Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
[Intro/main riff]
D U D U D D U D D D U D U D D U D D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x6
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
After the first time the intro riff is played this is played
underneath it by a second guitar until the drums kick in:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------12-------------12-------------12-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
"Cracks in the pavement underneath my shoe,
I care less and less about and less about you"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
"no one else around to look at me, so I can..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------|
"...look at my shadow as much as I please, all the..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
[Pre-Chorus]
"...kicks that I can't compare to, making..."
e|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
"...friends like you're all su..."
e|--6--6--6--6-6--|
B|--6--6--6--6-6--|
G|--7--7--7--7-7--|
D|--8--8--8--8-8--|
A|--8--8--8--8-8--|
E|--6--6--6--6-6--|
"...pposed to, but..."
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
[Chorus]
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
D U D U D D U D D D U D U D D U D D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
[Verse]
"Space all 'round me where my soul can breathe,
off-guard body that my mind can leave"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
A second guitar plays this just after "soul can breathe":
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-------12--14~~~|
D|--/14-----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
"nothing else matters I don't care what I miss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
E|-----------------------------|
"company's okay, solitude is bliss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
Another guitar plays this on the words "solitude is bliss"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-14--14--14-14--14--14-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
"there's a party in my head, and..."
e|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
B|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
G|--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--6--|
D|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
A|--7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5--|
"...no one is in..."
e|--6--6--6--6-6--|
B|--6--6--6--6-6--|
G|--7--7--7--7-7--|
D|--8--8--8--8-8--|
A|--8--8--8--8-8--|
E|--6--6--6--6-6--|
"...vited, and..."
e|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G|--6--6-6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E|--5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
[Chorus]
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
D U D U D D U D D D U D U D D U D D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x4
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
[Pre-solo]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12--14\12-12-12-|
A second guitar plays this on the
third repeat of the riff above:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-------12--14~~~|
D|--/14-----------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Solo]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-12---10-12-10----8-10---8-10-8---7-8---7-8-7-5-3h5--5--5p3-1-|
D|-----------------------10---------------8-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is played underneath the solo:
e|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
B|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
G|--9--9---7---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--| x4
D|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
A|-10-10---8---6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
E|--8--8---6---4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
"Movement doesn't flow,
quite like it does when I'm alone"
e|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5-5--5--5-5--| x2
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6--4--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
A second guitar plays these small fills:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-10-\8\5---\3--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------8~~~~~-3-/5-/6--/8~~~~~|
"I'll be the one who's free"
e|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
B|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
G|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--7--7--7-7--7--7-7-----5----|
D|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
A|-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--8--8--8-8--8--8-8-----6----|
E|-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1--1--1-1--6--6--6-6--6--6-6-----4----|
"You and all your friends can watch me..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-8-----------------------------------|
G|-8-----------------------------------|
D|-8-----------------------------------|
A|-6-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Bridge 2]
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--9--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--9--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
"...today"
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--11.-11-11--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--11.-11-11--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7---9.--9--9--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7---9.--9--9--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-------------------------|
e|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
B|--9---9---9--9--9-7---9--9--9-9--9--|
G|-10--10--10-10-10-8---9--9--9-9--9--|
D|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
A|-11--11--11-11-11-9---7--7--7-7--7--|
E|--9---9---9--9--9-7-----------------|
A second guitar plays this riff throughout
the chord progression above:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| x3
D|---------------9--9--11--11--11-11--11--|
A|----------9h11--------------------------|
E|--9--9--9-------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
"Don't ask me how you're supposed to, 'cause..."
D D D D U U
e|-5--5--5--5--5---------5------|
B|-5--5--5--5---5---------5-----|
G|-6--6--6--6----6---------6----| arpeggiate the last
D|-7--7--7--7-----7-------------| part of the chord
A|-7--7--7--7------7------------|
E|-5--5--5--5-------5-----------|
"...you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel,
you will never come close to how I feel"
D U D U D D U D D D U D U D D U D D
e|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
B|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--10--|
G|-11-11--11-11--11--11-11--11--9---10-10--10-10--10--12-12--12--11--| x8
D|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
A|-12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12--10---8--8---8--8---8--10-10--10--12--|
E|-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10--8--------------------------------10--|
Fade out.
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| D Downstroke
| U Upstroke
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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