Cage the Elephant – Portuguese Knife Fight (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: usernamek Pretty cool song. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more airplay. If you have any comments on how the tab could be improved, please comment below, and I will make the proper revisions. It get annoying when there's 100 tabs instead of just one that we can all agree is good. Tuning: Standard

[Intro]
He descends down these three chords. Listen to the recording for the strum pattern.
     B         A        F#
e|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8---------6--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9---------7--------4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---------5--------2-------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Riff: x4 
e|-------------------------------     ------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------     ------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------     ------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-------------------------- or  ------------------------------------------|
A|-------4-3--0--0---3--0--------     ----9-9-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------     ---------9-8---5-5---8--5-----------------|

Guitar 2: on 3rd repetition of intro riff
e|---9---9-----------------9---9------------------------------------------------|
B|---11--11----------------11--11-----------------------------------------------|
G|---11--11----11--14------11--11------11--14-----------------------------------|
D|---11--11--------14/-----11--11-----------------------------------------------|
A|---9---9-----------------9---9------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: "I wanna waste..." x8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7--------------------------------------------------|
B|----2--2--/----5----/------7--------------------------------------------------|
G|----3--3--/----6----/------8--------------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4--/----7----/------9--------------------------------------------------|
A|----4--4--/----7----/------9--------------------------------------------------|
E|----2--2--/----5----/------7--------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge Riff]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------|
G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----2--1--2--1-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second guitar comes in during Bridge Riff and continues on into verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|

Second guitar comes in at 1:03
e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
B|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
D|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
A|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
B|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
D|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
A|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] "I wanna waste..." x8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|

"Tell me pretty girl..." 
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|
G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6-----------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7-----------|
A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7-----------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|

Guitar 2: Verse 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|

Guitar 1: Bridge Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5--------------------------------|
G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----2--1--2--1--------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

At 2:05 he starts adding this into the verse (from bridge riff):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----4--2--4--2-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Second guitar comes in at 2:15
e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
B|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------|
G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------|
D|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------|
A|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
B|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------|
G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------|
D|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------|
A|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: "I wanna waste..."
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|

Begins this at 2:40
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--6-----4----4-2-4-2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Give me a sign..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7--  ---8-----   --7---   ------------------------------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7--  ---8-----   --7---   ------------------------------|
G|---8-8-8-8-8--9---8-----8-8-8-8-8--9---8--  ---9-----   --8---   ------------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9--  --10-----x8 --9---x4 ------------------------------|
A|---9-9-9-9-9--10--9-----9-9-9-9-9--10--9--  --10-----   --9---   ------------------------------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7--8---7-----7-7-7-7-7--8---7--  ---8-----   --7---   ------------------------------|

Guitar 1: x8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---14----19-----14----17---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------16----------4--2--4--2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------16------------------4-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1: x4
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|
G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------|
E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------|

"Tell me baby girl..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|
B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|
G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6-----------|
D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7-----------|
A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7-----------|
E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5-----------|