Warsaw Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	A E A D F# B
Capo:	no capo
Author jjhand [a] 55,168. Last edit on Nov 23, 2014
Them Crooked Vultures - "Warsaw or the First Breath You Take After You Give Up"
From their debut album
Tabbed by jjhand
Tuning - AADGBE (drop lowest string to A, use heavy gauge string ~0.060)
 
All rhythms have a swing tempo, where first 1/2 beat is longer than the
second half. This makes the guitar rhythm have long-short-long-short note
rhythm. Please Rate or Comment.
 
 
Intro (0:07)
E|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----13-----10------------|----13----10------------|----13----10-----------|
D|----x------x-------------|----x-----x-------------|----x-----x------------|
A|----13-----10------------|----13----10------------|----13----10-----------|
A|-0------0----------------|-0------0--------6-5-3--|-0------0-------6-5-3--|
 
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----13-----10------------|----13-----10----------|----13-----10----------|
|----x------x-------------|----x------x-----------|----x------x-----------|
|----13-----10------------|----13-----10----------|----13-----10----------|
|-0------0---------3-5-6--|-0------0--------5-----|-0------0-------6-5-3--|
 
 
 
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|----13-----10------------|-----------------------|
|----x------x-------------|-----------------------|
|----13-----10------------|-----------------------|
|-0------0---------7-8-9--|-10--12-9--10-7--9--9--|
 
 
 
 
Verse
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------7b8r7-5-----|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------7---|
A|---3--------------|---3--------------|---3---0----------|---3-------------------|
A|-3---5-3-0--x\--0-|-3---5-6-0--xx--0-|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5-6-0-----------0-|
 
 "Can't afford to lose my head                              (lose my head)"
 
 
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---0----------|---3---0----------|---3---3-----------|-----------------------|
|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5---0---7-8-9-|-10--12-9--10-7--9--9--|
 
"Can't afford to lose my cool"
 
 
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------5~---|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------5~---|------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
A|---3--------------|---3--------------|---3---0----------|---3-------------------|
A|-3---5-3-0------0-|-3---5-6-0--xx--0-|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5-6-0------12\--0-|
 
"You'll blow them all to kingdom come                       (kingdom come)"
 
 
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---3---0----------|---3---0----------|---3---3-----------|-----------------------|
|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5---6-0----0-|-3---5---0---7-8-9-|-10--12-9--10-7--9--9--|
 
"I Can't afford to lose my tease                        I just aim to please"
 
 
 
 
Chorus (0:26-1:00) play 4x, strumming with organ music
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|------------|------------------|
|-10---------|-9----------|-8----------|-5--5--3--5--5----|
|-10---------|-9----------|-8----------|-5--5--3--5--5----|
 
Lyrics:
"Feel like a no-tell motel painting
Out of place or ignored
It’s all medals & trophys, trophys & medals
& all before the race has been run
 
Oh take of your mask ( take it off now baby )
Is it to much to ask? ( to much to ask )
Go on und give it a try or ( give it up now )
Kiss your ass goodbye ( goodbye )"
 
 
 
 
Play Intro again
 
Verse 2 - play similarly to Verse 1 (1:47-2:23)
 
"Autobiographical anonymous ( anonymous )
A cotillion of friction on my jurisdiction
It’s a lovely disguise with the wandering eyes (wandering eyes )
I get high, now you’ve got something to look up to"
 
 
 
 
 
Play Chorus again (4x through)
 
Lyrics:
"Troubles a mangy stray dog
Play with it once, then it follows you home
It’s all “have not, have none, hey can I have some?”
Until I’ve had enough, yet I’ve had none
 
Oh take of your mask ( rip it off now baby )
Lose it into the trash ( throw all it away )
Go on and give it a try or ( come on now baby )
Kiss your ass goodbye"
 
 
 
 
 
Repeated Wah part (2:57)   o = bass, + = treble
   o     + o +  o    + o +
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------| play similarly
A|-0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0--| for 6 bars
A|-------------------------|
 |
 |Rhythm Guitar (w/ Effects)
 |------------------------|---------------|
 |-7----------------------|-5-------------|
 |-7----------------------|-5-------------|
 |-7----for 4 bars--------|-5--for 2 bars-|
 |------------------------|---------------|
 |------------------------|---------------|
 
 
Bridge continued:
 Wah Part
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|-play this 4x-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|-0--0--6--0--0--0--6--0-|-5--0--6--0--0--0--6--0--|--0--0--3--0--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|
|Rhythm
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|-/14--------------------|-(14)--------------------|-7--hold------|
|-/14--------------------|-(14)--------------------|-7------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
 
 
  Wah
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|[play this 4x]|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
|-0--0--10-0--0--0--10-0-|-9--0--10-0--0--0--10-0-|--0--0--3--0--|
|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
|
| Rhythm
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|-/14-----------|-(14)--------|-/12--------|-(12)---------|
|-/14-----------|-(14)--------|-/12--------|-(12)---------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
 
 
  Wah
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|-play this 4x-|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|-0--0--6--0--6--0--6--0-|-0--0--6--0--6--0--6--5--|--0--0--3--0--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
|
| Rhythm
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|-/10-----------|-(10)--------|-/7---------|-(7)----------|
|-/10-----------|-(10)--------|-/7---------|-(7)----------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
 
