Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Layla (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
Guitar - Eb standard tuning
[Intro]
6/8 - 66 BPM
G D A Bm F C G Am
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Eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Bb|--------------7----|-----0--------0----|-----0--------5----|-----0----0---0----|
Gb|-------4-----------|-------6--------7--|-------2--------0--|-------4--------5--|
Db|-----5----5--------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|------------5------|-------------------|-----------3-------|-------------------|
Eb|--3----------------|--5--------7-------|--1----------------|--3--------5-------|
Bb F C Dm Am
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Hold
Eb|----------------------|-------------------|-----------|
Bb|-----6--------10------|-----8--------6----|-----------|
Gb|-------7--------10----|-------9--------7--|--5--------|
Db|----------8--------10-|---------10--------|--7--------|
Ab|------------8---------|-----------5-------|--0--------|
Eb|--6-------------------|--8----------------|-----------|
Goes to 4/4 - 120 BPM
Eb|-/14-------12-10------8-|-7-----5-3-----2-|
Bb|------------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----14-12-------11-9---|---7-5-----4-2---|
Db|------------------------|-----------------|
Ab|------------------------|-----------------|
Eb|------------------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Note: There seems to be multiple guitar parts going on at once in
the verse and chorus. I've notated the simplest one.
G D A Bm
Midnight and I'm drying your tears on my sleeve
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-4----4--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-4-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G D A Bm
Let's leave the un- read messages on ice, please
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-4----4--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-4-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
F C G Am
How many burgers you wanna turn? How many times you wanna get
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-1----1--------|-5----5--------|---------------|-1-------------|
Gb|-2----2--------|-5----5--------|-4----4--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
F C G Am
burned? They just don't understand this isn't the place you end up
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-1----1--------|-5----5--------|---------------|-1-------------|
Gb|-2----2--------|-5----5--------|-4----4--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus 1]
Bb F C Dm
Hey, lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this broken
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
place. Lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this town
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Verse 2]
G D A Bm
You've on- ly got One bag so it's time to pack
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-4----4--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-4-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G D A Bm
it. My old man's gun still in the glove compartment
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-4----4--------|-7----7--------|-2----2--------|-4-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
F C G Am
How many dollars you wanna earn? How many times till you're gonna
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-1----1--------|-5----5--------|---------------|-1-------------|
Gb|-2----2--------|-5----5--------|-4----4--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
F C G Am
learn? See where one tank of gas gets us in this lonely world
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb|-1----1--------|-5----5--------|---------------|-1-------------|
Gb|-2----2--------|-5----5--------|-4----4--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Chorus 2]
Bb F C Dm
Hey, lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this broken
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
place. Lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this town
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
Hey, lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this broken
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
place. Lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this town
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Guitar solo]
Play these two bars with vibrato,
gradually getting louder and more intense,
with accents on the down beats.
Eb|------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|---------------|
Gb|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Db|------------------|---------------|
Ab|------------------|---------------|
Eb|------------------|---------------|
G D A Bm
Eb|---------------10-|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------7p5----|
Bb|------------------|----10--------7-----------|----------------------|-------------------5--|
Gb|-7----------------|-9------7--------7--------|-9----9----9----9--7--|----------------------|
Db|-----9------------|-----------7--------------|-9----9----9----9--7--|----------------------|
Ab|------------------|--------------------7--9--|-9----9----9----9--7--|----------------------|
Eb|------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G D A Bm
Eb|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-/9----9----9h11-----|-7----7----7h9-----|-2----2----2h4-----4b6-|-r4--4--2--4--/7----7----|
Db|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
F C G Am
Eb|---------8-----------|-----------------------|---------------5p3---|-----------------------|
Bb|--------------8------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|-------------------0-|-9--7--/7----7----7----|-------------------5-|-7--9--5--7-------9----|
Db|---------------------|------/(7)--(7)--(7)---|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|------/(7)--(7)--(7)---|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
F C G Am
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|---------------------|-----------------------|----------3-----5----|-6-----8----/10---5----|
Gb|--------------7p5--0-|-9p7-5--2--5--0----0---|------/2-----4-----5-|----7-----9------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb F C Dm
Eb|--------13-----------|-----------------------|------17-------15-13-|-------12-10----8------|
Bb|--------------13-----|-10--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Gb|---------------------|----10-/12---12---12---|---------17-15-------|-14-12-------10----9-7-|
Db|------------------10-|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------/12---12---12---|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb F C Dm
Eb|-6-------/8--8---6-5-|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-------6-------------|-----------------6p5h6-|-/10--b11r10--6--5-6-|-----------------------|
Gb|----5----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-7--5--7--2-/5----5----|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
[Chorus 3]
Bb F C Dm
Hey, lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this broken
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
place. Lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this town
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
Hey, lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this broken
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Bb F C Dm
place. Lay low, Layla, Let's get outta this town
Eb|---------------|------5--------|------3--------|-1-------------|
Bb|-3----3--------|-6----6--------|-5----5--------|-3-------------|
Gb|-3----3--------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|-2-------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
[Outro]
Eb|------------|------------|
Bb|------------|------------|
Gb|------------|------------|
Db|------------|------------|
Ab|------------|------------|
Eb|--3----3----|--3----3----|
A couple guitar/synth tracks going on at once in this outro. Here's one of them:
Bb F C Dm
Eb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-10-8-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6----------------|
Gb|:-------7---5-7-9-|-9-----5-----5-7-|-9-7---5-----5-7-|-7-----5-----5-7-:| Repeat
Db|:-----------------|-----------7-----|-----------7-----|-----------7-----:| four times
Ab|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
[Synth/Piano Ending]
Freely play
Bb Em Bb Em
Eb|-6-------7-------|-6-------7-------|
Bb|-6-------8-------|-6-------8-------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------7-------|---------7-------|
Eb|-6---------------|-6---------------|************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
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