Editors - Lights Chords & Tabs

 

Lights Chords & Tabs

Editors Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Lights Tab

   
Lights
by Editors (off the album "The Back Room", 2005)

Standard Tuning (both guitars)

Update 18/07/07: Verse/Refrain was wrong.

The other tab is nearly right for this, but watching some live videos.. it's 
slightly different. This is my version of it. Enjoy :)

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	VERSE [0:00]
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The first verse has a very acoustic feel; try and hear the rhythm of Tom's
guitar for this section. The notes on the G strings aren't loudly played.

Tom            
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-9--9--9--9-/|-11-11-11-x--|-4--4--4--4-/|-5--5--5--5--|
D|-9--9--9--9-/|-12-12-12-x--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|   x4
A|-7--7--7--7-/|-9--9--9--x--|-2--2--2--2-/|-3--3--3--3--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   E5            D             G             C5

    I still      love the      light on      baby   .. etc


Then Russell on bass and Chris on lead come in. Tom plays this chord pattern 4
times again, with Chris playing this at the last bar the first and third times
(listen to it if you're confused :P):

[0:26]

Chris
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|---------12--|--11~--------|
D|-------------|-------------|   x2
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
   C5            E5

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	CHORUS [0:26]
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Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|
D|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\
   D5            D5            E             G
Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/   x3
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12----11----|-12----9-----|-12----11----|-12----9-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


Then...

Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|-------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--|
D|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--|-2--2--2--2--|-5--5--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\

Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12~~~~~~~~--|-------------|-14~~~~~~~~--|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
   (let ring and plenty of echo too)


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	BREAK [0:40]
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Tom & Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|   x4
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
  (again, masses of echo)

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	VERSE [0:53]
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Tom takes a break. But no kitkat, he's singing.

Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|   x4
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
   (echo)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/editors/lights_tab_ver_2.html ]
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	CHORUS [1:05]
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Same as the the first chorus.


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	BREAK [1:18]
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Tom
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-9-----11----|-4-----5-----|-9-----11----|-4-----5-----|
D|-9-----12----|-5-----5-----|-9-----12----|-5-----5-----|
A|-7-----9-----|-2-----3-----|-7-----9-----|-2-----3-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -\

Chris
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -/    x2
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-12----11----|-12----9-----|-11----7-----|-9-----4-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|


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	VERSE/REFRAIN [1:32]
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Live they play this slightly differently, and I can't really hear Tom's guitar (at
all) so... if you like, play the E in the chorus. If you think Tom plays something
and you know what it is.. please tell :).

Chris
e|-#12#--------|-#12-12#-----|-#14#----#17-|-#19#--------|
B|-#12#--------|-#14/15#-----|-#17#----#17-|-#19#--------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
(massive echo all the time)

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	BREAK [1:45]
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Tom (all the way through the break)
e|-------------|
B|----5--------|
G|----4--------|
D|----2--------|  strummed a few times on its own first.
A|----2--------|
E|-------------|

Then Chris comes in

[1:47]

Chris
e|-12----------|-12--12------|
B|-12----------|-12--12------|
G|-------------|-------------|   x4
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
(keep with the echo)

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	CHORUS [2:01]
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Same as the first and second choruses the first time. Then Tom carries on and
Chris goes up an octave, so it's instead:

Chris
e|-15----14----|-15----12----|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|    x8  (over Tom's chords)
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|


END! :)

Thanks for reading.


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	LYRICS
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VERSE

I still love the light on baby 
It keeps me awake but I don't mind 
Everything I always wanted 
Is right there but soon it won't be 

CHORUS

Oh, if fortune favours the brave 
I am as poor as they come 
I've got a million things to say 
I've got a million things to 

VERSE

I still love the light on baby 
It keeps me awake but I don't mind 
Everything I always wanted 
Is right there but soon it won't be 

CHORUS

Oh, if fortune favours the brave 
I am as poor as they come 
I've got a million things to say 
I've got a million things to 

VERSE/REFRAIN

I still love the light on baby 
I still love the light on baby 
I still love the light on baby 
I still love the light on baby 

CHORUS

Oh, if fortune favours the brave 
I am as poor as they come 
I've got a million things to say 
I've got a million things to (ohhhhh)
A million things to say 
A million things to say 
A million things to say 

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Key:
/ 	- Slide up
\ 	- Slide down
b 	- Bend
r 	- Return
x 	- Mute
PM 	- Palm mute
~ 	- Let ring/vibrato
h	- Hammer-on
p	- Pull-off
<>	- Harmonic
#n#	- Tremelo pick
-\	- Parts played together 

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