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LOVE IS A DESERTER - The Kills
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Tabbed by: Filip Mesko
Email: filip DOT mesko AT gmail DOT com
Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps lower.
is to get a low,
bassy tone.)
It starts off with some sort of short mega distorted intro riff, and then the standard
riff kicks in like
this:
C# |-----------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
B |-------7---7-7-7-7-----------|
F# |-----------------------------|
B |---7-7---7-------------------|
... with slight variations in the higher B-string (still fret 7 though) (the variations
syncronized with VV's
vocals) for about 14 seconds then this variation comes in a couple of times throughout
verse:
C# |------------------------------------------|
G# |------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|
B |-------7---7------7---7-7---9-9-----------|
F# |----------------------------------10-10---|
B |---7-7---7---7-7----7-----7-----7---------|
It keeps going with slight variations until 00:39 when the "Say it again" part starts:
C# |---------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------|
B |---------------10--10-------------10-9-8-7---|
F# |---------10-13-----------10-13---------------|
B |---10-10---------10---10-------10------------|
Then it goes back to the standard verse riff at 00:43.
Now comes the "Get the guns out" part at 00:46:
C# |----------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|
B |-------------7---7--------7---7-7-7-7---|
F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------7-7-7---|
B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---7-7-7---|
This is played two times and then:
C# |-------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|
B |-------------7---7--------7---7-12-12-12---|
F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------12-12-12---|
B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---12-12-12---|
Now it is 00:57 and this is played (The lyrics goes "Your love is a deserter"):
C# |--------------------------------------------------|
G# |--------------------------------------------------|
E |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
F# |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
Notice that there should be really fast strumming on the last big lump of 10:s!
Repeat the last two steps one more time, then this one last time:
C# |-------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------|
B |-------------7---7--------7---7-12-12-12---|
F# |--------7-10---------7-10-------12-12-12---|
B |---7--7--------7---7--------7---12-12-12---|
Now it is 01:11 and the second verse begins, about the same way as the first one.
At 01:25 the second "Say it again" part begins but this time it is played twice.
At 01:40 the "Get the guns out" part (refrain, that is) comes once more.
Then at 02:01 the whole song stops abruptly and kicks back in at 02:05 with
this:
C# |---5-5-5-5----------|
G# |---5-5-5-5----------|
E |---5-5-5-5----------|
B |-----------7-(7)---| *3 (three times)
F# |-----------7-(7)---|
B |-----------7-(7)---|
Then:
C# |-----------------------|
G# |-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|
B |------------9-9----7---| *1
F# |---(2)(2)(2)----10-----|
B |----2--2--2------------|
Repeat the last two steps one more time.
Here comes the chorus ("Get the guns out...") again at 02:19.
After that one, this starts at 02:33 ("Yeah, one eye..."):
I am VERY unsure of this part but he plays around on something like this: ?
C# |---------------------|
G# |---------------------|
E |---4-4-4-4-----------|
B |---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| (The fives and threes may be some other way, I cannot hear, sorry.)
F# |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
B |---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Then sort of this synced with the "Uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh, uh..."
C# |----------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------12-12-12---|
B |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---|
F# |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---|
B |---10-10-10-12--12--12-12-10-12-(10)-12--12-12-12---|
Repeat the last two steps once and then, at 03:02, the refrain comes again.
Now it is time for the final twist at 03:23:
C# |---------------------|
G# |---------------------|
E |---------------------|
B |---------------------| *2
F# |---------------------|
B |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
C# |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |---7--7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------| *2
F# |------------5^6--7-7-7-7-----------|
B |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
C# |-----------------------|
G# |-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|
B |---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5---| *2
F# |-----------5-5-5-5-5---|
B |-------------0-0-0-0---|
C# |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |---7--7--5-------7-7-7-7-----------|
F# |------------5^6--7-7-7-7-----------|
B |-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Thereafter this is played once:
C# |--------------------------------------------------|
G# |--------------------------------------------------|
E |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B |---12-12----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
F# |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B |---12-12--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
...and then it ends abruptly with some sort of short air pressure noise.
That's basically it! Please e-mail me with improvements and/or suggestions etc... Hope
correct and good luck!
| ^ bend
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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