Tame Impala

Alter Ego(Tabs)

Tame Impala

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Intro: 
Guitar 1 - play this progression 7 times: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x7 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1 - and then play this: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--| 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 

Guitar 2 - comes in on the fourth repeat of the above chords, 
plays throughout the entire chord progression above: 
e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------| 
B|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--5~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------| 
B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--5~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------| 
B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~8\5~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--6~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-------------| 
B|~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--3h5~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| 

e|-----------3/5---------------|-------3---------------------| 
B|~~~~~~~~~5~----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5-----5--3--5/7-\5/7--5~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
B|~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1~~|~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| 

Verse: 
Guitar 1: 
'Said the voice from afar: 'Don't you know it doesn't have to 
Be so hard? Waiting for everyone else a-' 
e|-3-------------------------------------------------2-----------| 
B|-5---------------------------------5---------------3-----------| 
G|-4---------------------------------4---------------X-----------| x2 
D|-5---------------------------------4---------------4-----------| 
A|-3---------------------------------2---------------2-----------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'-round to agree, might take too long, 
Might take too long'' 
When it won't be so...' 
e|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2--2-2-2-| 
B|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-| 
G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-4--X--X--X-X-X-| x3 
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-4-4-| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|----------------------| 
B|-3\1------8\5---7\5---| 
G|----------------------| x2 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|-3\1----0---/8-5---7\5-5---5-3---| 
G|-------------------------------2-| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Pre-chorus: 
Guitar 1: 
'...hard, 
It won't be so hard' 
e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
D|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
E|---------------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 

Guitar 2: 
e|------------------| 
B|-----5-6----------| 
G|-2-3-----3---5-2--| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'Well it's true, yes, but you won't get far telling me that you...' 
e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1---------------| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------| 
D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------| 
A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|---------------------| 
B|-1----3----5----6----| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

Chorus: 
Guitar 1: 
'...are all you're meant to 
Be, when the one from my 
Dream is sitting right next to 
Me and I don't know what to...' 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x4 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'...do' 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--| 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'Oh, alter ego, 
Get...' 
e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 

Verse: 
Guitar 1: 
'...them to love you, while they may depending on your 
Words and wealth, the only one who's really judging...' 
e|-3-------------------------------------------------2-----------| 
B|-5---------------------------------5---------------3-----------| 
G|-4---------------------------------4---------------X-----------| x2 
D|-5---------------------------------4---------------4-----------| 
A|-3---------------------------------2---------------2-----------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'...you is yourself, nobody else, 
Nobody else, 
If I could part, 
It wouldn't be so...' 
e|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2--2-2-2-| 
B|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-| 
G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-4--X--X--X-X-X-| x5 
D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-4-4-| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|----------------------| 
B|-3\1------8\5---7\5---| 
G|----------------------| x2 
D|----------------------| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-3\1---0h1-0h1-0---/10-5---8\5-5--7\5-5\3-| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|-3\1-1---1/3-0--/10-10\5-5/8-5--5/10-8\5-5-7--5--3-| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------| 
B|-3-\1---0---/8\5-5---7\5-5---5-3---| 
G|---------------------------------2-| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

Pre-chorus: 
Guitar 1: 
'...hard, 
It won't be so hard' 
e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
D|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
E|---------------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 

Guitar 2: 
e|------------------| 
B|-----5-6----------| 
G|-2-3-----3---5-2--| 
D|------------------| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'Well it's true, yes, but you won't get far telling me that you...' 
e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1---------------| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------| 
D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------| 
A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 2: 
e|---------------------| 
B|-1----3----5----6----| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

Chorus: 
Guitar 1: 
'...are all you're meant to 
Be, when the one from my 
Dream is sitting right next to 
Me and I don't know what to...' 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x4 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'...do' 
e|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--| 
G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--| 
D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

Guitar 1: 
'Oh, alter ego' 
e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 
A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| 
E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--| 

Guitar 1 - end with this chord: 
e|-3-----| 
B|-5-----| 
G|-4-----| 
D|-5-----| 
A|-3-----| 
E|-------|
	        

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