Hunting For Witches - Bloc Party
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-HUNTING FOR WITCHES-
-BLOC PARTY-

INTRO- NOT ENTIRELY SURE COULD BE
- HARMONICS WITH DIFFERENT TUNING
- HIM DIGGING DOWN ON THE STRINGS WITH PICK
- SOME SORT OF EFFECT PEDAL OR STUDIO TRICKERY
- OR A COMBINATION

MAIN RIFF - OCTAVES PLAYED OF SAME RIFF

LOWER OCTAVE (MORE DOMINANT ON RECORD- R CHANNEL)

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-------------12-12-11-----------------------------|
A-------12--------------12-----11-12-------11-12---|
E-14-14----14--------------9-9-------10-10---------|

E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------14-12-11----------------------------|
A-------12-------------------11-12--------12-14---|
E-14-14----14----------10-10--------12-12---------|

HIGHER OCTAVE (LESS DOMINANT ON RECORD- L CHANNEL)

E------------10-10-9-------------------------|
B-------10------------10----9-10----9-10-----|
G-11-11---11---------------------------------|
D------------------------11------12----------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

E---------------12-10-9--------------------------|
B--------10---------------------9-10-----10-12---|
G-11-11-----11-----------------------9-9---------|
D------------------------12-12-------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|

THEN RHYTHM GUITAR COMES IN (sh. = sharp)

Fsh.5 Csh.5 D5
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----|
E---------------------------|

Fsh.5 D5 E5
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---|
D-11-11--11-11--7-7--9-9---|
A--9--9---9--9--5-5--7-7---|
E--------------------------|

Fsh.5 Csh.5 D5
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
D-11-11--11-11--6-6--7-7----|
A--9--9---9--9--4-4--5-5----|
E---------------------------|

E5 B5 Csh.5 LEAD FOR THIS PART CHANGES
E------------------------- E--------------------------------------------|
B------------------------- B--------------15-14-12-14-------15-14-------|
G-9-----4-4--6-6--------- G-11-11-13-11--------------------------13-----|
D-9-----4-4--6-6--------- D---------------------------12-12-------------|
A-7-----2-2--4-4--------- A---------------------------------------------|
E------------------------- E--------------------------------------------|

A PEDAL NOTE ALSO COMES IN AT THIS POINT PLAYED BY SYNTH (Fsh.)

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

It goes around this twice and then leads into Chorus

CHORUS

-RHYTHM ALL THE WAY THROUGH CHORUS LAST TIME IT STOPS AFTER B5

D5 B5 Fsh.5
A5
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------|
D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|

SYNTHY LEAD
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
G---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------| X3

4TH TIME AROUND A BIT DIFFERENT

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9---|
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

IF YOU CANNOT STRETCH YOUR FINGERS THIS FAR AN EASIER METHOD IS TO PLAY AS FOLLOWS:

E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-----|
B-----X-X-X-X-X-X-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-----|
G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-----|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------| X3

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

THEN IT CHANEGES. THE RHYTHM PLAYS THE SAME CHORDS BUT THE LEAD VARIES PLAYING;
~=TREMELO PICKING - PLAY SAME NOTE VERY FAST

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

THEN CHOIR SYNTH COMES IN


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

THEN SOLO KICKS IN (B = BEND, \=SLIDE DOWN)




E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\----|
B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\----|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|

IN BETWEEN THE UNISON BENDS
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E-4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-5-7-7---4-4-5-7-5-4----|




E---9---\--10---\--12---\--10---\---9----------------------|
B--12B14\--13B15\--15B17\--13B15\--12B14--10------9--------|
G------------------------------------------12B14--11B13----|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

(DOUBLES BASS)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|

E--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~--9---~~~10---~~~12---~~~
B-12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~12B14~~~13B15~~~15B17~~~
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(DOUBLES WITH THE FIRST LEAD)
E---10---\---9----------------------|
B---13B15\--12B14--10------9--------|
G-------------------12B14--11B13----|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

THEN IT GOES BACK INTO 1 VERSE, CHORUS AND THEN OUT WITH THE SAME SOUND AS INTRO.

