The Black Keys

Tighten Up

Key

b : Bend
r : Release
/ : Slide into
\ : Slide out of
h : Hammer on
p : Pull off
(-): Ghost note
v : Vibrato
x : Mute
T : Fret with thumb
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Intro/Verse

Guitar I

He doesn't hit the bass notes on the studio version, and only during the verse live.

F#m C#m7 Bm C#

e|----9------9-----|----9-----9----|----7-----7----|----9------9-----|
B|----10-----10----|----9-----9----|----7-----7----|----9------9-----|
G|----11-----11----|----9-----9----|----7-----7----|----10-----10----|
D|----11-----11----|----9-----9----|----9-----9----|----11-----11----|
A|9--------9-------|7-------7------|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|7-------7------|9--------9-------|
T T

Guitar II


e|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|----4-----4-2-----|------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------4p2-|0---0-----2-0---0h|2v---2v---0h2-0---0-|
E|2-------2---------|--------2-----2---|----------------2---|


e|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|----------------|
G|----------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------|----------------|
A|2/4---4\2---0h2---0---|----------------|
E|----------------------|2---------------|

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Bridge

On the studio record he uses either an overdub or an octave effect.

You can also hit the open A string in place of the bent note.


e|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|5/7v---5h7v---5-7-5----|------5---------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------6\4|/6v-------6\4-2-4-2---|4v---4v---2h4-2-------|
D|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------4-2---|
A|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|


e|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|2h4v---2v---2----------|-------------------|
A|--------------4-2------|-------------------|
E|------------------5b---|2v-----------------|

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Chorus


e|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|/7v---7v---5h7-5-------|5/7v---7v---5h7-5-------|5/7v---7v---5h7-5-------|
G|-----------------6\4---|------------------6\4---|------------------6\4---|
D|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


e|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|/7v---7v---5h7-5-------|---/7-7v---5h7-5---------|
G|4/6v---6---6-4\2--------|-----------------6\4---|-------------------6\4---|
D|-------------------4-2--|-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|


e|---------------5-------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|---/7-7v---5h7---7-5---|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------------|/6-6v---4\2-4-2----|-------------------|
D|-----------------------|----------------4v-|-------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-------------------|(2)----------------|

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Breakdown

The rhythm of the last 2 chords vary.

F#m C#m A B

e|9----9----9-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|10---10---10----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|11---11---11---9----9----9----9----9----|6---6-6-6---8---8---8-8-8---|
D|11---11---11---11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9---9---9-9-9---|
A|9----9----9----11---11---11---11---11---|7---7-7-7---9---9---9-9-9---|
E|---------------9----9----9----9----9----|5---5-5-5---7---7---7-7-7---|
x3

Tabbed by:Coldplay_kid
Tuning:standard

my first tab. I know that the licks are right but the chords
could be slightly off.listen to the song for timing.
The intro and the verse goes like this.
you just strum the chords twice and mute them in between each strum.

Chords:

F# E Bb C#b

e|--9--------7-----------7-----------9----|
B|--10-------9-----------7-----------9----|
G|--11-------9-----------7-----------9----|
D|--11-------9-----------9-----------11---|
A|--9--------7-----------9-----------11---|
E|--9--------7-----------7-----------9----|

After the intro or the end of a verse the main lick starts.
there are 2 different licks. each lick gets played twice in
the song but they alternate. listen to the song so you understand
what im talking about.

lick 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5h7--7--5h7--5------------5------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------6--4--6-----6h4--6--4---2-2h4--4--2h4--2------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------4--2--4---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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



the second main lick goes like this.(you play the second lick
after the second verse.)

lick 2:

e|---------------------------|
B|--5h7--7--5h7--5-----------|
G|-------------------6--4----| x3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

then in it with this...

e|---------------------------|
B|----5----------------------|
G|--6-----6--4--2------------|
D|------------------4--2-----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

then you play this again basically but in a more up-beat kind of way.
i didnt add come parts due to lazyness, but if you listen to the
recording he plays it a bit different the third time you repeat it.

this is how it goes the second time you play it.

e|---------------------------|
B|---7-7---5h7-5-------------|
G|-----------------6--4------| x3
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

then it ends with...

e|---------------------------|
B|------5--------------------|
G|--6-6----6--4--2-----------|
D|------------------4--2-----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

next it the bridge, at the beggining there are some special effects,
ignore that part. or just be creative. he just plays chords.
listen to the recording again for the right timming and strumming.

