Royal Blood

Better Strangers(Tabs)

Royal Blood

Key: C

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Tuning: Drop C 

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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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WITHOUT BASS 
Intro: 
D|--------------------   ----------------------| 
A|--------------------   ----------------------| 
F|-------------------- X ----------------------| 
C|-------3-------3---- 3 -------3-----3--------| 
G|---3/5---5\3/5---5--   ---3/5---5-4----------| 
C|-0------------------   -0-------------6-5-3\-| 

BASS ON 
2 bar Bridge: 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
F|--------------------------------------------------| 
C|---17-17b-----3-------3--------------3-------3----| 
G|----------3/5---5\3/5---5\-------3/5---5\3/5---5\-| 
C|-0-----------------------------0------------------| 

Main riff: 
YMMV with the harmonic as it?s on a bass, play around with the note! 

Brother beat me blue 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---8+---------------------------------------------------------8+-------------------| 
C|----------3-------3----------3-------3---------3-------3-------------3-----3-------| 
G|------3/5---5\3/5---5\---3/5---5\3/5---5---3/5---5\3/5---5\------3/5---5-4---------| 
C|-0---------------------0-----------------0------------------0----------------6-5-3-| 


Chorus: 
Hollow hollow 
D|------------------------------------------------------   ------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------   ------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------ x ------------------------| 
C|------17-17b-------17-17b----------------------------- 3 ------17-17b-----17-17b-| 
G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3-----   ------------------------| 
C|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/--   --8-8--------5-5--------| 

2 bar Bridge: 
The slide at the end is some weird portamento whammy, but sliding up the neck sounds fine 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
F|-----------------------| 
C|-------3-------3-------| 
G|---3/5---5\3/5---5--5/-| 
C|-0---------------------| 

2nd Verse: 
Bass amp is only active on the low C?s and the last 2 notes 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---8+----------10-----------10-------8+------------------------------------| 
C|---------10/12----12~-10/12----12~-------------3-----3---------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------3/5---5-4-----------------------| 
C|-0-----0---------------------------0-----0-------------6-5---3\------------| 

2nd Chorus: 
Ending slightly different 
D|------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------   ---------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------ x ---------------------------| 
C|------17-17b-------17-17b----------------------------- 3 ------17-17b-----17-15~----| 
G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3-----   ---------------------------| 
C|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/--   --8-8--------5-5------- 0/-| 

Solo: 
Major amp switching here using the line selector 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------------17-16\--| 
C|-------17-17b--------17-----------17------------------| 
G|------------------------17~----------17~--------------| 
C|-0-00-----------8-88---------5-55--------5-55---------| 

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------17-17b--------15-14\---------------------19-----------------| 
C|----------------------------------19-17~-15-17b----17-15-17/19-15~-| 
G|--------------------------~----------------------------------------| 
C|-0-00-----------8-88---------5-55----------------------------------| 

                                        Break these notes up with your thumb 
                                        like a pinch harmonic 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-------17p15------------------15b------17b-pb17-17-17-17-17 17br---| 
G|-------------17~--------15-17~-------------------------------------| 
C|-0-00--------------8-88-----------5-55---------------------------0-| 

Small drum/vocal break then: 
BASS OFF                                      BASS ON               
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
F|-8+--------------------------------------------------| 
C|-------3-------3----------3-----3--------------------| 
G|---3/5---5\3/5---5\---3/5---5-4----------------------| 
C|--------------------0-------------6-5---3---2--1/----| 

3rd Chorus: 
D|------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
F|------------------------------------------------------| x 
C|------17-17b-------17-17b-----------------------------| 4 
G|------------------------------5p3-5p3---5p3---5p3-----| 
C|-8-8----------5-55----------0---------0-----0-----3/--| 

Ending: 
D|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------| 
F|-----------------------------------------------------| 
C|------17-17b---------17-17b-------17-15~------17-15~-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
C|-8-8-----------10-10---------5-55--------5-55--------| 

D|---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------------------------| 
C|------17-17b-----------17-17b-------17-15~------17br-15~-| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-8-8------------10-10----------5-55--------5-55----------| 

D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
F|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|------17-17b-----------17-17b-------17-15~------17-15\-| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
C|-8-8------------10-10----------5-55--------5-55--------| 

D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
F|---------------------------------------| 
C|------17-17b-------17-17b--------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
C|-8-8-----------3-3---------10--------0-|
	        

Written by Mike Kerr/Ben Thatcher

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