Believe Me Natalie Tab

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                             Believe Me Natalie - The Killers
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Tabbed by: MuseMuffin
E-mail: zvx490@aim.com
 
This song's pretty straightforward, so there isn't much to nitpick at.
 
There are three guitars Dave Keuning dubbed over one another:
 
Guitar One (Main Riff; texture)
Guitar Two (Main Riff; harmonizing)
Guitar Three (Rhythm)
 
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B e)
 
Intro (Synth):
 
e|-20~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar One (Main Riff):
 
e|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6---------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x---x8----x---x8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar Two (Main Riff):
 
e|--17--------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--18--------17---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--17--------17---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x---x8----x---x8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x---------x----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar Three:
(Plays alongside synth at 0:43)
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------|
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Main Synth Riff:
 
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 1 (Repeat Twice)
(Guitars One and Two continue Main Riff)
 
Guitar Three:
 
"Believe me Natalie, listen Natalie/ This is..."
 
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------|
G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------|
D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
"Your last chance to buy..."
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------|
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
"Please believe me..."
 
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------|
G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------|
D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
"Your last chance..."
Note: Only use the palm muting for the first instance of the riff.
 
e|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--xxxxxxxx-----------------------7-----------------------------------------|
D|--xxxxxxxx--3----x8----7---x8----7---x8------------------------------------| x2
A|--xxxxxxxx--3----------7---------5-----------------------------------------|
E|--xxxxxxxx--1----------5---------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-Interlude: "And believe me..." (1:42)
 
Guitar One:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10--9-10-9-10-9---10--9-10-9-10-9----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar Two is silent.
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-----x16----3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-------------3-(let ring)-----------------------------------------------|
E|--6-------------1----------------------------------------------------------|
 
"Your last chance..."
 
 
Interlude:
 
Guitars One and Two resume Main Riff.
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| x2
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Synth:
 
e|--12-----|-10-----|-8-----|-5-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13~-|----10~-|-------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------|--------|---9~--|----5~---------------------------------------------|
D|---------|--------|-------|----x----------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------|--------|-------|----3~---------------------------------------------|
E|---------|--------|-------|---------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 2: ("There is an old cliche under your Monet painting...")
 
Guitars One and Two keep up the Main Riff:
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------1-------------------1-----|---------------------------------------|
G|------0-------0----------0--------0---|----5----------------------------------|
D|----2-----2------------2------2-------|----5---x8-----------------------------|
A|--3-----3-----------3------3----------|----3----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
 
Synth plays its Main Riff:
 
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar Three:
 
"Remember the arch of roses..."/
"Forget what they said..."
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------| x2
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Pre-Bridge:
 
"Yes there is an old cliche..."
 
Guitar One:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10--9-10-9-10-9---10--9-10-9-10-9----10(b)--9(br)-9----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar Two remains silent.
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10----x16------7---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--------------7--x8-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--6--------------5---------------------------------------------------------|
 
Bridge:
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---x16----7---x16----7---x16---5--6----7-------5------3-----------------|
A|--5----------7----------5---------5--6----7-x8----5-x8---3-x13-------------|
E|-------------5--------------------3--4----5-------3------1-----------------|
 
Verse 3:
 
"Your last chance..."
 
Guitars One and Two resume the Main Riff.
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x16---------------------------------------------| x4
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Synth:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----x----x-------------7------5---------------------------------------|
D|----x----5----7----x2-------x------x----x2---------------------------------| x4
A|----5-----------------------5------3---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Horns:
 
e|--10-12-8--------|--12-8------|--10-10-10--|-10-10-10-8-----------------------|
B|-----------8-10--|-------8-10-|------------|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------| x4
A|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
E|-----------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------|
 
"And walk away..."
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---------7---x8----7---x8----------------------------------------------|
A|--3--x8-----7---------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--1---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
"And my dreams for us..."
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------5-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7---x16---5---x16---5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5---------3---------5---x16---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
"God help me some how..."
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--3---x8---7---x8----7---x8------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--------7---------5-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--1--------5---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
"The time is now/ 'Cause this might be/ Your last chance to disco."
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---x16---5---x8---6---x8---7---x8---9---x8---10~------------------------|
A|--3---------5--------6--------7--------9--------10~------------------------|
E|------------3--------4--------5--------7--------8-~------------------------|
 
Outro:
 
Guitar Three strums an Am:
 
e|--0-------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
Synth repeats its main riff:
 
e|--13--12-10-12-----10------10----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------13------13------10------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 until end
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
After two repetitions of the synth's main riff, Guitar One and Two resume their Main Riff.
 
Guitar Three:
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------7-------5-------3-------10--(end)--------------------------------|
A|--3-------7-------5-------3-------8----------------------------------------|
E|----------5-------3-------1-------6----------------------------------------|
 
End on
 
e|-20~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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| /   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
 
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