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Back Against The Wall by Cage The Elephant
Back Against The Wall
Play the two lowest bass notes and the fourth string of
the chord in the verse as shown in the intro
chords: G# 466544
F# 244322
F#(9) x9-11-11-11-9 (A shape, ninth fret.)
B(7) 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)
B x24442
C# x46664
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Intro:
G# F# F(9)# C# B
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------11----6---4-|
G|--5------3---------------|
D|-------------11----6---4-|
A|--6------4---9-----4---2-|
E|--4------2---------------| X4 (listen to song for rhythm)
for the second two bars of the intro a second guitar plays this
play it to this beat 1--2--3--4
G#
e|---------|
B|-----4---|
G|----5----|
D|---6-----|
A|--6------|
E|---------| X2
Then during the first bar of the verse about a fourth of a bar before the
singer sings the second guitar plays this one time and make it sound sort
of dramatic as a simple downstroke like 1-2-3-4 but half the speed of the
other part.(if its confusing play the song and listen you'll hear it)
G#
e|---------|
B|--4------|
G|--5------|
D|--6------|
A|--6------|
E|---------| X1
Verse 1:(play the chords like you did in the intro)(for best effect use
slight delay if electric)
G# F#
Tonight I'll have a look
F#(9) C# B7 G#
And try to find my face again
F# F#(9)
Buried beneath this house`
C# B7 G#
My spirit screams and dies again
F# F#(9)
Out back a monster wears
C# B7 G#
A cloak of Persian leather
F# F#(9)
Behind the TV screen
C# B7 G#
I've fallen to my knees
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Chorus 1:
(All chords in the post chorus and chorus are down strokes, with a quick up
in between.)(also if you have trouble following the beat just use down
strokes till you get use to it enough to get the rest.)
G#
I said you've got me where you want me again!
B(7) C#
And--I can't turn away
G# F# C#
I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like a fool
G# B(7) C#
I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday
G#
I want to- get away
F# C#
I need to- get away
|---------|
Verse 2:
G# F#
Blanket of silence
F#(9) C# B7 G#
makes me want to sink my teeth in deep
F#
Burn all the evidence
F#(9) C# B7 G#
of fabricated disbelief
F# F#(9) C# B7 G#
Pull back the curtains took a look into your eyes
F# F#(9) C# B7 G#
My tongue has now become a platform for your lies
|---------|
Chorus 2:
G#
I said you've got me where you want me again!
B(7) C#
And--I can't turn away
G# F# C#
I'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like a fool
G# B(7) C#
I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday
G#
I want to- get away
F# C#
I need to- get away
Post-Chorus 1:
G# F#
Now-- you know
B7 C# G#
Yeah, you got my back against the wall
F# B7 C# G#
Oh gosh, I aint got no other place to hide
F# B7 C#
chained down, like a sitting duck
G#
Just waiting for the fall
F# B7 C# G#
You know, yeah you got my back against the wall
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Verse 3:
G# F#
Deep in the jungle
F#(9) C# B7 G#
Camouflaged by all the fallen leaves
F#
A hand holds up the sky
F#(9) C# B7 G#
While shamefully I make my plea
F#
The alters callin'
F#(9) C# B7 G#
But my legs won't seem to stand
F#
Guess I'm a coward
F#(9) C# B7 G#
Scared to face the man I am
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Chorus 3:
G#
I said you've got me where you want me again!
