Cold War Kids – First (Guitar Tab)
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Kia ora, Hey everyone
So, spent a half hour correcting another version of this tab and posting it in someones comments box without
really listening to song smh haha
so I thought I may as well crank the whole thing out. haha Three chords..
It's so simple I just had to over complicate it, but if your after ever detail it's pretty much all there.
Rushed transcring to U.G format & lyrics are sourced so hit me up if you spot mistakes or typo's, Cheers!
Enjoy Team.
{ Chord Chart & Lyrics Below Tab.(On Beat) }
Key of Bm (great for lead)
[Intro]
First' guitar picking with reverb/delay FX. Every second time played straight.
^
e|--------15----------14----------12--------14--12-------|
B|-----12----12----15----15----14----14-------------15\--|
G|--12---------/14----------14----------14---------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
-Second guitar Tremolo +FX
"""""""" """""""" """"""""" "" "" ""
e|--19---------/14-----------\12------------14-----------|
B|-(12------------------------------------------14--15\--|
G|--^----------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--^----------------------------------------------------|
A|--^----------------------------------------------------|
E|--^----------------------------------------------------|
^Think theres a layer of octaves of that first trem B on second guitar take your pick.
(probably 12frt B string)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
[1st Verse]
*Recommend* NOT using first position G.
*If your playing acoustic and singing the the verses
use the G major bar chord at 3rd fret.
*Leave out the b & e strings and add them back in for chorus
for dynamics so it doesn't sound completely the same the whole time.
-Piano Chords / Bass Root notes G,D,A..
(ghost note/chord -don't play= (n) ) e|-------------------^-----| B|---------7---------^-----| G|----4----7----6---(6)----| D|----5----7----7---(7)----| x6 A|----5----5----7---(7)----| E|----3---------5---(5)----|
^ On 6th repeat First guitar brings in the intro picking with "first you get hurt.. then you fell sorry"
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[1st Chorus]
(Piano plays sustained whole note 4/4 chords but for acousic alternate strum.. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & )
G major D Major A Major
e|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
B|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| x3
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
E|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
-First Guitar picking in chorus
+FX
e|--------15-----------14----------12--------14-12-------------|
B|-----12----12-----15----15----14----14-----------15----------|
G|--12---------/14-----------14----------14--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-Second guitar Tremolo in chorus
"""" """" """" """"
e|--10----------14------------12---------12--14----------------|
B|--12----------15------------14---------14-----14-15----------|
G|--12----------14------------14---------14--------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
-Strings voiced on guitar upper octave to be true. B - Gb - E
e|--19----16p15p14-----10/12---------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--16----13p12p11------5-7----------|
D|-----------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
-Backing gang vocals voiced on guitar (octaves vary)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------15----------------------|
G|--16---------------14--------------|
D|-----------------------------------| x3
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Revert to first Verse for further score
[2nd Verse]
(n)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------7-----------------|
G|----4----7----6---(6)------|
D|----5----7----7---(7)------| X3
A|----5----5----7---(7)------|
E|----3---------5---(5)------|-Bv's (only 2nd verse)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----7------/9\7\6------------------| D|-----------------------------------| x3 A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Revert to first Chorus for further score
[2nd Chorus]
e|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| B|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| E|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
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[Bridge]
-Second Guitar Tremolo +FX
"""""""" """""""" """"""""" "" "" ""
e|--19---------/14-----------\12-----------14------------|
B|-(12----------------------------------------14-15\-----|
G|--^----------------------------------------------------| x1 (x3
D|--^----------------------------------------------------|
A|--^----------------------------------------------------|
E|--^----------------------------------------------------|-First Guitar picking (comes in after 1x Second guitar trem.)
e|--------15----------14----------12----------12---------| B|-----12----12----15----15----14----14----14----14------| G|--12---------/14----------14----------14---------------| (x3 D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Revert to first Chorus for further score
[3rd Chorus] -double
e|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| B|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| G|----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| x8 A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| E|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
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[Outro]
"You wanna light it, you wanna light it
You wanna light it now, the candle from both ends"
e|--------15----------14----------12--------14--12-------|
B|-----12----12----15----15----14----14-------------15\--|
G|--12---------/14----------14----------14---------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
-Second guitar Tremolo +FX
"""""""" """""""" """"""""" "" "" ""
e|--19---------/14----------\12------------14------------|
B|--(12)----------------------------------------14--15\--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
-Backing gang vocals voiced on guitar (octaves vary)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------15-------------------|
G|--16-----------------------14------|
D|-----------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|[End]
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|(n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up (into from below)
| \ Slide down (into from above)
| "" Tremolo strum
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