The Killers – Believe Me Natalie (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: MuseMuffin
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This song's pretty straightforward, so there isn't much to nitpick at.
There are three guitars Dave Keuning dubbed over one another:
Guitar One (Main Riff; texture)
Guitar Two (Main Riff; harmonizing)
Guitar Three (Rhythm)
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Intro (Synth):
e|-20~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar One (Main Riff):
e|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6---------5----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5---------5----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--x---x8----x---x8-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two (Main Riff):
e|--17--------x----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--18--------17---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--17--------17---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--x---x8----x---x8-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------| E|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Three:
(Plays alongside synth at 0:43)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Synth Riff:
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------| B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (Repeat Twice)
(Guitars One and Two continue Main Riff)
Guitar Three:
"Believe me Natalie, listen Natalie/ This is..."
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------| G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------| D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------| A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
"Your last chance to buy..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
"Please believe me..."
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------| G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------| D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------| A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
"Your last chance..."
Note: Only use the palm muting for the first instance of the riff.
e|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------7-----------------------------------------| D|--xxxxxxxx--3----x8----7---x8----7---x8------------------------------------| x2 A|--xxxxxxxx--3----------7---------5-----------------------------------------| E|--xxxxxxxx--1----------5---------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Interlude: "And believe me..." (1:42)
Guitar One:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10--9-10-9-10-9---10--9-10-9-10-9----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two is silent.
Guitar Three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10-----x16----3----------------------------------------------------------| A|--8-------------3-(let ring)-----------------------------------------------| E|--6-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
"Your last chance..."
Interlude:
Guitars One and Two resume Main Riff.
Guitar Three:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| x2 A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Synth:
e|--12-----|-10-----|-8-----|-5-------------------------------------------------| B|-----13~-|----10~-|-------|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------|--------|---9~--|----5~---------------------------------------------| D|---------|--------|-------|----x----------------------------------------------| x2 A|---------|--------|-------|----3~---------------------------------------------| E|---------|--------|-------|---------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2: ("There is an old cliche under your Monet painting...")
Guitars One and Two keep up the Main Riff:
Guitar Three:
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------| G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------| D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------| A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Synth plays its Main Riff:
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------| B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Three:
"Remember the arch of roses..."/
"Forget what they said..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| x2 A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Bridge:
"Yes there is an old cliche..."
Guitar One:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--10--9-10-9-10-9---10--9-10-9-10-9----10(b)--9(br)-9----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two remains silent.
Guitar Three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--10----x16------7---------------------------------------------------------| A|--8--------------7--x8-----------------------------------------------------| E|--6--------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
Guitar Three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7---------------------7--------------------------------------------------| D|--7---x16----7---x16----7---x16---5--6----7-------5------3-----------------| A|--5----------7----------5---------5--6----7-x8----5-x8---3-x13-------------| E|-------------5--------------------3--4----5-------3------1-----------------|
Verse 3:
"Your last chance..."
Guitars One and Two resume the Main Riff.
Guitar Three:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x16---------------------------------------------| x4 A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
Synth:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------8----10-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----7----x----x-------------7------5---------------------------------------| D|----x----5----7----x2-------x------x----x2---------------------------------| x4 A|----5-----------------------5------3---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Horns:
e|--10-12-8--------|--12-8------|--10-10-10--|-10-10-10-8-----------------------| B|-----------8-10--|-------8-10-|------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------| D|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------| x4 A|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------| E|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
"And walk away..."
Guitar Three:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------| D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------| E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
"And my dreams for us..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7---------5-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7---x16---5---x16---5---------------------------------------------------| A|--5---------3---------5---x16---------------------------------------------| E|----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
"God help me some how..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| D|--3---x8---7---x8----7---x8------------------------------------------------| A|--3--------7---------5-----------------------------------------------------| E|--1--------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
"The time is now/ 'Cause this might be/ Your last chance to disco."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5---x16---5---x8---6---x8---7---x8---9---x8---10~------------------------| A|--3---------5--------6--------7--------9--------10~------------------------| E|------------3--------4--------5--------7--------8-~------------------------|
Outro:
Guitar Three strums an Am:
e|--0-------------------------------------------| B|--1-------------------------------------------| G|--2-------------------------------------------| D|--2-------------------------------------------| A|--0-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Synth repeats its main riff:
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------| B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 until end A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After two repetitions of the synth's main riff, Guitar One and Two resume their Main Riff.
Guitar Three:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-------7-------5-------3-------10--(end)--------------------------------| A|--3-------7-------5-------3-------8----------------------------------------| E|----------5-------3-------1-------6----------------------------------------|
End on
e|-20~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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