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                             Bullet in the Brain - The Black Keys

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Tabbed by: Kee689

This tab is for the studio version. If you want to play
 it like the live
version--- bring it down two steps to Dm instead
Em key. (So chords would be Dm G F)

Tuning:
Standard

Chords used:
Em  barre
0-7-9-9-8-7

Em  (*) Barre
12-14-14-12-12-12

A  (variation barre played like a C chord with thumb)

5-7-7-6-5-5

A (*)

12-12-14-14-12-12

G (variation played like a C chord with thumb)

3-5-5-4-3-3

G (*)

x-10-12-12-12-10

N.B. Chords with an asterix (*)are used in the 
chorus/verse fill and are
essentially an octave higher.

Intro: Em      A  G x2

play like this

Em  /// /  slide to A  // / slide to G  //  (note: Dan 
Auerbach does some hammerons/pulloffs
in the live version)

Chorus:

Em              A   G
Bullet in the brain

Em                          A    G
I prefer than to remain the same

Em              A   G
Bullet in the brain

Em                            A    G
I prefer than to remain the same

Em               A   G x4

Chorus riff

Em (*)               A (*)      G (*) x4

Synth riff :

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----7-----9~----------------------------------------
D|------------------------5-----7~---------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------

E|----------|                               
B|----------|                               
G|----------|                               
D|----------| play this with the normal bit 
A|----------|                               
E|----------|                               


then this part for the higher octave chorus bit

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------
G|-----------7---9/--11/--9----|--------7----9---------
D|------9----------------------|---9--------------5/--7
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------

E|------------|                            
B|------------|                            
G|------------|                            
D|~-----------| x2 (play with chorus riff) 
A|------------|                            
E|------------|                            


Verse:
(No guitar in this verse- you can play the chords if 
you like but there is a bass riff)

Something like this (I'm just guessing since I'm no bassist)

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------
E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------

Looking back on where we used to be

Everything was clear, still I refuse to see

Hearts began to burst

The diamond turned to dust

You made me talk the pain all out of me

Chorus:

Em (*)              A (*)   G (*)
Bullet in the brain

Em (*)                       A (*)    G (*)
I prefer than to remain the same

Em (*)           A (*)   G (*)
Bullet in the brain

Em (*)                       A (*)    G (*)
I prefer than to remain the same

Em (*)               A (*)      G (*) x2

Verse:

Bass Riff:

E|-----------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-------7-7---5--5------------------------------------
E|--(5)---------------7--5-5---3--3----5---------------

I know I share the blame for what's in store

I was in the wrong but weren't you in it more?

I let you use my gifts

To back your lying lips

I'll never know just what I did it for

Chorus:

Em (*)              A (*)   G (*)
Bullet in the brain

Em (*)                       A (*)    G (*)
I prefer than to remain the same

Em (*)           A (*)   G (*)
Bullet in the brain

Em (*)                       A (*)    G (*)
I prefer than to remain the same