Vampire Weekend – Prep-School Gangsters (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Vampire Weekend--Prep School Gangsters from "Only God Was Above Us" (2024) Both guitars are clean with a good amount of reverb
[Intro]
Rhythm only 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------3--3-3-------------------|
D|----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-|
A|-1-1-1--------1-------1---------|
E|--------------------------------|

0:04 intro continued
Rhtyhm 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------3--3-3-------------------|
D|----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-|
A|-1-1-1--------1-------1---------|
E|--------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------3--x-3-------------------|
D|-------x--x-x-------------------|
A|-------1--x-1-------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

0:08 intro continued 
Rhtyhm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--3-3--------------------------3--3-3-------------------|
D|----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-|
A|-1-1-1--------1-------1----------1-1-1--------1-------1---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|
with 
Lead 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--1-----------1-1-1-------------------------------------|
G|------------3-3-------------3-3--0-0-0--------------------------|
D|-3-3-3----------3-3-3------------------3--3-3-0-1-1-1-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|x2

[Verse 1] 0:23
Rhtyhm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3--3-3--------------------------3--3-3-------------------|
D|----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-----------------1-1-1---3-3-3-1-|
A|-1-1-1--------1-------1----------1-1-1--------1-------1---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|
with 
Lead 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--1-----------1-1-1-------------------------------------|
G|------------3-3-------------3-3--0-0-0--------------------------|
D|-3-3-3----------3-3-3------------------3--3-3-0-1-1-1-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------3--3-3-3--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|x2

[Chorus] 0:39 
Rhythm 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10-------11Nx5-10--8----------|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10-8--|
G|---------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

0:47
Rhythm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----3-|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10b------11Nx5-10--8-------8----|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10---11-|
G|---------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] 0:55 This is bass only, but 
these are the notes if you wanna play 
it on guitar 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|x4

[Pre-Chorus] 1:11 
Rhythm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18--------------18--------------16--------------18-------------|
G|-14--------------12--------------12--------------14-------------|
D|-15--------------12--------------12--------------15-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Bass (again, no lead here, but these are the bass notes)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

1:19 prechorus continued 
Rhythm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18--------------18--------------16--------------16-------------|
G|-14--------------12--------------12--------------14-------------|
D|-15--------------12--------------12--------------15-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Bass (again, no lead here, but these are the bass notes)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] 1:27 
Rhythm 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10-------11Nx5-10--8----------|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10-8--|
G|---------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1:35 chorus continued 
Rhythm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----3-|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10b------11Nx5-10--8-------8----|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10---11-|
G|---------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 3] 1:43 Bass only again, these
are the notes 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|x4

[Pre-Chorus] 1:59 
Rhythm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18--------------18--------------16--------------18-------------|
G|-14--------------12--------------12--------------14-------------|
D|-15--------------12--------------12--------------15-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Bass (again, no lead here, but these are the bass notes)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

2:06 prechorus continued 
Rhythm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18--------------18--------------16--------------16-------------|
G|-14--------------12--------------12--------------14-------------|
D|-15--------------12--------------12--------------15-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Bass (again, no lead here, but these are the bass notes)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

2:14 prechorus continued 
Rhythm--this is very faint, hardly audible, but there
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---9-10-10-10---------5---------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5---7--8--8--8-7-7-7---3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5b--5-5-5-7-7-7-7b--7-7-7-|
A|--------------------5-5-5-----5-5-5-3-3-3-3b--3-3-3-5-5-5-5b--5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead (I'm pretty sure this is a piano but I did my best trying to 
tab out these chords) 
e|-----18-------------18--------------18--------------18---------------|
B|-22-----------------18--------------16--------------15---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:22 prechorus continued 
Rhythm--this is very faint, hardly audible, but there
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7---9-10-10-10---------5-----------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5---7--8--8--8-7-7-7---3-7-7-7-5-5-5-5b--5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--------------------5-5-5-----5-5-5-3-3-3-3b--3-3-3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead (I'm pretty sure this is a piano but I did my best trying to 
tab out these chords) 
e|-----18-------------18--------------18--------------18---------------|
B|-22-----------------18--------------16--------------15---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] 2:30
Rhythm 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10-------11Nx5-10--8----------|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10-8--|
G|---------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:38 chorus continued 
Rhythm 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3--3-3---3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3--3-3---3---3-3-3--3--3--3-------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3--3-3-------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3--3-3--------------3--1--0-----3-|
A|---------------------------------------3-0----------------------------------------3-0---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-----------6------6Nx5--5--3------------------------10b------11Nx5-10--8-------8----|
B|------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------11-10---11-|
G|---------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge] 2:46   
Rhythm 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
D|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--1--0-----|
A|------------------------------------------3-0--------------------------------------------3-0-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-------------------------11Nx5-10--8-------8---------------------------11Nx5-13-11-10----------|
B|-------------------------------------11-10---11---------------------------------------13-10-11-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2:54 bridge continued 
Rhythm 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----------------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---------|
D|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--1--0-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------------------3-0-------------------------------3-3-3-3-| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|------------------------6Nx5--5--3---------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------6--4--3------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo] 3:02 
Rhythm 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3----------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3----------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1----0--0--0--0--|
A|---------------------------------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
|
with 
Lead
e|-6p5------------------------------------------------6p5-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----8p6-----------------------8------------------------8p6-------------------------------------------|
G|---------8p7-8-7------------------8-7-7h8-7-----------------8p7---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-8-10p8\7-8--------------10--8---------------8-------------3h5--3-0--1p0-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3p0------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4

[Outro] 3:34
Rhythm 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3----------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1----0--0--0--0--3-|
A|---------------------------------------3--3--3--3------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
with 
Lead
e|-6p5------------------------------------------------6p5---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8p6-----------------------8------------------------8p6-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------8p7-8-7------------------8-7-7h8-7-----------------8p7-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-8-10p8\7-8--------------10--8---------------8----------3-h5--3--0--1-p0-------------3-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-p0-------1-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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