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ELEPHANTS - Them Crooked Vultures
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Tabbed by: TangledString
I saw a lot of tabs for this in open G, which I'm sure is the way Homme plays it, but I
took the time to learn it in standard so here it is. Once you got the intro/outro the
hardest part is the timing, so just play along. Also don't take any of my song structure
terms seriously, just was a way of organizing while tabbing.
Tuning: Standard
Intro Riff (0:00)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---------------------------------3---| 2 x slow
G|-------------------------3h5-------------------------------3h5------| 4 x fast
D|---------3p0--0h3--------------------------3p0--0h3-----------------|
A|----1h3------------5------------------1h3------------5--------------|
E|-3--------------------6------------3--------------------6-----------|
Second Riff (0:28) (Repeat Once)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat
D|------------5-5---5--------------------------5-5----5---------------|
A|-------3h5----------5p3------------------3h5-----------5p3----------|
E|-3--6--------------------6p3-3----3--6----------------------6p3-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5p3-----------5p3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
E|--------6p3-3---------6p3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Repeat Intro Riff (0:46)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---------------------------------3---|
G|-------------------------3p5-------------------------------3h5------|
D|---------3p0--0p3--------------------------3p0--0h3-----------------|
A|----1h3------------5------------------1h3------------5--------------|
E|-3--------------------6------------3--------------------6-----------|
Transition to Verse (0:54)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------3-----------3------------3-----|
G|------3h5---------3p5---------3h5----------3h5--------| Repeat
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-333----------333---------333---------333-------------|
Verse Riff (1:03)
e|----------3---6--|
B|--3---6---0---0--| Repeat 3x
G|--0---0---4---7--|
D|--5---8----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Fill 1
e|----------3-------3333----------6-6---|
B|--3---6---0--3p6--------6-3-----3-3---|
G|--0---0---4------------------6--------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Fill 2
e|----------3-------3333-------10-10-10-10----|
B|--3---6---0--3p6--------6-3---8--8--8--8----|
G|--0---0---4---------------------------------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Verse (1:24)
e|--------------|
B|--------------| Painted as monsters
G|--------------| Borracho, cansado
D|--------5-----| Do you know what the people say?
A|--5--8--3--8--|
E|--3--6-----6--|
Fill
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|------------3h5-------|
A|--5----3h5-------3\1--|
E|--3-------------------|
Repeat Verse
Plucked from the garden
Of wicked beliefs,
I offer a rose
And smile with harmless teeth.
Verse Riff (1:45)
Then slick back my hair,
You know the devil's in there?
Alone in the garden.
Repeat Verse
Guitar 2 (1:56) (For the sake of being thorough)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---5p3-5-5p3-5--|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Repeat Verse Riff
Bridge (2:28)
For those playing acoustic (or interested) Guitar 1:
C to Bb
Am
Scattered on the shore,
Bb
Surely washed away.
F Eb5+
Feeling somewhat deserving
D
Of what will be someday.
F Eb5+
No I can never stay melancholy,
D
I've the memory of your face.
F Eb5+
No I can never stay melancholy for long...
Eb5+ (Didn't know what to call this)
e|-x--- e|-3---|
B|-3--- B|-4---|
G|-3--- or G|-3---|
D|-1--- D|-----|
A|-0--- A|-----|
E|-x--- E|-----|
Bridge Guitar 2 (2:28)
e|--------------6-----------------------|
B|-5---6-----8---------5--6--5---8---5--|
G|-----------------7--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------8----------------------------8-----8/10-------|
G|---------------10--9------7-99-7--10-------10--------9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
(2:50)
e|----5---5--5----3---3--3-----2--2--2---5--3--2-----|
B|---6---6-------4---4--------3--3-------3--3--3-----| Repeat
G|--5---5---5---3---3---3----2--2--2-----2--2--2-----|
D|---------------------------------------0--0--0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----5---5--5----3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---6---6-------4---4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|--5---5---5---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff (3:17) "Before I move on."
e|----------3---6--|
B|--3---6---0---0--| Repeat 3x
G|--0---0---4---7--|
D|--5---8----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
With Fill (3:27)
e|----------3---6---666666--12-12-10-9--|
B|--3---6---0---0-----------------------|
G|--0---0---4---7-----------------------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 2 Guitar 2 (3:38) You can mess around with this idea throughout the verse
e|------------10p9-10-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p4-7---------------7p4-7--7-9999-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:20)"Elephants broken and screaming"
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--7/6/5/3--|
D|--7/6/5/3--|
A|--5/4/3/1--|
E|-----------|
Am Bb
Scattered on the shore, surely washed away
Am Bb C C#
Scattered on the shore, surely washed away, away, away
From here it's the rest of the bridge, the verse riff, then play the intro as the outro.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
