Franz Ferdinand - Love Illumination Chords & Tabs

 

Love Illumination Chords & Tabs

Franz Ferdinand Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

Love Illumination Tab

   
This whole song is tabbed for nick's guitar because it's the main guitar,
when alex enters he does the octaves, except on the solo.. On the solo
they both do the same notes. This is my first tab so, hope u like it


Intro: Nick's guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-8-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-8-7-6-3-5-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------10--8------------------------|
G|--------------------------7--9-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-0-----------------------------------| x2


Intro Alex's Guitar
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x2

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------5------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---5-4-3-0-2------2--0---------------------|
D|-2----------------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---0-2-3-4--------2--0----------------------|
D|-2---------2------------0--2----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| x2

Verse:
When you're halfway from a dream
Is it hard to work out what's real
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|
Is the real over there
More vivid than here ever feels
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|

Pre-Chorus: Here alex does the octaves like in the intro
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7-8-------------|
We could love, we could love you
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-8-7-6-3-5---------------|
If you need somebody to love you
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7---------------|
While you're looking for somebody to love
e|-------------------------|
B|-10--8-------------------|
G|--------7--9-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----7--5-----------------|
A|----------7--5--7--------|
E|-------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/franz_ferdinand/love_illumination_tab_ver_3.html ]
Chords:
   E  B#  C   G  D  D#
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-9-------------7--8----|
A|-7--9---10--5--5--6----|
E|----7---8---3----------|
Chorus
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love elevation 
G
Outside, fresh other side 
D                                D#
But inside our love, you will be alright 
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love celebration 
G
Cop car burn, reason term
D               
But it'll bring you up 
E                 
You'll be alright


Synth interlude, same rythm as chorus and same chords

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-10--8-------------------------------|
G|--------7--9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-3-5-6-7-0---------| x2


2nd verse:
Is the Blackpool bright light
Brighter than the light in your home

Were you born to be loved
But nobody else seems to know
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-3-5-3-0--0-------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-----------8-------------|
We could love, we could love you
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-8-7-6-3-5---------------|
If you need somebody to love you
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-3-5-6-7---------------|
While you're looking for somebody to love
e|-------------------------|
B|-10--8-------------------|
G|--------7--9-------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----7--5-----------------|
A|----------7--5--7--------|
E|-------------------------|

Chorus
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love elevation 
G
Outside, fresh other side 
D                                D#
But inside our love, you will be alright 
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love celebration 
G
Cop car burn, reason term
D               
But it'll bring you up 
D                 
You'll be alright

Solo:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------7-x-x------7-x-x----7-x-x-|
E|----------------------------------| x2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7-------7-----------------------7--|
G|-7-9-7--------7-9-------7-9-----7-9---------7-9-7-------7-9----|
D|--------9---------9--------------------9-----------9-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-8-7-------7-8-7---------7-8------8-7-8-7--------7-8-----7-8-7-----|
G|-------9-x-x--------9-x-x-------9------------9-x-x------9--------9---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-7-7--10-8-7---7-8-10--7-8-10-x-x--7-8-7-x-x-7-8-7-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
D
We could love, we could love you
A
If you need somebody to love you
D
While you're looking for somebody to love
D
We're all looking for somebody
D
We're all looking for somebody to love


FInal Chorus
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love elevation 
G
Outside, fresh other side 
D                                D#
But inside our love, you will be alright 
E                       B#
Sweet love illumination 
C
Sweet, sweet love celebration 
G
Cop car burn, reason term
D               
But it'll bring you up 
A                 
You'll be alright

End on:
   C
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-5--|
A|-3--|
E|----|

C
Sweet love
D
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet, sweet love
E
Sweet love