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Banquet

Bloc Party
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(0:13)

This section is played twice

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------|

Russell

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6------------------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4--------6-6-------|
E|-6-6-----------------------------4-4-------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------------13-13-|
D|-----11-11------11-11-----11-11------13-13-|
A|--------------------------13-13------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse

(0:27)

This section is played 5 times

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------------13-13-|
D|-----11-11------11-11-----11-11------13-13-|
A|--------------------------13-13------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Then this section is played once before the chorus

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------6-6-------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6--------4-4-------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4------------------|
E|-6-6---------------------------------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11------10-10-----------|
D|-----11-11------11-11------11-11-----11-11-|
A|-------------------------------------13-13-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-8--------6-6------------------|
A|-8-8-------6-6--------4-4--------6-6-------|
E|-6-6-----------------------------4-4-------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----10-11------10-11----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----11-11------11-11----------6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(1:06)

This section is played twice

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
E|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--/-8--8--8--/| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-9--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------11-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-9--9--8--8--|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10-|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-8--8--8--8--9--9--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8--/-10-10-10-/|
E|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--/-8--8--8--/| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-x--13-13-13-13-13-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-10----13-|
D|-11-x--11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-8-----11-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-------11-11-------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-------11-11-------|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--------9--9--------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-11-11-------13-13-------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-9--9--------11-11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Verse

(1:31)

Same as first verse.

As... pretty much everyone, I couldn't tab the apparently dubbed bit over this sorry :(.

can barely hear it.

Chorus

(1:56)

At [2:14], there is a dubbed guitar:

e|-9-9-9----------6---|
B|-------9--6--9----9-|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

The rest of the chorus is the same as the first, except the last bars the second time are instead:

Kele

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|  -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|  -/
B|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-|
D|-9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Bridge

(2:22)

This section is played twice

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-------------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------9--9--9--9--|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-10-10-10-10-------------|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-8--8--8--8--11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------|-------------9--9--9--9--|

This section is then played twice

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|/-10-10-10\6--6--6--6--6-|
D|-x-/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|/-x--x--x-\x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-4-/-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|/-8--8--8-\4--4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------| -\

|

Russell |

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-6-/-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|/-10-10-10\6--6--6--6--6-|
D|-x-/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|/-x--x--x-\x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-4-/-6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|/-8--8--8-\4--4--4--4--4-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Final Verse/Solo

(2:47)

The verse riff is played 4 times, then continuously over Russell's solo, finishing with Kele playing:

e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-8-\-|
E|-6-\-|

Here's the solo, played over Kele's backing verse chords. It sounds pretty right, I'm

100% sure about one part of it though.

Russell

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--11-10--/-18-\-13---------------------------x--|
D|------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10--9-8--/--13b15--13-----------------------|
D|-x--x--x----------------------13-13-13-13-13-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---11------11------11------------------------------|
B|-9-------9-------9---------------------------------|
G|------10------10-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------(10)/13-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

8 played fast

e|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----|
B|-11-9--11-9---11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9----|
G|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

hold bend hit delay pedal

e|-12b13-13-13--13-13-13r12-------------|
B|---------------------------11--9--11\-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

LYRICS

Verse

A heart of stone, a smoking gun

I can give you life, I can take it away

A heart of stone, a smoking gun

I'm working it out

Why'd you feel so underrated?

Why'd you feel so negated?

Chorus

Turning away from the light

Becoming adult

Turning into my soul

I wanted to bite not destroy

To feel her underneath

Turning into the light

Verse

She don't think straight

No no no, she don't think straight

She's got such a dirty mind and it never ever stops

And you don't taste like her and you never ever will

And we don't read the papers, we don't read the news

Heaven's never enough, we will never be fooled

Bridge

And if you feel a little left behind

I will see you on the other side

And if you feel a little left behind

We will readily walk the other side (?)

Verse/Solo

Cos I'm on fire

I'm on fire when you come

Cos you know I'm on fire

Cos you know I'm on fire so stub me out

Cos I'm on fire...

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/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

b - Bend

r - Return

x - Mute

PM - Palm mute

~ - Let ring/vibrato

h - Hammer-on

p - Pull-off

<> - Harmonic

-\ - Parts tied together, played at the same time

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