Skeleton - Bloc Party
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The only version of this awesome bloc party song that i've found isn't
complete and isn't very accurate in my opinion. Here's my version.

Make sure that you are listening to the song when your trying to play
it so that you get all the rythyms and such down.

Good luck

Intro:

Guitar 1

e|----6h7p6-----6h7p6----------------|
B|---------------------7-------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 comes in with

e|-------------------------------------|
B|---7--7--6--6------------------------|
G|---------------6-----6-----6-----6---|
D|------------------8-----8-----8-----8|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Keep playing this untill the singing starts, then play the next part.

drums come in


Guitar 1:
e|-----6---6---6--7--6---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|-----6---6---6--7--9---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----6---6---6--7--6---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|-----6---6---6--7--9---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----66--66---66--77--66-----------|
B|---77---7---7----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|-----66---66---66--77--99----------|
B|---77---7----7---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----66---66--66--77--66-----------|
B|---77---7---7----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


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

then singin starts

Guitar 2


e|-----------------------------------|
B|---7--6-----7--6-----6-----6-------|
G|---------6--------6-----6----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------|
B|---7--6-----7--6-----6-----6-------|
G|---------6--------6-----6----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---7--6-----7--6-----6-----6-------|
G|---------6--------6-----6----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|



e|------------------9--6-------------|
B|---7--6-----7--6-------------------|
G|---------6-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|




e|-------99-------9976-------99------9976-|
B|----7------7--7-------7--------7-7------|
G|--6---6-----6--6----6----6------6-6-----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|(2x)






Chorus:

"it makes a man out of me".....

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------1010--88--6--5------|
G|--10h11--8--6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|(8x)

you can play 6h7 on B string instead of 10h11 on the G, whichever you prefer


"what should i have said, what should i have done"....

e|----9-9---9-9----9-9----9-9----9-9-|
B|--7-----7------7------7------7-----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|(8x)

play the 7s softer and 9s a little louder

"it makes a man out of me"......

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------1010--88--6--5------|
G|--10h11--8--6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|(8x)




Ending:

Guitar 1

e|--------------9--------------------|
B|--6--7--6--7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

play this pretty fast ^


Guitar 2

e|-----6---6---6--7--6---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


e|-----6---6---6--7--9---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|






"i'm just a skeleton"....then it goes the chorus

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------1010--88--6--5------|
G|--10h11--8--6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|(4x)


there is some really high stuff that is played now, i can't figure it out,
it's 4 measures long and has the same melody as the chorus but is reaaal high.
You can get away with playing the regular chorus or figure it out yourself.




"i'm just a skeleton...i'm just a skeleton."

e|-----6---6---6--7--6---------------|
B|---7---7---7-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


END



Hope you guys like it, if anything is messed up, tell me and i'll edit it.


tabbed by Matt Brooker








Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Standard tuning

(guitar 1)
(riff 1)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-10h-11h-10------10h-11h-10-----|
G|----------------------------10--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

(riff 2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-10h-11h-10------10h-11h-10--------|
G|----------------------------10---10|
D|-------------------------------12--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

(riff 3)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10----10--11-10-----10----10----11-13|
G|-10---10---10------------10----10----10------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

(riff 4)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----10--13----10--13-----10--13----10----11-10--|
G|-10--------10---------10--------10----10--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

(on now for the lead
there is a lot more than the rhythm)

(riff 1)
e|--------------------------|
B|--6-6-5-5-----------------|
G|----------5---5---5---5---|
D|------------7---7---7---7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

(riff 2)
e|-----------------------------------------8-5-----|
B|-6-5------6-5-----6-5------6-5-----6-5-----------|
G|-----5--------5-------5--------5-------5---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(riff 3)
e|------8-5---|
B|6-5---------|
G|----5-------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

(riff 4)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-8--9----6--5--13-12--10--9---------------|
G|-9--10---7--5--14--12--11--9--------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

(riff 5)
e|------8--------8------8------8--------|
B|----8-------8-------8------8----------|
G|-10------10------10-----10------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

