Them Crooked Vultures - 'Caligulove'
From Their Debut Album
tabbed by jjhand, with help from Matt Corcoran's tab
Drop D Tuning
Intro - play 4x
Guitar I
D E F G C G A
e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-7-9-10-12----12-10-9---|--------------------------|
D|-7-9-10-12----12-10-9---|-10--12/14--14---14\------|
A|-5-7-8--10----10-8--7---|-10--10/12--12---12\------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Guitar II
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-14~-------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
Keyboard solo rhythm - play 3x
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--5/7--7-10-10----7----|
D|--5/7--7-10-10----5----|
A|--3/5--5--8--8---------|
D|-----------------------|
Intro Ending
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-|
D|-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-8p7-| x2
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| 16 pull-offs total
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Verse - Play Keyboard Riff again for 7x, then Intro Ending
Lyrics:
"In the temple (I was an offering)
Of the heartless (there was an offering)
I was humbled (I was an offering)
& reborn...
Into a god."
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Prechorus - play 4x with slight rhythm changes on last repeat
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-7--7--7---5-7-|---7--7-5---7-|-8--8--8-5---8-|---8--8-10---8-|
D|-7--7--7-7-5-7-|---7--7-5---7-|-8--8--8-5-7-8-|---8--8-10---8-|
A|-5--5--5-7-3-5-|---5--5-3---5-|-6--6--6---7-6-|---6--6-8----6-|
D|---------7-----|--------------|-----------7---|---------------|
"My dear, A sensitive soul is
Just A tyrant who enslaves,
All those around him,
To make certain he is hurt, always"
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Chorus
e|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-12---12---12-14-10-|-7---7---7-8---7-|-12---12---12-14-10-|
D|-12---12---12-14-10-|-7---7---7-8---7-|-12---12---12-14-10-|
A|-10---10---10-12-8--|-5---5---5-6---5-|-10---10---10-12--8-|
D|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
"I don't need a reason baby, Put your arms around me."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/them_crooked_vultures/caligulove_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7---7---7-5---7-|-12\---12\---12\----|-7---7---7-8---7----|
D|-7---7---7-5---7-|-12\---12\---12\----|-7---7---7-8---7----|
A|-5---5---5-3---5-|-10\---10\---10\----|-5---5---5-6---5----|
D|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
"Hold me real close, clap me in irons,"
e|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|-10--10--10-10-8-7-|----7---7-8---7--|-10--10--10-10-8-7--7-|
D|-10--10--10-10-8-7-|----7---7-8---7--|-10--10--10-10-8-7--7-|
A|-8---8---8--8--6-5-|----5---5-6---5--|--8---8---8--8-6-5--5-|
D|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
"C'mon Caligulove me, C'mon Caligulove me."
End Chorus with Intro Ending
Play Keyboard Riff again for 8x during 2nd keyboard solo
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Verse 2 & Prechorus are same as before
Verse Lyrics -
"You can hear it (as an offering)
If you're a good girl (as an offering)
A righteous choir is singing (as an offering...)
No, screaming,
As they burn.
Darling, there are no taboos
In lust... My veins coarse blood that's so
Venomous.... when heartless hears a heartbeat...
He's jealous, so jealous."
Chorus 2 - play chorus 1 2x with slight rhythm changes before Bridge
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Bridge Riff 1 (3:31) - Guitar II chords in ()
(D)
e|----------|--------|---------|---------|
B|----------|--------|---------|---------|
G|------7~--|-8~-----|-----7~--|---------| play 2x
D|----------|--------|---------|-7~------|
A|----------|--------|---------|---------|
D|--0~------|--------|-0~------|---------|
Guitar Trills- Guitar II chords in ()
(G)
e|-----------|-----------|-------10p7----------|---------|
B|-9tr8------|-9tr8------|-9p8--------8---9tr8-|-9tr8----|
G|-----------|-----------|-----8---------------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------|
A|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------|
D|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------|
Play Bridge 1x
(4:02) Bridge Ending - Guitar II strums in ()
(F) (G)
e|-8~--------|-8b9r8~----|----10b11~----|-b11--------|
B|-----------|-----------|------------9-|-----9b-----|
G|-----------|---------2-|-0------------|------------|
D|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|
A|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|
D|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|
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Play Intro 3x, then end on:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-7-9-10-12----12-10-9\--| song ends with spooky keyboard
D|-7-9-10-12----12-10-9\--|
A|-5-7-8--10----10-8--7\--|
D|------------------------|
key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend note
| r release bend
| tr trill (repeatedly alternate between 2 notes)
