The 1975 – Settle Down (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Based on live versions and the studio version.
Not 100% accurate to the original but sounds pretty close to me.
[Intro]
Guitar 1 (Matty) E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--9p7--x-7-x--9--9p7--x-7-x--9-------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
The mutes aren't necessary put they make the riff more funky, like the actual song
Guitar 2 (Adam) E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|----------7----------------7---------| D|--7h9--x----x---7--7h9--x----x---7---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse]
Guitar 2 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--7--x--6--7--6--7p6--7--x--6---| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E|--10--12--14--------------|
B|--12--14--15--15----------|
G|--12--14--14--14----------|
D|--12--14--16--12----------|
A|--10--12--14--------------|
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 1 plays the second and fourth of these chords for the first half the verse, then:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--12--x--11--12--11--12p11--12--11----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
in the same pattern as guitar 2.[Chorus]
(Same as intro)
[Verse 2]
(Same as verse 1 but guitar 1 doesn't play the chords for the first half)
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The synth riff that is played can be played as
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|--12-12-10-------------|--12-12-10-------------|
G|-----------11--9-------|-----------11--9-------|
D|-----------------------|-------------------12--|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Guitar riff played during the bridge behind the synth
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------11h14p11------------------| x4
D|--12-12-------12h14----------14p12-----12-----|
A|--------12h14----------------------14---------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p14-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------16p14-16p14----------------------11h14p11-------------------|
D|--------------------16p14h16-------12h14----------14p12-----12------|
A|-----------------------------12h14----------------------14----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ This bit here is played really fast
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------11h14p11------------------| x3
D|--12-12-------12h14----------14p12-----12-----|
A|--------12h14----------------------14---------|
E|----------------------------------------------|[Verse]
E|--10--12--14----------| B|--12--14--15--15------| G|--12--14--14--14------| D|--12--14--16--12------| A|--10--12--14----------| E|----------------------|
These four chords are played and then Guitar 1 and 2 play the two verse riffs
[Chorus]
[Outro]
(The bridge is played during outro)