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COME A LITTLE CLOSER – Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Quentin Ames
video for this Tab available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ
Tuning: Standard
Chords
C#m G#m F#m A
e|--------4------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
B|--------5------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
G|--------6------------------4-----------------2----------------4------------|
D|--------6------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|
A|--------4------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|
E|--------x------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
Fills
Fill 1
e|----12--11--9------9-----9--------|
B|---------------12-----12----9-----|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12~|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
When this part hits the 12 on the D string,
it lands on the down beat. Therefore you
can play it if you want, but I suggest
sliding back up to the A chord, since it
is happening at the exact same time. Use
the 12 if you are using a rhythm guitar
and lead guitar.
Fill 2
e|--------12----11----9-------------|
B|---------9-----9----9-------------|
G|---------9-----9----9-------------|
D|--------11----11---11-------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
The same thing goes for this part too.
When it rolls around to the 11 9 9 9,
it also lands on the downbeat. I would
suggest not playing it and going back
up to the A chord unless you have a
second guitarist.
Fill 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This is used as the build going into the chorus
Fill 4
e|---------------7--4---------------|
B|------------5---------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This fill is a lead into the second verse
from the chorus
Fill 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5----------|
G|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-4------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This is used during the Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
part during the breakdown/bridge
Fill 6
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---6------------------------------|
D|-----6----4----2----4----6----7---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
This fill is used coming out of the
Ooh Ooh Ooh part and into the Ten thousand
people stand alone now.
Here is the Riff for the Verse
C#m G#m
e|------------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------|
B|--------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4----------|
G|----------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4--------|
D|------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m C#m
e|------------2-------2-------2-------2-------4------------------------------|
B|--------2-------2-------2-------2-------5-----5-4------4-------------------|
G|----------2-------2-------2-------2-------6----------6---6-----------------|
D|------4-------4-------4-------4-------6------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cage_the_elephant/come_a_little_closer_tab.html ]
Verse 1
C#m G#m
Time shakes, found you at the water
F#m C#m
At first you were my father, now I love you like a brother
C#m G#m
Earthquakes shake the dust behind you
F#m
This world at times will blind you
C#m Plus Fill 3
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 4
Verse 2
C#m G#m
Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders
F#m
Will we burn or we just smolder
C#m
Somehow I know I'll find you there
C#m F#m G#m
Oooh, I wanna see if you can change it, change it
C#m
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Breakdown/Bridge
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 6
A (lightly strummed) C#m (lightly strummed)
Ten thousand people stand alone now
All of this lightly strummed until it builds
A F#m C#
And in the evening the sun sets
F#m G#m A
Tomorrow it will rise
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m
Time flies bye, bye
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
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| / 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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