The Black Keys – Lonely Boy (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|
[Riff 1] (with keyboard)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
        E E E E             E E E E          E E E E          E E E E
e|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0----------------0----------------0---------------------|
E|---0----------------3b-0-------------3b-0-------------3b-0----------------|
Note: Although only the top two strings are played, having the E chord formed is good if you hit the G string. After the first chorus, there are variations on this pattern using the E pentatonic scale. Be creative. [Verse]
        E E E E E     G G      A  A A A
e|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|
Note: On the A, alternate on down and up strokes. [Chorus]
   E5                              G               A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
[Riff 2]
        E E E E             E E E            E E E            E E E E  E E
e|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5------------5-7-5--------------------|
E|---0--------------0-3b-0-------0-3-5-3b-0-------0-----7-5-0---------------|
[Verse]
        E E E E E     G G      A  A A A
e|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|
Note: On the A, alternate on down and up strokes. [Chorus]
   E5                              G               A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
[Bridge]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|
[Riff 1] (with keyboard)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
   E5                              G               A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
[Outro]
   E5                          
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-9-----|
D|-9-----|
A|-7-----|
E|-0-----|
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