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The Ideal Height

Biffy Clyro
Tab
★4.2(3)

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Song

The Ideal Height

song by biffy clyro

tabbed out by dchcrazy

Tuning in drop D

Key:

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

() = palm mute

(0:00) = time signature

Intro: (0:00)

e:--7p0-7----7p0-7----7>0-7----7-10-7--

B:-------------------------------------

e:--8p0-8----8p0-8----8p0-8----8-10-8-- x2

B:-------------------------------------

e:--7p0-7----7p0-7----7p0-7----7-10-7--

B:-------------------------------------

e:--7p0-7----7p0-7----7p0-7----7-10-8--

B:-------------------------------------

(0:20)

e:----------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------12\-5--
G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9------------
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------

D:----------------------------------------

(1:04 2nd time round)

e:---------------------------------5/-12--

B:----------------------------------------

G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9------------
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------

D:----------------------------------------

Verse 1+2: (0:28) (1:17)

e:----------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------12---
G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9------------
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7------------

D:----------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------------------

B:------------------------------------12\-5--
G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9---------------
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7---------------
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7---------------

D:-------------------------------------------

verse

e:---------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------12--
G:--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9----------- x2    (on verse 2 dont pluck
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-----------        12 and go to 1:24)
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-----------

D:---------------------------------------

Pre-chorus: 1 (0:45) don't play on second time round

e:--7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------7-------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
B:--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-
G:--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----7\--5--7--7-------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-
D:---------------------5\--3--5--5----------------------
A:---------------------5\--3--5--5----------------------

D:------------------------------------------------------

Pre-chorus: 2 (1:24) play on second time round

e:-------------7-------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-
B:---------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-
G:---7\--5--7--7-------0--0-0-0-0-0-0- x2
D:---5\--3--5--5----------------------
A:---5\--3--5--5----------------------

D:------------------------------------

Chorus: (0:50) (1:31)

e:---------------------------------------------------------------

B:---------------------------------------------------------------

G:---------------------------------------------------------------

D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3-
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3-
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3---3-3-3-
e:--7-7--8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
B:--8-8--8----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----
G:--0-0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----- x2

D:------------------------------------ go back to verse (1:04)

A:------------------------------------

D:------------------------------------

Bridge: (1:45)

e:----------------------------

B:--10-9----------------------
G:--------7/-9----------------
D:--------------7/-9----------
A:--------------------7\-5-0--

D:----------------------------

e:--------------------------------------------------------------

B:--5----5----5-----5-------------------------5----5----5-----5-
G:----5----5----5-5------------------------------5----5----5-5--
D:----------------------7-7--7--7--7-7--7--7--------------------
A:----------------------7-7--7--7--7-7--7--7--------------------
D:----------------------7-7--7--7--7-7--7--7--------------------

e:---------------------------------

B:---------------------------------

G:---------------------------------

D:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3----- x2
A:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----
D:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-----

Bridge 2 (2:08)

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:--4/--6--6\--4--4/--6--6\--4--4/--9----6\--4--4/--6--6\--4--4/--6--6\--2-

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

e:------------------------------------------------------------------------

B:------------------------------------------------------------------------

G:------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:--4/--6--6\--4--4/--6\--4--4/--11----6\--4--4/--6--6\--4--4/--6--6\--2--

A:------------------------------------------------------------------------

D:------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2:23)

e:----------------------------------------------------------------

B:------------------------------5---------------------------------
G:----4-5---4-5----4-5---4-5---5-4----4-5-5/--7--7/--9--9-10-9----
D:------------------------------------------------------------10--

A:--(0)---(0)----(0)---(0)----------(0)---------------------------

D:----------------------------------------------------------------

e:----------------------------------------------------------

B:----------------------------------------------------------

G:--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
D:--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--
A:--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--

D:----------------------------------------------------------

e:-------------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
B:-------------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--
G:--5----5-5-5/----7----7-7-7----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D:--3----3-3-3/----5----5-5-5----------------------------
A:--3----3-3-3/----5----5-5-5----------------------------

D:-------------------------------------------------------

light dist

e:------------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------
B:------------------------8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------
G:--5-5--4-4--5-5--4-4----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-5--4-4--5-5---4-4-4--

D:--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x------------------------------x-x--x-x--x-x---x-x-x--

A:--3-3--2-2--3-3--2-2------------------------------3-3--2-2--3-3--*2-2-2--
D:------------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2--

* switch to heavy dist

(2:55)

e:-------------------------------------------------------------

B:-------------------------------------------------------------

G:------------------------------------------------------------- x2

D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--
A:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--
D:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--

e:--------------------------------

B:--------------------------------

G:--------------------------------

D:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3----    x4
A:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3----
D:--5-5--7--5--3--3-3--3-3-3-3----

e:------

B:------

G:------

D:--0---

A:--0--- the end part

D:--0---

i tried to get the rythm right but the chords are good suggest changes

if any! hope you can follow it alrite.

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