Cage the Elephant – Carry Me In (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Superkebab Listen to the song for the rhythm, it's quite difficult :) Guitar 1 : acoustic, steel strings Guitar 2 : electric, with distortion ________________________________________________________________ Verse

Guitar 1 (tremolo)
e|----------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------10-7---|--8------10-8--------------------|
E|---5-8-5-8-5-8--------|---------------12----------------|

Guitar 2 (with effects)
First time in Verse 1 :                               
e|----------------------|------------------------5~-------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------5~--------|
G|----------------------|----------------------5~---------|
D|----------------------|---------------------7~----------|
A|----------------------|--------------------7~-------7/--|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------5/--|

Second time in Verse 1 and in Verse 2 :              
e|----------------------|-----12~-12--------(12~)---------|
B|----------------------|----13~-----13-----(13~)---------|
G|----------------------|---14~---------14--(14~)---------|
D|----------------------|--14~---------------14~----------|
A|----------------------|--------------------12~----------|
E|----------------------|---------------------------------|

At the end of the second verse :

Guitar 1
e|---5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
G|---5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
E|---5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
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Chorus

"Tremolo strum" those chords, one measure each

    Am   C   D   G
e|---5---3---5---3-------------------------------------|
B|---5---5---7---3-------------------------------------|
G|---5---5---7---4-------------------------------------|
D|---7---5---7---5-------------------------------------|
A|---7---3---5---5-------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------3-------------------------------------|
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Bridge

Guitar 1
e|--3--3--3--x--|5-5-5--5-5-5-5|--3--3--3--x--|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3|
B|--3--3--3--x--|5-5-5--5-5-5-5|--3--3--3--x--|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
G|--4--4--4--x--|5-5-5--5-5-5-5|--4--4--4--x--|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
D|--5--5--5--x--|7-7-7--7-7-7-7|--5--5--5--x--|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5|
A|--5--5--5--x--|7-7-7--7-7-7-7|--5--5--5--x--|5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3|
E|--3--3--3--x--|5-5-5--5-5-5-5|--3--3--3--x--|---------------|

For the bridge you'll have to listen to know when are the differents guitar parts

Guitar 1 (a lot of times)
e|----0----0----0----0----------------------------------|
B|----0----0----0----0----------------------------------|
G|----0----0----0----0----------------------------------|
D|----8----8----8----8---5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------|
A|--7----7----7----7-----5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------|
E|--5----5----5----5-----3-3-3--3-3-3-------------------|

Guitar 2
repeat this
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14-----14----------------------|
D|-----------------------14-----14----------------------|
A|-----------------------12-----12----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

then there is this little fill
e|-------------------------------------16-17^-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

and repeat this riff
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14-----14----------------------|
D|-----------------------14-----14----------------------|
A|-----------------------12-----12----------------------|
E|--3-5--3-5--3-5--3-5----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (random chromatics power chords)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--9-10-9-7-9-10-6----------------------|
D|--9-10-9-7-9-10-6----------------------|
A|--7-8--7-5-7-8--4----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
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Second part of the song (you can turn off the distortion now ) 4 chords : Dm C Gm C7 played on 10 and 8 bars Here is what I hear :

e|-------10----10----10----------8-----8--8--8-----------12----12----12----|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------8--8--8--8--8-----11-11-11-11-11----11-11-|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|-12-12-------12-12-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------10----10----10----------10----10-10-10-10--|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|-12-12-------12-12-------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------8-----------8-----------12----12----12-----|
B|-------8--8--------8--8--11-11-11-11-11----11-11--|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

                         x2                   x2                       x2
e|------------------------|--------------------|-12----12----12----12---|
B|-------10----------10-10|-8----8----8----8---|-11----11----11----11---|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-9----9----9----9---|----12----12----12----12|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|---10---10---10---10|----10----10------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

Then the main riff :

e|-------10----10----10---|-------10----10-10-10-10--|\
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| \
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|  \
D|-12-12-------12-12------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|   |
A|------------------------|--------------------------|   |
E|------------------------|--------------------------|   |

                                                         |repeat
                          x2                        x2   |that !
e|-------8-----------8----|-------12----12----12-----|   |
B|-------8--8--------8--8-|-11-11-11-11-11----11-11--|   |
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|   |
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|  /
A|------------------------|--------------------------| /
E|------------------------|--------------------------|/

Bass part
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-----8---5---5-----8---5---5-5--5-5-5---5--|
A|-5-----8--5--5-----8--5-----5-------------5--------------------------|
E|----5-----------5----------------------------------------------------|

That's all folks.