Arabian Knights
Artist: Siouxsie And The Banshees
Album: Juju
As played here: https://youtu.be/wq0-dKEVv8I
Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)
[Intro]
e|----7--0------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x5 D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
[Verse 1]
"The jewel, the prize, looking into your eyes".
Figure 1:
e|----7--0------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x2D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
"I heard a rumour -- it was just a rumour".
Figure 2:
e|----7--0---|---0----|B|----8------|---1----|G|----9------|---0----| x4D|----10-----|---2----|A|-----------|---3----|E|-----------|---X----|
[Chorus]
"Myriad lights -- they said I'd be impressed".
Strummed very fast – listen to song for strum pattern.
e|-------------|--5----5----5------|B|-------------|---4h5--4h5--5-----|G|--9--12--7---|-------------------| x2D|--9--12--7---|-------------------|A|--7--10--5---|-------------------|E|-------------|-------------------|
[Bridge 1]
e|----7--0------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x2D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
[Verse 2]
"A tourist oasis -- reflects in seedy sunshades".
Figure 1:
e|----7--0------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x4D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
"I heard a rumour -- what have you done to her".
Figure 2:
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[Bridge/Chorus 2]
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--5----5----5----5----5----5-------|B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5--5------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
"Veiled behind screens, kept as your baby machine".
Figure 1:
(Palm mute)
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|--9-9-9--------------------------------------------| x4D|--9-9-9--9--10-10-10--9--10-10-10--9--7-7-7--------|A|--7-7-7--9--10-10-10--9--10-10-10--9--7-7-7--------|E|---------7--8--8--8---7--8--8--8---7--5-5-5--------|
"Ripped out sheeps' eyes -- no forks or knives".
Figure 2:
(Palm mute)
e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|--9-9-9-----------------------------------------| x 2D|--9-9-9--9--7-7 7--9--10-10-10--9--7-7-7--------|A|--7-7-7--9--7-7-7--9--10-10-10--9--7-7-7--------|E|---------7--5-5-5--7--8--8--8---7--5-5-5--------|
[Chorus]
"Myriad lights -- they said I'd be impressed".
Strummed very fast – listen to song for strum pattern.
e|-------------|--5----5----5------|B|-------------|---4h5--4h5--5-----|G|--9--12--7---|-------------------| x 2D|--9--12--7---|-------------------|A|--7--10--5---|-------------------|E|-------------|-------------------|
[Outro]
e|----7--0------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x5 D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
Play this on the second "I heard a rumor":
e|----7--0---|---0----|B|----8------|---1----|G|----9------|---0----| x3D|----10-----|---2----|A|-----------|---3----|E|-----------|---X----|
End on:
e|----7---------|B|----8---------|G|----9---------| x5 D|----10--------|A|--------------|E|--------------|
Key:
x = mute
h = hammer on
