The Kills – The Good Ones (Guitar Tab)

Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Filip Mesko Email: filip DOT mesko AT gmail DOT com Duration: 03:29 Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps lower. This is to get a low, bassy tone.) Drum intro, then at 00:10:
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12---------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|
Repeat these four bars once more and then the verse starts at 00:24:
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------| etc...
F#|---------------------------|
B |---12-12-0-10-12-12-0-10---|
At approximately 00:36-00:40, 00:45-00:50, and 00:56-01:00, only 10:s are played:
C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------| etc...
F#|--------------------------|
B |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Then there is a chorus (notice the variation!) at 01:03:
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10------------------|
F#|------------12---------------|   Variation here!
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12----10----10---|
F#|---------------------12------|
B |---12----------12------------|

C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
E |-----------------|
B |---12-12-10-12---|
F#|-----------------|
B |---12------------|
The second verse starts at 01:19 and is the same as the first one with the first '10 break' at 01:31-01:35. When Alison sings the first "Once in a while..." phrase at 01:38, Jamie plays this:
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
...and then another '10 break' immediately after that at 01:40-01:44. Then return to the standard verse riff. Repeat for the second "Once in a while/10 break" thing which is at 01:47. At 01:56 there is another chorus (With another slight variation!):
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10------------------|   Variation here!
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12----10----10---|
F#|---------------------12------|
B |---12----------12------------|

C#|-----------------|
G#|-----------------|
E |-----------------|
B |---12-12-10-12---|
F#|-----------------|
B |---12------------|
Now, at 02:12, there is a cool noisy part:
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B |---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---| x2
F#|--------------------------------|
B |---12-12-0--10-12-12-0--10------|

C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------| x2
F#|---------------------------|
B |---12-12-0-10-12-12-0-10---|
Repeat this 'cool noisy part' three times until the next chorus at 02:33:
C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10------------------|   Variation here!
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12---------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10------------------|
F#|------------12---------------|   Variation here!
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12----10----10---|
F#|---------------------12------|
B |---12----------12------------|

C#|--------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|
E |--------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12------------|
F#|--------------------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12---------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
B |---12----------12-12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10----12------------|
F#|------------12---------------|
B |---12-------------12-12-12---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---10-10-8-----10------------|
F#|------------10---------------|
B |---10-------------10-10-10---|

C#|---------------------|
G#|---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---5-5-3---3-5-------|
F#|---------5-----------|
B |---5-----------5-5---|

C#|-----------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |---12-12-10-12----10----10---|
F#|---------------------12------|
B |---12----------12------------|
Then a verse riff as outro at 03:18:
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------| x4
F#|---------------------------|
B |---12-12-0-10-12-12-0-10---|
End on:
C#|--------|
G#|--------|
E |--------|
B |--------|
F#|--------|
B |---12---|