Closer - Kings of Leon - Only By The Night Tuning; Standard TABBED BY: QATWAR RHYTHM GUITAR: THIS IS WHAT THE RHYTHM GUITAR PLAYS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG RIFF A: * * * E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------12----------------15---------------14-----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9---------------12---------------11---------------------------------------|:x2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The notes with the * on top are what you'd play if you don't have a whammy, otherwise play the same note before that but use the octave up function on the Whammy. RIFF A1: PLAYED WHENEVER LEAD GUITAR PLAYS ITS 12b15 on B string * * * E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------12----------------15---------------14-----------------------------| G|----------------------11---------------------------------------------------| D|-9---------------12---------------11---------------------------------------|:x2 A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| LEAD GUITAR: PLAYS WITH QUITE A WEIRD TONE, IF SOMEONE COULD TELL ME WHAT IT IS, I'LL BE TO UPDATE THIS As this song is rhythmically quite different I think its best when I tell you what time lead component comes in so you can see for yourself (0:19) E|---------------------| B|-12b14--------r12----| G|---------------------|:x3 - The timings quite random and awkward but its obvious when plays D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| (0:59) E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|------7--------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| (1:07) E|---------------------| B|-12b14--------r12----| G|---------------------|:x3 D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| (1:24) E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|----0----------------| E|---------------------| (1:31) E|------------0------0------0------0--------| B|--/10-(x14)-5-(x5)-3-(x3)-5-(x4)-2-(x14)--| G|------------------------------------------|:x3 - D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| I'm not sure about how many times the notes are played but this is a rough estimate (1:58) E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------12---------12----------15----------15----------10--------10----| G|----11----11---11----------14----14----14----14----9-----9----9----9--| D|-/9----------9--------9/12----------12----------11---------11---------|: Repeat As necessary A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| Then at (2:24), the riff that played at (1:31) is played again (2:43) E|----------------| B|-15/13----------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Then the chorus cascade riff (1:58) plays again at (2:50) Then at (3:17) theres a guitar solo, which is just basically a louder version of the one that appears at (1:31) Then this falls out to to leave the rhythm guitar to end