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Elephants by Them Crooked Vultures
Elephants
Tuning - D G D G B d
Intro Part 1:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3----------------------3---------------------| x2
G|-------------------3h5--------------------3h5-----------------------| slow
D|---------2p0--3p0---------------2p0--3p0----------------------------| x4
G|---0--3p0---3----3--------0--3p0---3----3---------------------------| fast
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part 2:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-0--------------------0-0-------0-0-------0-0----------|
D|--0----3p0--0-0--------0-0----3p0--0-0-------0-0-------0-0----------|
G|--0-3h5---5-----5p3-0--0-0-3h5---5-----5p3-0-----5p3-0-----5p3-0----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0x--0-0x--0x--0x--0x--0x----------------------------------------|
D|--0-0x--0-0x--0x--0x--0x--0x----------------------------------------| x2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro Part 3:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3----------------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------3h5--------------------3h5-----------------------|
D|---------2p0--3p0---------------2p0--3p0----------------------------| x2
G|---0--3p0---3----3--------0--3p0---3----3---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3/----------3/----------3/----------3/-------------------|
G|-------3h5---------3-5---------3-5---------3-5----------------------|
D|---0-0---------0-0---------0-0---------0-0--------------------------| x1
G|---0-0---------0-0---------0-0---------0-0--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3--6--8--11b-3--6--8--11b-3--6--8--11b--3-6-8--6-6/8-8\6-6\3-3~--|
G|---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x----x-x-x--------------------|
D|---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0----0-0-0--------------------|
G|---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0----0-0-0--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------6-6/8-8\6-6\3-3~-3//15-15-15-15-15~--------|
G|---3/7-7\6-6\3-3~---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------[2nd time]---------------------------------|
Sometimes:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----14-14-14-15-17-15~-----[or]----14-14-17b-17-15-14~--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Main Riff 2:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-xx--------0-xx--------0-xx--------0--0-------------------------|
D|---0-xx--------0-xx--------0-xx--------0--0-----3-------------------|
G|---0-xx--------0-xx--------0-xx--------0--0-3-5---5-3-0-------------|
D|--------8-10-8------8-10-8------8-10-8------------------------------|
Chorus:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5--5-5--5/8--8-8/11--11-11------------------------------------|
G|---5--5--5-5----------------------7-9-10-9-9/12-9~------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10~-10-10-8/10-10--11--10--8--6~---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7-9-10-9-9/12-9~----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5~--5--5-5--5-x--3~--3--3-3--3--3--------------------------------|
G|---5~--5--5-5--5-x--3~--3--3-3--3--3--------------------------------|
D|---x~--x--x-x--x-x--x~--x--x-x--x--x--------------------------------|
G|---5~--5--5-5--5-x--3~--3--3-3--3--3--9--10\9--10\9-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------7--8-\7--8-\7-----------------|
Outro:
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--6--8--11b-3--6--8--11b-3--6--8--11b-3-6-8-6-------------------3-|
G|-x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x---------------3h5---| x1
D|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0------2p0-3p0--------| slow
G|------------------------------------------------0-3p0---3---3-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then fast like the intro
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Intro Riff (0:00)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---------------------------------3---| 2 x slow
G|-------------------------3h5-------------------------------3h5------| 4 x fast
D|---------3p0--0h3--------------------------3p0--0h3-----------------|
A|----1h3------------5------------------1h3------------5--------------|
E|-3--------------------6------------3--------------------6-----------|
Second Riff (0:28) (Repeat Once)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat
D|------------5-5---5--------------------------5-5----5---------------|
A|-------3h5----------5p3------------------3h5-----------5p3----------|
E|-3--6--------------------6p3-3----3--6----------------------6p3-----|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------------5----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5p3-----------5p3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
E|--------6p3-3---------6p3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------------|
Repeat Intro Riff (0:46)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3---------------------------------3---|
G|-------------------------3p5-------------------------------3h5------|
D|---------3p0--0p3--------------------------3p0--0h3-----------------|
A|----1h3------------5------------------1h3------------5--------------|
E|-3--------------------6------------3--------------------6-----------|
Transition to Verse (0:54)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------3-----------3------------3-----|
G|------3h5---------3p5---------3h5----------3h5--------| Repeat
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-333----------333---------333---------333-------------|
Verse Riff (1:03)
e|----------3---6--|
B|--3---6---0---0--| Repeat 3x
G|--0---0---4---7--|
D|--5---8----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Fill 1
e|----------3-------3333----------6-6---|
B|--3---6---0--3p6--------6-3-----3-3---|
G|--0---0---4------------------6--------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Fill 2
e|----------3-------3333-------10-10-10-10----|
B|--3---6---0--3p6--------6-3---8--8--8--8----|
G|--0---0---4---------------------------------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Verse (1:24)
e|--------------|
B|--------------| Painted as monsters
G|--------------| Borracho, cansado
D|--------5-----| Do you know what the people say?
