Bloc Party - This Modern Love guitar tab

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GUITAR 1 - MAIN RIFF (0:01-1:24)

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------2---2---2---2---3---3---3---2---|

A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-----------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---0---0---0---0---|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 2 - LEAD, OVER MAIN RIFF (0:42-1:24)

E|-8-----8-----7-----8-----| E|-8-----8-----|

B|----8-----8-----8-----8--| B|----8-----8--|

G|-------------------------| x3, then.. G|-------------| Repeat sequence

D|-------------------------| D|-------------| through second verse.

A|-------------------------| A|-------------|

E|-------------------------| E|-------------|

GUITAR 2 - CHORUS (1:24-1:45)

E|-------3--1-0---0----------| E|--------1-0-3-|

B|-1-1-1--------3---1--1-1-3-| B|-1--1-1-------|

G|---------------------------| x3, then... G|--------------| Repeat sequence

D|---------------------------| D|--------------| through the chorus.

A|---------------------------| A|--------------|

E|---------------------------| E|--------------|

GUITAR 1 - CHORUS (1:24-1:45)

E|------------------------|

B|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| Kele almost plays these notes on the cross rhythm.

G|------------------------| It's hard to hear because it merges with Russell,

D|------------------------| and toward the end of the section I think he does

A|------------------------| move and follow similarly but lower.

E|------------------------|

GUITAR 2 - Returns to 'LEAD, OVER MAIN RIFF' (1:45-2:37), while Kele plays...

GUITAR 1 - ALTERED MAIN RIFF (1:45-2:37)

E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|

B|---------------------------------| Simply repeat this. It only changes to when they

G|---------------------------------| move back to the chorus; "This Modern Love", when both

D|---------------------------------| guitars move back to the tab above labelled 'CHORUS'.

A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

E|---------------------------------|

At 2:58 (Album Version) Russell changes to:

GUITAR 2 - ALTERED CHORUS

E|-------/7--7-7-xx-5-5--3--3-3--------3--1-0---0----8-----|

B|-1-1-1-/8--8-8-xx-6-6--0--0-0--1-1-1--------3---1----8-1-|

G|---------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------/7--7-7-xx-5-5--7--7-7-----------7-|

B|-1-1-1-/8--8-8-xx-6-6--8--8-8--1--1--1----|

G|------------------------------------------| Which then progresses further to...

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|

(3:08)

E|-7-----8---8--0-----------|-----------------------------------|

B|---8---5---5----1---3-3-1-|-5-3-3--3-1-1--1---1-1-1-1/3-----|

G|-----5------------0-------|-0-----------------2-------2/4-2-0-|

D|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

A|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E|-------3--1-0---0-------------|

B|-1-1-1--------3---1---1---1-3-|

G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

GUITAR 2 - MIDDLE BREAK, SECTION 1 (3:19-3:43)

E|-7--------5--7--5-|-7--8-------7--5-|

B|----8-------------|-----------------| Russel uses an echo at around a 1 second

G|-------7----------|-------7---------| x2 reverb. Possible light use of a phaser

D|------------------|-----------------| as well.

A|------------------|-----------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|

E|------------15-------------15---------|

B|-------------------------------15-----|

G|-16h17--17------16h17--17----------17-| x2

D|--------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

E|------------20-------------20--15-----|-------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------15-|-------------------------------------------|

G|-16h17--17------16h17--17-------------|-16h17-17-17-16h17-17-16h17-17-16h17-17-17-|

D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1 - MIDDLE BREAK (3:19)

E|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

B|--------^tp-------|

G|------------------| until Russell

D|------------------| changes then:

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

(3:30-3:43)

E|~8/10~~~~/12~~~~~~~~/13~~~~12~~~~~~~~/13~~~~/15~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 1 - CLIMAX (3:43-4:07)

E|---------------------------------|

B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-| Repeat until return to main riff.

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Kele only plays this; Gordon's bass part does most of

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| the changing you can hear. Unsure whether he plays it

A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| this quick, or half time. Hard to hear. Optional top E.

E|---------------------------------|

GUITAR 2 - CLIMAX (3:43)

E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-|

B|-1-1-1-0-1-3-|-1---0-1-3-0-|-1-1-1-0-1-3-|-1---0-1-3-0-|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

(3:50)

E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

B|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-|

G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

(3:55)

E|-7--8--7--8--7--8--7-8-7-8-|-7--8--7--8--7--8--7-8-7-8-|

B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|

G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|

D|---------------------------|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|---------------------------| I know it looks like a mix of

E|---------------------------|---------------------------| numbers, but I am pretty sure

something along these lines is

(4:01) played here. It doesn't matter

E|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-| too much; just so long as your

B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| strumming builds to the end.

G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

A|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-------------------------|---------------------------------|

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