Tame Impala - Half Full Glass of Wine
from their 2008 self-titled EP
Intro:
The bends in the main riffs are quarter step bends (where it says .5), which is
basically bending to halfway between the two notes. It's used a lot in blues playing
(listen to the main riff to Spoonful by Cream to get a good example). The bend is
only slight, so don't over-think it.
Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
A|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
A|-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
A|-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 - the riff slows down at the last two repeats:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---6b6.5------6b6.5-------6b6.5---------6b6.5-----|
A|-8-------8--8-------8--8---------8---8---------8--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 does this on the second bend in the riff above:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10-b12------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7--9--| x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------10---------------10--8-10--|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5-------10----6-8-10------------|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--------8--------------------|
Verse:
"Said you wouldn't be home late tonight"
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
E|-6-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
Verse:
"I gave up waiting at seventeen past midnight"
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Alternate riff:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------8b8.5----------------9--9\7-7--|
D|-8-10-10-------10-------------X--X\X-X--|
A|-------------------8--9--10--10-10\8-8--|
E|------------------------------8--8\6-6--|
Verse:
"Now my only company's a half full glass of wine"
e|--8---8--8---8--8---8--8----8--8--8---8--8---8---8--8--|
B|-10--10-10--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--10--10-10--|
D|-10--10-10--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---8---8--8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
Verse:
"Leave me no choice but to plot my revenge,
You leave me no choice but to plot my revenge"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Guitar 2 plays this little lick quietly in the background:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-10b12--12br10-8------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------10~--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then strum this chord:
e|--8---8--8---8--8---8--8\--|
B|-10--10-10--10-10--10-10\--|
G|-10--10-10--10-10--10-10\--|
D|-10--10-10--10-10--10-10\--|
A|--8---8--8---8--8---8--8\--|
E|---------------------------|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7--9--| x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------10---------------10--8-10--|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5-------10----6-8-10------------|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--------8--------------------|
Chorus:
"It's been so long since I held your hand,
You don't know how hard it can be"
e|--------------8--------------6--|
B|-------------10--------------6--|
G|-------------10--------------7--| x3
D|---------5---10----------5---8--|
A|-----5--------8------5-------8--|
E|-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3-6--|
And then you play:
e|--------------8--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|
B|-------------10--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|
G|-------------10--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--|
D|---------5---10--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
A|-----5--------8--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|
E|-3-3---3---3-----3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7--9--| x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------10---------------10--8-10--|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5-------10----6-8-10------------|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--------8--------------------|
Verse:
"Thank god I've been blessed with a patient mind"
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
E|-6-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
Verse:
"'Cause what I wanna happen won't happen in a very long time"
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Guitar 2 plays this lick:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------8-10-10b12-10b12-10b12--|
D|-------------8h10-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Alternate riff:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------8b8.5----------------9--9\7-7--|
D|-8-10-10-------10-------------X--X\X-X--|
A|-------------------8--9--10--10-10\8-8--|
E|------------------------------8--8\6-6--|
Verse:
"Now my only company's a half full glass of wine"
e|--8---8--8---8--8---8--8----8--8--8---8--8---8---8--8--|
B|-10--10-10--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--10--10-10--|
D|-10--10-10--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---8---8--8--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5----|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--|
Quiet instrumental breakdown:
"Leave me no choice but to plot my revenge"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Guitar 2 plays this little lick:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------8-10-10b12--8~---------------------------|
D|-----------------------8h10------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Leave me no choice but to plot my revenge,
(whispered) You leave me no choice but to plot my revenge"
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
Guitar 2 plays these licks:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5-p3-------------10b12----8~----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then strum this chord:
e|--8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8--|
B|-10-10--10-10--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--10-10--10-10--|
D|-10-10--10-10--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---8--8---8--8--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--7--9--| x2
D|----------------------------------------------------------10---------------10--8-10--|
A|-----6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5------6b6.5-------10----6-8-10------------|
E|-8-8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--8-------8--------8--------------------|
Chorus:
"It's been so long since I held your hand,
You don't know how hard it can be"
e|--------------8--------------6--|
B|-------------10--------------6--|
G|-------------10--------------7--| x3
D|---------5---10----------5---8--|
A|-----5--------8------5-------8--|
E|-3-3---3---3-----3-3---3---3-6--|
And then you play:
e|--------------8--|
B|-------------10--|
G|-------------10--|
D|---------5---10--|
A|-----5--------8--|
E|-3-3---3---3-----|
Instrumental outro:
e|-3-3--3-3--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--|
G|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4---4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4--| x2
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--|
A|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5--|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|
e|--8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
B|--8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8--8-8--8-8--6-6--6-6--|
G|--9--9---9--9---9--9---9--9--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
A|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10--6-6--6-6--8-8--8-8--|
E|--8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8------------6-6--6-6--|
e|--8--8---8--8---8--8--3--6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--|
B|--8--8---8--8---8--8--3--6--8-8--8-8--6-6--6-6--|
G|--9--9---9--9---9--9--4--7--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--| x3
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10--5--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--|
A|-10-10--10-10--10-10--5--8--6-6--6-6--8-8--8-8--|
E|--8--8---8--8---8--8--3--6------------6-6--6-6--|
Guitar solo - there are a couple of very small variations which I will tab:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10--8------------|
D|-------------------------------10-8-10-8--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10--8---------------| x3
D|-------------------------------10-8----8-10--|
A|------------------------------------10-------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10--8-------------|
D|-------------------------------10-8-10-10--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
And then drum solo!
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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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