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Down Boy
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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I figured out the little bridge he plays after the chorus. I'm 99% sure its right. It
needs practice to get it down perfectly (and the right effects).
I give the first half credit to dr.doctor who figured out everything before the little
I just pasted it into my tab to make it fuller.
Here's the youtube video I refer to later on. Watch this about a billion times and you
figure it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiGsMkQd2c
Verse 1:
No fame, all there is, all there was on the second lady
Can't take a cent, take a cut of that kind of ran
I'll stand kind of pushed, kind of bent, on that heavy land
I'll stand for the sake of my friends. I will see him there
CHORUS PART I
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|----9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|----------------------------0--------------0------------|
E|---0----------0-------------*--------------*------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|---9--9-9--9-----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|---9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-------------7-------------0--------------0-----------|
slide
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|---9--9-9--9-----8--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|---9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|---------------------------0--------------0-------------|
E|--0-------------0----------*--------------*-------------|
Down Down Count me down
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-|
G|------9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
D|------9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-------------7-------------0--------------0----------|
Down Down boy
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8------8--8-8--8-|
G|-----9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
D|-----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9------9--9-9--9-|
A|--0-------------0---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------7-------------7------------|
Down Count me down Down boy
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8----8--8-8--8-----8--8-8--8-|
G|------9--9-9--9----8--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
D|------9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9----9--9-9--9-----9--9-9--9-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8-------------8------------10------------10-----------|
Down boy Down boy
E|-------------------------------|
B|------8--8-8--8--------8-8--8--|
G|------9--9-9--9--------9-9--9--|
D|------9--9-9--9--------9-9--9--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|--0-------------0---0----------|
Down
CHORUS PART II
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
D|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
A|---5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5----5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--2-------------| X 12 times.
A|--2-------------|
E|--0-------------|
E|-0--~slide up~--12-------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------| ?? 0-slide-12-|strums twice
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
D|---7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7----7-7-7-7----12-12-7-7-------|
A|---5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5----5-5-5-5----10-10-5-5-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9------------------------------------------9~----|
D|---9-9-9-9---9~~------------------------------------9~----|
A|---7-7-7-7---9~~---*12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0*---7~----|
E|-------------7~~---*12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0*---------|
*Left hand is above neck instead of under where you regularly play; slide down and
for strumming pattern* (watch the video to see what i mean (1:59)
Also the first and last ...
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------9---|
D|---9---9---|
A|---9---7---|
E|---7-------|
...before the slide down can be substituted with
E|--------|
B|--------| For a higher ringing tone.
G|---16---|
D|---16---|
A|---14---|
E|--------|
Verse 2:
The same, not begin, not give up, in a better way
Again, wash the stain off his bed not to split them off
I'll stand for the sake of my friends, I will see him there
Well I will see him there
Just repeat chorus I and II and changing bits here and there for the second time.
It�s easy to figure out because it�s the same chords like the Em chord plays in between
break and then the whole thing starts over again.
The end!