Franz Ferdinand - Outsiders Tab

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Band: Franz Ferdinand
Song: Outsiders
Album: You Could Have It So Much Better


First Part of Intro:(only guitars)

top      - lead
bottom   - rhythm

  Dm

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
              pm..............             pm..................

  e 5     5 x   5   5   5   5   5      5 x   5   5   5   5   5   6   
  B 6     6 x   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6   
  G 7     7 x   7   7   7   7   7      7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7   
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  


  e                                                                  
  B         x x             x x              x x             x x     
  G 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7   
  D 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7   
  A 5   5   x x 5   5   5   x x 5    5   5   x x 5   5   5   x x 5   
  E                                                                  

  A#

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
          pm..................             pm......

  e   6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   
  B   6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   
  G   7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7      7 x   7   7   
  D                                                  
  A                                                  
  E                                                  


  e                                                  
  B         x x             x x              x x   x 
  G 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7 x 
  D 8   8   x x 8   8   8   x x 8    8   8   x x 8 x 
  A 8   8   x x 8   8   8   x x 8    8   8   x x 8 x 
  E                                                  

Second Part of Intro:(guitars + drums and bass)

top     - lead
bottom  - rhythm

  Dm

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
              pm..............             pm..................

  e 5     5 x   5   5   5   5   5      5 x   5   5   5   5   5   6   
  B 6     6 x   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6   
  G 7     7 x   7   7   7   7   7      7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7   
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  


  e                                                                  
  B         x x             x x              x x             x x     
  G 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7   
  D 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7   
  A 5   5   x x 5   5   5   x x 5    5   5   x x 5   5   5   x x 5   
  E                                                                  

  A#
          pm..................             pm..................

  e   6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   6   6   6   5   
  B   6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6      6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6   
  G   7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7      7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7   
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  


  e                                                                  
  B         x x             x x              x x   x     x     x   x 
  G 7   7   x x 7   7   7   x x 7    7   7   x x 7 x 7   x 7   x 7 x 
  D 8   8   x x 8   8   8   x x 8    8   8   x x 8 x 8   x 8   x 8 x 
  A 8   8   x x 8   8   8   x x 8    8   8   x x 8 x 8   x 8   x 8 x 
  E                                                                  

Keyboard Solo Part:
top    - Same Rhythm, but chord changes at a different time
Bottom - keyboard solo transcribed for guitar
Lead continues from last chord of intro - it is let rung into this next part:
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
         pm..................            pm..................

  e  5 x   5   5   5   5   5   5     5 x   5   5   5   5   5   5   
  B  6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6     6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6   
  G  7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7     7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7   
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E                                                                

 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
         pm..................            pm..................

  e  5 x   5   5   5   5   5   5     5 x   5   5   5   5   5   6   
  B  6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6     6 x   6   6   6   6   6   6   
  G  7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7     7 x   7   7   7   7   7   7   
  D                                                                
  A                                                                
  E                                                                

this strumming pattern stays the same; watch the chord changes


  D5 /   /   x x /   /   /   x x /   /   /   x x /   /   /   x x /   
  e                                                                  
  B                                          5                       
  G          7       7           5   7               7   5           
  D  7                                                       7       
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  

D5 /---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---


  e                                                                  
  B          5                               5                       
  G                  7           5   7               7   5           
  D                                                          7       
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  

A# /---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---


  e                                                                  
  B  6           5                   6           5                   
  G                  7                               7               
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  

^^Play those three parts above twice in a row^^,

Then let the solo ring out like this:
A# /---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---


  e                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G  7                                                               
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E                                                                  

D5 /---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---/---/---x-x-/---


  e                                                                  
  B                                                                  
  G  7                                                               
  D                                                                  
  A                                                                  
  E
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