Bloc Party – Mean (Guitar Tab)
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tabbed by Adam Carrington (Glasgow)
Kele's guitar:
opening chord
e--0--- b--3-- g--0-- d--2-- a----- e-----
Verse chords (these are just the chords, listen for the strumming pattern)
first riff
e------------------| b------------------| g--9---12----------| d--9---12---12-----| a--7---10---12-----| e------------10----|
second riff
e------------------| b------------------| g--5-------7-------| d--5---5---7-------| a--3---5---5-------| e------3-----------|
Chorus chords
e------------------------| b------------------------| g------------------------| d--2---2---0---7---9-----| a--2---0---2---7---9-----| e--0---2---3---5---7-----|
Last chord:
e------| b------| g--9---| d--9---| a--7---| e------|
Russell's guitar:
Opening chord:
e--------| b--5-----| g--7-----| d--5-----| a--7-----| e--------|
Pre-Verse riff (^ means bend the note up 1 step, v means vibrato)
e------14-------------------| b--12-----14^v--------------| g---------------------------| d---------------------------| a---------------------------| e------------------<repeat--| x4 e------------------------------------------------------------| b--12-----15--13--12-----12------15--13--12--13--12----------| g------12----------------------12----------------------------| d------------------------------------------------------------| a------------------------------------------------------------| e------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (listen for Russell playing these three chords in the background, vibrato
them as you see fit.)
e--10----14---10------| b--7-----15----11-----| g--7-----16----12-----| d--7------------------| a---------------------| e---------------------|
Chorus (play twice)
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b-0-1-0--------3-1-0-----0-1-0-------3-1-0------0-1-0------3-1-0-------------| g-------2-2-0--------2-0--------2-0---------2-0-------2--0-------------------| d----------------------------------------------------------------------------| a----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------| b----------------------------------------------| g----------------------------------------------| d------------7-------------4-------------------| a--4-4-4-5-5-----4-4-4-5-5---------------------| e----------------------------------------------|
Last chord (vibrato!/shake it!):
e--0---| b--0---| g--0---| d--2---| a--2---| e------|