Hunting for Witches Bloc Party
-HUNTING FOR WITCHES-
-BLOC PARTY-
INTRO- NOT ENTIRELY SURE COULD BE
- HARMONICS WITH DIFFERENT TUNING
- HIM DIGGING DOWN ON THE STRINGS WITH PICK
- SOME SORT OF EFFECT PEDAL OR STUDIO TRICKERY
- OR A COMBINATION
MAIN RIFF - OCTAVES PLAYED OF SAME RIFF
LOWER OCTAVE (MORE DOMINANT ON RECORD- R CHANNEL)
E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| D-------------12-12-11-----------------------------| A-------12--------------12-----11-12-------11-12---| E-14-14----14--------------9-9-------10-10---------| E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------14-12-11----------------------------| A-------12-------------------11-12--------12-14---| E-14-14----14----------10-10--------12-12---------|
HIGHER OCTAVE (LESS DOMINANT ON RECORD- L CHANNEL)
E------------10-10-9-------------------------| B-------10------------10----9-10----9-10-----| G-11-11---11---------------------------------| D------------------------11------12----------| A--------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------| E---------------12-10-9--------------------------| B--------10---------------------9-10-----10-12---| G-11-11-----11-----------------------9-9---------| D------------------------12-12-------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------|
THEN RHYTHM GUITAR COMES IN (sh. = sharp)
Fsh.5 Csh.5 D5
E---------------------------| B---------------------------| G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----| D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----| A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----| E---------------------------|
Fsh.5 D5 E5
E--------------------------| B--------------------------| G-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---| D-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---| A--9--9---9--9--5-5--7-7---| E--------------------------|
Fsh.5 Csh.5 D5
E---------------------------| B---------------------------| G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----| D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----| A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----| E---------------------------|
E5 B5 Csh.5 LEAD FOR THIS PART CHANGES
E------------------------- E--------------------------------------------| B------------------------- B--------------15-14-12-14-------15-14-------| G-9-----4-4--6-6--------- G-11-11-13-11--------------------------13-----| D-9-----4-4--6-6--------- D---------------------------12-12-------------| A-7-----2-2--4-4--------- A---------------------------------------------| E------------------------- E--------------------------------------------|
A PEDAL NOTE ALSO COMES IN AT THIS POINT PLAYED BY SYNTH (Fsh.)
[E----]
[B-7--]
[G----]
[D-4--]
[A----]
[E----]
It goes around this twice and then leads into Chorus
CHORUS
-RHYTHM ALL THE WAY THROUGH CHORUS LAST TIME IT STOPS AFTER B5
D5 B5 Fsh.5
[A5]
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------| D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----| E------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
SYNTHY LEAD
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------| B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| X3
4TH TIME AROUND A BIT DIFFERENT
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---| B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| G-----------------------------------| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|
IF YOU CANNOT STRETCH YOUR FINGERS THIS FAR AN EASIER METHOD IS TO PLAY AS FOLLOWS:
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----| B-----X-X-X-X-X-X-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-----| G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-----| D-----------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------| X3 E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---| B-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---| G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|
THEN IT CHANEGES. THE RHYTHM PLAYS THE SAME CHORDS BUT THE LEAD VARIES PLAYING;
~=TREMELO PICKING - PLAY SAME NOTE VERY FAST
E-------------------7~~~~9~~~~---------------------| B-7~~~~9~~~~10~~~~------------7~~~~9~~~~10~~~~-----| G--------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------|
THEN CHOIR SYNTH COMES IN
E-------2--5---| B----2--2--2---| G-4--4--4--4---| D--------------| A--------------| E--------------|
THEN SOLO KICKS IN (B = BEND, \=SLIDE DOWN)
E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\----| B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\----| G------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| A------------------------------------| E------------------------------------|
IN BETWEEN THE UNISON BENDS
E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E-4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-7-5-4----| E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\---9----------------------| B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\--12B14--10------9--------| G------------------------------------------12B14--11B13----| D----------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
(DOUBLES BASS)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------------------| A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------| E---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--| E--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~
B-12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(DOUBLES WITH THE FIRST LEAD)
E---10---\---9----------------------| B---13B15\--12B14--10------9--------| G-------------------12B14--11B13----| D-----------------------------------| A-----------------------------------| E-----------------------------------|
THEN IT GOES BACK INTO 1 VERSE, CHORUS AND THEN OUT WITH THE SAME SOUND AS INTRO.
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ALGORITHM
INTRO - BIZZARE SOUND
MAIN RIFF- X2
VERSE 1- RIFF
- RHYTHM COMES IN
VERSE 2- RIFF
- RHYTHM COMES IN
CHORUS- PART A
- PART B
SOLO - 2 GUITARS
- 3 GUITARS
VERSE 3- RIFF
- RHYTHM
CHORUS- PART A
- PART B
OUTRO - BIZARRE SOUNDS
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CHORDS
(sh. = sharp)
RIFF INTRO -
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Fsh.m D E
VERSE 1
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I was sitting
Fsh.m D E
On the roof of my house
Fsh.m Csh.m D
With a shotgun
Fsh.m D E
And a six pack of beers,six pack of beers,six pack of beers.
Fsh.m Csh.m D
The newscaster says the enemy's among us
Fsh.m D E
As bombs explode on the 30 bus,
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Kill your middle class indecision,
Fsh.m D E
Now is not the time for a liberal thought,
Fshm Csh.m D
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for witches
E Bm Cshm
Heads are going to roll
VERSE 2
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for..
Fsh.m D E
90's, Optimistic as a teen.
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Now its terror
Fsh.m D E
Airplanes crash into towers
Fsh.m Csh.m D
The Daily Mail says the enemys among us,
Fsh.m D E
Taking our women and taking our jobs,
Fsh.m Csh.m D
The reasonable fool is being drowned out
Fsh.m D E
By the non-stop baying, baying. baying for blood
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Fame to go So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for witches
E Bm Csh.m
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for..
CHORUS 1
[D]I was an ordinary man with ordinary desir[Bm]es
Fsh.m A
I watched TV and it formed me
[D]I was an ordinary man with ordinary desir[Bm]es
Fsh.m A
There must be accountibility
D Bm Fsh.m A
Despired and misinformed
D Bm Fsh.m Hold
Fear will keep us all in place
SOLO: Fast :
Csh.m Gsh.m G A
Dsh.m Gsh.m G A
E Gsh.m G A
Dsh.m Gsh.m G A
Cshm D E Bm, CshMaj
VERSE 3
Fsh.m Csh.m D
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m E Bm Csh.m
Heads are going to roll
CHORUS 2
I go hunting for..
[D]I was an ordinary man with ordinary desir[Bm]es
Fsh.m A
I watched TV and it formed me
[D]I was an ordinary man with ordinary desir[Bm]es
Fsh.m A
There must be accountibility
D Bm Fsh.m A
Despired and misinformed
D Bm Fsh.m Hold
Fear will keep us all in place
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