Tame Impala - The Bold Arrow of Time
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
Intro:
The bends in the main riff are quarter step bends, which is basically bending to
halfway between the two notes, which are G and G# in this instance. It's used a lot
in blues playing (listen to the main riff to Spoonful by Cream to get a good
example). The bend is only slight, so don't over-think it.
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----10--12b12.5--12--10~---------------| x4D|-12-----------------------12-10-12------|A|----------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------10--|
Guitar 1 and 2:e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----10--12b12.5--12--10~---------------| x2D|-12-----------------------12-10-12--12--|A|------------------------------------12--|E|------------------------------------10--|
Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------| x4D|---------------------------------12--|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~----------12--|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|
Verse:"Overhead ether flow, moment colours run, time so slow"e|-10--------10--------------10----|B|-10------------10----------12----|G|-10----------------10------12----|D|-10--------------------10--12----|A|-12------------------------10----|E|-10------------------------------|
"Slow"Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------| x4D|---------------------------------12--|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~----------12--|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|
First mini guitar solo:Guitar 1:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------| x4D|-------------------------------------|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~--------------|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|
Guitar 2:e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-12--------10.--12~~~~-10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10h12--10~~~~--|D|-----12-10---------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------|D|-10--------------------------------------10/12--12/15~~~~-|A|-----12-10----------------8--10--12~~~~~------------------|E|-----------10--10-8-10------------------------------------|
Verse:"I've never seen the arrow of time fly so low"Guitar 1 and 2:e|-10-------10---------------10----|B|-10------------10----------12----|G|-10----------------10------12----|D|-10--------------------10--12----|A|-12------------------------10----|E|-10------------------------------|
"Low"Guitar 1:e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|D|---------------------------------12--|-----------------------------------|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~----------12--|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~------------|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|-10---------------------10-8-10----|
Second mini guitar solo:Guitar 1:e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|G|---------------------------------12--|-----------------------------------|D|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~----------12--|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~------------|A|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|-10---------------------10-8-10----|E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------|G|-10-10--12b14---10/12-12-10/12--10/12-10/12-10/12--10/12----|D|------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-----10--12b12.5--12--10~------------|A|-12-----------------------12-10-12---|E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:e|-----------------------------------|B|--------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|G|-12b14-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
Pre-bridge/solo section:"And time flows on"Guitar 1 and 2:e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|---------5------|A|-8---7---5------|E|-6---5---3------|
Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~--------------|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|
Guitar 1:e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~------------|E|-10---------------------10-8-10----|
Guitar 2:e|------------------------------------|B|---------------------------13-------|G|---------------------------15b17r15-|D|---------------10~~~~---------------|A|----------/12-----------------------|E|------------------------------------|
Bridge/solo section:Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-11-11--9-11-| x8D|--X--X--X--X-|A|-12-12-10-12-|E|-10-10--8-10-|
Guitar 1:e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------| x8D|-12-12-10-12-|A|-------------|E|-10-10--8-10-|
Guitar solo:Guitar 1:e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------| x6D|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|A|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|E|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
Guitar 2:e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-10-----10-----10----10----10----10------10-----10-----10----10----10----10------|G|-12b14--12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---12b14--12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-10-----10-----10----10----10----10------10-----10-----8-----8-----8-----8-------|G|-12b14--12b14--12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14---12b14--12b14--10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12---|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-8------8------5---5---5---5-----6-----6-----6----6----6----6------|G|-10b12--10b12--7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9---8b10--8b10--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10---|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|B|-5--/6/7/8----6h8-10--\6-\5---|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
Heavy chord section:Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-11-11--9-11-| x16D|--X--X--X--X-|A|-12-12-10-12-|E|-10-10--8-10-|
Guitar 1 and 2:e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------| x3D|-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10---12-12-12--10-12--10-12--10--|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|-10-10-10---8--10-10-10---8---10-10-10---8-10---8-10---8--|
Guitar 1:e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------|D|-12-12-12--10--12-12-12--10---12-12-12--10-12--10-12--10---12--|A|---------------------------------------------------------------|E|-10-10-10---8--10-10-10---8---10-10-10---8-10---8-10---8---10--|
Guitar 2:Strum the ending chord really hard and rapidly:e|-------------------------------------10101010101010101010-10--|B|-------------------------------------10101010101010101010-10--|G|-------------------------------------11111111111111111111-11--|D|-12-12--12-12--10--12-12--12-12--10--12121212121212121212-12--|A|-------------------------------------12121212121212121212-12--|E|-10-10--10-10---8--10-10--10-10---8--10101010101010101010-10--|
"da da da da da da da da da"
Guitar 1 and 2:e|--------|B|--------|G|--------|D|-12-----|A|-12-----|E|-10-----|
Main song outro:Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------| x3D|---------------------------------12--|A|-----8--10b10.5--10--8~----------12--|E|-10---------------------10-8-10--10--|
Guitar 1 and 2:e|-------------------------------------|B|-----10--12b12.5--12--10~------------|G|-11--10--12b12.5--12--10~-11--9-10---|D|-12-----------------------12-10-12---|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End on:Guitar 1:e|------------|B|------------|G|------------|D|------------|A|-8~~~~~~~~~~|E|------------|
Synth and acoustic guitar outro/interlude:Acoustic guitar plays this:e|---------------5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|B|-3-3--3--3--3--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|G|-4-4--4--4--4--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|D|-5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|A|-5-5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
And then play this whole chord progression twice:e|----------------5--5--3--3---------------------------1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--|B|-5-5--5-5--5-5--7--7--5--5--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|G|-5-5--5-5--5-5--7--7--5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7--5--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--|A|-7-7--7-7--7-7--5--5--3--3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--|B|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|G|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Synth lead:e|-8---8/10-8/10--10/12-10/12-----------------8---8-------|B|-----------------------------10---8-10-11--11--11--11---|G|---------------------------------------------------10---|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13/15-13/15--12/14-12/14--10---------------8/10--|B|--------------------------------8/10-8/10---------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-8---8/10-8/10--10/12-10/12-----------------8---8-------|B|-----------------------------10---8-10-11--11--11--11---|G|---------------------------------------------------10---|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13/15-13/15--12/14-12/14--10---------------|B|--------------------------------8/10-8/10---|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
Fade out.
************************************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| . Staccato (mute note after playing it)
************************************
