Ulysses, Franz Ferdinand, Standard Tuning This tab is not full chords but is the way the lead singer plays it. The guitar doesn't come in until the pre chorus, after 4 bars of the keyboard riff. e[--------------------------------------------------------------------] B[--------------------------------------------------------------------] G[--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--10-10-10-10-1414141414141414--] D[--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---] A[--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--1212121212121212--] E[--------------------------------------------------------------------] Chorus e[------------------------------------------] B[------------------------------------------] G[--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-X2--]X2 D[--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----] A[--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----] E[------------------------------------------] Post Chorus Riff e[--------------------------] B[--------------------------] G[--------------------------]X4 D[-----5-----------------5--] A[--xx---8-7-5--xx-8-7-5----] E[--------------------------] 2nd Verse (come in after 4 bars rest) e[-----------------------------------------------------] B[-----------------------------------------------------] G[----7-7---7--X4---3-3---3-X2--6--------6----x-x-x-x--] D[------------------------------7--------7----x-x-x-x--] A[--5-----5--------1----1-------7--------7----x-x-x-x--] E[------------------------------5--------5----x-x-x-x--] Play Chorus again and then Bridge e[------------------------------------------------------------------------| B[------------------------------------------------------------------------| G[--4--------4-------4/10--------1212121212121212-X4-1010101010101010-X3--| D[--x--------x-------x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------| A[--2--------2-------2/8---------1010101010101010----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------| E[-------------------------------slightly palm mute..................-----| --------------] --------------] -12-12-10-10--] -x--x--x--x---] -10-10-8--8---] --------------] Final Chorus e[-----------------------] B[-----------------------] G[--7-7-7-7-x3--4-4-5-5--]X4 D[--x-x-x-x-----x-x-x-x--] A[--5-5-5-5-----2-2-3-3--] E[-----------------------] e[--------------------------] B[--------------------------] G[--7----7----7----7--------] D[--x----x----x----x--------] A[--5----5----5----5--------] E[--------------------------] / slide up \ slide down h hammer-on p pull-off ~ vibrato + harmonic x Mute note
