Here’s the tab for Miles Kane’s part of an absolute classic, not too different from the original.
Advice on tab welcome and please rate, Thanks!
Footage from T-in-the-park used for reference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZBYBRknmaI
Gear set up
- Treble pickup
- Crunchy distortion not overdrive (Apart from the solo)
- Slight reverb
[Intro] 0.0
Strum pattern d-du, slides
up to the nut after. Then followed with muted u-d-u.
Played 5 times. Played once
e|-5/--| e|-2-|
B|-7/--| B|-4-|
G|-7/--| G|-4-|
D|-7/--| D|-4-|
A|-5/--| A|-2-|
E|-----| E|---|
[verse 1] 0.18
Opens with Bm chord shape
but just picks out notes
e|-------|------------|
B|-------|-----3------|
G|-----4-|-------4----|
D|---4---|----4-------|
A|-2-----|--2---------|
E|-------|---------0--|
Open E, d--ud-u-d-u-d.
Slow down strike on Gm then fast A strike.
e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-5-|
B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-7-|
G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-7-|
D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-|
A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-5-|
E|-0-| E|-3-| E|---|
Goes back to E, this time bared. Followed by Bm.
d--ud-u-d-u-d.
e|-7-| e|-2-|
B|-9-| B|-3-|
G|-9-| G|-4-|
D|-9-| D|-4-|
A|-7-| A|-2-|
E|---| E|---|
Pre-chorus
e|-------|-----------|
B|-------|-----3-----|
G|-----4-|-------4---|
D|---4---|----4------|
A|-2-----|--2--------|
E|-------|---------0-|
Open D
e|-2-|
B|-3-|
G|-2-|
D|-0-|
A|---|
E|---|
0.42, If you listen to the timing you'll see what I mean
Open G, bar D and bar E
Pattern for G, D: d-dd-u
Pattern of E: d-du-u-udu
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-|
B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-|
G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times
D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-|
A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-|
E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
Ends chorus with single down strike on bar D.
Also, uses vibrato bar to drop pitch
[verse 2] 1.08
Bar D: d-du. Then pick scrape up the thick E.
Bar D: d-du. Then pick scrape down the thick E.
Bm chord shape picks out notes like in verse 1.
e|-------|------------|
B|-------|------3-----|
G|-----4-|--------4---|
D|---4---|----4-------|
A|-2-----|--2---------|
E|-------|----------0-|
Open E, d--ud-u-d-u-d.
Slow down strike on Gm then fast A strike.
e|-0-| e|-3-| e|-5-|
B|-0-| B|-3-| B|-7-|
G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-7-|
D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-|
A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-5-|
E|-0-| E|-3-| E|---|
Goes back to E, this time bared. Followed by Bm.
d--ud-u-d-u-d.
e|-7-| e|-2-|
B|-9-| B|-3-|
G|-9-| G|-4-|
D|-9-| D|-4-|
A|-7-| A|-2-|
E|---| E|---|
Pre-chorus
e|-------|-------------|
B|-------|------3------|
G|-----4-|--------4----|
D|---4---|----4--------|
A|-2-----|--2----------|
E|-------|-----------0-|
Open D
e|-2-|
B|-3-|
G|-2-|
D|-0-|
A|---|
E|---|
1.39
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-|
B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-|
G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times
D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-|
A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-|
E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
[2.05]
Goes into saxophone solo, interpretations for the guitar
Can be found in other tabs people have uploaded to the site.
2.33
e|-3-| e|-5-| e|-7-|
B|-3-| B|-7-| B|-9-|
G|-0-| G|-7-| G|-9-| Repeats 3 times
D|-0-| D|-7-| D|-9-|
A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-|
E|-3-| E|---| E|---|
Ends chorus with single down strike on bar D.
Also, uses vibrato bar to drop pitch.
Chorus repeats again then enters solo
Uses a lot of vibrato. Can’t really write how he uses it but
you can tell from the video how he does it. Bends are quite
big, around 2 semi-tones.
Big bends on these notes
Held for a long-time as well
e|------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------------|
G|--7tp----7--------|---12~---12~---12~---12~---|
D|------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------------|
Played rapidly
e|------------------|------------------|--------------|
B|------------------|-------7--9--10~--|--10~b---10~--|
G|--12-12-12-12-----|--11~-------------|--------------|
D|------------------|------------------|--------------|
A|------------------|------------------|--------------|
E|------------------|------------------|--------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|---15~b----15----15~b----15~---|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
plays 6 times After 6th time
e|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
G|---4/7-7/5--7/9--7/11~---------| |--11~b-----11-11-11-11-11---|
D|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| |----------------------------|
High Tremolo effect kicks in multiple notes
In each section. Listen to the video to get the timings.
e|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
B|---15~b----|---17~b---|---15~b---|---17~b---|--22b---|
G|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
D|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
A|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
E|-----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|
Pattern: d-d-d---d-d-d---d-d-d
Bm G
e|-2-| e|-3-|
B|-3-| B|-3-|
G|-4-| G|-4-| Repeats a couple times
D|-4-| D|-5-|
A|-2-| A|-5-|
E|---| E|-3-|
END
tp - tremolo picking
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
b - bend
