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Price Of Gasoline - Bloc Party
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Tabbed By : imessyou
e-mail: theblochead@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: standard
This is a really good song that some people find hard to get into. It has nice effects
throughout the song by Russell, and Kele's vocals scream 'there's a bomb on the bus'
type of urgency
Intro
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
Verse
"I've been driving a mid sized car..."
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
During this part of the verse there is a bass tacet (Rest) until the vocal bit finishes
"Is that a fact"
G|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
D|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
A|Is that a fact | Is that a fact | Is that a fact | Is that a fact ----5---|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------4-4-----|
Verse
"The price of gas keeps on rising..."
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
During this part a chord is held throughout the whole time kele sings
"Make like a stone..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|Make like a stone|Make like a plant|Make like a stone|Make like a plant---|
A|-5--(let ring)---| (still ringing)-|(still ringing)--|(still ringing)----5|
E|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------4-4-|
Verse
"I can show you how this ends"
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|
E|-------------|-------------|
Chorus
"We're gonna win this..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4
Verse
"With spades and truncheons..."
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
During this part of the verse there is a bass tacet (Rest) until the vocal bit finishes
"Just swat the fly"
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
A|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly|Just swat the fly -5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------4-4-|
Verse
"Taking care of cars and bodies..."
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
During this part a chord is held throughout the whole time kele sings
"Make like a stone..."
G|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|The ghosts are here|Red white and blue|The ghosts are here|Redwhiteandblue
A|-5--(let ring)-----|--(ring)----------|---(ring)----------|-(ring)------- 5
E|-4-----------------|------------------|-------------------|------------4-4-|
Verse
"I can show you how this ends"
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|
E|-------------|-------------|
Chorus
"We're gonna win this..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4
Solo
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-----5------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------4-4--------------------|
Chorus
"We're gonna win this..."
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------|----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9|-----------------| X4
Outro
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4--4------------------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
Now rate god damn you!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Price of Gasoline |
| Artist |
Bloc Party |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
ocVdcVG83CI |
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a. Strings:
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The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
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b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
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