Tame Impala - Alter Ego
from their 2010 album 'Innerspeaker'
Guitar 1 - Rhythm
Guitar 2 - Synthy lead guitar
Intro:Guitar 1 - play this progression 7 times:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x7D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 - and then play this:e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--|D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--|D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
Guitar 2 - comes in on the fourth repeat of the above chords,plays throughout the entire chord progression above:e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------|B|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--5~~|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------|B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--5~~|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-----------|B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~8\5~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--6~~|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-------3--5b7r5--3-------------|B|~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5---------------5--3--3h5~~|G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----------3/5---------------|-------3---------------------|B|~~~~~~~~~5~----5~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-3--5-----5--3--5/7-\5/7--5~~|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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B|~~~~~~~~~~~3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1~~|~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse:Guitar 1:"Said the voice from afar: 'Don't you know it doesn't have toBe so hard? Waiting for everyone else a-"e|-3-------------------------------------------------2-----------|B|-5---------------------------------5---------------3-----------|G|-4---------------------------------4---------------X-----------| x2D|-5---------------------------------4---------------4-----------|A|-3---------------------------------2---------------2-----------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"-round to agree, might take too long,Might take too long'"When it won't be so..."e|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2--2-2-2-|B|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-|G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-4--X--X--X-X-X-| x3D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-4-4-|A|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|----------------------|B|-3\1------8\5---7\5---|G|----------------------| x2D|----------------------|A|----------------------|E|----------------------|
Guitar 2:e|---------------------------------|B|-3\1----0---/8-5---7\5-5---5-3---|G|-------------------------------2-|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:Guitar 1:"...hard,It won't be so hard"e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|D|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|E|---------------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
Guitar 2:e|------------------|B|-----5-6----------|G|-2-3-----3---5-2--|D|------------------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Guitar 1:"Well it's true, yes, but you won't get far telling me that you..."e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1---------------|G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------|D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------|A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|---------------------|B|-1----3----5----6----|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|---------------------|E|---------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1:
"...are all you're meant to
Be, when the one from my
Dream is sitting right next to
Me and I don't know what to..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x4D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"...do"e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--|D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"Oh, alter ego,Get..."e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--|D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
Verse:Guitar 1:"...them to love you, while they may depending on yourWords and wealth, the only one who's really judging..."e|-3-------------------------------------------------2-----------|B|-5---------------------------------5---------------3-----------|G|-4---------------------------------4---------------X-----------| x2D|-5---------------------------------4---------------4-----------|A|-3---------------------------------2---------------2-----------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"...you is yourself, nobody else,Nobody else,If I could part,It wouldn't be so..."e|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3------------------2--2--2-2-2-|B|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5--3--3--3-3-3-|G|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-4--X--X--X-X-X-| x5D|-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--4-4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4-4-4-|A|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2-2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|----------------------|B|-3\1------8\5---7\5---|G|----------------------| x2D|----------------------|A|----------------------|E|----------------------|
Guitar 2:e|------------------------------------------|B|-3\1---0h1-0h1-0---/10-5---8\5-5--7\5-5\3-|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|-3\1-1---1/3-0--/10-10\5-5/8-5--5/10-8\5-5-7--5--3-|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|B|-3-\1---0---/8\5-5---7\5-5---5-3---|G|---------------------------------2-|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
Pre-chorus:Guitar 1:"...hard,It won't be so hard"e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|B|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|D|-3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|E|---------------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
Guitar 2:e|------------------|B|-----5-6----------|G|-2-3-----3---5-2--|D|------------------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Guitar 1:"Well it's true, yes, but you won't get far telling me that you..."e|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1---------------|G|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------|D|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2---------------|A|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0---------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|---------------------|B|-1----3----5----6----|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|---------------------|E|---------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1:
"...are all you're meant to
Be, when the one from my
Dream is sitting right next to
Me and I don't know what to..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--0--0--0-0-0-|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--0--0--0-0-0-| x4D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2--2-2-2-|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"...do"e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1.-1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--|G|-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2.-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--|D|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3.-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:"Oh, alter ego"e|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|B|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|G|-1--1-1--6--6-6--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--4--4-4--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|D|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|A|-2--2-2--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--|E|-0--0-0--5--5-5--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
Guitar 1 - end with this chord:e|-3-----|B|-5-----|G|-4-----|D|-5-----|A|-3-----|E|-------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| . staccato (play quickly, then mute)
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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