roll up this ad to continue
TAB KEY:
b = bend (7b9 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make the note the
string would play at the 9th fret with no bend)
r = release bend
s = slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
So, first of all, here's the basic riff that Bonehead (guitar #1) is
playing through most of the song:
Am
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0--2--------------------------2--0--2----------------------|
D|----------------------------------0---------------------------0--------|
A|---0----0---------0---0---0---3-------0-----------0--0--0--3-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
NOTE: In the transcription below, every place there's an exclamation point
(!) above the tab, that's where Bonehead's riff above has been played
through one time, to help you figure out the rhythm of the song.
Before the drums and the other instruments chime in, there's a little of
this:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----2---noise|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----0---------------0-----------0-------3--5--0--------0--3--0----3--5--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now, we have Noel (Guitar #2) playing some of the parts with a dirty
sounding distortion (some parts I don't have listed because they are hard
to distinguish from the background noise in this song and aren't very
important to the sound of this song as a whole, anyway), but Paul Weller
(guitar #3) does most of the soloing with the cleaner, heavier distortion
effect.
So, after Bonehead starts his riff, right at the end of the last time
through before Paul starts playing, Noel does this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7b8--7p5--5-----5-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-----7--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then, Paul:
!
e|-12-----12-----------------------------------------|
B|-15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13------------------| Repeat
G|-----------------------------------14--------------| three
D|---------------------------------------------------| times
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
On the fourth time:
!
!e|--12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
!B--15b17--15b17r15---13--15--13--13--------------------------------------|
!G------------------------------------14----------------------------------|
Paul !D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
!
!e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!G-------------------------------------7b8--5--7--5-----------------------|
Noel !D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here, for 2 times through Bonehead's riff, Noel uses a muffled guitar
effect and picks at an 'Am' chord, something like this:
Am
e|--------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----1--0--1------0--1-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------repeat-a-few-times-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then, Paul:
!
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------13--15b17r15--13-|
G|-12--14^^^--12--12----12--14^^--12--14^^--12--14--14^^--14------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13--15b17r15--13--15b17------------15--15b17r15--13-------|
G|--14--14---14---------------------------14----14-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p13-----------13--15b17--b17--b16.5--b16.5--15--13--15p13-----------|
G|---------14---14-----------------------------------------------14-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here's where the song kind of stops for a minute:
!e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!G--------6b7r6-----------------------6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7r6b7-------------|
Noel !D---------------7------------------------------------------------|
!A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
!e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!G--b9r8-----------------b8r7--5--------------------------------------|
Paul !D--------------------------------7-------------------------------|
!A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Drums & Bonehead pick up again:
!
!e|-12-----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
!B-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13---------------------------------------|
!G----------------------------------14-----------------------------------|
Paul !D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
!A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
!e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
!B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
!G-----------------------------------7b9r7--7p5-----5--------------------|
Noel !D-----------------------------------------------7-----7-------------|
!A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
!e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Paul:
!
e|-12-----12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17--15b17r15--13--15--13--13----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then, Paul:
!
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15--13--------------13--15b17r15---|
G|---------------14--14--14--------------------14--14--14-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13------13--15b17r15--13------13--15b17r15--13---------------------------|
G|-----14--------------------14--------------------14--14----------------14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------12--14h17-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------13--15b17r15--15--13--15--13--15b17--13----13--15--13b13.5-|
G|-17--17--17--14-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15b17----------------13-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12--12--14-------0--2--5--2--0--2--0--2--2------7b8r7b8r7------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------| Song
G|--2--0--2-------2--0--2------2--0--2---7b9r7p5-----5------| stops
D|------------------------------------------------7-----7---| again
A|-----------0-------------0--------------------------------| here
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|----17------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----20b22-----13------13--15--15b17--b17r15--13--15--13--15-------|
G|------------------14----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|-17-----17------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20b22--20b22--13----13--15--13--------13--15--13---------------|
G|--------------------------------14--14-------------14-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
! !
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2--0--2-------2--0--2-----2--0--2------2--0--2-----2--0--2-----2--0--2--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------0-----------0------------------------0-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2--0--2---2--0--2------12--14--14------12--14--14--14p12------12--12----|
D|-----------------------14--------------14---------------------14------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13h15--13----------13h15--15--15b17r15--13-------|
G|--14p12--14--12--14--14---------------14--14---------------------------14---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
!
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p13--13h15--13--------------------------------------13--15--15b17r15--|
G|--------------------14--14------------------12--14--14--------------------|
D|----------------------------14--14--14--14--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13----------13h15--13----------13h15--13----------13--15--13--15--13----|
G|------14--14-------------14--14-------------14--14------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------5s7-5-----------------------------------|
D|--2----------------------faint:---5s7-5-----------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------0---0-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|