Chords:

F# C#b A B

e|--9--------9----------5--------7---|
B|--10-------9----------5--------7---|
G|--11-------9----------6--------8---|
D|--11-------11---------7--------9---|
A|--9--------11---------7--------9---|
E|--9--------9----------5--------7---|

after this it just got back to the second lick and he plays
it twice with some effects and ends with this after..

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

let the last not just ring out.

Tabbed By: yulizavala22
Black Keys
Brothers
Tighten Up

This is an awesome song by The Black Keys one of my
favorite and this song is a fun song to play. The tab here
is 100% correct because I have done research and
seen videos and even looked at an interview with
Guitar World where he gave the tab in one of their magazine,
so this is as accurate as you can get, enjoy.

[Intro] after bass
e|--9--9----9--9---7-7------------|
B|--10-10---9--9---7-7------------|
G|--11-11---9--9---7-7-----10-10--|
D|-(11-11---11-11--9-9)----11-11--|
A|------------------------(11-11)-|
E|--------------------------------|
Everything in parenthesis is optional, but I think
it makes it sound better

You can hear this at (0:13) but it is played many times in the background
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4-2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------4s2-0-0---2-0---0-2-2p0-2-0---0-2s4-4s2-0-2---|
E|-2---2-------------2-----2-------------2-----------------|

This is played twice in the song one at (0:38) and at (1:44)
e|-12h14-12h14-12-14-12----------12------------------------|
B|----------------------14s12s14----14s12-10-12s10s12------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-12-10-12-10---------------------|
G|-------------11s9s11-9-9---------|
D|-------------------------11-9-7~-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

This is the version played on the record but Dan plays
the verses down by the 5th and 7th frets live

Then there is a second part similar to this but its played
higher and there is more to it. It is also played twice like
the other one, one at (1:07) and the other at (2:12).

e|----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------|
G|----------------18s16-(x2)--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------- ----------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------- ----------------|
G|----------------18s16--18-18- 18-14-14--------|
D|----------------------------- --------16-14---|
A|----------------------------- ^played fast---|
E|----------------------------- ----------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------|
G|----------------18s16-(x2)--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-------------17-----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19----19-17-----------------------|
G|----------------------18-18-16-14-16-14-----|
D|----------------------------------------16~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Then it goes into a strange breakdown thing with effects

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0---| <-This is a weird bass part, I really don't
understand it but it was what Dan
said was played with effects.

Then it goes to these following chords

e|-9---9---9----9---9---9---9-----|
B|-10--10--10---9---9---9---9-----|
G|-11--11--11---10--10--10--10----|
D|-11--11--11---11--11--11--11----| x3
A|-9---9---9----11--11--11--11----|
E|--------------9---9---9---9---0-|

e|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
B|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
G|-6--6--6---8--8--8--8--|
D|-7--7--7---9--9--9--9--|
A|-7--7--7---9--9--9--9--|
E|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|

Then Dan does a similar riff in the outro/breakdown,
the only thing is, it lower and has a wah-wah pedal to it

e|--------------- -------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-7-5----- --7-7-5-7-5--------------------------------|
G|-----------6s4- ------------6s4--6--6b7-6b7--6-6-6--6--6~--|
D|--------------- x2 -----------------^----------------------^--|
A|--------------- -------------------------------------------| This last part is a bit
E|--------------- -------------------------------------------| confusing but just listen
and you’ll figure it out
e|--------------- ---------5----------------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-7-5----- -7-7-5-7---7-5------------------------------|
G|-----------6s4- ----------------6-6-4-2-2-2-4-2-------------|
D|--------------- x2 --------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------- ----------------------------------4-2-------|
E|--------------- --------------------------------------5-2~~-|

This is the version played on the record but Dan plays the verses down by the 5th and 7th frets live



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slide

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