Tame Impala – Wander (Guitar Tab)

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from their 2008 self-titled EP
Intro - the first note in this riff is actually an octave lower, but I've tabbed it
in standard tuning for simplicity. To get that low octave, just tune the low E string
to D and then play the open string:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x4
D|----------4h5h7-------------7---|
A|-5----4h5-----------------------|
E|----7---------------------------|

Verse:
"Save your fragile mama's heart,
And though she will come for you,
But I wander"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x7
D|----------4h5h7-------------7---|
A|-5----4h5-----------------------|
E|----7---------------------------|

Pre-chorus:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----7-5-4----------7.-7--|
D|----------7-5-4----7.-7--|
A|-5--------------7--5.-5--|
E|-------------------------|
Chorus: "And I wonder, Just how far will you need to be, For shaking talk so easily, For hours on end I wander, Still I don't even..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|

Then play this chord:
"...know her"
e|-2----2----|
B|-2----2----|
G|-2---------|
D|-X---------|
A|-0---------|
E|-----------|

Verse:
"Feel just like I need to be,
Back where I was,
Before I couldn't do that,
And I wander"
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------4--5--4h5p4---4-| x7
D|----------4h5h7-------------7---|
A|-5----4h5-----------------------|
E|----7---------------------------|

Pre-chorus:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----7-5-4----------7.-7--|
D|----------7-5-4----7.-7--|
A|-5--------------7--5.-5--|
E|-------------------------|
Chorus: "And I wonder, Just how far will you need to be, For shaking talk so easily, For hours on end I wander, Still I don't even know"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|

Jazzy instrumental section:
First this:
e|-2----2----2----2h4p2h4p2--|
B|-2----2----2----2----------|
G|-2----2----2----2----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Then this:
e|-3-\2-----|
B|-3-\2-----|
G|-3-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|

And then this:
"How it keep a lid on me,
How it keep a lid on me"
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x4
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|

Solo 1:
"How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me,
How it keeps a lid on me"
Guitar 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------4-5-5/7--5p4\2---2/4\2-2/4\2p0--0---|
G|-----------4--6-6/8.--6------------------4h6-------------------------------------|
D|-4h6---4h6----------------7p6\4---4h6-7------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------5/7\5---4h5\2--------------------------------|
G|---------4--6/8.-6---6/8\6--4------------------------------------------------|
D|-6p4-6------------------------------------------4h6--6b7r6--4---4~---4b5r4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - this is the rhythm that is played behind the solo:
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|

e|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
B|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----| x2
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
B|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
G|----------4-\2----2--2-2--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-2---2--------------------|

Then the solo stops and guitar 1 and 2 both play this:
e|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
B|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----|
G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--4----| x4
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------4-6/8---6/8-6/8\6--4---|
D|-4h6------6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6------6h7p6h7p6h7p6-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------9---7--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-7-7/9--7-------------9-9b10--10r9-7-5--5/7---|
G|--------------------4-6/8--6--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-4--6---4-4-4-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7-/8---8b9r8-6---4h6-6b7r6-4------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 1 - plays this rhythm behind the solo:
e|-4-\2-----|
B|-4-\2-----|
G|-4-\2-----| x8
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|-------2--|

e|-2--2-2--2-2-----2-------------------2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
B|-2--4-4--4-4-------4-4-4-4-4----4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
G|-------------------4-4-4-4-4--4------4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4.-4--|
D|-------------------4-4-4-4-4---------4--4-4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4.-4--|
A|-------------------------------------2--2-2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2.-2--|
E|--------------4-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
"And I wonder
Just how far will you need to be,
For shaking tough so easily,
For hours on end I wander"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-----4h6p4-----9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7.-7-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--4.-------6---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7.-7-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7---------------------------------5.-5-|
Outro: "How it keeps a lid on me, How it keeps a lid on me (and I wonder), How it keeps a lid on me (Just how far will you need to be), How it keeps a lid on me (for shaking tough so easily), How it keeps a lid on me (for hours on end I wonder), How it keeps a lid on me, How it keeps a lid on me, How it keeps a lid on me"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9----------| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--7--7-7/-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7/-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--7-7-7--------------------5--5-5/-|
Studio banter: One guitar quietly keeps playing the chorus progression. "Jay: What were you saying? Kevin: [laughing] That was like, the worst cymbal ever. Jay: I don't understand what you're trying to tell me. Kevin: Sounds like...pubic hair. Jay: [laughing] You could have waited! *Jay plays loud drum fill on cymbals* Kevin: What, Gumby? Jay: I said, I'm sick of you taking over. Kevin: Oh. Jay: I want to record the drums on all our albums, alright? [Kevin laughs] Modular? Hear that?" ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | . staccato | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************