(riff 6)
e|------8--------8------8------8--------|
B|----8-------8-------8------8----------|
G|-9-------9-------9-------9------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

(riff 7)
e|-0----0-----0---8-----8-----8---|
A|--6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-|
D|---7------7---------7-----7-----|
G|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

(riff 8)
e|-13--12-----|
A|-13--13--13-|
D|---------14-|
G|------------|
B|------------|

(riff 9)
e|-8---------------8---------------8--|
A|-10--8----6--8---11---8---6--8---10-|
D|-10--9----7--9---10---9---7--9---10-|
G|-----10---8--10-------10--8--10-----|
B|-----10---8--10-------10--8--10-----|
E|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


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| h Hammer-on

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
There are 2 other tabs of the same song, but both had missing parts, and messed up
i tried to combine them both, into jus 1 better tab!?!??! I added sum things of my own also.

Standard Tuning

guitar 1 {intro}
e|--------------------------------|
B|-10h-11h-10------10h-11h-10-----|{x3}
G|----------------------------10--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2 {intro}
e|--------------------------|
B|--6-6-5-5-----------------|{x12}
G|----------5---5---5---5---|
D|------------7---7---7---7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Guitar 1 {intro prt. 2}
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10h-11h-10------10h-11h-10------------|{x1}
G|----------------------------10---10-12-|
D|-------------------------------12------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 {intro prt. 3}
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10----10--11-10-----10----10----11-13|{x2}
G|-10---10---10------------10----10----10------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 {Intro Prt. 4}
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------10-10--10-10---10-10--11-11--10-10--|{x1}
G|10-10------10-----10----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------10-10--10-10---10-10--11-11--13-13--|{x1}
G|10-10------10-----10----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------10-10--10-10---10-10--11-11--10-10--|{x1}
G|10-10------10-----10----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|{x1}
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Guitar 2 {Verse 1}
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---6--5-----6--5-----5-----5-------|{x3}
G|---------5--------5-----5----------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 {part 2}
e|------------------8--5-------------|
B|---6--5-----6--5-------6--5--------|{x1}
G|---------5------------------5------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------8-8-------8-8-6-5-------8-8------8-8-6-5-|
B|----6------6--6----------6---------6--6---------|{no chords}
G|--5---5-----5--5--------5----5------5--5--------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|(1x)

e|--------------------|
B|----6---------------|
G|--5---5-8-8-8-8-8-6-|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|(1x)

Chorus {either Guitar}
e|-----------------------------|
B|8-10-6-5-11-11-11-11-9-------|{x8}
G|9-10-7-5-14-14-12-12-9-------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

If thas 2 fast for u, this works also

Chorus
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------1111--99--7--6------|{x8}
G|--10h11--8--6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Guitar 2 Verse 2
{prt.1}
e|------8--------8------8------8--------|
B|----8-------8-------8------8----------|{8}
G|-10------10------10-----10------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Alternate {ex: prt.1 - prt.2 - prt.1 - prt.2}

{prt.2}
e|------8--------8------8------8--------|
B|----8-------8-------8------8----------|{x9}
G|-9-------9-------9-------9------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Verse 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------8-8--8------------|{until Chorus}
G|---------10-10-10-------------------|
D|------------------------------------|{WAY!!!!! in the background, u might not beilive
but there is a second guitar on VERse 2}
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Chorus {either Guitar}
e|-----------------------------|
B|8-10-6-5-11-11-11-11-9-------|{x8}
G|9-10-7-5-14-14-12-12-9-------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

