The Black Keys – Tighten Up (Guitar Tab)

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The first single off The Black Keys's incredible album, Brothers, released May 18, 2010. Artist: Black Keys Song: Tighten Up Album: Brothers Tabbed by: Beckett Woodworth Email: [email protected] [Main Riff]

e|-9--9----4-4---2-2--------|
B|-10-10---5-5---3-3---6-6--|
G|-11-11---6-6---4-4---x-x--| 
D|-11-11---6-6---4-4---6-6--|
A|---------------------4-4--|
E|--------------------------|

[Intro] (provided by barrymiles)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---(2h)4--4------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------7-4---------2-0---0-2--2--0h2-0---0-/4--4--2--0------|
E|-2--------------7s5---2-----2---------------2--------------------|

[Guitar solo #1] (w/Harmonizer or Octaver)

e|-2-2---2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---5-2----2--5-2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------4-2-4-2-4--4-2-4-2------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-2-4--2---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------4p2h4-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------5b---|

[Guitar solo #2](w/Harmonizer or Octaver) 3rd time do this at the end:

e|-2-2---2----------|       e|-------------|
B|-----5---5-2------|       B|-2--5--------|
G|-------------4----| x3    G|------4p2h4--|
D|------------------|       D|-----------4-|
A|------------------|       A|-------------|
E|------------------|       E|-------------|

e|-2-2---2----------|     
B|-----5---5-2------|     
G|-------------4----| x2
D|------------------|       
A|------------------|       
E|------------------| 

e|-2-2---2-5----------------|     
B|-----5-----5--2-2---2-----|     
G|------------------4--4----| 
D|-----------------------4--|       
A|--------------------------|       
E|--------------------------|

[Guitar solo #3] (same as #1) (w/Harmonizer or Octaver)

e|-2-2---2---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5---5-2----2--5-2-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------4-2-4-2-4--4-2-4-2------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-2-4--2---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------4p2h4-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------5b---|

[Guitar solo #4] (mostly the same as #2) 3rd time do this at the end: (w/Harmonizer or Octaver)

e|-2-2---2----------|       e|-------------|
B|-----5---5-2------|       B|-2--5--------|
G|-------------4----| x3    G|------4p2h4--|
D|------------------|       D|-----------4-|
A|------------------|       A|-------------|
E|------------------|       E|-------------|

e|-2-2---2----------|     
B|-----5---5-2------|     
G|-------------4----| x2
D|------------------|       
A|------------------|       
E|------------------| 

e|-2-2---2-5----------------|     
B|-----5-----5--2-2---2-----|     
G|------------------4--4----| 
D|-----------------------4--|       
A|--------------------------|       
E|--------------------------|

[Second Main Riff]

e|-9--9--9--4-4-4-4-4--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

(upstrokes)
e|------------------|     
B|------------------|     
G|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-/-.| 
D|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-/--|       
A|-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-/-.|       
E|------------------|

Last Guitar Solo with phazer pedal (Doesn't sound as good without one)

                                                   3rd time do this at the end:
e|-2-2---2----------|       e|----------------|
B|-----5---5-2------|       B|-2--2~2---------| 
G|-------------4----| x3    G|--------2h4p2---|
D|------------------|       D|-------------4b-|
A|------------------|       A|----------------|
E|------------------|       E|----------------|

e|-2-2---2----------|     
B|-----5---5-2------|     
G|-------------4----| x2
D|------------------|       
A|------------------|       
E|------------------| 

e|-2-2---2-5------------------------|     
B|-----5------5--2(2)2---2--2-------|     
G|--------------------4--4--4-2-----| 
D|-----------------------------4fb--|       
A|----------------------------------|       
E|----------------------------------|

**************************************************** x = mute b = bend fb = full bend ( ) = harmonix ****************************************************