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Vertigo

Libertines

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VERTIGO  -  THE LIBERTINES

Gtr. 1: Pete Doherty    - in the top line
Gtr. 2: Carl Barat      - in the bottom line

Intro:

Gtr. 1:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------1-----------------|
D|------------x-1-----3-----------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3-----|
E|1---4---------------------------|

^^ play 4 times

Verse:

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------1-----------------|--------------3-----------------|
D|------------x-1-----3-----------|------------x-3-----5-----------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3-----|--------3h5-x-----5-----3-5-----|
E|1---4---------------------------|3---6---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------6------8----------|--------------1-----------------|
D|------------x-6------8---8------|------------x-1------3----------|
A|--------6h8-x-----8--------8\---|--------1h3-x-----3------1-3----|
E|6---9---------------------------|1---4---------------------------|
                                                 
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------13------13--1313\--|
G|--------------------------------|--------------14--14--14--1414\--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------15--15--15--1515\--|
A|--------------------------------|--------------15--15--15--1515\--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------13--13--13--1313\--|
                                                  u   u   u   u d


repeat the progression                 
                                  |---------------------------------|
                                  |---------------------------------|
                                  |----14--14--1212--14--14--1414\\-|
  --> second time gtr.2 ends on:  |----15--15--1313--15--15--1515\\-|
                                  |----15--15--1313--15--15--1515\\-|
                                  |----13--13--1111--13--13--1313\\-|
                                        d   d   d u   u   u   u d
then: 

both guitars play the chord progression until the chorus starts

  F - Gm - A# - F | 
 

Carl Barat's chords which he plays live:

F:    13-15-15-14-13-13
Gm:    x-10-12-12-11-10
A#:    x-13-15-15-15-13

I suppose Pete plays the same chords just an octave lower 

CHORUS: - both guitars

  walking under ladders    as the people round you hear you crying
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11------------------------------11------------------------------|
G|12------------------------------11------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------13------------------------------|
A|13------------------------------13------------------------------|
E|11------------------------------11------------------------------|

  please                 as the people round you  hear you crying
e|------------------------------------------------6---------------|
B|--------------------------------8---------------7---------------|
G|7---7---7---x-7---7-7-7-7-7-x-x-8---------------8---------------|
D|8---8---8---x-8---8-8-8-8-8-x-x-8---------------8---------------|
A|8---8---8---x-8---8-8-8-8-8-x-x-6---------------6---------------|
E|6---6---6---x-6---6-6-6-6-6-x-x---------------------------------|

  please                    oh    please   
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7---7---7---x-7---7---7---7-7-x-6---------------5-------3-------|
D|8---8---8---x-8---8---8---8-8-x-7---------------6-------5-------|
A|8---8---8---x-8---8---8---8-8-x-7---------------6-------5-------|
E|6---6---6---x-6---6---6---6-6-x-5---------------4-------3-------|


BREAK:

gtr.1:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------1---------------|  
D|------------x-1-----3---------|
A|--------1h3-x-----3-----1-3---|
E|1---4-------------------------|

^^ play 4 times

gtr 2 comes in after 2 bars of guitar 1

gtr. 2:
    
   gradually release from 1.5 step bend down to 12th fret while picking 

   grad. rls.+ picking
e|-------------------------|----------13--------------------------|
B|(13-r--r--r--r---r-r-)12-|12p10-----13--x-13--13--13-----13-13--|
G|-------------------------|-----10---13--x-15--15--15b(17)17-17--|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|

- VERSE 2
- CHORUS 

BREAK:   

e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|13---------13-----13-----13------13-|
G|15b(17)r15-13-----13-----13------13-|
D|----------------15-----15------15---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
B|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|
G|2---2---2---x-2---2---5---5-x-x-|
D|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
A|3---3---3---x-3---3---6---6-x-x-|
E|1---1---1---x-1---1---4---4-x-x-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|13---------13-----13-----13------13-|
G|15b(17)r15-13-----13-----13------13-|
D|----------------15-----15------15---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

  
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|3------let ring ----------------|
A|3-------------------------------|
E|1-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-------13-----13-----0-------0----|
G|-------13--13-13-----13------13---|
D|15---15----15----15------15-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Gtr 2  plays on and on  just improvise and play and bend how you feel

e|-------------------------------------|
B|13---x-13---x-13--------0--------0---|
G|13---x-13---x-13--------13-------13--|
D|-------------------15--------15------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------16---------16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------|
B|13---16--16--16-----16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------|
G|13---13--x---x------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------|
D|15---15--15--15-----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1: comes in again after the solo before the verse starts over again

e|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|
B|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|
G|---------------------------------------------------2---2-2---2-2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-3---|
A|---------------------------------------------------3---3-3---3-3---|
E|---------------------------------------------------1---1-1---1-1---|


Then the VERSE again and it's over

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x     ... mute string
b(17) ... bend to pitch of note in bracket
r     ... release bend
h     ... hammer-on
p     ... pull-off
\     ... slide down

d     ... down-stroke
u     ... up-stroke

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