Portugal The Man

Portugal The Man - How The Leopard Got Its Spots guitar tab

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HOW THE LEOPARD GOT ITS SPOTS - Portugal. The Man

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Tabbed by: Ian Melchior

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Tuning: DADGBe

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===Intro/Verse 1===

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Part 1 (0:04)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

D|--77777777555555553333333322220000----------------------------------------|

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

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

Part 2 (0:10) "Palms are fitted black..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------------|

G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|

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

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

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

Part 3 (0:17) "To triggers that cause bodies that tremble..."

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D|---7~~~~~~-------9~~~~~~~~~------10~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~/--14~~~~-----------|

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

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

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===Prechorus===

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Part 1 (0:24) "But this mud looks shallow..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------------|

G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|

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

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

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

Part 2 (0:24)

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D|---7~~~~~~-------9~~~~~~~~~------10~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~/--14~~~~-----------|

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

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

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===Verse 2===

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(0:38) "Child bearing games..."

Same as Parts 2 and 3 of Verse 1. Also a sweet bass line that I don't know

how to play.

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===Prechorus 2===

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Part 1 (0:51) "But this mud looks shallow..."

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

D|---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-------------------------------------|x2

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

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

Part 2 (1:05)

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B|-10-10-10------10-10-10------10-------------------------------------------|

G|-9--9--9-------9--9--9-------9--------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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===Chorus===

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Piano Part (1:09) "Rally all your men..."

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-10--12--13--12--10--12--13--12--12--13--15--13--8--10--12--10---------|x3

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

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

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

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e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-10--12--13--12--10--12--13--12-------------------------------------------|

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(1:33)

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D|--77777777555555553333333322220000----------------------------------------|

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(1:59)

Play the prechorus parts again.

(2:16)

Play the chorus parts again.

(2:58)

A nice accapella part. Mess around with the other riffs here if you are so inclined.

(3:30) somewhere around here play this along with a motley assortment

of other parts of the song.

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|--------7-9-7-------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-7-9-10-------10-9--------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Ian Melchior

| / slide up

| \\ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

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