Arctic Monkeys – Potion Approaching (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Song: Potion Approaching
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album Humbug
INTRO:
+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|2-|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2---| E|0-|-2-------x---0---3-------x---0---2-------x---0---3-------x---0---|
repeat from "1"
VERSE:
repeat riff, then:
1 2 + + 3 4 + + e|----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| B|----------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| G|----------------------------------x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---| D|7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| A|7-------7--7--7--7-------7--7--7--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| E|5-------5--5--5--5-------5--5--5--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
the thing going up and down at the G chord is the bass not the guitar
bass for guitar: (E-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-3-2.........)
repeat riff, play A-G riff, repeat riff play A-G riff ->
CHORUS:
gtr. 1: e|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| B|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| G|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| D|4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4-----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----| B|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----| G|-----------------------------------------------------6---5---6----| D|-----------------------------------------------------7---6---7----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 1: e|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| B|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| G|2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2--2-------2--2--2-----------------| D|4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4--4-------4--4--4-----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 2: lets chord ring
e|2--------------------------------------------------------------| B|2--------------------------------------------------------------| G|2--------------------------------------------------------------| D|4--------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
in the last bar gtr. 2 changes to Am and lets the chord ring out
gtr. 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----| B|-----------------------------------------------------5---4---5----| G|-----------------------------------------------------6---5---5----| D|-----------------------------------------------------7---6---7----| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BREAK: (gtr. 1 plays main riff)
gtr. 2: e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|5/7--5/8--5/7--5/8--5/7--5/8---5--7--5----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------6--4--2--------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------2--4-----2------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------3----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
end on this = start of Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|2--------------------------------------------------------------|
- Chorus 2
SOLO:
gtr. 1: repeated throughout the whole solo
e|2-------2--2--2--5---4---5----|
B|2-------2--2--2--5---4---5----|
G|2-------2--2--2--6---5---6----|
D|4-------4--4--4--7---6---7----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
gtr. 2:
all 1/4 step bends
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5b-------------|
G|------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6---6--------6b-5b-6b--|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7---7------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
hold 1/4 bend
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-5---5---5--------------5--|
G|-----------6-6-6-6-r---------------------------4b(5)r4---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6~~~---6-6-6-6~~~------------6~~~~--6-6-6-6~~~-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|CHORUS:
gtr. 1: same as in solo
gtr. 2: almost the same
all 1/4 step bends
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5b-------------|
G|------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6---6---6--------6b-5b-6b--|
D|4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7---7------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
hold 1/4 bend
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-6-7---7-7-7-7-5-------------------------|
G|-----------6-6-6-6-r---------------------------4b(5)r4---2-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2~----4~--------------------2-------------|
D|4------4--4--4--4-------------4------------------2-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|BREAK 2:
gtr. 1: e|2--------------------------------------------------------------| B|2--------------------------------------------------------------| G|2--------------------------------------------------------------| D|4--------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| gtr. 2: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|0h2---5-0----5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0--5-| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------5-----4-------| E|2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-2---5-0---5-----5------0--|
BRIDGE:
gtr. 1 starts playing at C# note of guitar 2 in previous bar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|(9)r-7-------9b10r9----7\2-----2-3--2--0--2--------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
gtr. 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------4b~~~~~-----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|2--------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------9b10~r-9---6~~~~---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
When the vocals come in:
gtr. 2: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|4---7------------| the last two notes are harmonics A|x---x---5*-------| E|2---5-------5*---|
- LAST VERSE SHORT
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x ... mute note
/ ... slide up
\ ... slide down
h ... hammer-on
p ... pull-off
b ... bend
r ... release
~ ... vibrato
* ... harmonic