Biffy Clyro - Semi Mental Chords & Tabs

 

Semi Mental Chords & Tabs

Biffy Clyro Chords & Tabs

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Semi Mental Tab

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Tabbed by:Tom
Tuning: DADGBE
New Song 'Semi-Mental' by Biffy Clyro. Single out TOMORROW Xmas Day, download only.
This was tabbed from the radio version, album one may be different. 
The interlude/solo bit is very scrappy, though chords are right.
Begins with an A with FX on it.

Main Riff:
e|------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------|----------------------------|
G|------------------|----------------------------| x 2
D|-0---0---0---6666-|-x000x000x0006666-----------|
A|-0---0---0---6666-|-x000x000x0006666-----------|
D|-0---0---0---6666-|-x000x000x0006666-----------|

Verse:
e|------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------------| x 2
D|-00x000x000x06666-|-x000x000x0006666---------|
A|-00x000x000x06666-|-x000x000x0006666---------|
D|-00x000x000x06666-|-x000x000x0006666---------|

Pre Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x 2
D|-33333333-33333333-55555555-55555555-------|
A|-33333333-33333333-55555555-55555555-------|
D|-33333333-33333333-55555555-55555555-------|

Chorus:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------| x 2
D|-0000000-33333333-77777777-55555555--------|
D|-0000000-33333333-77777777-55555555--------|
D|-0000000-33333333-77777777-55555555--------|

In the background in the chorus you can just
about hear a guitar playing:

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-55555555-22222222-55555555-22222222-------| x 2
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

Verse

Chorus x 2

Bridge, Play twice:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/biffy_clyro/semi_mental_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------66666666-----------------------------------|
D|-77777777-66666666-1010101010101010-12121212121212---|
A|-77777777-44444444-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10101010101010---|
D|-77777777--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------------------| THEN PLAY:     |
G|-------------------------------------|-555-555-555----|
D|-55555555-55555555-33333333-33333333-|----------------|
A|-55555555-55555555-33333333-33333333-|----------------|
D|-55555555-55555555-33333333-33333333-|----------------|

Interlude: (I think it changes to 7 8 timing, not sure, but these are roughly the notes and it sounds ok)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--------|
G|-2-22-5-4-0-2-x2-4-0-4---4------| x 4
D|-2-22-------2-x2----------------|
A|-0-00-------0-x0----------------|
D|--------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------|
B|------6-5--------------------------------------|
G|-2-22-----5------------------7p5----------------|
D|-2-22---------5-55-5-55-3-33-----5-5-55-5-55----|
A|-0-00---------5-55-5-55-3-33-----5-5-55-5-55----|
D|--------------5-55-5-55-3-33-----5-5-55-5-55----|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-22-5-4------------------5-4------------------|
D|-2-22----5--5-55-5-55-3-33-----5-5-5-55-5-55----|
A|-0-00-------5-55-5-55-3-33-------5-5-55-5-55----|
D|------------5-55-5-55-3-33-------5-5-55-5-55----|

Chorus, play twice.

Second guitar plays:

e|-55555555-33333333-|-55555555-33333333----------|
B|-------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------------|

End on D as always....
Enjoy, and someone please work out the actual interlude!
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