------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always Like This - Bombay Bicycle Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: pauli Email: pauli.ahashakeheartbreak@hotmail.co.uk taken from the album 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose' if you'd like a tab for any other bombay bicycle club song, please make a request and i'll happily give it a go. anyway, enjoy :) Tuning: EADGBe Intro - chords played lightly over the bassline e|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9---13--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--13--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11--15--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff I (0:31) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----10------------------10-------------------------------------------------| D|------11------11-13-------11-----------------------------------------------| A|--------11-11------13-13----88-9-11----------------------------------------| E|-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------------------| chords played over the top of riff I and bassline (1:04) e|-x---x---x-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--11--13-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10--13-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11--15-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (1:20) these chords are shared between two guitars. they're basically taking turns, so to speak. (repeat this untill last chord) e|-22----66-66-66----66-----------------------------------------------------| B|-22----99-77-66----66-----------------------------------------------------| G|-33-44-66-88-66-66-66-66--------------------------------------------------| D|-44-33-88-88-88-88-88-88--------------------------------------------------| A|-44----66-66-88----88-----------------------------------------------------| E|-22----------66----66-----------------------------------------------------| the last chord before chorus ends on the final strum, strum the chord 3 times (up, down up) very rapidly to achieve the in the song. e|-44----44----44----444------------------------------------------------------| B|-44----44----44----444------------------------------------------------------| G|-55-55-55-55-55-55-555------------------------------------------------------| D|-66-66-66-66-66-66-666------------------------------------------------------| A|-66----66----66----666------------------------------------------------------| E|-44----44----44----444------------------------------------------------------| back to riff I including the 'light' chords played over the top but at full volume this (1:58) after this only the vocals can be heard. play the light chords over the top. (2:14) just the vocals, bass and drums can be heard now until 2:58 where the chorus parts are again. at 3:13 you can make out another riff in the background with a strange effect to it. is how it goes. e|-------11----------9------------------------------------------------------| B|---11----11----11---11----------------------------------------------------| G|-----11----11----11---11--------------------------------------------------| D|-11----------11-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (repeat according to song) after this riff I including the chords over the top are played. however riff is changed slightly on the third time (3:53) as you probably can hear. it like this. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----11p10---------------10------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-11-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------13-11-13-13--88-9-11-----------------------------------------| E|-9-9----------------------------------------------------------------------| end of song. please rate, thanks :) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================