Tame Impala – Latenight Moonlight
from their unreleased demos
Verse:
Acoustic guitar part:
“Thought of something in the moonlight, what do you think it was?
Thought of something in the moonlight, forgot it by the morning sun”
e|—————————————5–5–5-5—5-5—5-5–5–5–5-5—5-5—-|
B|-3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–1-1–1–1-1-1-1-1–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–|
G|-4-4–4–4-4-4-4-4–2-2–2–2-2-2-2-2–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–| x2
D|-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5–3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–|
A|-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5–3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–5–5–5-5—5-5—5-5–5–5–5-5—5-5—-|
E|———————————————————————————|
Chorus:
Distorted guitar part:
“Whispering the sweeter nothings, feel you high above”
e|———————————————————————————–|
B|———————————————————————————–|
G|———————————————————————————–|
D|-7-7-7–7-7-7-7-7–7–5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–|
A|-7-7-7–7-7-7-7-7–7–5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–|
E|-5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–3-3-3–3-3-3-3-3–3–6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–|
“Now I’m your love”
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————| x2
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–|
Verse:
Acoustic guitar part:
“Tell me why you think I love you, and I’ll tell you if you’re right,
Told you all my darkest secrets, but I think I lied”
e|—————————————5–5–5-5—5-5—5-5–5–5–5-5—5-5—-|
B|-3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–1-1–1–1-1-1-1-1–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–|
G|-4-4–4–4-4-4-4-4–2-2–2–2-2-2-2-2–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–| x2
D|-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5–3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7-5-5–7–7–7-5h7-5-5h7–|
A|-5-5–5–5-5-5-5-5–3-3–3–3-3-3-3-3–5–5–5-5—5-5—5-5–5–5–5-5—5-5—-|
E|———————————————————————————|
Chorus:
Distorted guitar part:
“Whispering the sweeter nothings, feel you high above”
e|———————————————————————————–|
B|———————————————————————————–|
G|———————————————————————————–|
D|-7-7-7–7-7-7-7-7–7–5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–|
A|-7-7-7–7-7-7-7-7–7–5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–8-8-8-8-8–|
E|-5-5-5–5-5-5-5-5–5–3-3-3–3-3-3-3-3–3–6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–6-6-6-6-6–|
A wah guitar plays this lead in the background:
e|—————————————————|
B|—————————————————|
G|-7-b9——5~~~~~~~—-5-7.-7b9——7~~~~7~~~~~~~~|
D|——————-5h7—————————–|
A|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————|
“Now I’m your love”
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————| x2
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–|
Wah guitar:
e|—————————————————-|
B|-10~10~10~10~10~10~10~10~10~10~10~12b14—-12b13—-|
G|—————————————————-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—————————————————-|
E|—————————————————-|
“Oh, you know it’s true”
e|—————————————————–|
B|—————————————————–|
G|—————————————————–|
D|-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–|
A|-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–|
E|-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–|
Wah guitar:
e|——————–|
B|——————–|
G|-7~~~~-7b9—7b9—-|
D|——————–|
A|——————–|
E|——————–|
“How I love you”
e|—————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————|
G|—————————————————————————| x2
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–|
Wah guitar:
e|———————————————–|
B|———————————————–|
G|-7p5——–7b9-7-5—————————-|
D|—–7–5h7————7——–7—-7—-7—-|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
First guitar solo:
The simulatenous bends on the G and D strings in the first part of the solo
are played by first bending the G string up to the 14th fret. By doing this
you will have also bent the D string up half a fret unintentionally. Then
you simply pick each string while you have the strings bent. Jimi Hendrix
used this technique in his solos a fair bit.
