Leaving Blues


Bombay Bicycle Club, "Leaving Blues" Written by Bombay Bicycle Club Transcribed by Dan Henwood This is a beautiful song with some slightly tricky finger picking but once you get the hang of it you'll be addicted like me. With the picking your thumb should be covering the low E, A and D strings with your index finger on the G, your middle on the B (and E if it feels more comfortable) and I use my third finger for the high E. Capo 4th fret in standard tuning Intro/Main Riff: e-----------------0-------------------------------------------| b-----3--------3-----3--1--0--------------------0-------------| g----------0------------------0----5--------5-------5-------0-| d-----0------0--------0-----0------3---3---3------------3-----| a-------------------------------5---------5-------5-------5---| e---3----3--------3------3----------5----------5-----5--------| "I'm sure you know that I'm leaving" e-----------------0----------------------| b------1--------------1---------1--------| g-----------2--------------2----------2--| d------3-------3--------3----------3-----| a----------------------------------------| e---1-----1---------1----------1---------| e-----------------0-----------------------| b------1--------------1-----------1-------| g------------0--------------0-----------0-| d------2--------2--------2-----------2----| a---3-----3---------3----------3----------| e-----------------------------------------| Then back into main riff Bridge: "Curse god..." e-----0------------------------------------------0-------------------| b---------------1-----3---------0-----0-------------------0----------| g----------2---------------0----------------2--------2---------2-----| d-----2-------2-------0-------0-------3--------3--------3----------3-| a--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------| e------------------3-----3---------1------1-------1----------1-------| "Miss you...." e-----0-------------------------------2----------3--------3----------| b---------------1-----3---------0----------3---------3----------3----| g----------2---------------0----------2-------2---------2----------2-| d-----2-------2-------0-------0----0-----0--------0----------0-------| a--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------| e------------------3-----3-------------------------------------------| "Not once did I think that...." e-----0------------------------------------------0-------------------| b---------------1-----3---------0-----0-------------------0----------| g----------2---------------0----------------2--------2---------2-----| d-----2-------2-------0-------0-------3--------3--------3----------3-| a--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------| e------------------3-----3---------1------1-------1----------1-------| "Love would stay until I come ...." e-----------------0--------------------| b------1---------------------1---------| g------------0----------0--------0-----| d------2--------2----------2--------2--| a--3-------3---------3---------3-------| e--------------------------------------| "back." (Main riff) e-----------------0-------------------------------------------| b-----3--------3-----3--1--0--------------------0-------------| g----------0------------------0----5--------5-------5-------0-| d-----0------0--------0-----0------3---3---3------------3-----| a-------------------------------5---------5-------5-------5---| e---3----3--------3------3----------5----------5-----5--------| Underneath is a little change he does after the chorus on the second repeat, a little difference on the G chord listen out for it, its a little triplet he does. e------------------0-------------------------------------------| b-----3---------3-----3--1--0--------------------0-------------| g----------0---0---------------0----5--------5-------5-------0-| d-----0-------0--------0-----0------3---3---3------------3-----| a--------------------------------5---------5-------5-------5---| e---3----3---------3------3----------5----------5-----5--------| * Hope this is helpful I know it's not accurate 100% but it's close enough to sound good. Its my first tab so its bound to be a bit dodgy. I've got tutorials on youtube if you want to check them out My user name is kokomojoker. Enjoy!