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Blow It Up- The Vaccines
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Tabbed by: Green Vaccines
Email: luke95_lfc@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
Okay no one has tabbed this song properly and im 100% sure this is right
Justin: Rhythm (capo 2nd fret)(down strokes)
Intro
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------|
A|---1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2------X2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4---x3---4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
^^^^ This is used for the whole song, the only difference is on the second chorus/ the
build up to the solo, you play the last chord twice as long
And during the last chorus you repeat the last part of the Verse again
Freddie: Lead (no capo)
Intro: reverb and distortion,, tremolo
Not sure on the amount of strums for the intro so just guess: p
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------X 2---------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
^^^^ on the second chorus going into the solo repeat this
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_vaccines/blow_it_up_tab_ver_2.html ]
Beginning instrumental / chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------- 7---------------7-----------9-----------------------|
G|-----6-----6------8----8---X 3-----8----8-----10----10-------------------|
D|---8----8-----9-----------------9 -- ------11-------------11~~-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Okay I could live without it...........
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6~~-------------------8~~-------x 4-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Repeat intro for the weird part going into it
e|---x-------x---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------|
B|---x-------x---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------|
G|---x-------x---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------|
D|---8~------9---8--7--8---8~----x2----------------------------------------|
A|---x-------x---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------|
E|---x-------x---x--x--x---x-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus outro
e|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------- 7---------|------7-----------9----------------------|
G|-----6-----6------8----8---X 3-|----8----8-----10----10-----------X2-----|
D|---8----8-----9----------------|-9 -- ------11-------------11~~----------|
A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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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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