Tame Impala

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Tame Impala

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This is a really, really good song and is up there with favourite Tame Impala songs. I wish 
Kevin would record a studio version and release it. 

Intro: 
Guitar: 
e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x4 
D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--| 
A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse: 
'How you gonna let me know when the moment comes to show you, 
What we'll have to talk about, listen to me whinge I swear I...' 
Guitar: 
e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2 
D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--| 
A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Transitional bit: 
'...know where you'll be, just when I come around again, just when I come around' 
Guitar: 
e|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
B|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
G|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
D|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
A|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
E|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 

'I know you will be wondering where I can be found' 
Guitar: 
e|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
B|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
G|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
D|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--| 
A|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--| 
E|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 

'No verbal reassurances from the other side, so I wonder if I did it right' 
Guitar: 
e|-1--------------------------------| 
B|-1--------------------------------| 
G|-2--------------------------------| 
D|-3--------------------------------| 
A|-3--------------------------------| 
E|-1--------------------------------| 


Pre-jam bit: 
Guitar: 
e|--8--6--------6--------6----------------| 
B|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
G|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
D|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
A|--8--6--------6--------6----------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6--------6-----------------------| 
B|-10--8--------8--------6--------------| 
G|-10--8--------8----------8-7-5-7-5----| 
D|-10--8--------8-----------------------| 
A|--8--6--------6-----------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6--------6------------------------| 
B|-10--8--------8------------------------| 
G|-10--8--------8------------------------| 
D|-10--8--------8--------------------5-8-| 
A|--8--6--------6------------------6-----| 
E|-------------------------------6-------| 

e|--8--6--------6-----------------------| 
B|-10--8--------8--------6--------------| 
G|-10--8--------8----------8-5-5-5/7-7--| 
D|-10--8--------8-----------------------| 
A|--8--6--------6-----------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6----------------------------------------| 
B|-10--8----------------------------------------| 
G|-10--8----------------------------------------| 
D|-10--8----------------8p7--7\5--5\3--3/5-5/7--| 
A|--8--6----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6---------------------------------| 
B|-10--8----------------6---3---4-----3--| 
G|-10--8------------------3---3---3-5----| 
D|-10--8---------------------------------| 
A|--8--6---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

'w' means shake your whammy bar slightly: 
e|--8--6--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------6--------| 
B|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------8--------| 
G|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w-----------------8--------| 
D|-10--8--------w-w-w-w-w--------5-8/10\8-8--------| 
A|--8--6--------w-w-w-w-w-----6-----------6--------| 
E|--------------------------6----------------------| 


e|-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--| 
B|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| 
G|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| 
D|-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| 
A|-6-6-6--8--8--8--8--| 
E|--------------------| 


Jam section: 
Guitar: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
G|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
D|-10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
A|--8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--| 
E|------------8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8---------| 
G|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8----8----| 
D|------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------8--8-8-------| 
A|------6--6-6-------6--6-6-------6--6---------| 
E|-8h10---------8h10---------8h10--------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
G|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
D|------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10-------10--10-10--| 
A|-------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--------8---8--8--| 
E|-8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------8h10------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------6h8.--6h8---6h8---------------| 
G|------------8----8------------8-----7-8--7h8p7----| 
D|--------8--------8-----------------------------8--| 
A|------6--------6----------------------------------| 
E|-8h10---------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------6--6h8p6-----------------6---6/8---8---8---8-| 
G|------8----8h10p8----8-----------7-7/8-------8-----------------------| 
D|---10---10--------7----------------------7---------------------------| 
A|-8-------------------------------------8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---8---6-------------------6--8----------8--8/10--8h10p8\6-h8---| 
G|--------------8---8-----8-------------------------------------7-| 
D|-----------7----------7--------------7--------------------------| 
A|-8---8---8----------8------------6-6---6------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------6-----------6------------6---------------6--| 
G|-----8-----------8-------------8---------------8-----| 
D|---7---7-------7---7---------7---------7---7---------| 
A|-8-----------8-----------8\6---------6---6---6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----8---8--8-8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--8p7--| 
D|---7---7------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-8------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--6h8p6----------------------8----| 
G|-----------------------------------------------7------7-7h8p7\5-7h8---7.-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8b10.-8b10.-8b10r8p6--whammy bar----| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------feedback------| 
D|-12--12-12-10----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10-10--8----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--10--10-10--8--| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7--7-7----------7/8---------------7/8---------------7---5h7-5h7--5h7---| 
A|----------------------5--5/7-8/10-------5--5/7-8/10---------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Tremolo pick this note: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-88888888-8-8888--8888-8888--8888-8888--8b11-r8--8/11--10b11-r10-| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8b11--------r8----| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 


