Group/Singer Name: Kings Of Leon
Song: "Spiral Staircase"
Additional Info: Youth & Young Manhood - Track 07
Tuning: Standard - [EADGBe]
Tabbed By: Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk
[Chords Used] A(577655); B(799877); F#(244322); E(022100);
D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); E([12][14][14][13][12][12])
[Intro] A (SLIDE UP TO) B - A (SLIDE UP TO) B
[Chorus] A B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Verse 1] B
Greasy haircuts, a German Chinese girl,
Is gone keep ya'll busy, tuggin' at my curl,
A [F#]get your ass together,
You better [E]walk, walk, walk, a by walking, we [A]cannot [B]run!
[Verse 2] B
A they all came to party, and there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin' on this wall,
[F#]Seems like there's another story [E]bangin',
Around every [A]step you [B]fake.
[Chorus] B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Verse 3] B
They all came to party, and then there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin on this wall,
[F#]Seems like there's another story [E]bangin',
Around every [A]step you [B]fa-ake.
[Solo] | E | E | E | E |
| B | B |
| E | E | E | E |
| B | B |<-----[EVERYTHING CUTS OUT EXCEPT CLAPPING & DRUMS]
[Chorus] N.C.
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
N.C. N.C. D<-----------[EVERYTHING RETURNS]
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Chorus] B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Outro] | B | B | B | B |
| F# | E D |
| B | B |<-------[EVERYTHING DROPS OUT APART FROM DRUM BEAT]
[INDISTINGUISHABLE SHOUTED WORDS]
KINGS OF LEON - SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEAD PARTS
b - Bend
() - Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
r - Return
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
d - Strum Down
u - Strum Up
PM - Palm Mute
NH - Natural Harmonics
^ - Vibrato
[INTRO] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [00:15]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
[VERSE 1] @ [00:31]
e -7--5-7--------------7--5-7-------------------------------------------
B -7--5-7---/5-3-------7--5-7---/5-3------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[VERSE 2] @ [00:46]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------0----10b(12)r10------------------------------------------
G -9-7--------9-7------------------------------------------------------
D -----9-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[CHORUS] - FOLLOW CHORDS 'TIL [01:00]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
[VERSE 3]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------9--7-------------9-7-------------9--7-------------9-7--------
D -9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7-----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7--------
A -9--7-9-----------9--7-9----------9--7-9-----------9--7-9-------------
E --------------7---------------7----------------7----------------------
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-4-4---4-4---2-2---2-7------------------------------------------------
-2-2---2-2---0-0---0-5---17\2-----------------------------------------
|---USE ALTERNATE PICKING WHEN SLIDING DOWN.
THERE SHOULD BE 32 ALTERNATE PICKS, BUT
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT PERFECT.
ALSO, SLIGHTLY PALM MUTE THE STRING.
[SOLO]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------15------------12-----------15------------12-------------------
G -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)---14b(16)r14----------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------15-------------------------12-------15-15b(17)----------------
-14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)--14b(16)--------------------------
----------------------16----------------------------------------------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
-15b(17)-(17)-(17)r15-12----------------------------------------------
-------------------------15b(17)--(17)-(17)15-12----------------------
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PLAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT BEND--------? -? -----------? -?
-------------------------------12--------------12---------------------
----------------------------------15--------------15------------------
-14b(16)-(16)(16)(16)14-12-----------14-12-----------14-12------------
---------------------------14--------------14--------------14---------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
[CHORUS] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [01:53]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
[CHORUS] - MATTHEW PLAYS POWERCHORDS OF B5(799XXX); F#5(244XXX) & E5(022XXX)
OVER THE CHORUS 'TIL [02:08] WHEN HE PLAYS:
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
[OUTRO]
e ----------------------------------------------------7-----------------
B -7-7--7-777-----7-7-7-777----7-7--7-777-----------7---10b(12)-r10-----
G -----------9-7-----------9-------------9-7--9b(11)--------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----14-----------------12--------------7-7-------7-------7------------
-14----17b(19)r17---12----15b(17)r15---7-7-------7-------7------------
-------------------------------------------9b(11)--9b(11)--9-7--------
---------------------------------------------------------------9^-----
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Song: "Spiral Staircase"
Additional Info: Youth & Young Manhood - Track 07
Tuning: Standard - [EADGBe]
Tabbed By: Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk
[Chords Used] A(577655); B(799877); F#(244322); E(022100);
D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); E([12][14][14][13][12][12])
[Intro] A (SLIDE UP TO) B - A (SLIDE UP TO) B
[Chorus] A B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Verse 1] B
Greasy haircuts, a German Chinese girl,
Is gone keep ya'll busy, tuggin' at my curl,
A [F#]get your ass together,
You better [E]walk, walk, walk, a by walking, we [A]cannot [B]run!
