Vertigo


This is the tab for the lead part of Vertigo by the Libertines. Standard Tuning Intro E-----------------------------------| B-----------------------------------| G------------------1-------3--------| (x4) D------------------1-------3--------| A----------1---3-------3-------3----| E--1---4----------------------------| This next part is played throughout the verse's: E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| D------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| A----------1---3-------3-------3-----------3---5-------5-------5--| E--1---4---------------------------3---6--------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| D------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| A----------6---8-------8-------8-----------1---3-----------3------| E--6---9---------------------------1---4--------------------------| That is played 6 times, until the words say "or you'll forever be...". Then, you play this: "Just walking" "as the people" E--6-----------------6--------------------------------| B--8-----------------7--------------------------------| G--8-----------------8---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| (x2) D--8-----------------8---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| A--6-----------------6---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------| E-----------------------------------------------------| Then the intro is repeated, and the other guitarist plays this little solo: E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B--13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-13(b)-12/10----10--12--12--14--14--14-| G--------------------------------------------------------11-----14--14--14--14--14-| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| This is played with the verse again, but only twice this time E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| D------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| A----------1---3-------3-------3-----------3---5-------5-------5--| E--1---4---------------------------3---6--------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| (x2) D------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| A----------6---8-------8-------8-----------1---3-----------3------| E--6---9---------------------------1---4--------------------------| Then the chorus: "Just walking" "as the people" E--6-----------------6--------------------------------| B--8-----------------7--------------------------------| G--8-----------------8---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| (x2) D--8-----------------8---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------| A--6-----------------6---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------| E-----------------------------------------------------| Then the other guitarist does another little solo, but I don't know that part. During solo, the guitarist playing the main riff, plays this: E-----------------| B-----------------| G-----------------| (x8) D-----------------| A-----------------| E--1-1-1-1-1-4-1--| Then, its back to the main riff: E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| D------------------1-------3-----------------------3-------5------| A----------1---3-------3-------3-----------3---5-------5-------5--| E--1---4---------------------------3---6--------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| D------------------6-------8-----------------------1---1----------| (x4) A----------6---8-------8-------8-----------1---3-----------3------| E--6---9---------------------------1---4--------------------------| There, that's the main riff. The chords played over the riff, and during all the verses, F, G, Bb, then F again. F G Bb F E---- E---- E---- E----| B---- B---- B---- B----| G---- G---- G---- G----| D-3-- D-5-- D-8-- D-3--| A-3-- A-5-- A-8-- A-3--| E-1-- E-3-- E-6-- E-1--|