Bloc Party – Kettling (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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Amplification: Smooth overdrive/distortion. Riff:

A|--11-11-11---7-7-7---9-9-9----4-4-4---0-0-0--|
D|--11-11-11---7-7-7---9-9-9----4-4-4---0-0-0--|

A|--5-5-5---2-2-2---7-7-7---4-4-4---8-8-8---|
D|--5-5-5---2-2-2---7-7-7---4-4-4---8-8-8---|

A|---9-9-9---11-11-11---12-12--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---9-9-9---11-11-11---12-12--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

                       1.
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-4-||-7-7--9-9-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-4-||-7-7--9-9-|

 2.
A||---4-4-4-4--|
D||---4-4-4-4--|

D|---4--0--0--0--4--0--0--0--0-0-0-0- (x2) Vocal accompaniment: All Natural Harmonics:

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------777-7-7-7-7-7-7-77---|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------|  x2
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

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

                   1.                  2.
E|-----------------||------------------||-------|
B|-----------------||------------------||-------|
G|-----------------||------------------||-------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||------------------||--7/14-|
A|-----------------||-7-7-7-7-7-7------||-------|
D|-----------------||-------------5--5-||-------|
                                           ^
                                    Fast, gentle pick

Solo:

E|-------------------------------------------10-12--|
B|-5/7\5\--10/12\10\--7\5--7-5-7-8-7-8-10-12--------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

 *Below: not actually a trill, really a whammy bar (WB) vibrato.
                                                  *
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/8\7/8\7/8\7-------7/8\7/8\7/8\7------------------------|
G|----------------9-7------------------7p6h7p6h7p6h7p6h7\----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--7/8\7/8\7-----12-10---7/8\7/8\7-----17b18-|
G|------------9-7-------------------9-7-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|

WB vibrato on last note below (also can use 22nd fret harmonic if preferred)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------21b22v-|
B|--12h15p12h15p12-12-14-11-14-11-9-11-9-11-7-9-7------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------7-9-11-12--------|
A|------------------------------------------------5-7-9------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Whammy Dive <------ * *------>

E|-17p14h17p14h17p14--17b19r17--14-------14-15-14------|
B|---------------------------------15-17----------15\--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------5-5-7-7-8-8-10-10-12-12-12b13r12--|
G|--2-2-4-4-7-7-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|

by Andy Bacon (aka Wilson Stoat)