~~~-----6~~~--------------|
G|--7--9--9~~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------|
D|--7--9--10~~~---------9~~~-----7~~~--------------|
A|--5--7-(8)~~~---------7~~~-----5~~~--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                                 Dorothy was right, though

Verse riff:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2)
A|-0---0---0--0--0-7---7---7--7--7-8---8---8--8--8-5---5---5--5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 comes in after the first 4 bars (above)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| (x4)
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

And guitar 1 keeps playing the same thing for another 4 bars
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---6---5---4---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------|
B|-5~~~----|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|