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ALGORITHM

INTRO - BIZZARE SOUND
MAIN RIFF- X2
VERSE 1- RIFF
- RHYTHM COMES IN
VERSE 2- RIFF
- RHYTHM COMES IN
CHORUS- PART A
- PART B
SOLO - 2 GUITARS
- 3 GUITARS
VERSE 3- RIFF
- RHYTHM
CHORUS- PART A
- PART B
OUTRO - BIZARRE SOUNDS

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CHORDS
(sh. = sharp)

RIFF INTRO -

Fsh.m Csh.m D
Fsh.m D E


VERSE 1
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I was sitting
Fsh.m D E
On the roof of my house
Fsh.m Csh.m D
With a shotgun
Fsh.m D E
And a six pack of beers,six pack of beers,six pack of beers.

Fsh.m Csh.m D
The newscaster says the enemy's among us
Fsh.m D E
As bombs explode on the 30 bus,
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Kill your middle class indecision,
Fsh.m D E
Now is not the time for a liberal thought,

Fshm Csh.m D
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for witches
E Bm Cshm
Heads are going to roll

VERSE 2
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for..
Fsh.m D E
90's, Optimistic as a teen.
Fsh.m Csh.m D
Now its terror
Fsh.m D E
Airplanes crash into towers


Fsh.m Csh.m D
The Daily Mail says the enemys among us,
Fsh.m D E
Taking our women and taking our jobs,
Fsh.m Csh.m D
The reasonable fool is being drowned out
Fsh.m D E
By the non-stop baying, baying. baying for blood

Fsh.m Csh.m D
Fame to go So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m D
I go hunting for witches
E Bm Csh.m
Heads are going to roll

I go hunting for..


CHORUS 1
D Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m A
I watched TV and it formed me
D Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m A
There must be accountibility
D Bm Fsh.m A
Despired and misinformed
D Bm Fsh.m Hold
Fear will keep us all in place


SOLO: Fast :

Csh.m Gsh.m G A
Dsh.m Gsh.m G A
E Gsh.m G A
Dsh.m Gsh.m G A

Cshm D E Bm, CshMaj


VERSE 3
Fsh.m Csh.m D
So I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m D E
I go hunting for witches
Fsh.m Csh.m E Bm Csh.m
Heads are going to roll

CHORUS 2
I go hunting for..

D Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m A
I watched TV and it formed me
D Bm
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desires
Fsh.m A
There must be accountibility
D Bm Fsh.m A
Despired and misinformed
D Bm Fsh.m Hold
Fear will keep us all in place
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band: Bloc Party
Song: Huting For Witches
Album: A Weekend In The City

I submitted this before but noticed one problem... in BRIDGE Pt3 (go there now!)

16/2/08 - the main riff i put here is correct - note, but russel plays it an octave up
live and in the recording. i have changed the main riff to how he plays it.

Guitar 1 (Russel) Repeat this basically throught the song
e|-------------10-10-9------------------------|
b|-------10------------10-----9/10-----10/12--|
g|-11-11----11------------6-6------7-7--------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------12-10-9------------------------|
b|-------10-------------------10/12-----12/14-|
g|-11-11----11------------7-7-------9-9-------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

CHORUS: Guitar 1 stays the same as the verse/intro until last line of the chorus when it plays:

e|-------12----10p9----9----------------------|
b|------------------10-------10------12p10----|
g|-11-11----11-----------7-7-----9-9----------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: (Kele)
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--11-11----11-11-----------------------|
|--11-11----11-11--11-11--12-12---------|
|--9--9-----9--9---11-11--12-12---------|
|------------------9--9---10-10---------|

The next verse and chorus are the same

After the second chorus it goes into a sort of bridge. I can't figure out exactly what
are playing but it sounds something like this:

BRIDGE: Pt1

Guitar 1: with some sort of effect
e|----------------------------------------|
b|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9----|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------| x3
a|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------|
d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7| x4
a|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

_______________________________________________
BRIDGE:Pt2


Guitar 1: with same effect
e|-----------------------------------------|
b|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
g|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
b|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
g|------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
b|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-|
g|-----------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------|
d|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
a|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|

e|----------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------|
d|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
a|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|

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

___________________________________________
BRIDGE: Pt3
(CORRECTED!! SLIDES ARE ON THE G STRING!!!) can be played as octaves as well.
Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|-6\----7\----9\----7\----6\---7\---9\---7-6--------|
d|--------------------------------------------7-6----|
a|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: In between each slide down:
e|--------------|
b|--------------|
g|--------------|
d|--------------| x3
a|--------------|
E|--4-4-5-5-7-7-|

e|--------------|
b|--------------|
g|--------------|
d|--------------|
a|--------------|
E|--4-4-5-7-5-4-|

e|--------------|
b|--------------|
g|-6/7/9\7------|
d|-x-x-x-x------|x3
a|-4/5/7\5------|
E|--------------|

e|--------------|
b|--------------|
g|-6/7/9\7\6----|
d|-x-x-x-x-x-7\6|
a|-4/5/7\5\4-x-x|
E|-----------5\4|

__________________________

Then go into a chorus

followed by BRIDGE Pt 1 and 2

FINISH

I've played this with another guitarist and it sounds perfect to the song.