[Verse 2] B
A they all came to party, and there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin' on this wall,
[F#]Seems like there's another story [E]bangin',
Around every [A]step you [B]fake.
[Chorus] B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Verse 3] B
They all came to party, and then there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin on this wall,
[F#]Seems like there's another story [E]bangin',
Around every [A]step you [B]fa-ake.
[Solo] | E | E | E | E |
| B | B |
| E | E | E | E |
| B | B |<-----[EVERYTHING CUTS OUT EXCEPT CLAPPING & DRUMS]
[Chorus] N.C.
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
N.C. N.C. D<-----------[EVERYTHING RETURNS]
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Chorus] B [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
[F#] On our knees, we'll [E]feast on a [D]sex show.
[B]Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
[Outro] | B | B | B | B |
| F# | E D |
| B | B |<-------[EVERYTHING DROPS OUT APART FROM DRUM BEAT]
[INDISTINGUISHABLE SHOUTED WORDS]
KINGS OF LEON - SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEAD PARTS
b - Bend
() - Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
r - Return
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
d - Strum Down
u - Strum Up
PM - Palm Mute
NH - Natural Harmonics
^ - Vibrato
[INTRO] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [00:15]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
[VERSE 1] @ [00:31]
e -7--5-7--------------7--5-7-------------------------------------------
B -7--5-7---/5-3-------7--5-7---/5-3------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[VERSE 2] @ [00:46]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------0----10b(12)r10------------------------------------------
G -9-7--------9-7------------------------------------------------------
D -----9-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
[CHORUS] - FOLLOW CHORDS 'TIL [01:00]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
[VERSE 3]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------9--7-------------9-7-------------9--7-------------9-7--------
D -9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7-----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7--------
A -9--7-9-----------9--7-9----------9--7-9-----------9--7-9-------------
E --------------7---------------7----------------7----------------------
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-4-4---4-4---2-2---2-7------------------------------------------------
-2-2---2-2---0-0---0-5---17\2-----------------------------------------
|---USE ALTERNATE PICKING WHEN SLIDING DOWN.
THERE SHOULD BE 32 ALTERNATE PICKS, BUT
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT PERFECT.
ALSO, SLIGHTLY PALM MUTE THE STRING.
[SOLO]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------15------------12-----------15------------12-------------------
G -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)---14b(16)r14----------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------15-------------------------12-------15-15b(17)----------------
-14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)--14b(16)--------------------------
----------------------16----------------------------------------------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
-15b(17)-(17)-(17)r15-12----------------------------------------------
-------------------------15b(17)--(17)-(17)15-12----------------------
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PLAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT BEND--------? -? -----------? -?
-------------------------------12--------------12---------------------
----------------------------------15--------------15------------------
-14b(16)-(16)(16)(16)14-12-----------14-12-----------14-12------------
---------------------------14--------------14--------------14---------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
[CHORUS] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [01:53]
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
[CHORUS] - MATTHEW PLAYS POWERCHORDS OF B5(799XXX); F#5(244XXX) & E5(022XXX)
OVER THE CHORUS 'TIL [02:08] WHEN HE PLAYS:
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
[OUTRO]
e ----------------------------------------------------7-----------------
B -7-7--7-777-----7-7-7-777----7-7--7-777-----------7---10b(12)-r10-----
G -----------9-7-----------9-------------9-7--9b(11)--------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----14-----------------12--------------7-7-------7-------7------------
-14----17b(19)r17---12----15b(17)r15---7-7-------7-------7------------
-------------------------------------------9b(11)--9b(11)--9-7--------
---------------------------------------------------------------9^-----
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