Arctic Monkeys – What If You Were Right The First Time (Guitar Tab)

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This thing sounds about right to me... Intro
         e|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 B|--------------------------------------|
 (Lead)  G|--------------8-8-8-------------------|
         D|-----66-77-88-------9-9-9-------------|
         A|--66----------------------------------|
         E|--------------------------------------|

          |  D#m        A#m                         x4
         e|--66666666----66666666----------------|
Guitar 2 B|--77777777----66666666----------------|
(Rhythm) G|--88888888----66666666----------------|
         D|--88888888----88888888----------------|
         A|--66666666----88888888----------------|
         E|--------------66666666----------------|
Verse 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

 |  D#m        A#m                         x8
e|---6----------6-----------------------|
B|---7----------6-----------------------|
G|---8----------6-----------------------|
D|---8----------8-----------------------|
A|---6----------8-----------------------|
E|--------------6-----------------------|
Play intro Chorus
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-------------------|
D|----8------6------8-(x16)-------------|
A|----8-(x8)-6-(x8)-6-------------------|
E|----6------4--------------------------|

 |                                         x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-------------------|
D|----8------6------8-(x16)-------------|
A|----8-(x8)-6-(x8)-6-------------------|
E|----6------4--------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-------------------|
D|----8------6------8-------------------|
A|----8------6------6-------------------|
E|----6------4--------------------------|

 |                                         x1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-------------------|
D|----8------6------8-------------------|
A|----8------6------6-------------------|
E|----6------4--------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----8------6-------7--------6~--------|
A|----8------6-------7-(x16)--6~--------|
E|----6------4-------5--------4~--------|

 |                                         x1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----8------6-------7--------6~--------|
A|----8------6-------7-(x16)--6~--------|
E|----6------4-------5--------4~--------|
Bridge
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
|
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| Keep playing this chord (with an effect?)
D|-----6~--------|
A|-----6~--------|
E|-----4~--------|
Solo
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

 |                                                   x2
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6------9------13------12------------------|
A|---6-(x5)-9-(x3)-13-(x3)-12-(x5)-------------|
E|---4------7------11------10------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------12----------------------------------|
G|---13----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------13------12------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

 |                                                   x4
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6------9------13------12------------------|
A|---6-(x5)-9-(x3)-13-(x3)-12-(x5)-------------|
E|---4------7------11------10------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

 |                                                   x8
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6------9------13------12------------------|
A|---6-(x5)-9-(x3)-13-(x3)-12-(x5)-------------|
E|---4------7------11------10------------------|
Chorus Only bass for three and a half bars
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------7--------7------7----------------------|
A|------7-(x8)---7-(x2)-7-(x2)-----------------|
E|------5--------5------5----------------------|
Outro
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------8-8-8-----------------------|
D|------66--77-88---------9-9-9-9--------------|
A|---66----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

 |                                                   x3
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6------9------13------12------------------|
A|---6-(x5)-9-(x3)-13-(x3)-12-(x5)-------------|
E|---4------7------11------10------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------16-1616-----------------|
G|-------1313-1414-1515-------16-161616--------|
D|---1313-------------------------------13-----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

 |                                                   x1
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6------9------13------12------------------|
A|---6-(x5)-9-(x3)-13-(x3)-12-(x5)-------------|
E|---4------7------11------10------------------|
There you have it