------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always Like This - Bombay Bicycle Club ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- taken from the album 'I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose' if you'd like a tab for any other bombay bicycle club song, please make a request and i'll happily give it a go. anyway, enjoy :) Tuning: EADGBe Intro - 'light chords' (chords played lightly over the bassline) e|-----x---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9---13--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10--13--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11--13--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-11------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff I (0:31) e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----10------------------10-------------------------------------------------| D|------11------11-13-------11-----------------------------------------------| A|--------11-11------13-13----88-9-11----------------------------------------| E|-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------------------| chords played over the top of riff I and bassline (1:04) e|-x---x---x-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--11--13-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-11--13-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11--13-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-11------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (1:20) these chords are shared between two guitars. it's easily recognisable which guitar plays which chord. (repeat this untill last chord) e|-22-----x----x----9-9-----------------------------------------------------| B|-22-----x----x----9-9-----------------------------------------------------| G|-33-----1313-1111-1010----------------------------------------------------| D|-44-8-8-1313-1111-1111-11-11----------------------------------------------| A|-44-9-9-1111-9-9--1111-11-11----------------------------------------------| E|-22---------------9-9-----------------------------------------------------| the last chord before chorus ends on the final strum, strum the chord 3 times (up, down up) very rapidly to achieve the effect in the song. e|-44-44-44-44-444-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-44-44-44-44-444-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-55-55-55-55-555-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-66-66-66-66-666-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-66-66-66-66-666-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-44-44-44-44-444-----------------------------------------------------------| back to riff I including the 'light' chords played over the top but at full volume this (1:58) after this only the vocals can be heard. play the light chords over the top. (2:14) just the vocals, bass and drums can be heard now until 2:58 where the chorus parts are again. at 3:13 you can make out another riff in the background with a strange effect to it. is how it goes. e|-------11----------9-------------------------------------------------------| B|---11----11----11---11-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----11----11----11---11---------------------------------------------------| D|-11----------11------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (repeat according to song) after this riff I including the chords over the top are played. however riff is changed slightly on the third time (3:53) as you probably can hear. it like this. e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----11p10---------------10-------------------------------------------------| D|--------13-11--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------13-11-13-13--88-9-11------------------------------------------| E|-9-9-----------------------------------------------------------------------| end of song. please rate, thanks :) | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================