Portuguese Knife Fight Cage the Elephant
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
He descends down these three chords. Listen to the recording for the strum pattern.
[B] [A] [F#]
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Intro Riff: x 4
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Guitar 2: on 3rd repetition of intro riff
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Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8
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Bridge riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------| G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in during Bridge Riff and continues on into verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in at 1:03
e|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------| B|-------------11--11---------11--11--------------------11-11------11--11---------| G|-11--14------11--11---------11--11------11--14--------11-11------11--11---------| D|--------14/--11--11---------11--11-------------14/----11-11------11--11---------| A|-------------9---9----------9---9---------------------9--9-------9---9----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------| B|-------------11--11-------------11--11--------------------11-11---------------11--11---------| G|-11--14------11--11---11--14----11--11------11--14--------11-11--11--14-------11--11---------| D|--------14/--11--11-------------11--11-------------14/----11-11---------14/---11--11---------| A|-------------9---9--------------9---9---------------------9--9----------------9---9----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-----6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------| A|---9-9-9-9-----7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------------------| E|---7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: "I Wanna waste..." x 8
e|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------| B|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------| G|----3--3--/----6----/------8-----------------------------------------------------| D|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------| A|----4--4--/----7----/------9-----------------------------------------------------| E|----2--2--/----5----/------7-----------------------------------------------------|
"Tell me pretty girl..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------| B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------| D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------| A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------| E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: Vesrse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--2-2-2---5-5-5--4-4-----2-2-2---5-5-5---7-7-------------------------------|
Guitar 1: Bridge Riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------5-------------5-5h7p5-------------5-----------------------------------------------| G|--4--6----6-----4--6----------6-----4--6-----6-----4--2--4--2-----------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------4--------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
At 2:05 he starts adding this into the verse (from bridge riff):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----4--2--4--2-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------4-----------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second guitar comes in at 2:15
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Chorus: "I Wanna waste..."
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Begins this at 2:40
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------5------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4--6-----4----4-2-4-2----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Give me a sign..."
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Guitar 1: x 8
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Guitar 2: x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---14----19-----14----17---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------16----------4--2--4--2--------------------------| D|-------------------------------16------------------4-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1: x 4
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"Tell me baby girl..."
e|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------| B|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------| G|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----6----------------------------------------| D|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------| A|---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----7----------------------------------------| E|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----5----------------------------------------|
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