Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat (Guitar Tab)

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*-------------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------* *-This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.-* *-------You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.-------* *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Released at October 6th 2008 as the lead single for the Kaiser Chiefs third album "Off With Their Heads", "Never Miss A Beat" is the 10th overall single from the band. It reached #5 in UK Singles (making it their second UK top 5 and fifth UK top 10), #42 in Ultratop België, #47 in ARIA Australia, #49 in Irish Singles, #63 in Ö3 Austria Top and #74 in Nederlands MegaCharts. Due its high-energy vibe the track was widely used in media, even as a playable track in Guitar Hero 5. Contact at my UG profile Lyrics by Ricky Wilson, Nick Hodgson, Andrew White, Simon Rix & Nick Baines Music by Kaiser Chiefs Key of C major ======================================================================================= NOTE: This tab is based on the next live performances: Live at T in the Park 2012 - http://goo.gl/v8gv1i Live at Washington DC 2013 - http://goo.gl/6P8Yil Live at MTV Australian Music Awards 2009 - http://goo.gl/lumsfW Live at Reading Festival 2012 - http://goo.gl/qllRjV ======================================================================================= Chords (low to high, in order of appearance) G 320033 Bb 688766 F5 X8-10-10XX C#5 X466XX Eb5 X688XX F X8-10-10-10X G* 15-17-17-16-15-15 (G on E shape an octave higher)
  INTRO 
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|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ||X4

|                             (\: slide down)
|  Lead guitar                                                let ring
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|| ------------------------|---------------- ||  |-------------3---|| --3-------3------ ||
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VERSE I (there isn't any guitar playing but you can stall with a palm-muted G5: 355XXX ) G What did you learn today? - I learnt nothing What did you do today? - I did nothing What did you learn at school? - I didn't go Why didn't you go to school? - I don't know BRIDGE
    Bb                                  G
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|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
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|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
          (/: slide up)
Bb G It's cool to know nothing Bb G It's cool to know nothing VERSE II (Whitey plays this on live shows)
  G       let ring
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|-----|-------3-|-----|----3-|------|----3-|------|------|------|
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        (X): keep note ringing
G Television's on the blink - There's nothing on it I really want a really big coat - With words on it What do you want for tea? - I want crisps Why don't you join the team? - I just did BRIDGE
    Bb                                  G
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|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
Bb G It's cool to know nothing Bb G It's cool to know nothing
   G
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|--3-------3------|--3-------3------|
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G Take a look, take a look, take a look at the... CHORUS
    F5                                                  C#5               Eb5               
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||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
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F5 ...kids on the street No, they never miss a beat C#5 No, they never miss a beat Eb5 Never miss a beat F5 Never miss a beat - beat - beat - beat C#5 Take a look at the kids on the street Eb5 No, they never miss a beat
  F5                                                  F
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
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F5 No, they never miss a beat Never miss a beat Never miss a F Never miss a beat Never miss a beat - Woah!! INTERLUDE
   Bass arr. for guitar
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|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4
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|  Lead guitar
|    let ring
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|| ---3-----------3--------|--3-------3----- ||
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|| ------------------------|---------------- ||X4
VERSE III
  G       let ring
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|-----|-------3-|-----|----3-|------|----3-|------|------|------|
|-0---|-(0)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
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|-2---|-(2)-----|-----|------|------|------|------|------|------|
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G Here comes the referee - With lights flashing Best bit of the day - Now that's living Why don't you run away? - Are you kidding? What is the golden rule? - Is say nothing BRIDGE
    Bb                                  G
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|| ---3---------|-18-----17-----15----|--3-------3------|--3-------3------ ||
||o-3-----------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
Bb G It's cool to know nothing Bb G It's cool to know nothing
   G
|------3-------3--|------3-------3--|
|--3-------3------|--3-------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
G Take a look, take a look, take a look at the... CHORUS
    F5                                                  C#5               Eb5               
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|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
F5 ...kids on the street No, they never miss a beat C#5 No, they never miss a beat Eb5 Never miss a beat F5 Never miss a beat - beat - beat - beat C#5 Take a look at the kids on the street Eb5 No, they never miss a beat
  F5                                                  F
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|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
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F5 No, they never miss a beat Never miss a beat Never miss a F Never miss a beat Never miss a beat - Woah!! INTERLUDE
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|| ---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10\------------ ||  |--------------------|-----------------|  about the effect
|| ------------------------|-----3-3--3---3- ||X4|--------------------|-----------------|  he uses here.

    G*
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|| -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- ||
||o-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-o||
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|| -15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15- ||X2
(lyrics enter the second time) G* Take a look, take a look, take a look at the... LAST CHORUS (Guest vocals by Lily Allen!)
    F5                                                  C#5               Eb5               
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||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o||
|| -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ||
|| -------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------- ||X2
F5 ...kids on the street No, they never miss a beat C#5 No, they never miss a beat Eb5 Never miss a beat F5 Never miss a beat - beat - beat - beat C#5 Take a look at the kids on the street Eb5 No, they never miss a beat
  F5                                                  F
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F5 No, they never miss a beat Never miss a beat Never miss a F Never miss a beat Never miss a beat *************************************************************************************** Did you like this tab? Leave a comment or rate! Noticed anything wrong? Let me know to fix it. Keep on rocking! ***************************************************************************************