Enjoy!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hunting For Witches
by Bloc Party (off the album "A Weekend In The City", 2007)

Standard tuning (both guitars)

This is my attempt at tabbing this. I think I've got the intro figured out,
and this is how it seems they actually play it, based on various live and official
YouTube videos.


[Intro]
(0:12)

Note, it looks like a mixture of 7th fret harmonics (slightly muted though) and
some effects*. The sound generated is helped by
playing towards the neck on the E, B, G and D strings in each bar. I.e., at the
start of each bar pick up at the bridge and finish the bar at the last pickup.

If you like, playing at around the 11th fret works too.

(PM/comment if that doesn't make sense, or just watch:
youtube. com /watch?v=D4_G7LxJacY )


[Russell]

e|-<7>----------<7>------<7>--|-<7>-------<7>-<7>------------|
B|----<7>----------<7>--------|----<7>-----------<7>---------|
G|-------<7>----------<7>-----|-------<7>-----------<7>-<7>--|
D|----------<7>---------------|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------|(x8)

*!!

I've worked out the effects roughly used by Russell in this part. I don't know
the brand names but:
- Delay, set on slapback
- Whammy, sounding both octaves
- Light distortion

In the studio album version, the intro's improved using a computer, but those
are the effects he seems to use live.

Also over the intro at random places, an F# is sounded on the synth.


[Main Riff]
(0:37)

PLAYED TWICE BEFORE SINGING.

Note, dubbed over the top is the intro.

From the videos, Russell seems to play the HIGHER OCTAVE (first tabbed)
with an octave pedal that plays the lower octave louder.

If you DO NOT HAVE AN OCTAVE PEDAL, play the LOWER OCTAVE!

Russell (Low octave real)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| THEN
D|----(x-11\-2)--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


[Main Riff]

Russell (High octave)
e|-------------10-10-9-----|-----4-5-----5-7-|
B|-------10-------------10-|-----------------|
G|-11-11----11-------------|-6-6-----7-7-----|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------| -\

Russell (Octave pedal low octave sound)
e|-------------------------|-----------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------7--7--6-----|-----1-2-----2-4-|
D|-------7--------------7--|-----------------|
A|-9--9-----9--------------|-4-4-----5-5-----|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|


Russell (High octave)
e|-------------12---10--9--|-----5-7-----7-9-|
B|-------10----------------|-----------------|
G|-11-11----11-------------|-7-7-----9-9-----|
D|-------------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------| -\

Russell (Octave pedal low octave sound)
e|-------------------------|-----------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------9----7---6--|-----2-4-----4-6-|
D|-------7-----------------|-----------------|
A|-9--9-----9--------------|-5-5-----7-7-----|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|


[Verse]
(0:49)


Main riff (4 bars) is played 4 times.
Also, the F# on synth is played at random times.


[Chorus]
(1:14)

The lower octave is posted for Russell for ease (it's the main riff, until the
last section, which is tabbed below in the higher octave).


Kele
e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-11--11-----11--11------|-----------------|
D|-11--11-----11--11------|-11-11----12-12--|
A|-9---9------9---9-------|-11-11----12-12--|
E|------------------------|-9--9-----10-10--| -\
Russell
e|------------------------|-----------------| -/
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------7--7--6----|-----1-2-----2-4-|
D|-------7--------------7-|-----------------|
A|-9--9-----9-------------|-4-4-----5-5-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------|


Kele
e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-11--11-----11--11------|-----------------|
D|-11--11-----11--11------|-12-12----14-14--|
A|-9---9------9---9-------|-12-12----14-14--|
E|------------------------|-10-10----12-12--| -\
Russell
e|------------------------|-----------------| -/
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------9----7---6-|-----2-4-----4-6-|
D|-------7----------------|-----------------|
A|-9--9-----9-------------|-5-5-----7-7-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------|

