The Last Shadow Puppets – Moonage Daydream (Guitar Tab)
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Here’s the tab for Miles Kane’s part of an absolute classic, not too different from the original.
Advice on tab welcome and please rate, Thanks!
Footage from T-in-the-park used for reference.
Gear set up
- Treble pickup
- Crunchy distortion not overdrive (Apart from the solo)
- Slight reverb
[Intro] 0.0 Strum pattern d-du, slides up to the nut after. Then followed with muted u-d-u. Played 5 times. Played once e|-5/--| e|-2-| B|-7/--| B|-4-| G|-7/--| G|-4-| D|-7/--| D|-4-| A|-5/--| A|-2-| E|-----| E|---|
[verse 1] 0.18
Opens with Bm chord shape
but just picks out notes
e|-------|------------| B|-------|-----3------| G|-----4-|-------4----| D|---4---|----4-------| A|-2-----|--2---------| E|-------|---------0--|
Open E, d--ud-u-d-u-d.
Slow down strike on Gm then fast A strike.
e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-5-| B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-7-| G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-7-| D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-5-| E|-0-| E|-3-| E|---|
Goes back to E, this time bared. Followed by Bm.
d--ud-u-d-u-d.
e|-7-| e|-2-| B|-9-| B|-3-| G|-9-| G|-4-| D|-9-| D|-4-| A|-7-| A|-2-| E|---| E|---| Pre-chorus e|-------|-----------| B|-------|-----3-----| G|-----4-|-------4---| D|---4---|----4------| A|-2-----|--2--------| E|-------|---------0-|
Open D
e|-2-| B|-3-| G|-2-| D|-0-| A|---| E|---|
0.42, If you listen to the timing you'll see what I mean
Open G, bar D and bar E
Pattern for G, D: d-dd-u
Pattern of E: d-du-u-udu
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-| B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-| G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-| E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
Ends chorus with single down strike on bar D.
Also, uses vibrato bar to drop pitch
[verse 2] 1.08
Bar D: d-du. Then pick scrape up the thick E.
Bar D: d-du. Then pick scrape down the thick E.
Bm chord shape picks out notes like in verse 1.
e|-------|------------| B|-------|------3-----| G|-----4-|--------4---| D|---4---|----4-------| A|-2-----|--2---------| E|-------|----------0-|
Open E, d--ud-u-d-u-d.
Slow down strike on Gm then fast A strike.
e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-5-| B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-7-| G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-7-| D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-5-| E|-0-| E|-3-| E|---|
Goes back to E, this time bared. Followed by Bm.
d--ud-u-d-u-d.
e|-7-| e|-2-| B|-9-| B|-3-| G|-9-| G|-4-| D|-9-| D|-4-| A|-7-| A|-2-| E|---| E|---| Pre-chorus e|-------|-------------| B|-------|------3------| G|-----4-|--------4----| D|---4---|----4--------| A|-2-----|--2----------| E|-------|-----------0-|
Open D
e|-2-| B|-3-| G|-2-| D|-0-| A|---| E|---|
1.39
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-| B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-| G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-| E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
[2.05]
Goes into saxophone solo, interpretations for the guitar
Can be found in other tabs people have uploaded to the site.
2.33
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-| B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-| G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-| E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
Ends chorus with single down strike on bar D.
Also, uses vibrato bar to drop pitch.
Chorus repeats again then enters solo
Uses a lot of vibrato. Can’t really write how he uses it but
you can tell from the video how he does it. Bends are quite
big, around 2 semi-tones.
Big bends on these notes
Held for a long-time as well
e|------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------------|
G|--7tp----7--------|---12~---12~---12~---12~---|
D|------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------|Played rapidly
e|------------------|------------------|--------------| B|------------------|-------7--9--10~--|--10~b---10~--| G|--12-12-12-12-----|--11~-------------|--------------| D|------------------|------------------|--------------| A|------------------|------------------|--------------| E|------------------|------------------|--------------| e|-------------------------------| B|---15~b----15----15~b----15~---| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| plays 6 times After 6th time e|-------------------------------| |----------------------------| B|-------------------------------| |----------------------------| G|---4/7-7/5--7/9--7/11~---------| |--11~b-----11-11-11-11-11---| D|-------------------------------| |----------------------------| A|-------------------------------| |----------------------------| E|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
High Tremolo effect kicks in multiple notes
In each section. Listen to the video to get the timings.
e|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
B|---15~b----|---17~b---|---15~b---|---17~b---|--22b---|
G|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
D|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
Pattern: d-d-d---d-d-d---d-d-d
Bm G
e|-2-| e|-3-|
B|-3-| B|-3-|
G|-4-| G|-4-| Repeats a couple times
D|-4-| D|-5-|
A|-2-| A|-5-|
E|---| E|-3-|END
tp - tremolo picking
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
b - bend