Sound Advice: Gain 3, bass 4, mid 6, treble 8, reverb 2. With overdrive using the middle
pickup. Paul weller uses a vox AC30 valve combo amp with a rickenbacker 330 semi-acoustic.
The Chords and scales: B, Bmaj7, C#, Ebm, E, Fm, F#, G#. B major scale and the C# major
pentatonic scale.
There's video lessons on the link below some parts of the tab will make more sense after
watching it.
Riff A (Intro/Verse)
| e | |
| B | 3 2 0 |
| G | 2 x 2 x 4 |
| D | 0 x 0 x 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff B (Connecting Riff)
| e | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| B | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Play Riff B with fast up down strokes and is clean and quieter.
Riff C (Pre-Chorus)
| e | 7 7 x 6 6 x 7 7 x 6 6 x 0 2 x |
| B | 7 7 x 7 7 x 7 7 x 7 7 x 0 2 x |
| G | 8 8 x 8 8 x 8 8 x 8 8 x 1 3 x |
| D | 9 9 x 8 8 x 9 9 x 8 8 x 2 4 x |
| A | 9 9 x 6 6 x 9 9 x 6 6 x 2 4 x |
| E | 7 7 x 7 7 x 0 2 x |
Riff C (Pre-Chorus) Continued
| e | 7 x 6 x 0 2 x |
| B | 7 x 7 x 0 2 x |
| G | 8 x 8 x 1 3 x |
| D | 9 x 8 x 2 4 x |
| A | 9 x 6 x 2 4 x |
| E | 7 x 0 0 2 x |
Riff D (Chorus)
| e | 7 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 x 2 x |
| B | 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 x 2 x |
| G | 8 8 8 8 1 1 1 1 x 3 x |
| D | 9 8 8 8 2 2 2 2 x 4 x |
| A | 2 2 2 2 x 4 x |
| E | 0 0 0 0 x 2 x |
Riff E (Minor Riff)
| e | 7 x x 7 x x x |
| B | 7 x x 7 x x x |
| G | 8 x x 8 x x x |
| D | 11 x 11 x 9 x 9 x x 11 x 11 x 9 x 9 x x x |
| A | 11 x 11 x 9 x 9 x x 11 x 11 x 9 x 9 x x x |
| E | 9 x 9 x 7 x 7 x x 9 x 9 x 7 x 7 x x x |
Riff E (Minor Riff) Continued
| e | 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x |
| B | 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x |
| G | 10 10 x x 10 10 x x 8 8 x x 8 8 x x | PLay twice |
| D | 11 11 x x 11 11 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x |
| A | 11 11 x x 11 11 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x |
| E | 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x |
The second bar of riff E has a reggae beat to it.
Riff F (Solo Lick)
| e | |
| B | 11~ 12~ 14~ pb(16)r(14) 14~ \ 9~~ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff G (Key Change Chorus)
| e | 9 x 9 x x 8 x 8 x x 2 x 2 x x 4 4 x x 4 x x |
| B | 9 x 9 x x 9 x 9 x x 2 x 2 x x 4 4 x x 4 x x |
| G | 10 x 10 x x 10 x 10 x x 3 x 3 x x 5 5 x x 5 x x |
| D | 11 x 11 x x 10 x 10 x x 4 x 4 x x 6 6 x x 6 x x |
| A | 11 x 11 x x 8 x 8 x x 4 x 4 x x 6 6 x x 6 x x |
| E | 9 x 9 x x 2 x 2 x x 4 4 x x 4 x x |
Riff G (Key Change Chorus) Continued
| e | 9 x 9 x x 8 x 8 x x 2 x 2 x x x 4 x x 4 x x |
| B | 9 x 9 x x 9 x 9 x x 2 x 2 x x x 4 x x 4 x x |
| G | 10 x 10 x x 10 x 10 x x 3 x 3 x x x 5 x x 5 x x |
| D | 11 x 11 x x 10 x 10 x x 4 x 4 x x x 6 x x 6 x x |
| A | 11 x 11 x x 8 x 8 x x 4 x 4 x x x 6 x x 6 x x |
| E | 9 x 9 x x 2 x 2 x x x 4 x x 4 x x |
Riff H (Bridge)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 13. 13 13b(15)r(13) 10 13. 13 13b(15)r(13) 10~~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Riff I (Outro)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6 6 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 0 |
| E | |
P.M.......................................
Song Order
Riff A x 6
Riff B x 2
Riff C x 1
Riff D x 3
Riff A x 4
Riff B x 2
Riff C x 1
Riff D x 2
Riff E x 1
Riff F x 1
Riff G x 1 Riff H x 2
Riff I x 4
Riff F x 1
Riff D x 4 Riff H x 2