Tame Impala - Runway, Houses, City, Clouds
from their 2010 album Innerspeaker
Here it is, the tab for longest song on Innerspeaker and one of the best.
There's lots of guitar overdubs and stuff in the song, and I've done my best
to tab it all out. Amazing song!
Intro:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 8 10p8 8h10 10 8 10p8 | \ |
| A | 8h10 10 8h10 10 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
|
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8/10 | |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 | |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| | x2 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 8h10 10 8 10p8 8h10 10 8 10p8 | |
| A | 8h10 10 8h10 10 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
|
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 | / |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"But don't remind me of home,
There's everywhere I'd rather go"
| e | 1 |
| B | 4 1 4 |
| G | 3 2 3 | x2 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 6 3 6 |
| E | 1 |
Short guitar fill:
"It's true that some things have to change,
Oh..."
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"...no"
| e | 1 1 |
| B | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 |
| D | 3 3 |
| A | 3 3 |
| E | 1 1 |
"And don't remind me of home,
Or I might notice where I am"
| e | 1 |
| B | 4 1 4 |
| G | 3 2 3 | x2 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 6 3 6 |
| E | 1 |
"It's true that some things have to..."
Guitar fill:
| e | 6 6 6 6 3 3 |
| B | 4 4 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
"...change"
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"I know some things have to change,
It's true that some things have to change,
I know some things have to change,
Oh..."
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 8 10p8 8h10 10 8 10p8 | \ |
| A | 8h10 10 8h10 10 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| | x3 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 | / |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | \ |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | \ |
| D | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | \ |
| A | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| | x3 |
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | / |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"...no"
"And gazing out the window,
As I ascend into the sky"
| e | 1 |
| B | 4 1 4 |
| G | 3 2 3 | x2 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 6 3 6 |
| E | 1 |
"But I'm the one who's left be..."
Guitar fill:
| e | 6 666 6 6 66 3 3 3 |
| B | 4 4 4 | (played with a |
| G | | different rhythm |
| D | | than before) |
| A | |
| E | |
"...hind"
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"I'm the one who's left behind,
There is nothing that is safe,
I know some things have to change"
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 8 10p8 8h10 10 8 10p8 | \ |
| A | 8h10 10 8h10 10 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| | x3 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 | / |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | \ |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | \ |
| D | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | \ |
| A | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| | x3 |
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | / |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
"Oh"
"Yes I do,
Yes I do"
| e | 3 1 |
| B | 5 3 4 |
| G | 5 3 3 | x2 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 3 1 6 |
| E | |
"But don't remind me of home,
In case it isn't quite the same"
| e | 1 |
| B | 4 1 4 |
| G | 3 2 3 | x2 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 6 3 6 |
| E | 1 |
Guitar fill:
| e | 6 6 6 6 3 3 |
| B | 4 4 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Synthy guitar played over the top of the riffs and chords below:
| e | 8 6 | 8 6 | 8 6 |
| B | 9 8 6 | 9 8 6 | 9 8 |
| G | 8 7 | 8 7 | 8 7 5 |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
| e | 8 6 | 8 6 | 8 6 |
| B | 9 7 8 6 | 9 | 8b9r8 6 9 |
| G | | 8 7 | 8 7 |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
| e | 6 | 8 6 16 | 8 6 |
| B | 9 7 9 7 8 | 9 | 8 6 9 |
| G | | | 8 7 |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 8 10p8 8h10 10 8 10p8 | \ |
| A | 8h10 10 8h10 10 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| | x7 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 6h8 8 6 8p6 6h8 8 6 8p6 | / |
| A | 6h8 8 6h8 8 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Another guitar plays this under that riff:
| e | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | \ |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | \ |
| D | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | \ |
| A | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
|
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 | |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 | |
| | x7 |
| e | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | |
| D | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | |
| A | 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 10 1010 | |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | |
|
| e | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | / |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | / |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
Synth guitar:
| e | |
| B | 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 |
| G | 3 3 5 7 | x6 |
| D | 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
These chords play in the background behind the synth riff and the guitar
Solo until the end of the song. The chords are also played on a piano:
| e | 3 1 |
| B | 5 3 4 |
| G | 5 3 3 | x17 |
| D | 5 3 5 |
| A | 3 1 6 |
| E | |
Guitar solo (comes in after the above synth guitar riff). I've labelled them
part 1 and 2 because there is a slight variation between them at the end:
Part 1:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8\7 10 12b14r12 10 |
| D | 8h10 10 10h12 12b13r12 8 |
| A | 8 10h12 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 10 12 10h12 10 8 8 5 8 |
| A | 10 8 10 6 |
| E | |
Part 2:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | 8\7 10 12b14r12 10 | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 10h12 12b13r12 8 | \ |
| A | 8 10h12 | |
| E | | |
|
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 8 10 12 10h12 10 8 7 5 8 | |
| A | 10 8 6 | |
| E | | |
| | x2 |
Part 1: |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 8\7 10 12b14r12 10 | |
| D | 8h10 10 10h12 12b13r12 8 | |
| A | 8 10h12 | |
| E | | |
|
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 8 10 12 10h12 10 8 8 5 8 | / |
| A | 10 8 10 6 | / |
| E | |
And then another guitar comes in and plays part 1, while the other guitar
plays part 2 until the end of the song:
Guitar 1:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | 8\7 10 12b14r12 10 | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 10h12 12b13r12 8 | \ |
| A | 8 10h12 | |
| E | | |
| | x6 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 8 10 12 10h12 10 8 7 5 8 | / |
| A | 10 8 6 | / |
| E | |
Guitar 2:
| e | |
| B | | \ |
| G | 8\7 10 12b14r12 10 | \ |
| D | 8h10 10 10h12 12b13r12 8 | \ |
| A | 8 10h12 | |
| E | | |
| | x6 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | / |
| D | 8 10 12 10h12 10 8 8 5 8 | / |
| A | 10 8 10 6 | / |
| E | |
| / 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