The Killers

The Killers - Somebody Told Me guitar tab

Intro

C#5 D#5 E#5 F#5 X2

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|-6-----------------------8------10----11---|

|-6-----------------------8------10----11---|

|-4-----------------------6-------8-----9---|

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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc...etc.. (all downstrums!!)

F5 F#5 G#5 F#5 F5 F#5 G#5 G#5

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|-10--------11----13----11----10----11----13---13---|

|-10--------11----13----11----10----11----13---13---|

|--8---------9----11-----9-----8-----9----11---11---|

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1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc..etc...

For this next part after the intro where he sings, "Breakin' my back just to know

your the guitarist uses a harmonic technique to get that cool helicopter effect.

To do this hold your fingers over the strings loosely, not pressing down enough

to get sound from the actual notes, but tight enough to not hear open strings vibrate...easy smeasy right?

I've transcribed it hear to show the parts of the neck Keuning (guitarist) is hovering

and the parts he's "sliding" to.

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|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---|

|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---|

|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---|

|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---|

|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---|

(Hold each of these harmonics for a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & count while sliding. Don't reach the

chord until you finish the counting slide of the other chords. This is the only part of

song that requires you to utilize upward and downward strumming in a fast pace.)

F5 F#5 G#5 F#5

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|-10--------11----13----11---|

|-10--------11----13----11---|

|--8---------9----11-----9---|

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1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc...

X2

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|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5-|

|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5-|

|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5-|

|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5-|

|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5-|

F5 F#5 G#5 F#5

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|----------------------------|

|-10--------11----13----11---|

|-10--------11----13----11---|

|--8---------9----11-----9---|

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1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc...

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|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5-|

|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5-|

|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5-|

|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5-|

|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5-|

"Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight "

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------|

|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------|

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------|

|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------|

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc... 1 & 2 &

(You play both these parts using downstrums...I know, I did say it would get tedious but

stays fun.)

"We'll somebody told me"

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|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6---|

|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6---|

|-6-----------------2-----4-----1-----6-----2-----4---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc... (all downstrums)

F5 F#5 G#5 F#5

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|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---|

|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---|

|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---|

|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---|

|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---|

F5 F#5 G#5 F#5

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|----------------------------|

|-10--------11----13----11---|

|-10--------11----13----11---|

|--8---------9----11-----9---|

|----------------------------|

1 2 3 4 etc...etc...etc...

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|-15-\-----9-\-----7-\-----3----------/-5---|

|-15--\----9--\----7--\----3---------/--5---|

|-15---\---9---\---7---\---3--------/---5---|

|-15----\--9----\--7----\--3-------/----5---|

|-15-----\-9-----\-7-----\-3------/-----5---|

"Bring it back down, bring it back down tonight "

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------|

|-6---------------6-----6----8------10---------|

|-4---------------4-----4----6-------8---------|

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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 etc...etc... 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------|

|-6-----------------6-----6----6---------|

|-4-----------------4-----4----4---------|

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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc... 1 & 2 &

The lead part, which is not really a lead but more just playing single notes in a melody.

X2

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|-8-8-8-6-----8-8-8-6-----8-8-8-6-6---6---8-8-8-6-6---6-----|

|-----------------------------------8---8-----------8---8---|

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X6

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|-8-8-8-6-6---6-----|

|-----------8---8---|

|-------------------|

"We'll somebody told me" X6

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|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6-----3---|

|-8-----------------4-----6-----3-----8-----4-----6-----3---|

|-6-----------------2-----4-----1-----6-----2-----4-----1---|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc...etc... (all downstrums)

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