B(7) C#
And--I can't turn away
G# F# C#
I'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like a fool
G# B(7) C#
I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday
G#
I want to- get away
F# C#
I need to- get away
|--------|
Post-Chorus 2:
G# F#
Now-- you know
B7 C# G#
Yeah, you got my back against the wall
F# B7 C# G#
Oh gosh, I aint got no other place to hide
F# B7 C#
chained down, like a sitting duck
G#
Just waiting for the fall
F# B7 C# G#
You know, yeah you got my back against the wall
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Riff 1: (4 bars)(just a guess it goes like this):
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------6666--8888-----|
A|--6666666-----------------| X2
E|--------------------------|
|---------|
solo 1:(I don't know what it is) (guessing in the g scale) this is a rough
improvisation but it sounds alright if you tweak it hey its better than
nothing!: (use this as sort of a outline for what notes are in it or maybe
you should try a pentatonic on the 6th or 4th frets i don't know)
(v)-vibrato
b- bend (pull down)
p- pull-up
my best advise is listen to the song and improve it, best you can using
these notes and you'll be set
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------66b8-6h86h86h8(v)hold---|
D|-----------6b6b--88b------------------------|
A|--6b6p6b6p----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6b6b--88----44b6-4h64h64h6(v)hold|
A|--66666666----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8(v)-6(v)---------------|
D|-----------8(v)-6(v)------------------------|
A|--66666666----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4(v)-6(v)---------------|
D|-----------4(v)-6(v)------------------------|
A|--66666666----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
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Outro 1:
G# F#
Now-- you know
B7 C# G#
Yeah, you got my back against the wall
F# B7 C# G#
Oh gosh, I aint got no other place to hide
F# B7 C#
chained down, like a sitting duck-
G#
Just waiting for the fall
F# B7 C# G#
You know, yeah you got my back against the wall.....
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version 2
chords: G# 466544
F# 244322
F#(9) x9,11,11,11,9 (A shape, ninth fret.)
B 799877 (E shape, seventh fret)
B x24442
C# x46664
|---------|
Intro:
G# F# F(9)# C# B
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------11----6---4-|
G|--5------3---------------|
D|-------------11----6---4-|
A|--6------4---9-----4---2-|
E|--4------2---------------| X2 (listen to song for rythmn)
Verse 1:
G# F#
Tonight I'll have a look
F#(9) C# B G#
And try to find my face again
F# F#(9)
Buried beneath this house`
C# B G#
My spirit cries and dies again
F# F#(9)
Out back a monster wheres
C# B G#
A cloak of persian leather
F# F#(9)
Behind the TV screen
C# B G#
I've fallen to my knees
|---------|
Pre Chorus:
(All chords in the pre chorus and chorus are down strokes, with a quick up in between
switching chords. You can here the rthymn in the song)
G#
I said you've got me where you want me
B C#
And dammit I can't turn away
G# F# C#
I'm hanging by a thread and Im feeling like a fool
G# B C#
I'm stuck here in between the shadows of my yesterday
G#
I want to get away
F# C#
I need to get away
|---------|
Chorus:
G# F#
Now you know
B C# G#
Yeah, you got my back against the wall
F# B C# G#
Oh gosh, I aint got no other place to hide
F# B C#
chained down, like a sitting duck
G#
Just waiting for the fall
F# B C# G#
You know, yeah you got my back against the wall
|---------|
Verse 2:
Intro x 1/2
G# F#
Blanket of silence
F#(9) C# B G#
makes me want to sink my teeth in deep
F#
Burn all the evidence
F#(9) C# B G#
A fabricated disbelief
F# F#(9) C# B G#
Pull back the curtains take a look into your eyes
F# F#(9) C# B G#
My tongue has now become a platform for your lies
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Pre Chorus
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Chorus
|---------|
Solo (I haven't tabbed this and I'm not sure what scale it's in, so I'll find out
and if someone tabs it or if i work it out I'll put it up as well =D)
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Chorus
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solo
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------13~---11~-13~-----------13~---11~-13~-----|
A|-11~---------------------11~---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11--13-13~-----11h13~-13~-13~-13~-13~----|
D|-11h13-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------11h14--14h16----------------------|
B|-12h14--14h16------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------16-------|
B|-14h16-16-16h14-14-14h16-16-16h14-14-14-14^------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----12------12------12------12------------------|
B|-12^-----12^-----12^-----12^-----12^-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7h9-9-9/11-11-11/14-14-14/16--16^---------------|
B|-------------------------------14^---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
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