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|-12-b14————-14——14——14r12-10~—|
D|———–12pb12.5—-12.5—-12.5————-|
A|————————————————|
E|————————————————|
e|———————-10——————————————————-|
B|-13b15.-13b15.-13b15—–13-11————–11——11-13-11—-11————-|
G|——————————-12–12p10h12—–12———–12—-12-10.–12–|
D|——————————————————————————-|
A|——————————————————————————-|
E|——————————————————————————-|
e|————————|
B|————————|
G|————————| x4
D|————————|
A|———-8~——-8~—|
E|-10.-10.—–10-10——|
e|—————————–|
B|—————————–|
G|——–10————-10—-|
D|————12—————|
A|—————————–|
E|-10–10———10–10——-|
e|—————————————————-|
B|——-11-13-13b15-15-15-15r13-11———-11-13b15-|
G|-10-12—————————-12-10-12———-|
D|—————————————————-|
A|—————————————————-|
E|—————————————————-|
e|———————————————-|
B|——-11-13-13b15-15-15-15r13-11——-11—-|
G|-10-12—————————-12-10—-12-|
D|———————————————-|
A|———————————————-|
E|———————————————-|
e|-13b15.-15.-15.-15r13————————————————-|
B|———————–11————11——————————-|
G|—————————-12-10-12—–12-10—-10-12b14-12-10——|
D|———————————————–12—————-12—|
A|———————————————————————-|
E|———————————————————————-|
e|-13b15.-15.-15.-15r13——-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-|
B|———————–11————-13———–13———–13———–13-|
G|——————————————————————————–|
D|——————————————————————————–|
A|——————————————————————————–|
E|——————————————————————————–|
e|-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-10-h13p10—-|
B|———–13———–13———–13———–13-|
G|—————————————————–|
D|—————————————————–|
A|—————————————————–|
E|—————————————————–|
This bit is played really fast:
e|-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10-10h13p10–|
B|————————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————————–| x2
D|————————————————————————–|
A|————————————————————————–|
E|————————————————————————–|
e|-13b15.-13.-10—8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-|
B|————————————————————————-|
G|————————————————————————-|
D|————————————————————————-|
A|————————————————————————-|
E|————————————————————————-|
e|-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-|
B|———————————————————|
G|———————————————————|
D|———————————————————|
A|———————————————————|
E|———————————————————|
e|-10b13-8—–8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p8-|
B|———10———————————————————-|
G|———————————————————————|
D|———————————————————————|
A|———————————————————————|
E|———————————————————————|
e|—-13—-13—-13—-13—-13—-13———–|
B|-16-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18-16b18–|
G|———————————————–|
D|———————————————–|
A|———————————————–|
E|———————————————–|
e|————————————————————————-|
B|————————————–13b15.-13b15.-13b15—————-|
G|——-10~–10-12-12b15-12-10—-10–0——————–12-10—-10-12-|
D|-10-12————————12——————————–12——-|
A|————————————————————————-|
E|————————————————————————-|
Bridge:
Throughout this section another guitar makes spacey noises by using a slide and sliding
into random notes high on the fretboard. The notes aren’t important, just the sound
that it makes, so I haven’t bothered to tab them out. Make sure to add a lot of
delay if you decide to play that bit.
e|——————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————|
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12–12-12-12–12-12–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12–12-12-12–12-12–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10–10-10-10–10-10–|
e|————————–6—-|
B|————————–6—-|
G|————————–7—-|
D|-8-8-8——————–8—-|
A|-8-8-8——————–8—-|
E|-6-6-6——6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—-|
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–| x6
D|—————–|
A|—————–|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Slidey riff:
e|—————————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————————|
G|-107——–107——–8/7—-10/12—-76—-10/12—-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|—————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————|
Then with a fuzz tone:
e|—————————————————————————————|
B|—————————————————————————————|
G|-107——–107——–8/7—-10/12—-76—-10/12—-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|—————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————————|
Another guitar keeps playing this note as the rhythm:
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–| x12
D|—————–|
A|—————–|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
Then incorporate the rhythm with the riff:
e|————————————————-|
B|————————————————-|
G|—7/8–8/10—7/8–8/10—7/8–8/10—7/8–8/10-|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|-6———–6———–6———–6———–|
e|————————————————-|
B|—6/8–8/9—-6/8–8/9—-6/8–8/9—-6/8–8/11-|
