Foals – Black Gold (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: billyhunter
Email: [email protected]
This is probably my favouritre track from my favourite band, I was surprised to find
that it hadn't been tabbed and/or submitted yet.
Intro/Verse: (0:00/0:22)
This album features a lot of loops, this is one that is repeated throughout the intro
and both verses
e|--------12+-------12+-------12+-------12+----------------------------------| B|--------12+-------12+-------12+-------12+-------7+------7+------7+------7+-| G|------------------------------------------------7+------7+------7+------7+-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1: Jimmy (Slightly palm-muted) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (repeat) A|---9--------7--------5----------------------------5----5s7----7s9----------| E|-7--------5--------3----------------------------3----3------5--------------|
Towards the end of the first (0:44), this variable is played
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7-----------------------------------------------4-----------------------| A|-9----------7--------5----------------------------------7-----7s9----------| E|----------5--------3-----------------------------3----5----5---------------|
Guitar 2: Yannis
e|-----1919191919-17---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------19-------------17---------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------19------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Throughout the verses, Yannis plays a few random little parts using the same notes,
otherwise he's playing the looped part at the top of this tab.
He also plays something similar to these (have a listen and see what you can make out of
his parts in the verses)
e|-----19--17--------------------------------------------------12+-----------| B|----------------19-19----------------------------------------12+-----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------14-14-16-16-14---------------16-16-14--------------------| D|---------14-16-------------------------------------------------------------| A|------14-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: (0:51)
Guitar 1: Jimmy
(listen to track for timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----0h7-0h4---------0h7-0h4-----------0h4-0h2-----------------0h2----------| (repeat) A|-------------------------------------------------------------------0h2-----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Yannis
(tremolo picking, delay)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-141414141414141414141414--------------------------------------------------| (14) D|-------------------------16161616161616161616161616161616161616161614141414| (16 & 14) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121214141414141212141414161616| (12, 14 & 16) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------1414141414141414141414--------------------| D|-12121212121212121212121212121212----------------------16161616161616141414| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12121212121212121212121212121212121212161616161614141414121212121212121212| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: (1:21)
(repeat previous verse)
Chorus: (1:57)
(repeat previous chorus)
Part 2: (2:27)
Guitar 1: Jimmy
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------7---7----------------------------5---5-------------| G|-7--------------------6---6---6s4----------------------4---4---4s7---------| (repeat) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Yannis
This part variates slightly, listen to the track to hear where and what they are.
They basially follow this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16------16--16--14--14-----| D|----------------------------------------------------14---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16------------------16--16--14--14---------| D|------------------------------------14--14--14--14-------------------------| (repeat) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break: (3:11)
Guitar 1: Jimmy
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-x--4--x--4--xx--4--x--4--x--4--x--4--xx--4--xx--4-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
When Jimmy moves onto this part, yannis stops and builds up the end of the break with
the beginning of his tremolo part
vv
e|----------7-------------------5------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------7-------------------5--------| G|--x-4-x-4---x-7-x-4---x-4-x-4---x-7-x-4---x-4-x-4---x-7-x-4---x-4-x-4---x-6-x-4| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Yannis
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Yannis' tremolo part) tremolo picking, delay (3:35)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555s77777777777777777| (slide up to 7 just before the break reaches its peak) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
In the final section, Yannis' part varies between these:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|555555555555555555555555577777777775555555555555555555555555555444444444444| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|555555555555555555555555555555555555555000000000000222222222222244444444444| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This track has a lot of loops, which makes it hard to pick out where either guitarist
has moved onto. This part I'm not so sure about, please comment any corrections
Jimmy repeats his part from the break for the majority of the rest of the song, then
takes over yannis' tremolo part at 4:24
Yannis moves onto this: (4:23)
(Tremolo picking, delay)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------15151515151515| (bend 15 slighly & slowly throughout the time tremolo picked here) G|141414141414141416161616161616161616161616161616161616161616---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------1414141414| D|1616161616161616161616161616161614141414141414161616161616161616-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|15151515151515151515171717171717171715151515151515151515151919191919191919-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|121212121212121211414141414141212121212121212121212141414141616161616161616| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|141414141414141414141414141212121212121212121212141414141414(bend slightly)| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|121212121212121212121212121211111111111111111111111212121212122121212121212| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|141414141414141414141414141616161616161616161616161619191919(bend slightly)| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then there is this 'solo' (5:16)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16---14-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------16---14---12--14-16---------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------12---14b15--14------------14s16-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16---14------------------------14-----------------------------------------| D|-----------16---14---12--14-16---------------------------------------------| (repeat) A|------------------------------------14b15--14------------14s16-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
As the song approaches the end, yannis plays this, before playing the first half of the
above 'solo' once more
(5:59)
e|-19---17-----------------------17------------------------------------------| B|-----------19---17-------17-19---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------19-------------18b19--16------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (repeat) A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| s slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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