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Tulips

Bloc Party
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Song

BLOC PARTY - TULIPS

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Album: LITTLE THOUGHTS EP

Tabbed: Micturion

KELE's PARTS:

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Intro & Verses

D D/G

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7|---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7|
G |-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
D |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5--|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Chorus

Bm A

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7|---5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5|
G |-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|-----6-----6-----6-----6--------|
D |-9-----9-----9-----9-----9---7--|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7--|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G G

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3|
G |-----4-----4-----4-----4--------|-----4-----4-----4-----4--------|
D |-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5--|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Outro

D

E |--------------------------------|
B |---7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7|
G |-----7-----7-----7-----7--------|
D |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7---7--|
A |--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|

Order:

[00:11] Intro 4x

[00:35] Verse 4x

[00:58] Chorus 2x

[01:21] Verse 4x

[01:44] Chorus 4x

[02:31] Outro until end

RUSSELL's PARTS:

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Intro

D Em F#m

E |-10~---------------------------------------------|-12~~-----------------14~~-----------9h10*-------| *) or Pre-Bend 9
B |-7~~---------------------------------------------|-12~~~----------------14~~-----------------------|    1/2 and release
G |-7~~---------------------------------------------|-12~~-----------------14~~-----------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

E |-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|-------12-------12-------14-------14-------14----||
B |----------10-------10h12----12-------10------(10)|----------12----------------12-------12----------||
G |--9h11-------11----------------11-------11-------|-11/12-------12----12/14-------14-------14-------||
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------||
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|| 3x
E |-------10-------10-------10-------10-------10----|-------12-------12-------14-------15-------17----|
B |----------10-------10h12----12-------10------(10)|----------12-------------------------------------|
G |--9h11-------11----------------11-------11-------|-11/12-------12----12/14----14/16-------16-------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

E |-10-------10-------10-------10-------------------|----12-14----12-14----12-14-------10----10---9---|
B |----12-------12-------12----------12----12-10----|-10-------10-------10-------10-10----------------|
G |-------11-------11-------11----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B |-----8-10-----8-10-----8-10----10--8-----8--7----|-----8-10-----8-10-----8-10-----8-10-10-10-10----|
G |--7--------7--------7--------7-------------------|--7--------7--------7--------7-------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Post Chorus

E |-------------------------17----------------------|-------------------------17----15----14----------|
B |-14----14----14-14-14(14)------15----14----15----|-14----14----14-14-14(14)------------------15----|
G |----16----16-------------------------------------|----16----16-------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------17----------------------|-------10-------10-------12-------12-------12----|
B |-14----14----14-14-14(14)------15----14----15----|-10h12----10h12----12h14----12h14----12h14-------|
G |----16----16-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro

E |-----5--------5--------5--------3-----2----------|-------------------------------------------------|
B |--------3--------3--------3--------------3/-5----|--5--------5--------7-----------7--8-10----------|
G |--4--------4--------4--------4-------------------|-----6--------6--------7-------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|--------7--------7--------9--9-------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-----5--------5--------5--------3-----2----------|-----------5-------------------------------------|
B |--------3--------3--------3--------------3/-5----|--5-----------5-----7--------7--------7----------|
G |--4--------4--------4--------4-------------------|-----6-----------6-----7--------7---------7------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|--------7-----------------9--------9-------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

Final Bar

E |-----------5-------------------------------------|
B |--5-----------------7~~~-------------------------|
G |-----6----------(6)------------------------------|
D |--------7----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|

Order:

[00:11] Intro 4x

[00:35] ---

[00:58] ---

[01:21] Verse 2

[01:44] Chorus 2x

[02:07] Post Chorus 2x

[02:31] ---

[02:34] --- [Kele's part Stereo]

[02:54] Outro 4x (Replace last bar with Final Bar)

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