Tighten Up Tab

Tabbed By: yulizavala22
Black Keys
Brothers
Tighten Up
 
[Intro] after bass
e|--9--9----9--9---7-7------------|
B|--10-10---9--9---7-7------------|
G|--11-11---9--9---7-7-----10-10--|
D|-(11-11---11-11--9-9)----11-11--|
A|------------------------(11-11)-|
E|--------------------------------|
Everything in parenthesis is optional, but I think
it makes it sound better
 
You can hear this at (0:13) but it is played many times in the background
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---4-2-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------4s2-0-0---2-0---0-2-2p0-2-0---0-2s4-4s2-0-2---|
E|-2---2-------------2-----2-------------2-----------------|
 
This is played twice in the song one at (0:38) and at (1:44)
e|-12h14-12h14-12-14-12----------12------------------------|
B|----------------------14s12s14----14s12-10-12s10s12------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|-12-10-12-10---------------------|
G|-------------11s9s11-9-9---------|
D|-------------------------11-9-7~-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
This is the version played on the record but Dan plays
the verses down by the 5th and 7th frets live
 
Then there is a second part similar to this but its played
higher and there is more to it. It is also played twice like
the other one, one at (1:07) and the other at (2:12).
 
e|----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------|
G|----------------18s16-(x2)--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------- ----------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------- ----------------|
G|----------------18s16--18-18- 18-14-14--------|
D|----------------------------- --------16-14---|
A|-----------------------------  ^played fast---|
E|----------------------------- ----------------|
 
e|----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19-17-------------|
G|----------------18s16-(x2)--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
e|-------------17-----------------------------|
B|-19-19-17h19----19-17-----------------------|
G|----------------------18-18-16-14-16-14-----|
D|----------------------------------------16~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
Then it goes into a strange breakdown thing with effects
 
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0---| 
 
Then it goes to these following chords
 
e|-9---9---9----9---9---9---9-----|
B|-10--10--10---9---9---9---9-----|
G|-11--11--11---10--10--10--10----|
D|-11--11--11---11--11--11--11----| x3
A|-9---9---9----11--11--11--11----|
E|--------------9---9---9---9---0-|
 
e|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
B|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
G|-6--6--6---8--8--8--8--|
D|-7--7--7---9--9--9--9--|
A|-7--7--7---9--9--9--9--|
E|-5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
 
Then Dan does a similar riff in the outro/breakdown, the only thing is, it lower and has
a wah-wah pedal to it
 
e|---------------    -------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-7-5-----    --7-7-5-7-5--------------------------------|
G|-----------6s4-    ------------6s4--6--6b7-6b7--6-6-6--6--6~--|
D|--------------- x2 -----------------^----------------------^--|
A|---------------    -------------------------------------------| This last part is a bit
E|---------------    -------------------------------------------| confusing but just listen
                                                                  and you’ll figure it out
 
e|---------------    ---------7----------------------------------|
B|-7-7-5-7-5-----    -7-7-5-7---7-5------------------------------|
G|-----------6s4-    ----------------6-6-4-2-2-2-4-2-------------|
D|--------------- x2 --------------------------------4-----------|
A|---------------    ----------------------------------4-2-------|
E|---------------    --------------------------------------5-2~~-|
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