This House Is A Circus Arctic Monkeys backing track and tabs

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Arctic Monkeys
Favourite Worst Nightmare
Domino
This House Is A Circus

Intro and Verse I:

E--2--3--|--3--2--|
B--3--4--|--4--3--|
G--4--5--|--5--4--|
D--------|--------|
A--------|--------|
E--------|--------|

Repeat 17x

chorus I:

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D----------------4------|
A--------------5--------|
E--7-7-5-7-5-7-------8--|

Repeat 8x

Interlude I:

E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|
A--------------5--|--------------5--|
E--7-7-5-7-5-7----|--8-8-5-8-5-8----|

Repeat 8x

at the fifth time guitar 2 starts playing this:

E----------------| E----------------------------|
B--12-15--12-15--| B--12-15-11-15--12-15-11-15--|
G----------------| 2x G----------------------------| 2x
D----------------| D----------------------------|
A----------------| A----------------------------|
E----------------| E----------------------------|

play this 4 times till

then one time:

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
A--7--7-5--5-9--9-------|
E-----------------10-9--|

verse II:

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
A--------------5--|--------------5--|--7--7-5--5-9--9-------|
E--7-7-5-7-5-7----|--7-7-5-7-5-7----|-----------------10-9--|

Repeat 3x

interlude II:

E--2--3--|--3--2--|
B--3--4--|--4--3--|
G--4--5--|--5--4--| 4x
D--------|--------|
A--------|--------|
E--------|--------|

at third time guitar 2 plays this:

E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------| 2x
D-----------------|
A--------------5--|
E--7-7-5-7-5-7----|

Verse III:

E--2--3--|--3--2--|
B--3--4--|--4--3--|
G--4--5--|--5--4--|
D--------|--------|
A--------|--------|
E--------|--------|

repeat 10x

during that guitar 2 plays:

E-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D----------------4------|
A--------------5--------|
E--7-7-5-7-5-7-------8--|

either 10 times

then another guitar comes in with:

E-------------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-------------------|
D--------------4----|--------------4----|
A-------------------|-------------------|
E--7-7-7-7-7-7---7--|--8-8-8-8-8-8---8--|

all three riffs are played til the end of the song

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Hi there!
This is my first tab, but I think I did my best!

I: Intro/Verse (repeat as many times as you need)

e--2-3----3-2-------------|
b--3-4----4-3-------------|
g--4-5----5-4-------------|
d-------------------------|
a-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

II: Chorus (repeat as many times as needed)

And we're... forever unfulfilled

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g----------------------------------|
d----------------------------------|
a-------9--5--------9--5-----------|
E--7--5--------7--5----------------|

Ending Part

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g----------------------------------|
d----------------------------------|
a-------9--------------------------|
E--7--5----------------------------|

III: Breakdown
Actually the same thing as the Chorus, but played with Powerchords

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------11--7--7-77------7-----------------11--7--7-77------7----------------|
d--9--9-99--7-9--11--7--7-77--7-9-7---9--9-99--7-9--11--7--7-77--7-9-7----------------|
a--7--9-99--7-9--9---5--5-55--7-9-5---7--9-99--7-9--9---5--5-55--7-9-5----------------|
E--7--7-77--5-7---------------5-7-----7--7-77--5-7---------------5-7------------------|

After a while, the second guitar plays:

e--7h10--7h10--7h10--7h10--7h10-7h11-7h10-7h11-7h10-7h11-7h10-7h11-|
b------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat that twice, then play:

IV: Bridge

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g--9--9-7--7-11--11-7-6------------------------|
d--9--9-7--7-11--11-7-6------------------------|
a--7--7-5--5-9---9--5-4------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g-------------7-------------7------------------|
d--9-9-99-7-9-7--9-9-99-7-9-7------------------|
a--9-9-99-7-9-5--9-9-99-7-9-5------------------|
E--7-7-77-5-7----7-7-77-5-7--------------------|

Repeat the Bridge as many times as needed

Ending Part

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g--9--9-7--7-11--11-7-6------------------------|
d--9--9-7--7-11--11-7-6-9----------------------|
a--7--7-5--5-9---9--5-4-9----------------------|
E-----------------------7----------------------|

V: Verse riff comes back in

e--2-3----3-2-------------|
b--3-4----4-3-------------|
g--4-5----5-4-------------|
d-------------------------|
a-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

After playing this twice, the second guitar comes back in; Guitar one keeps playing the Verse-Chords

play this once:
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------5--------------5---------------5-----------------|
E--7-7-77-5-7-----7-7-77-5-7------7-7-77-5-7------7-7-77-5-2-1-|

play this 4 times:
e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g----------------------------------|
d----------------------------------|
a-------9--5--------9--5-----------|
E--7--5--------7--5----------------|

VI: Outro

Guitar 1 (repeat that riff as many times as needed)
e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------|
a------------9999-5555-----------------------|
E--777777-55---------------------------------|

After playing this 4 times, Guitar 2 comes in with it's outro riff:

e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
g------------5555--7777-------------5555--7777-------|
d--99999999--5555--7777---99999999--5555--7777-------|
a--99999999--3333--5555---99999999--3333--5555-------|
E--77777777---------------77777777-------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------|
g------------5555--7777--11111111-9999-7777-5555-----|
d--99999999--5555--7777--11111111-9999-7777-5555--9--|
a--99999999--3333--5555--9-9-9-9--7777-5555-3333--9--|
E--77777777---------------------------------------7--|

