Portugal. The Man – How The Leopard Got Its Spots (Guitar Tab)

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ian Melchior Email: [email protected] =================== ===Intro/Verse 1=== ===================
Part 1 (0:04)
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Part 2 (0:10)  "Palms are fitted black..."
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B|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------------|
G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|
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Part 3 (0:17) "To triggers that cause bodies that tremble..."
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=============== ===Prechorus=== ===============
Part 1 (0:24) "But this mud looks shallow..."
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G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|
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Part 2 (0:24)
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============= ===Verse 2=== ============= (0:38) "Child bearing games..." Same as Parts 2 and 3 of Verse 1. Also a sweet bass line that I don't know how to play. ================= ===Prechorus 2=== =================
Part 1 (0:51) "But this mud looks shallow..."
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Part 2 (1:05)
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============ ===Chorus=== ============
Piano Part (1:09) "Rally all your men..."
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	(1:33)
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(1:59) Play the prechorus parts again. (2:16) Play the chorus parts again. (2:58) A nice accapella part. Mess around with the other riffs here if you are so inclined.
	(3:30) somewhere around here play this along with a motley assortment 
of other parts of the song.
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D|-7-9-10-------10-9--------------------------------------------------------|
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Ian Melchior | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================