------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Maccabees - Precious time ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ollie Drummond Email: ollie_is_safe@hotmail.co.uk Tuning: Standard I worked this out with the xfm session of the song and it sounds fine it should be ok the album version too though Intro: GUITAR 1 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-1010101010101010-------------------------------| x4 E|------------------------------------------------| PM.................. GUITAR 2 e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------| B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------| G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| VERSE: GUITAR 1 e|---------------|----------|----------------------------| B|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| play twice then G|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| release palm mute D|-----12--------|-12-------|-9--------|--7--------------| & play 2x more A|-----10--(X12)-|-9---(x4)-|-7--(x12)-|--5-----(x4)-----| E|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| PM ..................................................... GUITAR 2 e|----10-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----12-----------------------15-17-15----------------------------| G|----12-------let ring----------------16--------------------------| D|----12-----------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|----10-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| then: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------15----15----15----15----15----15----14----14-----------------| G|---12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE: GUITAR 1 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--7777777777777777-----------------------------| D|--7777777777777777-7777777777777777------------| A|--5555555555555555-7777777777777777------------| E|-------------------5555555555555555------------| GUITAR 2 e|-----------------------17--------------------------| B|----15---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| BRIDGE PART 2 GUITAR 1 (only played once) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----8888888888888888-10101010101010101010101010101010---------------| GUITAR 1 (three times) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------5555555555555555--------------| E|-----88888888-777-555-33-------------------------------| (crescendo) GUITAR 2 (four times) e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------| B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------| G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| CHORUS "lets.. take.. our.. precious.. time" BOTH GUITARS e|--10----------|---8--------------| B|--12----------|---8--------------| G|--12----------|---9--------------| D|--12----------|---10-------------| A|--10----------|---10-------------| E|--------------|---8--------------| let ring but strum second chord in 16ths on the last repeat THEN PLAY: VERSE BRIDGE (parts 1 & 2) CHORUS then: BOTH GUITARS e|--12----------|---8-----------------------------------------| B|--14----------|---8-----------------------------------------| G|--14----------|---9-----------------------------------------| D|--14----------|---10----------------------------------------| A|--12---(x16)--|---10--(x16)---------------------------------| E|--------------|---8-----------------------------------------| SOLO PART 1: GUITAR 1: e|---------------|----------|----------------------------| B|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| G|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| D|-----12--------|-12-------|-9--------|--7--------------| x2 A|-----10--(X12)-|-9---(x4)-|-7--(x12)-|--5-----(x4)-----| E|---------------|----------|----------|-----------------| GUITAR 2 e|------------10-10-10-10-----------999--------------------| B|-------------------------------------1010-----------------| G|---11-11-11-------------11-11-11-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------10-10-10-10-----------999--------------------| B|--------------------------------------1010-----------------| G|---11-11-11-------------11-11-11-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----12-------12------12----12-----12---------------------| B|-------14-------14-----14----14-------14-----------------| G|----------14-------14----14----14---------14-------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---121212121212121212/1515151515151515-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| SOLO PART 2: GUITAR 1 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7777777777777777-| D|-----1010101010101010-999-777-55-------------------| x2 A|----------------------------------5555555555555555-| E|-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--777-555-33-------------------| dont play for 3rd & 4th repeats of guitar 2 (below) GUITAR 2 (four times) e|------12--------12-15-----12-----12----12------------------| B|----- ---15-----------------12------15----15---------------| G|---12-------12--------12------12---------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| x4 A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| then repeat solo part 1 ending: GUITAR 1 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--7--------------------------------------------| D|--7-------------------------------7------------| x3 A|--5-------------------------------7------------| E|----------------------------------5------------| GUITAR 2 e|-----------------------17--------------------------| B|----15---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| x3 A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| GUITAR 1: e|---------------------------3------------------------| B|---------------------------3------------------------| G|---------------------------4------------------------| D|---------------------------5------------------------| A|---------------------------5------------------------| E|---------------------------3------------------------| GUITAR 2: e|--17-15-12-----------------3------------------------| B|---------------------------3------------------------| G|---------------------------4------------------------| D|---------------------------5------------------------| A|---------------------------5------------------------| E|---------------------------3------------------------| END | pm palm mute | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================