 
 
 
 Wah Solo (3:37)
|------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------|----9---9---------|---9----9------|---9---9-------|
|---10-------------|--------10--------|--------10-----|-------10------|
|-12--12-10--10-12~|-12---12---12-10~-|-12--12---12-12|-12--12---12-12|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-11------11------|--------11--11---|-11--------------|-14--14--14--14|
|-----12------12--|-10--12----------|-----12--10--12--|-12--12--12--12|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
 
(3:54)
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------short--|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|13h14--10------|-13h14p13-10---------|13h14--10------|---11--14-11--------|
|----------12-12|-12---------12p10h12-|----------12-10|h12--12-----12-10-12|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
 
 
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|--12-12-----12-12-14|
|--11-11---------------|--14-14-11-11-------|14-----14-14--------|
|12-----12-12-10-10-12-|12---12------12-12--|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|---12-12--------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-14-----14-14-12-14-14|-13-13-13-13-13--------|-----13-13------------|
|----------------------|---------------11------|---11-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------12-10-|-12-------12-12-10-12-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
 
(4:14)
|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------10-|---10--10~--------|-11--10---------------|
|-12--12-12-12-10-12---|-12--12-----12p10-|---12--12-12-12-10-10-|
|----------------------|------------------|-------------pm----pm-|
 
 
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------10|-10TP--10TP--10-10-|---10TP--10TP--10--|
|-12--12-12~-10h12--|-----12----12------|-12----12----12----|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
(4:25)
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------15---------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-15b17--b17~--15-|
|----------------|-12~------12~----|-14~-12h14--14~-|-----------------|
|-14--14--14--14-|-----14p12----14-|----------------|-----------------|
|-12-------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
 
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-14--------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|-----14--12--13--|------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-10---------------|----10----10-13p10--10----|
|-----------------|-----12-12-12--10-|-12----12---------12---12-|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------------|
 
(4:37)
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------13-----|
|----------------|-----------------|--12-------------|--12--14------14-|
|----------------|----------14-----|--------------14-|-----------------|
|-12p10-12-12~-0-|--15--12------15-|------15--12-----|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|---------13--15-|-15b17--13----15b17-|--13------15p13---13--|
|--12/-14--------|-----------14-------|------14-------14-----|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|
 
(4:49)
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------13-----|-----13----------|----------------|-----------------|
|-14--12------14-|-12------14--12--|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-14--14--11---11|-14--14--11---11-|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------12---|-----------12----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-14p11---12--11-11-------|-----------------|
|------12-----------12-12-|-10--12--12--12--|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
 
 
Interlude (4:58) - (other strange guitar sounds in background)
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------| play 2x,
  |-13-11---13-11---13-11---13-11---|
  |------12------12------12------12-|
A |---------------------------------|
 
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------| play 2x,
  |-14-11---14-11---14-11---14-11---|
  |------12------12------12------12-|
B |---------------------------------|
 
Play line A again, then
 
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------11------|-----------------11--------------|
|-14-11---14-11---14-11------11---|-14-11---14-11------11---14-11---|
|------12------12------12------12-|------12------12------12------12-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
(5:23)
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
  |-12------12------12------12------|
  |---13------13------13------13----| play 2x
  |-----15------15------15------15--|
C |---------------------------------|
 
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-11------11------11------11------|-12------11------11------11------|
  |---13------13------13------13----|---13------13------13------13----|
  |-----14------14------14------14--|-----15------14------14------14--|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
(5:36) Similarly Repeat A, B, A, B, A, B, A, B
 
 
(6:25) Repeat line C and D again, then play A once until it stops
 
 
(6:56) Play B, A, B
 
 
(7:15) Ending of Interlude
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-9-7----9-7----9-7----9-7----| play 2x
|-----8------8------8------8--|
|-----------------------------|
 
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| play 2x
|-7-5----7-5----7-5----7-5----|
|-----7------7------7------7--|
|-----------------------------|
 
Play Ending of Interlude again
 
 
 
(7:39) Ending:
 
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------0-------2-------|----13-----10-----------|
|-3-2-0---0-2-3p2p0---3-2-0---2-0---|----13-----10-----------|
|-------3-------------------------3-|----13-----10-----------|
|-----------------------------------|-0------0--------6-5-3--|
 
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|----13----10------------|----13----10-------------|
|----13----10------------|----13----10-------------|
|-0------0--------6-3b---|-0------0-------7-8-9-10-|
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7 comments
Because it's such a long song and I can't get a guitar to stay in that tuning (which is the right tuning by the way, thank goodness someone noticed) I can't really tell whether it's all accurate but it's damn good and you obviously spent a lot of time on this. All the licks and fills are pretty much bang on though so it's definately 4 or 5 stars.
yeah this tuning is ridiculously low...i think heavyer gauge strings will help with the tuning issue
I have written and played in drop A here and there over the years and the best way of ensuring the tension and tuning remains constant is to restring with a set that has a .56 at the low E position. If you have a “spare” guitar that you want to dedicate to the tuning then I recommend taking it to be professionally set up to avoid problems later. Surprisingly this works well with a Tele-style guitar I have.