When You Were Young The Killers
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When You Were Young - The Killers
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Tabbed by: cdmoser
Email: cdmoser@gmail.com
So there are a bunch of tabs for this song but I haven't seen one that got the opening
or the verse lead right.
I spent a lot of time on this and think it's pretty complete.
Try to keep the open G string ringing where appropriate.
Tune a half-step down.
Intro:
eb|--10---|
Bb|--10---|
Gb|--0----| Play this opening chord with a quick upstroke and then
Db|--10---| volume swell w/distortion
Ab|--8----| Eb|--x----|
mute the strings near the 1st fret for the Radiohead ka-chunk
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eb|--x-x--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--x-x-----1--------3-----5------8--------1-------------------------------| Gb|--x-x-----0--------0-----0------0--------0-------------------------------| Ab|--x-x-----3--------5-----7------10-------3-------------------------------| Eb|--x-x-----1--------3-----5------8--------1-------------------------------|
[F] [G] [Am] [C] [F]
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-8--------------10-8--------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| Db|--7h10--------------7h10-------7---7-7-7-7-//----let ring with delay-----| Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead riff:
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| Eb|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Just the bass during verse "you sit there in your heartache..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-------12---13------15-------10---------------------------------| Gb|-------0--------0----0-------0--------0-------(let the open g ring)------| Db|-----10------12----14------17--//---10-----------------------------------| Ab|----8-------10----12------15---//--8-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse lead:
enter guitar on "he doesn't look a thing like jesus..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----1-----3----5-----8------1-------------------------------------------| Gb|-----0-----0----0-----0------0---------(synth plays the lead riff)-------| Db|-----3-x8--5-x4-7-x4--10-x8--3-x8----------------------------------------| Ab|-----3-----5----7-----10-----3-------------(play once)-------------------| Eb|-----1-----3----5-----8------1-------------------------------------------|
"...when you were young" (Chorus 1)
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| Eb|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|
Verse 2: bass line "can we climb this mountain..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db|---101010101010--12121212--14141414--1717171717--10101010----------------| Ab|---8-8-8-8-8-8---10101010--12121212--1515151515--8-8-8-8-----------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar follows bass riff, palm muted
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-------12---13------15-------10---------------------------------| Gb|-------0--------0----0-------0--------0-------(let the open g ring)------| Db|-----10------12----14------17--//---10-----------------------------------| Ab|----8-------10----12------15---//--8-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar on "we're burning down the highway skyline..."
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----1-----3----5-----8------1-------------------------------------------| Gb|-----0-----0----0-----0------0---------(synth plays the lead riff)-------| Db|-----3-x8--5-x4-7-x4--10-x8--3-x8----------------------------------------| Ab|-----3-----5----7-----10-----3-------------(play twice)------------------| Eb|-----1-----3----5-----8------1-------------------------------------------|
"...when you were young" (Chorus 2)
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-------10-------12---13------15-------10---------------------------------| Gb|-------0--------0----0-------0--------0----------------------------------| Db|-----10------12----14------17--//---10-----------------------------------| Ab|----8-------10----12------15---//--8-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"and sometimes you close your eyes
and you see the place where you used to live..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--1--3---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------| Gb|--0--0---------------------------------------------12-12-12-/-14-14-14-14-| Db|--3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--1--3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...when you were young"
eb|---------17-15------------------------17-15-----------------------------| Bb|---------------15-17-13-------------------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------| Gb|--10--9--7--5----5-4-2--0-----------------------------------------------| Db|--10--9--7--5----5-4-2--0-----------------------------------------------| Ab|--8---7--5--3----3-2-0--x-----------------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------3-----------------------------------------------|
Breakdown
They say the D[Dm]evil's water it ain't so sweet
You [F]don't have to drink right [Am]now
[Em]But you can dip your [Am]feet in
[G]Every once in a little while...
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--8~~8~~8~~~~~~~~~~15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------------| Gb|-(faintly)---------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-/-14-14-14-14-| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18---------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-/-14-14-14-14-14-14--| Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Chorus:
Run through the F-G-Am-C-F chorus progression twice
"you sit there in your heartache..." F-G-Am-C-F
"to save you from your old ways..." F-G-Am-C-F
Until
"he doesn't look a thing like jesus..."
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|----(palm mute chords as synth takes over)---------11---------| Gb|---------------------------------------------------00---------| Db|--5555555555555555555555555-10101010-9-7777777-5-3333---------| Ab|--5555555555555555555555555-10101010-9-7777777-5-3333---------| Eb|--3333333333333333333333333-8-8-8-8--7-5555555-3-1111---------|
Then back to the F-G-Am-C-F one more time.
eb|---------17-15-------------------17-15------------------------| Bb|---------------15---------------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead part at the end:
eb|---------17-15---------------------17-15----------------------| Bb|---------------15-17-13---------------------------------------| Db|--------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| eb|------------------------3-------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------3-------------------------------------| Gb|--10--9--7--5----5-4-2--0----End on G-------------------------| Db|--10--9--7--5----5-4-2--0-------------------------------------| Ab|--8---7--5--3----3-2-0--x-------------------------------------| Eb|------------------------3-------------------------------------|
Breakdown
"But more than you'll ever know..."
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