I just love this song. Have fun

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Arctic Monkeys – This House Is a Circus
Ryan.c

Good song to play. That intro can be played in numerous way I just like playing it like
you can play it with 5ths or just the root both sound good!.
I couldn’t have been asked to the timing for this so do it yourself.
if you got any corrections/suggestions about the tab just Email me at chhang7@hotmail.com.

intro
e---------|
b-7-8-8-7-|
g-7-8-8-7-|
d---------|
a---------|
e---------|

e----------------|
b--16-17--17--16-|
g--16-17--17--16-|
d----------------|
a----------------|
e----------------|
or the simple

e--2--3--|--3--2-|
b--3--4--|--4--3-|
g--4--5--|--5--4-|
d--------|-------|
a--------|-------|
e--------|-------|

Chorus

e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d---------------|
a-------9-------|
e--7-5-----8----|

Middle bit

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d--------------11--------------7--|
a--5-5-5-7--9--9--10-10-10-7-9-5--|
E--7-7-7-5--7-----8--8--8--5-7----|

(try playing this on different strings it sounds better)

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-12-15-12-15-12-15--12-15-11-16-12-15-11-16----|
g-----------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d-9--9-7--7-11-11-7-6---------------7---|
a-7--7-5--5-9--9--5-4--9-9-9-9--7-9-5---|
E----------------------7-7-7-7--5-7-----|

Ending
1st guitar
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d-----------------11-11-----------|
a--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-9--9--10-10-9---|
E--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-------8--8--7---|

2nd guitar
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d------------------------------|
a---------------9-----------5--|
E-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---8-8-8-5-7----|

(this is just mainly played on the b string but ive seen him playin the chord aswell)
e---------------------------------|
b-12-13--15----19--17--15--13--12-|
g---------------------------------|
d-9--10--12----16--14--12--10--9--|
a---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

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Intro/Verses the second time
around these three riffs overlap
one another. It's easiest to
listen for the changes.

e--2-3---3-2--|
b--0-1---1-0--|
g-------------|
d-------------|
a-------------|
e-------------| Repeat 12X

e--7-8---8-7--|
b--7-8---8-7--|
g-------------|
d-------------|
a-------------|
e-------------| Repeat 4X

e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d----------------|
a----------9-----|
e--7----5-----8--| Repeat 12X and stop abruptly on the 9 the last time
played.

Then the rockin riff.

e----------------------------|
b----------------------------|
g----------------------------|
d----------------------------|
a-------------9------------5-|
e--7-7-77-5-7---8-8-88-5-7---| Repeat 8X

After playing the last riff plays 4x this second guitar comes in:

e--7-10---7-10---7-10---7-10----7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11--|
b------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 2X

e-----------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------|
g--9---9-7---7-11---11--------------------------------------|
d--9---9-7---7-11---11--12--11------------------------------|
a--7---7-5---5--9----9--12--11---------------5------------5-|
e-----------------------10---9----7-7-77-5-7---7-7-77-5-7---|

Repeats 4X and the last time it just plays the power chords without the
single note part.

Verse #2 is alot like the Intro/Verse #1
ezcept the first three riffs overlap.

Outro

e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g--------------------------|
d--------------------------| Repeats 4X
a------------9999-------5--|
e--777777-55------8-5-7----| These two riffs play together
it's hard to hear the high notes
e--77777----------8888-| but they are there.
b---------10-7777------|
g----------------------| Repeats 4X
d----------------------|
a----------------------|
e----------------------|

Then comes the heavy.

e-----------------------------|
b-----------------------------|
g-----------------------------|
d--99999999-1010101010101010--| This is the rythme part which repats over
a--99999999-1010101010101010--| and over while the riff below plays to
e--77777777--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| end the song.

e--777777778888888101010101010101077777777888888881010101010101010--|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--7777777788888881010101010101010141414141414141412121212121212121010101010101010888888887--|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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This House Is a Circus
[Jamie]
e|-x-2-3-----x-3-2----------|
B|-x-3-4-----x-4-3----------|
G|-x-4-5-----x-5-4----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Alex does nothing at first

0:37
Alex starts playing the intro riff
[Jamie]
e|-x-7-8-----x-8-7----------|
B|-x-7-8-----x-8-7----------|
G|-x-7-8-----x-8-7----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

0:49
[Jamie]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------9-----------------|
E|-7---5-----8--------------|
Alex doesn't play in the first chorus

1:14
"In dead man's eyes"
[Both guitars]
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------5---------------5--|
E|-7--7--7-7-5-7---8--8--8-8-5-8----|

1:26
Alex keeps playing the part above
[Jamie]
e|-7-10---7-10---7-10---7-10--|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11-7-10-8-11-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

1:38[Both guitars]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------4--4-----------|
A|-7--7-5--5------5-4-------|
E|--------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------5---------------5--|
E|-7--7--7-7-5-7---7--7--7-7-5-7----|
These parts repeat for a while

2:00
intro riff is played by jamie until 2:37

2:12[Alex]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------9-----------------|
E|-7---5-----8--------------|

2:25[Alex]
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------------5---------------5--|
E|-7--7--7-7-5-7---8--8--8-8-5-8----|

2:37
Alex keeps playing his riff above
[Jamie]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------5-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-8-8-8-8---------|

2:50[Jamie]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

plays that chord for the rest of the song and alex plays something like this:
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10---|
B|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10---|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7~---------|
B|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7~---------|
G|-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7~---------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
btw those are 10s 14s and 12s

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| x Dead note
| ~ Vibrato

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