Riff: 
Guitar: 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--8--8-8-6--| 


Back to lead guitar stuff: 
Guitar: 
e|------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-11b14--11b14r11-8-7--7h8p7\5-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
D|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| 
A|------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------| 


Feedback: 
Guitar: 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|-make whammy bar feedback for 8 bars-| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 


Then the guitar just makes soundscapes with pedals by muting the strings and strumming them. 
Another guitar makes noises with an octave pedal. The bass plays this riff: 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| x32 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--| 


Riff section - after the soundscape part, the guitar joins in with the riff: 
Guitar: 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| x3 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--| 

Short fill: 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|----------6-----6-----6-----8-| 
A|--------6---6h8---6h8---6h8---| 
E|-8--8-------------------------| 

Back to the riff: 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| x4 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-8--8--8-8--9--9--8-8--| 


Guitar Solo: 
Guitar: 
e|----------8-h10-8h10p8-----8-----------------| 
B|-----------------------10-----8h10p8-8--10---| 
G|-7-------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|-8/10---------------------------------------| 
G|-------7-/8-/10-/12-10-/12-/17---17-17b19---| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-15h17p15\12--14-12h14-/15--14p12\10-10h12-------------8--/10--/12--/14--/15--/17--17b19--| 
D|-------------------------------------------12--12-----------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


End of jam section and back to the song again: 
Guitar: 
e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2 
D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--| 
A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Verse: 
'How you gonna let me know when the moment comes to show you, 
What we'll have to talk about, listen to me I just wish I...' 
Guitar: 
e|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
B|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| 
G|----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----10-10-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10-----8-8--| x2 
D|----8-8-----8-8------8--8------8--8-----8-8-----8-8------8--8-----6-6--| 
A|-8-------8-------8---------8---------8-------8-------8---------6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Transitional bit: 
'...could keep on listening to everything you ever said' 
Guitar: 
e|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
B|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
G|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 
D|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
A|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
E|--8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8---8---8--8--| 

'I know you will be wondering how far there is to go' 
Guitar: 
e|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
B|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
G|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 
D|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--| 
A|-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--12--12-12--| 
E|-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--10--10-10--| 

'No verbal reassurances from the other side, so I wonder if I did it right' 
Guitar: 
e|-1--------------------------------| 
B|-1--------------------------------| 
G|-2--------------------------------| 
D|-3--------------------------------| 
A|-3--------------------------------| 
E|-1--------------------------------| 


Pre-outro bit: 
Guitar: 
e|--8--6--------6--------6----------------| 
B|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
G|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
D|-10--8--------8--------8----------------| 
A|--8--6--------6--------6----------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6--------6------------------------| 
B|-10--8--------8--------6-3-6-3-4-----3-| 
G|-10--8--------8------------------3-5---| 
D|-10--8--------8------------------------| 
A|--8--6--------6------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

e|--8--6--------6--------------------| 
B|-10--8--------8------------------8-| 
G|-10--8--------8------7---------7---| 
D|-10--8--------8---------8----8-----| 
A|--8--6--------6----6-------6-------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

e|--8--6--------6----------------| 
B|-10--8--------8----------------| 
G|-10--8--------8------7---------| 
D|-10--8--------8-----------8----| 
A|--8--6--------6----6----6---6--| 
E|-------------------------------| 


Outro: 
Guitar: 
e|--8--6--------------------------------------------------| 
B|-10--8--------------------------------------------------| 
G|-10--8------------------------------------7--7/10-------| 
D|-10--8--------5---8\7--------7\5/7\5---------------8----| 
A|--8--6-------------------------------6------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-7\5/7--7-b8--------8\7--5--7-b8----/10----8\7--5--7-b8-------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 

End with whammy bar feedback. 



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

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