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Released on February 9th 2004, "Tell Her Tonight" is part of Franz Ferdinand's
debut homonym album. A simple track with Nick McCarthy singing verses instead
of lead singer Alex Kapranos, squeaky guitars label this song, with a very
funny interlude/outro.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Alexander Kapranos & Nicholas McCarthy (official lyrics from album)
Music by Franz Ferdinand
Key of E minor
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NOTE. I've based this tab on this live performances:
Live on Letterman 2013 - http://goo.gl/jzCnyD
Live at Reading Festival 2006 - http://goo.gl/yqSXbp
Live at DCode Festival 2013 - http://goo.gl/WdWOag
Live at Veilles Charrues 2005 - http://goo.gl/0TGW70
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CHORDS (low to high, in order of appearance)
Em XXX987 A X7765X G X5543X Bb X8876X Db X11-11-10-9X Eb 11-13-13-12-11
INTRO
Alex Kapranos
Em
|| -7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|-7--7-7------------ ||
|| -8--8-8------------|-8--8-8-11-10-8-7-- ||
||o-9--9-9------------|-9--9-9------------o||
||o-------------------|-------------------o||
|| -------------------|------------------- ||
|| -------------------|------------------- ||X2
VERSE I
Em
|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7----7---7-------------|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7----7---7-------------|
|-8--8-8------------|----8----8---8--11-10-8-7--|-8--8-8------------|----8----8---8--11-10-8-7--|
|-9--9-9------------|----9----9---9-------------|-9--9-9------------|----9----9---9-------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Nick McCarthy
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
(I highly recommend watching the Letterman performance to grasp the rhythm of Nick's guitar)
|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7---7--7-------------|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|-7--7-7------------|
|-8--8-8------------|----8---8--8--11-10-8-7--|-8--8-8------------|-8--8-8--11-10-8-7-|
|-9--9-9------------|----9---9--9-------------|-9--9-9------------|-9--9-9------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXX------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXXX-9-9--9-9--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXX------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXXX-X-X--X-X--|
|-------------------|---------5-5-7-X-5-5-7-X-|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Em
I only heard her talk, but she saw it
I only watched her walk, but she saw it
I only touched her lips but she saw it
I only kissed her lips, but she saw it
CHORUS
A
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|| -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- ||
|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------ ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-o||
|| (0)--------------|---------------6666-|(0)--------------|---------------6666- ||
|| -----------------|---------------7777-|-----------------|---------------7777- ||X2
(you can see Nick's part in DCode's video around 2:00)
A
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
VERSE II
Em
|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7----7---7-------------|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7----7---7-------------|
|-8--8-8------------|----8----8---8--11-10-8-7--|-8--8-8------------|----8----8---8--11-10-8-7--|
|-9--9-9------------|----9----9---9-------------|-9--9-9------------|----9----9---9-------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Nick McCarthy
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-/9-9-XXXX-7-7-9-X-7-7-9-X-|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|----7---7--7-------------|-7--7-7-7-9-10-9-7-|-7--7-7------------|
|-8--8-8------------|----8---8--8--11-10-8-7--|-8--8-8------------|-8--8-8--11-10-8-7-|
|-9--9-9------------|----9---9--9-------------|-9--9-9------------|-9--9-9------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXX------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXXX-9-9--9-9--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXX------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-XXXXXXX-X-X--X-X--|
|-------------------|---------5-5-7-X-5-5-7-X-|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Em
She only flicked her eyes, but I saw it
She only swung her hair, but I saw it
She only shook her hips, but I saw it
She only licked her lips, but I saw it
CHORUS
A
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|| -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- ||
|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------ ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-o||
|| (0)--------------|---------------6666-|(0)--------------|---------------6666- ||
|| -----------------|---------------7777-|-----------------|---------------7777- ||X2
A
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
REFRAIN
G Bb
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| --3---3---3---3--|--3---3---3---3--|--6---6---6---6--|--6---6---6---6-- ||
||o--4---4---4---4--|--4---4---4---4--|--7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7--o||
||o--5---5---5---5--|--5---5---5---5--|--8---8---8---8--|--8---8---8---8--o||
|| --5---5---5---5--|--5---5---5---5--|--8---8---8---8--|--8---8---8---8-- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|
|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -3-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-|-3-X-X-X-X-3-X-X-|-6-X-X-X-X-6-X-X-|-6-X-X-X-X-6-X-X- ||
||o-X-4-X-X-4-X-4-X-|-X-4-X-X-4-X-4-X-|-X-7-X-X-7-X-7-X-|-X-7-X-X-7-X-7-X-o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
(In all videos you can see Nick strumming really hard, therefore the Xs to mute strings)
G
Hey, I'll have to tell her, you tell her tonight, yeah!
Bb
I'll have to tell her, tell her tonight, yeah!
G
I'll have to tell her, to tell her tonight, yeah!
Bb
I'll have to tell her, to tell her tonight!
Em
|-7--7-7----|-7--7-7----|
|-8--8-8----|-8--8-8----|
|-9--9-9----|-9--9-9----|
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|
Oh, yeah!
VERSE III (Alex only)
Em
|| -7--7-7----|-7--7-7----|-7--7-7----|-7--7-7---- ||
|| -8--8-8----|-8--8-8----|-8--8-8----|-8--8-8---- ||
||o-9--9-9----|-9--9-9----|-9--9-9----|-9--9-9----o||
||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
|| -----------|-----------|-----------|----------- ||
|| -----------|-----------|-----------|----------- ||X2
Em
I only watched her walk, but she saw it
I only heard her talk, but she saw it
I only touched her hips, but she saw it
I only kissed her lips, but she saw it
CHORUS
A
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
|| -----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------- ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--o||
|| -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- ||
|| -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------ ||
||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------o||
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-XXXX-o||
|| (0)--------------|---------------6666-|(0)--------------|---------------6666- ||
|| -----------------|---------------7777-|-----------------|---------------7777- ||X2
A
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
Gonna have to tell her tonight
REFRAIN
G Bb Db
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3--|-6---6---6---6--|-6---6---6---6--|-9---9---9---9--|-9---9---9---9--|
|-4---4---4---4--|-4---4---4---4--|-7---7---7---7--|-7---7---7---7--|-10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10-|
|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5--|-8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8--|-11--11--11--11-|-11--11--11--11-|
|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5--|-8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8--|-11--11--11--11-|-11--11--11--11-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|---X-XX-X-3-X-X-|---X-XX-X-3-X-X-|---X-XX-X-6-X-X-|---X-XX-X-6-X-X-|---X-XX-X-9-X-X-|---X-XX-X-9-X-X-|
|-X-4-XX-4-X-4-X-|-X-4-XX-4-X-4-X-|-X-7-XX-7-X-7-X-|-X-7-XX-7-X-7-X-|-X-10XX10-X-10X-|-X-10XX10-X-10X-|
|-5--------------|-5--------------|-8--------------|-8--------------|-11-------------|-11-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G
Hey, I'll have to tell her, you tell her tonight, yeah!
Bb
Hey, I'll have to tell her, you tell her tonight, yeah!
Db
You have to tell her, you tell her tonight
Eb
|-----|
|-11--|
|-12--|
|-13--|
|-13--|
|-11--|
|
|
|-----|
|-11--|
|-12--|
|-13--|
|-----|
|-----|
Eb
Oh yeah!
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