Kele
e|------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-11--11-----11--11------|-----------------|
D|-11--11-----11--11------|-11-11----12-12--|
A|-9---9------9---9-------|-11-11----12-12--|
E|------------------------|-9--9-----10-10--| -\
Russell
e|------------------------|-----------------| -/
B|------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------7--7--6----|-----1-2-----2-4-|
D|-------7--------------7-|-----------------|
A|-9--9-----9-------------|-4-4-----5-5-----|
E|------------------------|-----------------|

Kele
e|-----------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------|----------------------|
G|-9---------------|----------------------|
D|-9---------------|-9----------11--------|
A|-7---------------|-9----------11--------|
E|-----------------|-7----------9---------| -\
Russell
e|-----------------|----------------------| -/
B|-----------------|----------------------|
G|-----9---7-6-----|----------------------|
D|-9-9---9-----7-9-|-----12-11------11-12-|
A|-----------------|-9-9------------------|
E|-----------------|------------9-9-------|





(On the last two bars, the part Russell ACTUALLY plays with an octave pedal is:)

e|-------12----10-9--------|-------------------------|
B|-12-12----12-------10-12-|-------15-14-------14-15-|
G|-------------------------|-11-11-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------11-11-------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


[Verse]
(1:25)


Same as verse 1.


[Chorus]
(1:50)


Same as chorus 1.


[Chorus Extension]
(2:03)


Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| -\

Russell
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-| -/
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| -\

Russell
e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-| -/
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Kele
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| -\

Russell

e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-| -/
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| -\

Russell

e|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-19-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-| -/
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-18-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


[Misinformed]
(2:15)


Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-|-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------| -/
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Kele

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| -\

Russell

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


[Pre-Break Buildup]
(2:24)


From the official video Russell plays an F# chord, layered with synth-style effects.
F# is:

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

This gets progressively louder (palm muting is released).


[Break]
(2:30)


Kele

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----4-4-5-7-5-4-| -\

Russell

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| -/
B|-14-\------------|-15-\------------|-17-\------------|-15-\------------|
G|-x--\------------|-x--\------------|-x--\------------|-x--\------------|
D|-11-\------------|-12-\------------|-14-\------------|-12-\------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Kele

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-15-14-10-9------|
G|-----6-6-7-7-9-9-|-----6-6-7-7-9-9-|-----6-6-7-7-9-9-|-x--x--x--x------|
D|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-|-12-11-7--6------|
A|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----4-4-5-5-7-7-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| -\

Russell

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| -/
B|-14--------------|-15--------------|-17--------------|-15-14-10-9------|
G|-x---6-6-7-7-9-9-|-x---6-6-7-7-9-9-|-x---6-6-7-7-9-9-|-x--x--x--x------|
D|-11--------------|-12--------------|-14--------------|-12-11-7--6------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


[Chorus]
(2:42)


Same as first chorus.


[Chorus Extension]
(2:54)


Same as first chorus extension.


[Outro]
(3:16)


The intro played 4 times instead of 8 over the drums and dubbed vocal prerecordings.


LYRICS


[Verse 1]

I was sitting on the roof of my house
With a shotgun and a six pack of beer
(six pack of beer..)
The newscaster say's "the enemy is among us!"
As bombs explode on the 30 bus
Kill your middle class indecision
Now is not the time for liberal thought


[Chorus]

So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for


[Verse 2]

In the 90's, optimistic as a teen
But now its terror, airplanes crash into towers
(into towers...)
The Daily mail say's "the enemy is among us!"
"Taking our women and taking our jobs"
All reasonable thought is being drowned out
By the non-stop baying, baying for blood


[Chorus]

So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for


[Chorus Extension]

I was an ordinary man, with ordinary desire
I watched TV it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place


[Chorus]

So I go hunting for witches
I go hunting for witches
Heads are going to roll
I go hunting for


[Chorus Extension]

I was an ordinary man, with ordinary desire
I watched TV it informed me
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire
There must be accountability
Disparate and misinformed
Fear will keep us all in place



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

| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| b Bend
| r Return
| x Mute
| PM Palm mute
| ~ Let ring/vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| () Quiet/Ghost note
| <> Harmonic
| #n# Tremelo pick
| -\ Parts played together
| -/
| V w/bar


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Song info
Hunting For Witches
Bloc Party
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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