Come a Little Closer Cage the Elephant
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COME A LITTLE CLOSER ? Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Quentin Ames
video for this Tab available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ
Tuning: Standard
Chords
[C#m] [G#m] [F#m] [A]
e|--------4------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------| B|--------5------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------| G|--------6------------------4-----------------2----------------4------------| D|--------6------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------| A|--------4------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------| E|--------x------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
Fills
Fill 1
e|----12--11--9------9-----9--------| B|---------------12-----12----9-----| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------12~| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
When this part hits the 12 on the D string,
it lands on the down beat. Therefore you
can play it if you want, but I suggest
sliding back up to the A chord, since it
is happening at the exact same time. Use
the 12 if you are using a rhythm guitar
and lead guitar.
Fill 2
e|--------12----11----9-------------| B|---------9-----9----9-------------| G|---------9-----9----9-------------| D|--------11----11---11-------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
The same thing goes for this part too.
When it rolls around to the 11 9 9 9,
it also lands on the downbeat. I would
suggest not playing it and going back
up to the A chord unless you have a
second guitarist.
Fill 3
e|----------------------------------| B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--| G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
This is used as the build going into the chorus
Fill 4
e|---------------7--4---------------| B|------------5---------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
This fill is a lead into the second verse
from the chorus
Fill 5
e|----------------------------------| B|-----------------------5----------| G|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-4------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
This is used during the Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
part during the breakdown/bridge
Fill 6
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---6------------------------------| D|-----6----4----2----4----6----7---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
This fill is used coming out of the
Ooh Ooh Ooh part and into the Ten thousand
people stand alone now.
Here is the Riff for the Verse
[C#m] [G#m]
e|------------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------| B|--------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4----------| G|----------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4--------| D|------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F#m] [C#m]
e|------------2-------2-------2-------2-------4------------------------------| B|--------2-------2-------2-------2-------5-----5-4------4-------------------| G|----------2-------2-------2-------2-------6----------6---6-----------------| D|------4-------4-------4-------4-------6------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
[C#m]Time shakes, found you at the [G#m]water
At first you were my [F#m]father, now I love you like a [C#m]brother
[C#m]Earthquakes shake the dust be[G#m]hind you
This world at times will [F#m]blind you
C#m Plus Fill 3
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Things aren't always [F#m]what they seem to be[C#m]
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Do you under[F#m]stand the things that you would [C#m]see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Do you under[F#m]stand the things that you've been [C#m]dreaming
Fill 2
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 4
Verse 2
[C#m]Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your [G#m]shoulders
Will we burn or we just [F#m]smolder
Somehow I know I'll find you [C#m]there
[C#m]Oooh, I wanna see if you can [F#m]change it, [G#m]change it
Still I know I'll see you [C#m]there
Chorus
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Things aren't always [F#m]what they seem to be[C#m]
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Do you under[F#m]stand the things that you would [C#m]see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Do you under[F#m]stand the things that you've been [C#m]dreaming
Fill 2
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 1
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Breakdown/Bridge
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 6
A (lightly strummed) C#m (lightly strummed)
Ten thousand people stand alone now
All of this lightly strummed until it builds
[A]And in the eve[F#m]ning the sun [C#]sets
[F#m]Tomorrow [G#m]it will [A]rise
[A]Tim[F#m]e flie[C#m]s by, [F#m]they all [G#m]sang a[A]long
[A]Tim[F#m]e flie[C#m]s by, [F#m]they all [G#m]sang a[A]long
[A]Tim[F#m]e flie[C#m]s by, [F#m]they all [G#m]sang a[A]long
[A]Tim[F#m]e flie[C#m]s by[F#m]e, by[G#m]e
Chorus
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 2
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
Fill 1
[A]Come a little [F#m]closer, then you'll [C#m]see
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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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