Light Up The Night, by The Protomen
Note: Song is relatively easy and has a few change-ups that you can pick up by listening
and playing along with the song.
Typically when I play, I palm mute the note that I rest on to follow the bass line chug.
For example, you would play the first two chords in the first tab, then palm mute the
A-string on the fourth fret in the steady beat of the bass, until the next chord.
As for the solo, I usually just improvise.
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E|———|
B|–4—5–|
G|–4—6–| (x3)
D|–4—6–|
A|–2–/4–|
E|———|
“This city’s sleeping like a soldier trapped…”
E|——–2~-|
B|–2~—-2~-|
G|–2~—-2~-|
D|–2~—-4~-|
A|–0~—-4~-|
E|——–2~-|
“Flip a switch and turn it off, you won’t be…”
E|———|
B|–4—5–|
G|–4—6–| (x1)
D|–4—6–|
A|–2–/4–|
E|———|
E|————————————————————-|
B|–4—5–5–5-5–4h5-5–5–5-5–4h5-5–5–5-5–4h5-5–5–5-5-|
G|–4—6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6–4h5-5–5–5-5–4h5-5–5–5-5-| (x2)
D|–4—6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6-|
A|–2–/4———-4————–4————–4————-|
E|————————————————————-|
“I’ve got this burning like my veins are…”
E|——————————–|
B|–4—5–5–5-5–4h5-5–5–5-5–|
G|–4—6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6–|
D|–4—6–6–6-6–4h6-6–6–6-6–|
A|–2–/4———-4————–|
E|——————————–|
“Cut me down and let me run, either way…”
E|——–2~-|
B|–2~—-2~-|
G|–2~—-2~-|
D|–2~—-4~-|
A|–0~—-4~-|
E|——–2~-|
“It’s all gonna burn, the only way that…”
E|———|
B|–4—5–|
G|–4—6–| (x1)
D|–4—6–|
A|–2–/4–|
E|———|
“Gotta turn off… Flip a switch…”
E|—————|
B|—————|
G|—————|
D|—————|
A|–4-2-4——–|
E|——–2-4-5–|
E|——|
B|——|
G|—~–|
D|–2~–|
A|–2~–|
E|–0~–|
“Light up the night…”
E|———|
B|–4—5–|
G|–4—6–| (x1)
D|–4—6–|
A|–2–/4–|
E|———|
“There is a city that this darkness can’t…”
E|—————–|
B|–2–9–2–9–2~-|
G|–2–9–2–9–2~-|
D|–2–9–2–9–2~-|
A|–0–7–0–7–0~-|
E|—————–|
“There are the embers of a fire that’s…”
Song repeats with slight variations all listed in this tab.