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Jenny Was a Friend of Mine

The Killers
Bass TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.1(32)

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

Verse

e S S Q E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|------11-11-11-11--|-----------8-10-11--|----------------------|
C#|-------------------|--------------------|---------------9-8----|
G#|-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9--|
D#|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E

F#|----------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------9--8----|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|

E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|-----------8-10-11--|---------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------9-8---|
G#|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9-|
D#|---0-0-0-0----------|---------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E

F#|----------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------9--8----|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|

E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
G#|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
D#|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E

F#|----------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------9--8----|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|

E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
G#|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
D#|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E

F#|----------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------9--8----|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|

E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|------------------|---------------------|
C#|------------------|---------------9-8---|
G#|-6----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9-|
D#|---0-0-0-0-0-2-3--|---------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E

F#|----------------------|--------------------|
C#|----------------------|--------------------|
G#|----------------------|------------9--8----|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|

E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E

F#|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
C#|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
G#|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
D#|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|

E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E H

F#|----------------------|-----------------|
C#|----------------------|-----------------|
G#|----------------------|-----------------|
D#|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-10----|

Pre-Chorus

E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

F#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|

E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G#|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|
D#|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S

F#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|

Chorus

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H

F#|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
C#|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------/11----|
G#|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D#|-----------------|---------10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10--------|

Then repeat verse and pre-chorus

Then play the chorus, but with this in the last bar instead:

E E E E E E E E

F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-------------------------|
D#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Then play first two bars of pre-chorus, followed by the first chorus.

Then immediately play this, followed by six bars of rest:

Interlude

W

F#|-----------|
C#|-----------|
G#|-----------|
D#|-12--------|

After the rests, play:

H E E Q

F#|--------11-11--|
C#|---------------|
G#|---------------|
D#|---------------|

Then repeat the verse once more, and end with

W

F#|-----------|
C#|-----------|
G#|-----------|
D#|-12--------|

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