A|--5--8--3--8--|
E|--3--6-----6--|
Fill
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|------------3h5-------|
A|--5----3h5-------3\1--|
E|--3-------------------|
Repeat Verse
Plucked from the garden
Of wicked beliefs,
I offer a rose
And smile with harmless teeth.
Verse Riff (1:45)
Then slick back my hair,
You know the devil's in there?
Alone in the garden.
Repeat Verse
Guitar 2 (1:56) (For the sake of being thorough)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|---5p3-5-5p3-5--|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Repeat Verse Riff
Bridge (2:28)
For those playing acoustic (or interested) Guitar 1:
C to Bb
Am
Scattered on the shore,
Bb
Surely washed away.
F Eb5+
Feeling somewhat deserving
D
Of what will be someday.
F Eb5+
No I can never stay melancholy,
D
I've the memory of your face.
F Eb5+
No I can never stay melancholy for long...
Eb5+ (Didn't know what to call this)
e|-x--- e|-3---|
B|-3--- B|-4---|
G|-3--- or G|-3---|
D|-1--- D|-----|
A|-0--- A|-----|
E|-x--- E|-----|
Bridge Guitar 2 (2:28)
e|--------------6-----------------------|
B|-5---6-----8---------5--6--5---8---5--|
G|-----------------7--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------8----------------------------8-----8/10-------|
G|---------------10--9------7-99-7--10-------10--------9----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
(2:50)
e|----5---5--5----3---3--3-----2--2--2---5--3--2-----|
B|---6---6-------4---4--------3--3-------3--3--3-----| Repeat
G|--5---5---5---3---3---3----2--2--2-----2--2--2-----|
D|---------------------------------------0--0--0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|----5---5--5----3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|---6---6-------4---4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|--5---5---5---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Verse Riff (3:17) "Before I move on."
e|----------3---6--|
B|--3---6---0---0--| Repeat 3x
G|--0---0---4---7--|
D|--5---8----------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
With Fill (3:27)
e|----------3---6---666666--12-12-10-9--|
B|--3---6---0---0-----------------------|
G|--0---0---4---7-----------------------|
D|--5---8-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Verse 2 Guitar 2 (3:38) You can mess around with this idea throughout the verse
e|------------10p9-10-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7p4-7---------------7p4-7--7-9999-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(4:20)"Elephants broken and screaming"
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--7/6/5/3--|
D|--7/6/5/3--|
A|--5/4/3/1--|
E|-----------|
Am Bb
Scattered on the shore, surely washed away
Am Bb C C#
Scattered on the shore, surely washed away, away, away
From here it's the rest of the bridge, the verse riff, then play the intro as the outro.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
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version 3
Tuning DGDGBD
(I feel this tuning seems to make the most sense for the intro of the song. It enables
riff to flow more smoothly than in standard tuning.)
***I've also included a version of the riff in standard tuning***
intro
Part A
D|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-------|
G|----------------------3h5----------| x4
D|--------2p0----3p0-----------------|
G|--0-3p0------3-----3---------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-------|
|----------------------3h5----------| x4
|--------2p0----3p0-----------------|
|--0-3p0------3-----3---------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------3-------|
|----------------------3h5----------| x4
|--------2p0----3p0-----------------|
|--0-3p0------3-----3---------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Part B
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------3p0---0-0-------------| x2
|--0-3h5-----5-----5-3-0-------|
|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0--------0-0---------0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
|-------5-3-0------5-3-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------3p0---0-0-------------| x2
|--0-3h5-----5-----5-3-0-------|
|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0--------0-0---------0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
|-------5-3-0------5-3-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Part A x4
Part C
|----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3--|
|---3h5-----3h5-----3h5-----3h5----|
|----------------------------------| x2
|-0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|----------------------------------|
Part D
|-----------------------------|
|-3----6-----8------11--------|
|-5b7--8b10--10b12--13b15-----|
|-----------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Part D (on the 4th time)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----6-----8------6-----8----------------------------------|
G|--5b7--8b10--10b12--8b10--10b12-12-12-12r10--5b7-7-7-7br5-3--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Part D
|-----------------------------|
|-3----6-----8------11--------|
|-5b7--8b10--10b12--13b15-----|
|-----------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Part D (on the 4th time)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----6-----8------6-----8-------------------15-------------|
G|--5b7--8b10--10b12--8b10--10b12-12-12-12br10--17b19-19-19-19-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
****************************************************************
Here's the intro in standard tuning
Part A
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-------|
G|----------------------3h5----------|
D|-------2p0----3p0------------------| x4
A|---1-------1------1----------------|
E|-3---3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-------|
G|----------------------3h5----------|
