Portugal. The Man – Evil Friends (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Performed By: Portugal. The Man
Album: Evil Friends
Tabbed by: Trevor Seyfried
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Notation:
() = Muted note
PM = Palm mute ( . . = continue palm mute)
b = Bend ( ex. 5b6 for full bend or 5b for half bend)
/ = Slide
~ = Let Ring
t = Tremolo Picking
Intro (0:00) -
Strum patterns remains the same throughout. Gm Cm v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ e|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----| B|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-4-------4-------4-4-4-4-----| G|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----| D|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-------5-------5-5-5-5-----| A|--5-------5-------5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-3-------3-------3-3-3-3-----| E|--3-------3-------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-----------------------------| D# D Gm ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v v v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ e|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--| B|--4-4-4-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--| G|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--| D|--5-5-5-8------8------8-7-7-7------7-7-7-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--| x 4 A|--3-3-3-6------6------6-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-------5------5-5-5-5------5-5-5--| E|-----------------------------------------3-------3------3-3-3-3------3-3-3--|
At the end of the last measure, a drop pedal is used right on the return to the Gm chord.
I use a DigiTech whammy pedal with the "Down 2 Octaves" and "Chord" settings. After the
pedal is hit the chord also changes to G Major. Let off on the pedal as the tempo picks up
until you are fully back to normal playing G (355433) the whole time).
Verse A (1:14) -
G A# D A# e|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-5-5-x-6---6-6-6---| B|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-7-7-x-6---6-6-6---| G|--4-4-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-7---7-7-7---| D|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-7-7-x-8---8-8-8---| x 4 A|--5-5-x-x-8-8-x-x-5-5-x-8---8-8-8---| E|--3-3-x-x-6-6-x-x-----x-6---6-6-6---|
Verse B (1:27) -
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------6---------7------------------------| G|------7---------------------------7---------------| D|--5-8----5-5-8---(5)-5-8*---5-5-8-----------------| x 4 A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* This note is not played on the 2nd and 4th time through this riff. It's subtle, but it instead goes
straight up to the F#.
(5) is very subtle. It can be played muted or left out altogether.
Verse break (1:39) -
C e|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---| B|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---| G|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---| D|--5-------5--------5-------5-5-------5-5-------5---| A|--3-------3--------3-------3-3-------3-3-------3---| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---| B|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---| G|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---| D|--5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5-------5-5-5-5-5-5---| A|--3-3-----3-3------3-------3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3---| E|---------------------------------------------------| Chorus (2:12) - D# A# e|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6------6-6-6-| B|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-6------6-6------6-6-6-| G|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-7------7-7------7-7-7-| D|-8-------8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8------8-8-8-| A|-6-------6-6------6-6-6-8------8-8------8-8-8-| E|------------------------6------6-6------6-6-6-| F G e|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-| B|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------11-11-11-| G|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-| D|-10------10-10------10-10-10-12------12-12------12-12-12-| x 2 A|-8-------8--8-------8--8--8--10------10-10------10-10-10-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| D# D Gm e|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--| B|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------3-3-3------3-3-3--| G|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-3------4-4-4------4-4-4--| D|-8------8------8-8-7------7------7-7-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--| A|-6------6------6-6-5------5------5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------3------3-3-3------3-3-3--|
Solo (2:30) -
Rhythm guitar:
Verse A Progression
Lead Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-11~-------------------------8~-----------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b-8b10-10-10-10-10-10r-8-| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-8b10-8-8-8b10r8-8-8b10-8b10-8b10---------------------| G|----------------------------------7-10-10-10-10b11r10-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-7----7-----------------------------------------------| G|---10---10-8----10b11r10-8----10b12r10-8----8~--------| D|-------------10------------10------------10------10~--| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
...then it's right back into the verse and another chorus.
**On the second chorus** on the second time through the chord progression, instead
of playing the high G rooted on the A string go straight into the Verse A pattern starting
with a G barre on the E string.
Outro:
Rhythm guitar keeps playing riff A while lead guitar pretty much goes nuts in the G minor
pentatonic scale. It's a little lost in the mix so I'm not going to tab it out here. The very end
of the song just sticks on the G barre chord.
Really fun song to play, so enjoy!