Girls Who Play Guitars - Maxïmo Park
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Bought the album, liked this song, and figured it out. Can't find any tabs for it elsewhere so here it is...
It's hard to tell whats verse, chorus etc so ive just put them into 'rythmns'

Rythmn 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Rythmn 2
|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


Rythmn 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Rythmn 2
|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


Rythmn 3
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3----------3--3------------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5----------3--3------------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5----------4--4------------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5----------5--5------------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3----------5--5------------|
|---------------------------------3--3------------|

Rythmn 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Rythmn 3
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

Rythmn 4
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|--7-------5-------5---------------|
|--------------------------7-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|--7-------5-------5---------------|
|--------------------------7-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|--8-------6-------6---------------|
|--------------------------8-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|--8-------6-------6---------------|
|--------------------------8-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|--7-------5-------5---------------|
|--------------------------7-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|--7-------5-------5---------------|
|--------------------------7-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|--8-------6-------6---------------|
|--------------------------8-------|

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------5-------5-------5-------5---|
|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|--8-------6-------6---------------|
|--------------------------8-------|

Rythmn 5
|--7--7--7----7---------10-10-10-10---10-10-10----|
|--9--9--9----7---------12-12-12-12---10-10-10----|
|--9--9--9----8---------12-12-12-12---11-11-11----|
|--9--9--9----9---------12-12-12-12---12-12-12----|
|--7--7--7----9---------10-10-10-10---12-12-12----|
|-------------7-----------------------10-10-10----|

Rythmn 3
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5--5--5----3--3--3--3------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----4--4--4--4------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5------|
|---------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

|---8--8--8--8------3--3----------3--3------------|
|---10-10-11-10-----5--5----------3--3------------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5----------4--4------------|
|---10-10-10-10-----5--5----------5--5------------|
|---8--8--8--8------3--3----------5--5------------|
|---------------------------------3--3------------|

Rythmn 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6--------|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7--------|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------4-6----4-6-|
|----4-6---------4-6--------4-6--------7-7----7-7-|
|----7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Rythmn 2
|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------6-----|
|-----------------------------------5---7---------|
|---4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4----6----------------|
|---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--7-7-7-7---------------------|
|--------------7-7-7------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
First tab, I noticed some deficiencies in the other posted guitar tab so here goes.

Tuning: E standard
Moderate distortion

Intro: let open low E string ring

Verse: "You've been/In the gaps"
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9-11------------------------9-11---9-11-|
|--9-11---9-11---9-11---0-0----9-11---9-11---9-11---0-0----0-0--|
|--0-0----0-0----0-0-----------0-0----0-0----0-0----------------|


verse into Prechorus: "We used to talk about..."
from.....v there onward play as all 8th notes
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------9-11---|
|-9-11---9-11-11-11-------------------------9-11-11-11-11-12--------|
|-0-0----0-0--0--0---9-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-0-0--0--0--0--0---------|
|--------------------0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
(^ ---- repeat this segment 4 times -----------| ^)

Chorus:
|---------------------------3-3--3-3----------------------------|
|--10-10-10-11-10-10-10-----5-5--3-3----------------------------|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----5-5--4-4----------------------------|
|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----5-5--5-5----------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------3-3--5-5----------------------------|
|--------------------------------3-3----------------------------|

NOTE: For the chorus,
- on the first two iterations, play the chorus segment four times.
- for the third iteration, play it five times.


Bridge: "When you lie in your bed..."
(Play as constant eigth notes for the non-chord part)
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------4-------4-------4-------4--------------6-------6-------6-|
|---4-4---4-------------------------(x4)---6-6---6---------------|
|-----------5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5----------------7-7---7-7-7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-12---7---12-12---10-10--10--------------|
|-------6------------13-13---8---12-12---11-11--11--------------|
|------------(x2)----14-14---9---12-12---12-12--12--(x4)--------|
|-7-7-7---7-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Outro is one iteration of the verse, plus four iterations of the prechorus, ending on
low E string again.


Song Structure:

Verse
Prechorus
Verse
Prechorus
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Outro

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Song info
Girls Who Play Guitars
Maxïmo Park
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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