Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
This tab kinda combines the guitars 1+2 and bass parts :D
Intro Chord
G|-2----------|
D|-2----------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Strum and hold,then...
Riff 1
|-----------------------------------|
|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-2-2-0-0-0-0----|
|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0----| x 4/5
|-----------------------------------|
then changes into:
|-----------------------------------|
|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2----|
|7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0----| x2
|-----------------------------------|
Riff 2
then strum this in equal up and down strokes
|-2------|
|-2------|
|--------| strum in total x19
|--------|
Riff3
before it changes into this
|-2--2--2--2--0---------|
|-2--2--2--2--0---------|
|-----------------------| x4
|-----------------------|
Play riff by popping the two strings with your thumb and index finger
Main Catchy Riff
|12---------------------|
|---141414----12-14-----| all 12,14s not 1,2,4s
|----------14-----------|x3
|-----------------------|
on fourth time play
G|-11---| about 5-12 times as you want to =D
During the verse whilst the riff isnt playing you can play either
Verse Riff
|2222220----------|all 2s |12-16--12h14-----| |11h12h14-----12h14----|
|2222220----------| |-----------------|x3 with |--------12h14---------|
|-----------------| or |-----------------| |----------------------|
|-----------------| |-----------------| |----------------------|
has to be played quickly
Then it goes back to Riff 3 x2
and then Riff 1 x3 This happens twice in the song
then back to the 'MC' Riff
Ending = Riff 3 x3
finishing on the Riff 2 chord