Mind Mischief - Tame Impala
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Mind Mischief - Tame Impala
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Tabbed by: Tim van Kester
Tuning: D (whole step down)

This is a tab for the song Mind Mischief by Tame Impala. Fun song to play.
I'm not really sure about the chords, since I kinda suck in figuring out the
chords for every song I tabbed out so far.
By the way, I forgot to edit the tuning in the tab. I'm sorry for that. Also,
I'm too lazy to also tab it for standard tuning.
Please post a comment when you have suggestions!

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[Intro]/ Main riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8h9----8--6--8---4------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--6----8h10---8--6--8---5h6p5--5-----------------------------------------|
D|-6--8~---------------------------6~----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Around 1:35, he still plays the main riff, but also this is played:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9--9--9--9---8---6--6--6--6\4-----8h9--9--9--9---8---6--6--6--6\4-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9--9--9--9---8---6--6--6--6\4-----8h9--9--9--9---8---6--6--6--6\3~------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Directly after that, this riff is played, with some overdrive:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------8/10---8----------------------------|
D|-6--8~-------------8----6-6-6-6-6------6-----|
A|-----------------------------------6h8---6h8-|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-6--8~--------------------------------6------|
A|---------6/8---6------------------6h8---6h8--|
E|------------------6----4-4-4-4-4-------------|
This is repeated two times, where the last time misses the 'hammer-on' part.

Return to the main riff for a while, then:
e|-13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8---------------------|
B|-13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8---------------------|
G|-13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8-------13-----8---------------------|
D|-10-----10------11-----10------11-----10------11-----10--------------------|
A|--------10-------------10-------------10-------------10--------------------|
E|--------8--------------8--------------8--------------8---------------------|


After that, this riff is played again:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------8/10---8----------------------------|
D|-6--8~-------------8----6-6-6-6-6------6-----|
A|-----------------------------------6h8---6h8-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Same number of repeats as before.

e|---------------9------8------13-----11-----13-----11-----9------8----------|
B|---------------9------8------13-----13-----13-----13-----9------8----------|
G|-7/9\7~--------10-----8------13-----12-----13-----12-----10-----8----------|
D|---------------11-----10-----11------------11------------11-----10---------|
A|---------------11-----10---------------------------------11-----10---------|
E|---------------9------8----------------------------------9------8----------|
These chords go on for a while. I'm sorry, but I'm too lazy to count them.
They are all 'sets' of B and A#m chords, but sometimes he plays them like
above.


When he plays the Fm for the third time, this riff comes in:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9-9-8h9p8\6----4h6-6-4h6p4--------8h9-9-8h9p8\6----4h6-6-4h6p4----------|
G|------------------------------5~----------------------------------5~-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------8--6~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Somewhere around 4:03, this lick is also played twice...
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-/10---8--6---5~--|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

And the song ends with...
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-6--8~----------------------------|
A|---------/8---6-------------------|
E|-----------------6----4-4-4-4-4~--|

Under these chords:

e|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-|
B|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-|
G|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-----5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-6--8-8--8-8--8-8-----6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-8--8-8--8-8--8-8-----6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-6--6-6--6-6--6-6-----4-4-4-4-4-|


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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tame Impala - Mind Mischief
from their 2012 album Lonerism


[Intro]

Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/


[Verse 1]

"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong"

Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

"How optimism lead me astray,
Two hundred things I took the wrong way,
I saw her love gauge running low,
I tried to fill but it overflowed"

Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Verse 3]

"Feels like my life is ready to blow,
Me and my love we'll take it slow,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long,
I just don't know where the hell I belong, oh no"

Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/


[Solo]

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7--7--7--6--6--6--4--4--4--4\2--2------|
G|--------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

The other guitar keeps the riff going:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2-------------|
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| x4
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

"She remembers my name, could be blown way out"

Guitar plays a heavier version of the main riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|


"It's all going to change, she remembers my name"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|


[Verse variation]

"But she was only messing around,
Please, no more playing with my heart"

Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------| \
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--4\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
| x2
e|--------------------------------------| |
B|---------6h7--6.-4.-6.--2h4p3---------| |
G|-3--6\---6h8--6.-4.-6.--3h4p3--3------| |
D|-4--6\-------------------------4------| |
A|--------------------------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------| |
/

Synth plays these chords:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pause for a little bit and then...


[Verse variation without guitar]

"Ooh, go with Mr. Right just for once (then it all just came out),
Ooh, no more mischief with my mind (guess I'll hold it in next time)"

Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9------------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--6--6------|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--6--6------|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9------8--8------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

"No more getting it wrong, I'll be frozen here on"

Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4-----------------4h6---4h6-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------------|


"If forever, we'll see, no more guessing for me"
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6/8--6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--6\-----------6---4-4-4-4-4------4-----4--6\------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------4h6---4h6---------4/6--4---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------4---2-2-2-2-2------|


[Pre-bridge]

Guitar:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5/7\5----|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Synth:
e|-3--------|
B|-5--------|
G|-5--------|
D|-5--------|
A|-3--------|
E|----------|


[Bridge]

Synth:
"Ooh, I was just so sure of everything"
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"Ooh, that's what you get for dreaming aloud"

Guitar lead comes in:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2----------6h7-7-6-7p6-4--2h4-4-2-4p2---------------|
G|----------------------------3-----------------------------------3--1h3-1------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Synth keeps the rhythm going:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"Then it all just came out,
Guess I'll hold it from now on"
Then a fuzzed out lead guitar plays this in
the background. it's a little bit hard to hear:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------6/8--6-4-3---3-/4--4-/6--| x2
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9--------|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--6--6--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--6--6--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9----------------------9---9--9---9---9-------------8--8--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

"If forever, we'll see"

Synth:
e|-11--11-11--11--11---9---9--9---9---9--|
B|-11--11-11--11--11--11--11-11--11--11--|
G|-11--11-11--11--11--10--10-10--10--10--|
D|--9---9--9---9---9---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|


Then the heavier main riff comes back in once more, with a slight variation:
"No more guessing for me (oh, the day that words are clearer for me)"

Guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----4--6\---------------------------------|
A|-4h6---------4/6--4------------------------|
E|---------------------4.-6.--2-2-2-2-2------|

End with flanger pedal noise.



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| . Staccato

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Song info
Mind Mischief
Tame Impala
2001
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Psychedelic Rock
  • Shoegaze
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