A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Excellent band
http://www.vampireweekend.com/

This whole riff just repeats throughout the song

e|--9-9--1212--77-1010-----------|
B|--1010-1010--88-8-8----7777777-|
G|-----------------------7777777-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| x3

e|--5555--5555--2222--|
B|--7777--5555--3333--|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------| x2
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is my first tab ever so we'll see how it goes...

e|--9--9--12--12--7--7--10-10--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--10-10-10--10--8--8---8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| X3
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--9--9--12--12--7--7--10-10--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--10-10-10--10--8--8---8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| X3
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--9--9--12--12--7--7--10-10--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--10-10-10--10--8--8---8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| X3
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

then like some flute solo...

e|--9--9--12--12--7--7--10-10--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--10-10-10--10--8--8---8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| X3
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--9--9--12--12--7--7--10-10--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--10-10-10--10--8--8---8--8--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| X3
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
G|--------------------------------------------------| X2
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Flute solo again..."Look outside the raincoats coming say o"
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-Punk Acoustic - Vampire Weekend
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:itspizzanight
Email:

Tuning:Capo on fret 2

This is my version of A-punk. All chords are relative to the capo.

Intro and Verses:
G F C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----33----11--11111111-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--4444--2222--00000000-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5555--3333--22222222-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------33333333-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x3
C G C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1111---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0000--0000--0000---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2222--0000--2222---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3333---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2


Chorus A:
Strum these chords as long as you need to.
e|--0--1--3--0-5---3--1--3--0------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1-6---1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x3

e|--0--1--3--0--5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1--6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x1

Then the bassy part.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------232-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----0--3-------2----0-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--33-3-11-1-------33-3-11-1------------------------------------------------|x1

Chorus B:
Strum these chords as long as you need to.
e|--0--1--3--0-5---3--1--3--0------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1-6---1--1--1--1------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x5

e|--0--1--3--0--5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1--6------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x1

Then the bassy part.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------232-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2----0--3-------2----0-3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--33-3-11-1-------33-3-11-1------------------------------------------------|x1


Progression of the song:
Intro x1
verse x2
Chorus A
verse x2
Chorus B


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
===============================================================================
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Use a clean, compressed strat tone for this tune

The intro and verses consist of:

PART 1

e|--9--9--12-12-7-7-1010---------------|
B|--10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

PART 2

e|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2--|
B|--7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

The verses are:
PART 1 x3
PART 2 x2
PART 1 x3
PART 2 x2

The intro is simply half of that

The chorus is played on a keyboard with a pan flute setting,
I've tabbed it out too for those of you who want to play it
on keyboard or maybe even guitar (try both and see which sounds
better)

I've tabbed this out using the same rhythm as the verse part
just to make it easier. If you're playing it on guitar, you might
wanna try arpeggiating it (ie. alternating between the B and G
string)

PART 3

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

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-11----11-11-11-11-7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-11----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

PART 4

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

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12p10-10-10-10-10-7--7--7--7--|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-11----11-11-11-11-7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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


e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1 is:
PART 3
PART 4

Chorus 2 is:
PART 3 x3
PART 4

Remember the post-chorus rest (the 'Hey Hey Hey' bit) before the verse kicks in.

Enjoy
xx
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Tabbed By: GuitarMan47 ('Anyway... back in sanity...')

This is an epic song, I worked some of it out whilst messing about with the
other tabs of it that id found, putting extra things in to make it sound a
bit more like the Guitar Hero 5 Mobile version... if that makes sense...



Intro (Same as Verse):

E|--9-9--1212--77-1010-----------|
B|--1010-1010--88-8-8----7777777-|
G|-----------------------7777777-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| Repeat
|
E|---55555555-------------------5555--5555---------------| |
B|---55555555--77777777---------7777--5555--77777777-----| |
G|-------------77777777---------------------77777777-----| |
D|-------------------------------------------------------| |
A|-------------------------------------------------------| |
E|-------------------------------------------------------| /


Chorus (Flutey Solo Bit - Playable on Guitar):

E|--------5555-5555---------777777-55-5555-------| \
B|---7777-5555-7777-7777----888888-55-7777-7777--| |
G|---7777-----------7777-------------------7777--| |
D|-----------------------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------| |
> x2 (May be more for Outro)
|
E|--------5555-5555---------777777-55-55555555---| |
B|---7777-5555-7777-7777----888888-55-77777777---| |
G|---7777-----------7777-------------------------| |
D|-----------------------------------------------| |
A|-----------------------------------------------| |
E|-----------------------------------------------| /


During the 'Ay! Ay! Ay!' part, there is no guitar, so come in at the start of the next verse.
And basically you repeat the whole thing :L

Hope it's useful :)
Song info
A-Punk
Vampire Weekend
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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