G|————————————————-|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|-6———–6———–6———–6———–|
Second guitar solo:
e|—————————————————————————–|
B|-11p98–9p86–8p64–6p43–4p3-4p3–11p98–9p86–8p64–6p43–4p3-4p3–|
G|—————————————————————————–|
D|—————————————————————————–|
A|—————————————————————————–|
E|—————————————————————————–|
e|————————————————-|
B|-3/4–4/6–64–43–3—3/4–4/6–64–43–3—|
G|————————————————-|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|————————————————-|
e|————————————————-|
B|-3/4–4/6–64–42–2—2/4–4/6–64–42–2—|
G|————————————————-|
D|————————————————-|
A|————————————————-|
E|————————————————-|
e|—————————————————————————|
B|-1/2–2/4–4-43–3—3–1/2–2/4–4-43–3—3–1/2–2/4–4-43—3–3—-|
G|—————————————————————————|
D|—————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————|
E|—————————————————————————|
e|——————-|
B|-4–3–2–1–1—–|
G|—————-3–|
D|——————-|
A|——————-|
E|——————-|
Vocal part:
“Will I ever find your love? Tell me before the break of day,
I was passing down your fair, latenight moonlight fades away,
Latenight moonlight fades away”
e|——1–3–6—-10—-|
B|-1—-1–3–6—-10—-|
G|-2—-1–3–6—-10—-| x3
D|-3———————|
A|-3———————|
E|———————–|
“Latenight moonlight fades away”
Start strumming the chords:
e|—————–1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3———————————————————|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3———————————————————|
E|————————————————————————-|
e|—————–1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3————————————————-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3————————————————-|
E|—————————————————————–|
e|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
B|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|—————————————–|
A|—————————————–|
E|—————————————–|
Power chord section:
e|————————————————————————–|
B|————————————————————————–|
G|————————————————————————–|
D|-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88888–10–|
A|-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88888–10–|
E|-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-66666—8–|
Main power chord riff:
e|————————————–|
B|————————————–|
G|————————————–| x6
D|-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-10–|
A|-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-10–|
E|-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-66-6-6-6–8–|
e|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|———————————|
D|-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-88-8-88-88-8–|
A|-8-8-8-88-8-8-8-88-88-8-88-88-8–|
E|-6-6-6-66-6-6-6-66-66-6-66-66-6–|
Outro:
Back to the chorus chord progression, but without vocals
and the first three power chords turned into major chords:
e|—————————————————————————————–|
B|-5–5–555-5-5–5-5-3-3-3–33-3-3-3–3–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6-6–6-6-6–6–6-|
G|-6–6–666-6-6–6-6-4-4-4–44-4-4-4–4–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7–7-7-7-7–7-7-7–7–7-|
D|-7–7–777-7-7–7-7-5-5-5–55-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8-8–8-8-8–8–8-|
A|-7–7–777-7-7–7-7-5-5-5–55-5-5-5–5–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8-8–8-8-8–8–8-|
E|—————————————————————————————–|
Wah guitar:
e|————————————|
B|————————————|
G|-6~~~~~~~~4~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|————————————|
A|————————————|
E|————————————|
e|——————————————————————|
B|——————————————————————|
G|——————————————————————| x2
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12-12–12–12-12–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12-12–12–12-12–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10-10–10–10-10–|
Wah guitar:
e|————————————————————————|
B|————————–10~~~~—————————————-|
G|-7~~~~7~~~~7~~~~7~~~~7~~~~——10—-10h12—————————–|
D|———————————–12——-12–12~~~~12~~~~12~~~~12~~~~|
A|————————————————————————|
E|————————————————————————|
e|———————————————–|
B|———————————————–|
G|———————————————–|
D|-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8-8–8-8–8–8-8–|
A|-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-8-8-8–8-8–8–8-8–|
E|-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6–6-6-6-6–6-6–6–6-6–|
e|———————————————————————|
B|———————————————————————|
G|———————————————————————| x4
D|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12-12–12–12-12b13–|
A|-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12–12-12-12-12–12-12–12–12-12b13–|
E|-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10–10-10-10-10–10-10–10–10-10b11–|
Fade out.
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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