Song for Clay (Disappear Here) Bloc Party
Here's my tab for Bloc Party's Song For Clay, off the new album. It's... nearly perfect, I guess.
Guitar 1: Kele Okereke
Guitar 2: Russell Lissack
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|Intro|
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'I am t[Bbm]rying to be he[F]roic in an a[F#]ge of mo[C#]derni[G#]ty
I am t[Bbm]rying to be he[F]roic 'cause all ar[F#]ound me hist[D#m]ory si[D#m7]ts
So I e[Bbm]njoyed and I d[F]evoured flesh and [D#m]wine and lux[C#]ury[C#M]
But in my [Bbm]heart I am lu[F]kewarm, nothing [F#]ever rea[F#]lly touches...
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|Build Up|
''''''''''
...me.'
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------| B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----| G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x3 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Both Guitars
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-1-1-1-3-4-4--------------------/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----4-4-----3-3--| E|-------------1-1-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-----------------2-2-----4-4------|
Guitar 1 plays the same riff twice more while Guitar 2 goes
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------6-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-| A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------| E|-------------4-4-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-6-8-8-----4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------8-8-| E|-------------4-4---------------------------------6-6-8-8-9-9-----|
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|Verse|
'''''''
E|----------------------------------| B|-----6-------6-------6-------6----| G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--| D|-8-------8-------8-------8--------| x8 A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
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|Chorus|
''''''''
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 D|-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-8------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--| E|-----------------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
Guitar 2 (not perfect, listen to the song for better results. :3)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|(14)-(14)-(14)--------------------------------------(14)--(14)---------------| G|-13---13---13-11-10--------------------------10------13-13-13-11-10----------| D|----------------------13--13----11--13-13-13----11--------------------13--11-| x3 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--13----------------13----------------13----------------14-13-------------| B|--14----14--14--14--14----14--14--14--14----14--14----14--------14-14--14-| G|-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13-----13-13--13--13--------13---13--13-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Solo|
''''''
Guitar 2
I guess it's not possible to play it exactly as it's in the album, so, just use a wah
or pitch shifter -1 to mess around on this first bit.
....................... tremolo picking + expression pedal
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6--------------------------------------8p6h8p6h8p6h8p6---------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
............................................................ tremolo picking
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------11--10----------------------------------| G|-10-------------------------------11--10--8--6-----5--------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Verse|
'''''''
...same thing as the first one. :)
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|Bridge|
''''''''
'Because East London is a vampire, it sucks the joy right out of me.'
Guitar 2 - Delay
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------11-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------10--11--10--8--10--11--10--5--6--8--5--6--8--10------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
'How we long for corruption in these gol- -den years.'
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|--8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------11----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------10--11--10---8-10-11-10--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|Chorus|
''''''''
Again, the same thing as the first one.
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|Riff|
''''''
The same thing as the build up riff, with Guitar 2 playing the variations on the 3rd and 4th time.
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That's it, hope it was any help. Sounds nearly perfect to me. :)
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