Black Keys

In Our Prime(Tabs)

Black Keys

Key: B

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e:----------------------------------------6~--------------------------------6~---| 
B:--7/9--7-------------9-----------11-----7~--------9----9-----------11-----7~---| 
G:---------8--6------8---8------10----10--8~--------8-8----8------10----10--8~---| 
D:---------------8/9-------9/11-----------8~--------9--------9/11-----------8~---| 
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

First section of the song 

The acoustic guitar plays the chords B major, C# major, and D# minor as below: 

B                 C#          D#m 

'Pour me down the drain, I disappear' 

etc 

and the lead guitar plays fills and picks the chords above, as follows (included the times if it helps): 

Fill 1 (0:34)                                         Fill 2 (0:41) 

e:--6h9p6--------------------|-------------------6--|-6-9-6----------| 
B:--------7h9p7-----7--------|-------------11----7--|-------9-7--9-7-| 
G:--------------6h8---8p6----|----------10-------8--|----------------| 
D:------------------------9~-|---9/11------------8--|----------------| 
A:---------------------------|----------------------|----------------| 
E:---------------------------|----------------------|----------------| 

Then for the rest of the first part of the song, the lead guitar will pick slightly varying patterns of  

e:-------------------------6~-| 
B:------9-----------11-----7~-| 
G:----8---8------10----10--8~-| 
D:--9-------9/11-----------8~-| 
A:----------------------------| 
E:----------------------------| 

While playing licks after the D# minor chord is played 

Fill 3 (0:49)                  Fill 4 (0:54)             Fill 5 (1:03)       Fill 6 (1:08) 

e:--6h9p6--------------------|------6--6--6-------------|-------------------|--6-----| 
B:--------7h9p7-----7--------|----7----------7p6---6----|------7~--7h9p7----|----7---| 
G:--------------6h8---8p6----|--8----------------8---8--|-----------------8-|------8-| 
D:------------------------9~-|--------------------------|--6h8--------------|--------| 
A:---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------| 
E:---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------| 


Second Part 

Here I wasn't actually able to hear the lead guitar very well, but from what I did hear, it basically 
sounded like the guitarist was just picking the chords that the acoustic guitar was playing, but in  
different patterns and variations. Either way, I apologize again. 

A# minor is strummed for 2 bars i think, and then  

A#m                         G#m                              D#m  

'Every now and then, I see a face from way back when, and I explode' 

A#m                             G#m                            F#                    A# / A#7 

'Friends no longer aid me, only bullshit serenade me like it's gold, how that we're told'  

This part of the song transitions to the next with a strum of the D# minor chord. 



Third Part 

Again I apologize I couldn't hear the lead guitar too well, and so I didn't manage to tab it out 

B major, C# major, and D# minor are played three times through, and then G# minor, A# minor, A# major and  
A# major 7 is played once through, then 

B                 C#            D#m 

'Like every lover hovers in my mind'  

etc; then 

    G#m             A#m              A#m      /  A#7 

'We had it all when we were in our prime' 


Outro Solo (everything should be fine except for the note marked with *, not entirely sure if thats correct) 

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:--------------6h8p6---6--6b--8~--------6h8p6---6--8b10-6--8b10p8~--6h8p6--------6---| 
D:--6h8~--------------8------------------------8---------------------------8-6-/8---8~| 
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e:----------------------------------------------------------9-9~---11b13br11~--| 
B:--------------------9----9----9---------9---9b11br9p7?9b11-------------------| 
G:----------8h10~------------10---10--8h10-------------------------------------| 
D:--8h10-11--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e:--9h11p9------------------------------------------| 
B:---------11-9-/7h9p7---7p6---6h7?6h7?7h9p7--6-----| 
G:---------------------8------------------------6/8-| 
D:--------------------------------------------------| 
A:--------------------------------------------------| 
E:--------------------------------------------------| 

e:---11-------9b11---6--------------------11-----9b11---9b11br9-6-------------------9~-| 
B:------11-11------------9b11br9p7?9b11----------------------------9?9b11br9p7?9b11----| 
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                                * 
e:---9--11--14--16?16b18br16~---9h11p9----------11-14-11----------11----------| 
B:------------------------------9---------11-14----------14-11-14----14-------| 
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------15/13-| 
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

        Faster  |-------------------------------------| 
e:--------------------------11---------------------------------------------------------| 
B:-----------------------11---14-11----------------------------------------------------| 
G:--11h13p11-----11?13b15----------13-11--11-13p11---11--------------------------------| 
D:-----------13-------------------------13--------13-----13---11h13p11-----------------| 
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------13/11?9h11p9-----| 
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------11--| 

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:------------------11--11-11-11----11----13b15br13p11-11?13b15-/-15b17-13b15----| 
D:---------------11-11--11-13-11-11-11-------------------------------------------| 
A:-------9-11-/13---13-----------13----------------------------------------------| 
E:--9-11-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e:-----------------------------| 
B:-----------------------------| 
G:--11----11h13p11-----11------| 
D:-----13---------13------13~--| 
A:-----------------------------| 
E:-----------------------------| 

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--13---11--------------------------------------------11---------------| 
A:-----------13/11---9-11--9-11-9--------------9-11/13----13/11-9----9--| 
E:--------------------------------11--------11--------------------11----| 

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:----------------11h13p11------------------------------13p11-----------------| 
D:---11/13---11------------13-11--------------11/13-----------13-11----11-13--| 
A:-------------------------------13/11-9----9-----------------------13--------| 
E:---------------------------------------11-----------------------------------| 

        PM   |-----------------| 
e:----------------------------------------6~------6---11-----------------------6--| 
B:----------------------------------------7~------7-------14-------------------7--| 
G:----------------------------------------8~------8------------13-11----11-----8--| 
D:--11------------------------------------8~------8------------------13--------8--| 
A:-----13/11--9-----------9-------------------------------------------------------| 
E:---------------11--9-11----11~--------------------------------------------------| 

and that should be everything! Hope you all enjoy! :)
	        

Written by Dan Auerbach/Brian Burton/Patrick Carney

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