If thas 2 fast for u, this works also

Other Chorus
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------11-11--9-9--7--6----|{x8}
G|--10h11--8--6----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Break Guitar 2
e|-0----0-----0---8-----8-----8---|
A|--6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-|{x8}
D|---7------7---------7-----7-----|
G|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Break Guitar 1
e|-----5---5--6----5---5--8----------|
B|---6---6-------6---6---------------|{x8}
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 {Break part 2}
e|-8---------------8---------------8--|
A|-10--8----6--8---11---8---6--8---10-|{x4}
D|-10--9----7--9---10---9---7--9---10-|
G|-----10---8--10-------10--8--10-----|
B|-----10---8--10-------10--8--10-----|
E|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 {Break part 2}
e|-----6---6--7----6---6--9----------|
B|---7---7-------7---7---------------|{x4}
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Outro Guitar 2
e|-13--12-----|
A|-13--13--13-|{x3}
D|---------14-|
G|------------|
B|------------|

Outro Guitar 1
e|-----6---6--6-7-6--------------------|
B|---7---7--7--------------------------|{x4}
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

I Tried my best, Rate it {Hate It Or Love It}
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Guitar1 - Kele.
Intro1.
e|--5h6p5~--5h6p5-----5h6p5~--5h6p5----------|
b|----------------6~----------------6~-------|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--5h6p5~--5h6p5-----5h6p5~--5h6p5----------|
b|----------------6~----------------6---6-8--|
g|------------------------------------5------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Intro2.
e|----5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-8----5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-8--|
b|--6---6---6-------6---6---6--------6---6---6-------6---6---6--------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro3.
e|-----55---55---55-66-55-----55---55---55-66-88-----55---55---55-66-55--------------------|
b|--66----6----6-----------66----6----6-----------66----6----6----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse1.(silent)


Chorus.(x8)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--5h6x------/10-10-8-8---------------------|
g|--7-7x-7-5-------------10-10-9-9-----------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse2.(silent)

Chorus.(x8)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--5h6x------/10-10-8-8---------------------|
g|--7-7x-7-5-------------10-10-9-9-----------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Bridge.(x5)
e|----5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-8----5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-8--|
b|--6---6---6-------6---6---6--------6---6---6-------6---6---6--------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro.
e|----5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-5---5---5---5-6-5-5~--|
b|--6---6---6-------6---6---6-------6---6---6-------6~--|
g|------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar2 - Russel.
Intro1.(x12)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--6-6-5-5----------------------------------|
g|----------5---5---5---5--------------------|
d|------------7---7---7---7------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse1.(x3) (x1)
e|-----------------------|------------8-5---5----|
b|--6-5---6-5---5--------|--6-5---6-5-----6---6--|
g|------5-----5-----5----|------5----------------|
d|----------------7---7--|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|

(x3) (x1)
e|----5--8-8---------8-8-6-5--|----5---8-8------------------|
b|--6--6-----6-5h6-6----------|--6---6-----6----------------|
g|----------------------------|---------------/7-7-7-7-7-5--|
d|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
a|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Chorus.(x8)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--5h6x------/10-10-8-8---------------------|
g|--7-7x-7-5-------------10-10-9-9-----------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse2.(x8)
e|----8-----8-------8-----8-----8------------|
b|--6---6-6---6-6-5---5-5---5-5--------------|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Chorus.(x8)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--5h6x------/10-10-8-8---------------------|
g|--7-7x-7-5-------------10-10-9-9-----------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Bridge.(x4)
e|----------8---8------------8---8------------8---8------------8---8----|
b|--5-6-5-6---5---6--5-6-5-6---5---6--5-6-5-6---5---6--5-6-5-6---5---6--|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus.(x4)
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|--5h6x------/10-10-8-8---------------------|
g|--7-7x-7-5-------------10-10-9-9-----------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Outro1.(x4)
e|--13x--12x-------13x--12x--------------------|
b|--13x--13x--13x--13x--13x--13x--13----13-----|
g|------------14x------------14x-----14----14--|
d|---------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Outro2.
e|--5~--3~--5~--3~--8~--5~--8~--5~--8~-------|
b|--6~--5~--6~--5~--6~--6~--6~--6~--6~-------|
g|--7~--5~--7~--5~--7~--7~--7~--7~--7~-------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Song info
Skeleton
Bloc Party
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Indie Rock
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