------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MY FRIEND JOHN - The Fratellis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Mono Email: bowdowntothemono@hotmail.co.uk The opener on the new Fratellis album. Hopefully it should be right. There are a couple overdubbed guitars in the songs, so I'll put their bits in brackets (). EDIT: Sorted the verse thanks to rockywardie :) Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Intro (Clean, overdubbed guitar overdrive): e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------(1212121212121212)--------------| D|-55555555-----------(1212121212121212)--------------| A|-55555555- x a lot -(1010101010101010)--(-----6-5)--| E|-33333333-------------------------------(6-5-----)--| Those are 10s and 12s by the way. Main Riff (Overdrive now): e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------3---------------------------3--------------| D|---3-5----5----5-5-3--5p3------3-5----5-----------| x2 A|--------------------------5------------------6-5--| E|-3-----------3---------------3-----------6-5------| Verse: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|------5555------------| D|-5555-5555-5555-3333--| x4 A|-5555-3333-5555-3333--| E|-3333------3333-1111--| Main Riff x1 Verse x4 Chorus: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-88----77-88------8888------7777-------| D|-88-88-77-88------8888-8888-7777-5555--| A|-66-88-55-66- x4 -6666-8888-5555-5555--| E|----66-----------------6666------3333--| Main Riff x1 Verse Chorus Bridge: 2nd time e|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------|-12121212--| D|-55555555----------------------------------------------------|-12121212--| A|-55555555-----------6-6-5----------6-6-5----------6-6-5- x2 -|-10101010--| E|-33333333--\3-3-5-6--------3-3-5-6--------3-3-5-6------------|-----------| Solo (over chorus part): e|-----------------------------------------| B|-16--18-16-15--------15--------16--------| G|--------------15--------15--------16-----| D|-----------------15--------15--------16--| x4 A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Chorus (with solo underneath) Ending: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--------1212--| D|-12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--12121212--------1212--| A|-10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--10101010--------1010--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| The End. Hopefully nothing's too wrong. |(n) overdubbed guitar part | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================