My Propeller - Arctic Monkeys
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Arctic Monkeys - My Propeller
Album: Humbug

INTRO:

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-----0----------0------2---------------------------------------|
E|-0--0------0-----3--3-------3------3--0----------------------------------|


and the "coax me out my love" bit

is

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0------2-------|
E|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3----------------1-|

Outro Chords:

C Am

That's all I worked out so far :/.. but the album hasnt been released yet, got promo
though, not very good at working tabs out by myself
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
My Propeller
By The Arctic Monkeys


*For the E and the G in the intro and outros you can play them as power chords if you
like.
I tabbed this by ear im pretty sure it's right, hope it helps.

Intro
e|---0-----3-----|---0-----0-----0-----------------|
B|---0-----3-----|---1-----1-----1-----------------|
G|---1-----4-----|---0-----2-----0-----------------|
D|---2-----5-----|---2-----2-----2-----------------|
A|---2-----5-----|---3-----0-----3---3-2-0---------|
E|---0-----3-----|-------------------------3-0-----|


Verse
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------2---0-----0---2-----|
E|---0-0---0---3-3---3-------|


Bridge
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-------------------/5---7---8-7-5-----|
G|---5---4------/4--------8---9-7-4-----|
D|-----4---3----/5---/5-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


First solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-10-13-12-10-12-10h12p10-----------12-10-13-12-10-12-10----------|
G|---9-12----------------------------12---9-12----------------------12-9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus/Outro
e|---0-----3-----|
B|---0-----3-----|
G|---1-----4-----|
D|---2-----5-----|
A|---2-----5-----|
E|---0-----3-----|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: My Propeller
Band: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Humbug


[Intro]

e|------------------------3--------|
B|------------------------3--------|
G|------------------------0--------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------0--------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------x--------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------3--------|


e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-----------------------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----------------------|
A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------/7---5---3---2---|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------|
E|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--|(x2)


[Verse 1]

Repeat this single note riff throughout the whole verse
the last note, in this [] bracket is left out every second bar


[Chorus]

guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------4~~~----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------3~~~----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Post-Chorus]

gtr. 1 continues with main verse riff; gtr. 2 plays these fills:

e|----------------------------0-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0-------------------------------3-/-|
G|----------------------------0h-/4---------------------------4-/-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------4-/-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/8--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7---------------------------------------------------7-----------|
B|7-------------------------------------------8-------7-----------|
G|7-------------------------------------------7-------7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

At start of 2nd Verse BOTH GUITARS let the empty E-string ring

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------2-----------0-------------------0-----------2-------|
E|0-------0-----------0-------0---3-------3-----------3------[3]--|


[Chorus]

guitar 1 plays with absolutely no vibrato at all while guitar 2 does

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-------2---0-------------------------------0-------|
E|----------------------------3---2-----------2-------3-----------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------2~~~----------------------------|

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-----------2-------0---------------------------------------0---|
E|------------------------3---2---0-----------0-------2---3-------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0~~~----------------------------|

both guitars repeat the first bar of chorus2 and then play:

gtr. 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|

gtr. 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2~~~------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------1~~~----------------------------|


[Outro]

gtr. 1: repeated until end of song

e|------------------------3-------|
B|------------------------3-------|
G|------------------------0-------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------0-------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------x-------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------3-------|

e|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
B|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--------0-------0------|
G|0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0--------0-------0------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--------0-------0------|
A|3-------3-------0-------0-------3-------3--------2-------2------|
E|-------------------------------------------------3-------3------|

gtr. 2 comes in after this has been played^^

overdriven Queens of the Stone Age-lead guitar sound

gtr. 2: 1/4;whole
e|----------------7------------7b(8)r7--------7-------------------|
B|------------8---------------------------10-------9b-B11r9-8-----|
G|9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|7b(8)r7------7--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10--------7-b--(8)--r--7---8---------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

then:

first bunch of lyrics

when they are repeated gtr. 2 comes in again:

do a little quarter bend at every note or vibrato or something like that

won't spin if i can't get it started on my
e|----7--------------------7-------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------------10-8----------------------------|
G|------------------------------------9---9~~~~~-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

own when are you ar - ri - ving
e|---------------------7-----10-----7----------------------------|
B|------8------10-------------------------10---\----8------------|
G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

my propeller won't spin if
e|----------7----------------------------------------------------|
B|---8--10-----10--8---------------------------------------------|
G|9-------------------9------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

I can't get it star - ted on my
e|--------------------7------10-----7----------------------------|
B|------8------10-------------------------10------8--------------|
G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

own when are you ar - ri - ving
e|--------------7------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10---8-------------------------------------|
G|9-----------------------------9----9---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

and the final "my propeller" lines:

e|------------------------7-------10------7---------------7------|
B|--------8------10-------------------------------10-------------|
G|9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10------8---10------8------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
My Propeller
Arctic Monkeys
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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