D|-------2p0----3p0------------------| x4
A|---1-------1------1----------------|
E|-3---3-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------3-------|
G|----------------------3h5----------|
D|-------2p0----3p0------------------| x4
A|---1-------1------1----------------|
E|-3---3-----------------------------|
Part B
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------3p0---0-0-------------| x2
|----1h3-----3-----3-1---------|
|--3-------------------3-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---0-0--------0-0------------------------------|
|-------3-1--------3-1-----5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5---|
|-----------3----------3---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---|
Part C
|----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3--|
|---3h5-----3h5-----3h5-----3h5----|
|----------------------------------| x2
|----------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3--------|
Part D
|-----------------------------|
|-3----6-----8------11--------|
|-5b7--8b10--10b12--13b15-----|
|-----------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Part D (on the 4th time)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----6-----8------6-----8----------------------------------|
G|--5b7--8b10--10b12--8b10--10b12-12-12-12r10--5b7-7-7-7br5-3--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Part D
|-----------------------------|
|-3----6-----8------11--------|
|-5b7--8b10--10b12--13b15-----|
|-----------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Part D (on the 4th time)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----6-----8------6-----8-------------------15-------------|
G|--5b7--8b10--10b12--8b10--10b12-12-12-12br10--17b19-19-19-19-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 4
Tuning: Standard - seems to be
Intro A:
Gtr I
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------1-3-|
G|--------------------3-----|
D|---2p0-3p0---2-p0---------|x4
A|-----------1------0-------|
E|-3------------------------|
Or I think I recall that josh moves up the fretboard when playing the riff so in that
it could be this, personally I prefer the above.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------------------5-7-|
D|--------------------8-----|
A|---7p5-8p5---7p5----------|
E|-3---------6-----5--------|
Intro B:
Gtr I
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------1-3-|
G|--------------------3-----|
D|---2p0-3p0---2-p0---------|x4
A|-----------1------0-------|
E|-3------------------------|
GtrII
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|x4
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
Intro C:
Gtr I
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------1-3-|
G|--------------------3-----|
D|---2p0-3p0---2-p0---------|x4
A|-----------1------0-------|
E|-3------------------------|
GtrII
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|x4
A|-5-5-5--------------------|
E|-3-3-3--------------------|
Intro D:
Gtr I & II
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----2p0-3p0---0-0-------|x2
A|-------------0-----3p0---|
E|-3-3-------------------3-|
Intro E:
Gtr I & II
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-0-0-------|
A|-----3p0---|
E|---------3-|
Intro F:
Gtr I & II
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
Intro G:
Gtr I & II
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----2p0-3p0---0-0-------|x2
A|-------------0-----3p0---|
E|-3-3-------------------3-|
Intro H:
Gtr I & II
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-0-0-------|
A|-----3p0---|
E|---------3-|
Intro I:
Gtr I & II
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
Intro J:
Gtr I
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------------1-3-|
G|--------------------3-----|
D|---2p0-3p0---2-p0---------|x4
A|-----------1------0-------|
E|-3------------------------|
GtrII
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|x4
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
Intro K:
Gtr I
e|----------------|
B|---------1-3/18-|
G|-------3--------|x8
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Gtr II
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|x8
A|-5-5-5----------|
E|-3-3-3----------|
Verse A:
Gtr I
e|----------------------|
B|-3---6----8-----11----|
G|-5b7-8b10-10b12-13b15-|
D|----------------------|x3
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-3---6----8------6----6h8--6---6------|
G|-5b7-8b10-10b12--8b10--------7---7-\6-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5-x-8-xx10~-13--x-|
E|-3-x-6-xx8~--11--x-|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-x-8-xx10~-8--x-|
E|-3-x-6-xx8~--6--x-|
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version 5
Key:
p = Pull Off
h = Hammer-On
^ = Bend up to one fret
e:------------------------|
B:--------------------1-3-|
G:------------------3-----|
D:------2p0---3p0---------|
A:--1-------1-----1-------|
E:-3--3-------------------|
That's the first riff, and then it's the same thing sped up, and then it changes to...
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:---------3---------------|
A:-----3-5---5-3-5-5-3-----|
E:-3-6-----------------3-6-|
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:---------3---------------|
A:-----3-5---5-3-5-5-3-----|
E:-3-6-----------------3-6-|
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:-------------------------|
A:-3h5-5-3-----3h5-5-3-----|
E:---------6-4---------6-4-|
e:-------------------------|
B:-------------------------|
G:-------------------------|
D:---------3---------------|
A:-----3-5---5-3-5-5-3-----|
E:-3-6-----------------3-6-|
And then for the slower section after that, it's kind of like...
e:--------2^-5^-|
B:--2^-5^-------|
G:--------------|
D:--------------|
A:--------------|
E:--------------|
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