Beach House – Elegy To The Void (Guitar Live Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) Video Lesson
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Chords

Based off of what I can make out by ear in the record and see/hear in videos of live
[1:15]
Bringing you down again...
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| x2
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Bb|---1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| x2
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Waiting for the light...
eb|-1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Bb|---3-------3-------3-------3-------1-------1-------1-------1-----|
Gb|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Db|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Deep...
eb|-1-------1-------0-------0-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Bb|---1-------1-------1-------1-------5-------5-------5-------5-----|
Gb|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------4---| x3
Db|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------5-------5-------5-------5-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Bb|---1-------1-------0-------0-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|---------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|

Diamond maiden chained
eb|-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------3-------3-------|
Bb|---6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------5-------5-----|
Gb|-----5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4---|
Db|-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------5-------5-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Victoria starts playing this high eb on a 2nd guitar with heavy overdrive/distortion.
I haven't tabbed out the rhythm for picking this since it's hard to depict on tab.
eb|-12-|
Bb|----|
GB|----|
Db|----|
Ab|----|
Eb|----|

eb|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Bb|---1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| x2
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Victoria plays this variation around here then continues to playing the high eb until the outro solo.
eb|-12-12\-8-|
Bb|----------|
GB|----------| x2
Db|----------|
Ab|----------|
Eb|----------|

eb|-1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Bb|---3-------3-------3-------3-------1-------1-------1-------1-----|
Gb|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
Db|-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-1-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----|
Gb|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| x2
Db|-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo] [3:30]
Victoria's part
eb|-12--12----12-12--15-------------12------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------15--15----------15--15------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-13--14----------7---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Victoria alternates between ending with a repeating 9th fret Gb or 6th fret Gb:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-13--14----------7---9---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
She also varies the rhythm and throws in the screeching 21st fret eb.

Alex's part
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8--8/10-12-10-8--3--3/5-7-5-3----------------------------10-12--|
Eb|---------------------------------/15~-15~-15~-15~-15~-15~--------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-8--8/10-12-10-8--7-7----5-7-----/14~-14~-14~-14~----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------10/12-14-12-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Alex alternates between ending with 14th fret on Db or 11th fret:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-8--8/10-12-10-8--7-7----5-7-----/11~-11~-11~-11~----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------10/12-14-12-10-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
There are some variations for Alex's part as well that I have not tabbed out.
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