Interpol - Obstacle 1 (Version 2) guitar tab
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Subject: i/interpol/obstacle_1.tab
Band: Interpol
Song: Obstacle 1
Album: Turn on the Bright Lights (Matador Records)
www.interpolny.com
INTRO:
GTR1
F D Bb D F D Bb D
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:10101010107-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-10101010107-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-
A:8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-
e:----------------------------------------------------------------
Gtr 1 plays again, and Gtr plays riff below through to chorus.
GTR 2
E:5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----
B:3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------
When the vocals come in, Gtr 1 plays quietly w/distortion something
like this:
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----8-------8---------------------------------------------------
A:5-5---5-5-5---5-etc.--------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------
On the break just before the chorus, Gtr 1 plays w/clean tone:
(off-beat to Gtr 2)
E:---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3------3-3-
B:---3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3------3-3-
G:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
e:----------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS:
(both guitars together)
(Power chords)
D C
It's different now that I'm poor and aging,
Bb C
I'll never see this face again
D
You go stabbing yourself in the neck
Repeat above sections.
The chorus is played TWICE second time round, and end on an F chord.
CODA:
E:------5---------5----------- ||
B:--6---------6---------6----- ||
G:7---7-----7---------7---7---O||
D:----------------------------O||
A:---------------------------- ||
e:---------------------------- ||
Later on, Gtr 2 plays something like:
E:--------------------------------
B:--------------------------------
G:------------5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D:7-7-7-8-8-8---------------------
A:--------------------------------
e:--------------------------------
Repeat all till end.
This is all my own work.
Stew C.
