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Things Aint Like They Used To Be
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THINGS AIN'T LIKE THEY USED TO BE - The Black Keys
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Tuning: Down 1 Step (DGCFAD)
INTRO:
Rhythm Gtr, Clean:
e|-0---0-0---0-0---|----0-----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2-2-----2---|
B|-0---0-0---0-0---|----0-----0-0-|----0---------------|----3-3-----3---|
G|-----------------|----0-----0-0-|--------------------|----2-2-----2---|
D|-2/4-4-4\2-0-2p0-|-2------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0--------------|
A|-----------------|-------2------|--------------------|---------0----0-|
E|-----------------|--------------|-0----0-------------|----------------|
e|----2---0-----------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2-2-2----2---|-----|
B|----3---0-----------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3-3-3----3---|-----|
G|----2---------------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---------------|----2-2-2----2---|-----|
D|-0------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0---------------|-0---|
A|------0-------------|--------2------|--------------------|----------0----0-|-----|
E|--------------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|-----------------|-----|
VERSE:
e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3-3-|----3----|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|------0--|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
I went around the way for you Did all those things you asked me to
e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2---|----2p0--|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3---|----3p0--|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2---|----2p0--|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-----------0-|---------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
|I thought it was the perfect day Til she just opened up to say
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|Fill Gtr, Clean w/Reverb/Echo
e|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------/7--|-/9--------5---7----|-5--7--/9--10--|/12--10--|
E|-------------|---------------|------0-------------|---------------|---------|
CHORUS:
e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3-3-|----3----|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|------0--|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
|It doesn't mean a thing to me It doesn't mean a thing to me
|
| < <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|/9--7--5--7--|-7-------------|-------/9--7--5--5--|-5-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2---|---------|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3---|---------|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2---|---------|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
|And it's about time you see Things ain't like they used to be
|
| < <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|/9--7--5--7--|-7-------------|-------/9--7--5--5--|-5-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
VERSE (Guitar 1 stays the same)
I headed out to Lester Hill But that just made me weaker still
Guitar 2:
e|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|--------5---7--|-/9---\7---/9-7-5-7-|-5--7--/9--10--|/12--10--|
E|-------------|----7----------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
She's got the kind of love I need The kind that's never good one me
CHORUS (Same as last time)
GUITAR SOLO: (Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 play chorus riffs)
Guitar 3 (dist.)
(Em) (D)
e|-12------14-12---------|----14-12----17-14-12----12-|-10------12-10----------|
B|-12------12----12------|----12----12----------12----|-10------10----10-------|
G|-12---------------12---|----12----------------------|-11---------------11----|
D|-12--------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
(Em)
e|-------10----------------10-------------|-----14--14-12-------17-|
B|-10h12----12p10----10h12----12p10----10/|/12--12--12----12-------|
G|----------------11----------------11--9/|/12--12-----------12----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
(D)
e|---14-12-------14-12-------|-10---------10h12-10----------|------------------|
B|---------12----------12----|-10---10h12----------12p10----|------------------|
G|------------12----------12-|-11------------------------11-|-11---------------|
D|---------------------------|-12---------------------------|-12---------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
VERSE: (Guitar 1 plays the same riff)
Guitar 2: < <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
I walked into the battle blind It happens almost all the time
< <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
The yard is kind of overgrown And all those happy times are gone
CHORUS (same)
OUTRO GUITAR SOLO:
e|-----------|-12---14-12-------12-|---17---14-12----------|-10-----12-10-----------|
B|-----3/----|/12---------12-------|---12---------12----12-|-10-----------10----10--|
G|-----3/----|/12------------12----|---12------------12----|-11--------------11-----|
D|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
It doesn't mean a thing to me It doesn't mean a thing to me
e|-------10----------12---10-----|------14---14-12-------12--17-|
B|-10h12----12----10--------10---|-12--------------12-----------|
G|-------------11-------------11-|-12-----------------12--------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
And it's about time you see
e|--17--17-14-12-------|-10----------10h12-10-----------|----------------------|
B|--12-----------12----|-10----10h12-------10--12p10----|-10-------------------|
G|------------------12-|-11--------------------------11-|-11-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------------------|-12-------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
Things ain't like they used to be
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| < Volume Swell
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