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The Man Who Would Be King - The Libertines
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Tabbed by: Rockfall
Email: rockfall000@hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Awesome song and it deserves to be tabbed, so i thought i would
some of it i have done through a collection of bits
Any comments or corrections feel free to email me
:intro:
Em
e|------7--7-----7--7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
B|------8--8-----8--8-----8--------------------------------------------------|
G|------9--9-----9--9-----9--------------------------------------------------|
D|------9--9-----9--9-----9--------------------------------------------------|
A|------7--7-----7--7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
E|------7--7-----7--7-----7--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------12--------12-12-12----------------------------------------------|
B|----12-15-----15-12-----------15-13-12-------------------12-------12----12-|
G|-12------------------------------------12----12-------------11-12----12----|
D|------------------------------------------14----14-14-12-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
For the most of it the rest of the song had little random fills in it,
which I find sound better when imrovised, Try using the Em pentatonic
which is basically around the Em chord shown in the intro
or even just strum Em in varying styles
an example of a fill used:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7----7------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-9p7-9p7-9p7---9p7---9p7---9p7-9p7-9p7-9-9^-9-9-9^-9-9p7---9p7-------|
D|-------------------9-----9-----9-------------------------------9-----9-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------7-8--7-8/10-8-7-8-7-----|
G|-9p7---9p7---9p7-9p7---9p7---9p7---9p7-9p7---9-7-9---------------------9-9-|
D|-----9-----9---------9-----9-----9---------9-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Can't guarrentue the solos 100% correct but it is close
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note