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/ Kings of Leon / Youth & Young Manhood (2003) / Spiral Staircase guitar tab

Group/Singer Name:      Kings Of Leon
Song:                   "Spiral Staircase"
Additional Info:        Youth & Young Manhood - Track 07
Tuning:                 Standard - [EADGBe]
Tabbed By:              Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk


[Chords Used]   A(577655); B(799877); F#(244322); E(022100);
                D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); E*([12][14][14][13][12][12])


[Intro]         A (SLIDE UP TO) B   -   A (SLIDE UP TO) B


[Chorus]     A  B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                Spiral Staircase goin' down,
                
                Paint your body red and brown,
              F#                    E          D
                On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
                B
                Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!


[Verse 1]       B
                Greasy haircuts, a German Chinese girl,
                
                Is gone keep ya'll busy, tuggin' at my curl,
                  F#
                A get your ass together,
                           E                                  A      B
                You better walk, walk, walk, a by walking, we cannot run!

[Verse 2]       B
                A they all came to party, and there's four to every stall,
                
                It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin' on this wall,
                F#                               E
                Seems like there's another story bangin',
                             A        B
                Around every step you fake.
                
                
[Chorus]        B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                Spiral Staircase goin' down,
                
                Paint your body red and brown,
              F#                    E          D
                On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
                B
                Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
                
                
[Verse 3]       B
                They all came to party, and then there's four to every stall,
                
                It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin on this wall,
                F#                               E
                Seems like there's another story bangin',
                             A        B
                Around every step you fa-ake.


[Solo]          | E*      | E*      | E*      | E*      |
                | B       | B       |
                | E*      | E*      | E*      | E*      |
                | B       | B       |<-----[EVERYTHING CUTS OUT EXCEPT CLAPPING & DRUMS]


[Chorus]        N.C.
                Spiral Staircase goin' down,
                
                Paint your body red and brown,
              N.C.                  N.C.       D<-----------[EVERYTHING RETURNS]
                On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
                B
                Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!


[Chorus]        B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                Spiral Staircase goin' down,
                
                Paint your body red and brown,
              F#                    E          D
                On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
                B
                Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!


[Outro]         | B       | B       | B       | B       |
                | F#      | E    D  |
                | B       | B       |<-------[EVERYTHING DROPS OUT APART FROM DRUM BEAT]
                
                [INDISTINGUISHABLE SHOUTED WORDS]






             *********************************************
             *KINGS OF LEON - SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEAD PARTS*
             *********************************************



b  -  Bend
() -  Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h  -  Hammer On
p  -  Pull Off
r  -  Return
/  -  Slide Up
\  -  Slide Down
d  -  Strum Down
u  -  Strum Up
PM -  Palm Mute
NH -  Natural Harmonics
^  -  Vibrato






[INTRO] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [00:15]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------



[VERSE 1] @ [00:31]
e -7--5-7--------------7--5-7-------------------------------------------
B -7--5-7---/5-3-------7--5-7---/5-3------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------


[VERSE 2] @ [00:46]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------0----10b(12)r10------------------------------------------
G -9-7--------9-7------------------------------------------------------
D -----9-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------


[CHORUS] - FOLLOW CHORDS 'TIL [01:00]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------


[VERSE 3]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------9--7-------------9-7-------------9--7-------------9-7--------
D -9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7-----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7--------
A -9--7-9-----------9--7-9----------9--7-9-----------9--7-9-------------
E --------------7---------------7----------------7----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -4-4---4-4---2-2---2-7------------------------------------------------
  -2-2---2-2---0-0---0-5---17\2-----------------------------------------
                           |---USE ALTERNATE PICKING WHEN SLIDING DOWN.
                               THERE SHOULD BE 32 ALTERNATE PICKS, BUT
                               IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT PERFECT.
                               ALSO, SLIGHTLY PALM MUTE THE STRING.



[SOLO]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------15------------12-----------15------------12-------------------
G -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)---14b(16)r14----------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  --------15-------------------------12-------15-15b(17)----------------
  -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)--14b(16)--------------------------
  ----------------------16----------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          -------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
                          -------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
                          -------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
                          -------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------

  -15b(17)-(17)-(17)r15-12----------------------------------------------
  -------------------------15b(17)--(17)-(17)15-12----------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
PLAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT BEND--------? -? -----------? -?
  -------------------------------12--------------12---------------------
  ----------------------------------15--------------15------------------
  -14b(16)-(16)(16)(16)14-12-----------14-12-----------14-12------------
  ---------------------------14--------------14--------------14---------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          -------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
                          -------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
                          -------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
                          -------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
  
  
[CHORUS] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [01:53]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------


[CHORUS] - MATTHEW PLAYS POWERCHORDS OF B5(799XXX); F#5(244XXX) & E5(022XXX)
           OVER THE CHORUS 'TIL [02:08] WHEN HE PLAYS:
           
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------


[OUTRO]
e ----------------------------------------------------7-----------------
B -7-7--7-777-----7-7-7-777----7-7--7-777-----------7---10b(12)-r10-----
G -----------9-7-----------9-------------9-7--9b(11)--------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----14-----------------12--------------7-7-------7-------7------------
  -14----17b(19)r17---12----15b(17)r15---7-7-------7-------7------------
  -------------------------------------------9b(11)--9b(11)--9-7--------
  ---------------------------------------------------------------9^-----
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------






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Kings of Leon albums
2005 Aha Shake Heartbreak
2003 Holy Roller Novocaine (EP)
2003 Youth & Young Manhood
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02Happy Alone tabbass tab
03Wasted Time tabbass tab
04Joe's Head tabbass tab
05Trani tabbass tab
06California Waiting tabbass tab
07Spiral Staircase tabbass tab
08Molly's Chambers tabbass tab
09Genius tabbass tab
10Dusty tabbass tab
11Holy Roller Novocaine tabbass tab
12Talihina Sky tabbass tab

 

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