Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning - Drop D

(The intro has a giant whammy bar dive. It is very hard to play this intro without one.)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
D|--222-x-2-5(hb)-2-222-0v--|

The 5th fret has a half bend. The last note (the open D) is the note where you dive the
whammy bar down to a low B.

[Keyboard part] (x2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9-9--9p7--------------------------|
D|----------7-5-7---7-7--7p5---------|
A|----------------------------5-7-5--|
D|-----------------------------------|

e|---0-0--0-0-----------|
B|---0-0--0-0-----------|
G|---1-1--1-1-----------|
D|---2-2--2-2-----------| Repeat this until singing starts
A|----------------------|
D|------------2-5(hb)-2-|

[Verse]
E G A
e|---0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5---|
B|---0-0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----5-5-5-5---|
G|---1-1-1-1-----4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6---|
D|---2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7---| *Not tabbed in the right rhythm
A|-------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------5-----------7-----------|

[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-7--| *Not tabbed in right rhythm
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-7--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-5-5-5-5-x-7-7-7-7--|



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

| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| (hb)
| v

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
LONELY BOY
by The Black Keys

(From the upcoming album El Camino)
Tuning: D A D G B E

Intro

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| X4
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2--5--2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--|

|---------------------------------|
|--5-5--5-3-----------------------|
|-----------2-0-2--2-2--2-0-------|
|---------------------------2-0-2-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


Verse


|---------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5---5-----------------|
|--4--4--4--4---4-----------------| X2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


|------------------------0--------|
|--5--5--5--5---3--3---5---5------|
|--4--4--4--4---4--4/7------------| X4
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

Chorus

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|--2-2-2-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--------|

That should be it, these parts are just repeated throughout.

Enjoy!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
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Tabbed by: Bazzziz

Tuning: Standard


(listen to song for timing)

use Whammy Pedal set one octave down or dive bomb (use pedal for to get
something that sounds ok) for the bending noise

Intro
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-0000-3b--00--00----| x 4

organ comes in
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------22222222--------22222222------------------------------------------|
A|22222222000000002222222200000000------------------------------------------|
E|00000000--------00000000--------------------------------------------------|

verse (with slight tremolo) i didnt bother putting in the second verse as he
just improvises with some pull offs and hammer ons around a standard E chord
instead of bending G

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---99--99--99--99----------99--99--99--99----------------------------------------|
D|---99--99--99--99----------99--99--99--99----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------0--3b-------------------0--3b--------------------------| x 2-|

sometimes he strums the chord or picks the individual strings so feel free to play
around these to what you think sounds right
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----99--99--99--99------44--44--66--66------------------------------------|
D|----99--99--99--99------55--55--77--77------------------------------------|
A|------------------------55--55--77--77------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9999999999--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9999999999-555555-77777-------------------------------------------------|
A|--7777777777-555555-77777-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0000000000-333333-55555-------------------------------------------------|


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

| / 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)
[Intro]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|


[Riff 1] (with keyboard)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 2]

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0----------------0----------------0---------------------|
E|---0----------------3b-0-------------3b-0-------------3b-0----------------|

Note:
Although only the top two strings are played, having the E chord formed
is good if you hit the G string. After the first chorus, there are
variations on this pattern using the E pentatonic scale. Be creative.


[Verse]

E E E E E G G A A A A
e|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|

Note: On the A, alternate on down and up strokes.


[Chorus]

E5 G A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Riff 2]

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5------------5-7-5--------------------|
E|---0--------------0-3b-0-------0-3-5-3b-0-------0-----7-5-0---------------|


[Verse]

E E E E E G G A A A A
e|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------|x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|

Note:
On the A, alternate on down and up strokes.


[Chorus]

E5 G A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Bridge]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|


[Riff 1] (with keyboard)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------|x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

E5 G A
e|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Outro]

E5
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-9-----|
D|-9-----|
A|-7-----|
E|-0-----|


**********************************************
| b Bend
**********************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is a cool song to play and is quite easy! thoughtd id have a go
Artist: Black Keys
Song: Lonely Boy
Album: Black Camino

b=Bend
(D)=dive bomb to the note inside the bracket/use a phase changer if you have one



Intro/Riff #1
(0.05)
e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|X4
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0-(D)------|


Riff #2
(0.17)
e--------------------------------------------|
B----5-5--5-3--------------------------------|
G---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------|X2
D----------------------------------2-0-2-----|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Riff #3
(0.28)
|------------------------ PM -------------------------------------|
e-----0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
B-----0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|X4
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0----------0-3b-0-----------0-3b-0-----------0-3b-0----------------|

dont palm mute the Low E string only the high one.

Verse
(0.39)

e----0-0-0-0-----3-3------5-5-5-5------------|
B----0-0-0-0-----3-3------5-5-5-5------------|
G-------------------------6-6-6-6------------|
D-------------------------7-7-7-7------------|
A-------------------------7-7-7-7------------|
E-0-----------3--------5---------------------|

Alternate doin up and down strokes on ^A


Chorus
(1.02)
listen to the rythem

e-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|



Riff #3
(1.27)

|------------------------ PM -------------------------------------|
e-----0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
B-----0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|X4
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---0----------0-3b-0-----------0-3b-0-----------0-3b-0----------------|

Has Varieations to the Low E String the second time.^



Verus
(1.37)

e----0-0-0-0-----3-3------5-5-5-5------------|
B----0-0-0-0-----3-3------5-5-5-5------------|
G-------------------------6-6-6-6------------|
D-------------------------7-7-7-7------------|
A-------------------------7-7-7-7------------|
E-0-----------3--------5---------------------|



Chorus
(2.00)

e-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|



Intro/Riff #1
(2.23)

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|X4
A-------------------------------------|
E---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0-(D)------|




Riff #2
(2.35)
e--------------------------------------------|
B----5-5--5-3--------------------------------|
G---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------|X2
D----------------------------------2-0-2-----|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Chorus
(2.47)

e-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

(3.13)
Then the end!
Song info
Lonely Boy
The Black Keys
2001
  • Blues
  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
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