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Gold on the Ceiling - Black Keys
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Tabbed by: itsgoodtobefree
Tuning: Standard
Intro Lick (0:00-0:05)
[G5] [F5] [D5] [C5] [A#5] [C5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----12------10---12-10---7-----5---7-5---3-----5---------|
A|-10----10\8----8-------5---5\3---3-----1---1\3---3\1-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(0:05-0:12)
Mute in between all of the notes (listen to the song for rhythm)
[G] [G]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-------------0--------------0---|
D|-------------0--------------0---|
A|----------3--1-----------3--1---|
E|-3--3--3--------3--3--3---------|
(0:13-0:26)
Mute in between all of the notes (listen to song for rhythm)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
Verse:
An acoustic guitar is strumming the chords above the tab
Mute in between the notes
(0:27-0:42)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1--------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3---|
(0:42-0:49)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1---------------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
Break (0:50-1:03)
There are two guitar parts in this part.
Lower Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
Higher Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Mute in between the notes (listen to song for rhythm)
(1:03-1:19)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1--------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3---|
Solo:
Rhythm guitar continues to play chorus
(1:19-1:33)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17brp15--15~--15-17brp15------------15-17brp15---15---------------------|
D|--------17---17----------17-17~-15h17-----------17---17-15-17-15---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------17\15---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[(G)]
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----15----------|
E|-18----18--15---|
[G] [F] [C]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17brp15--15~--15-17brp15------------15-17brp15---15---|
D|--------17---17----------17-17~-17-17-----------17-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[G]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-17-15---------------|
D|-------17-15-17-17~--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Verse:
Same as the first verse
(1:34-1:48)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_keys/gold_on_the_ceiling_tab_ver_2.html )
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1--------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3---|
(1:49-1:56)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1---------------------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
Break: (1:56-2:10)
Lower Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
Higher Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Same as the first one
(2:11-2:25)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1--------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3---|
Solo:
Same as the first one
(2:26-2:40)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17brp15--15~--15-17brp15------------15-17brp15---15---------------------|
D|--------17---17----------17-17~-15h17-----------17---17-15-17-15---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------17\15---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[(G)]
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----15----------|
E|-18----18--15---|
[G] [F] [C]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17brp15--15~--15-17brp15------------15-17brp15---15---|
D|--------17---17----------17-17~-17-17-----------17-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[G]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-17-15---------------|
D|-------17-15-17-17~--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Break: (2:41-2:54)
Lower Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
Higher Octave:
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---| x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Same as the first two, just do it twice
(2:56-3:25)
[G] [F] [C] [G]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1---|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3------|
G F C G x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1--------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3---|
Outro:
Mute in between the notes
(3:25-3:44)
[G] [G] [G] [G] [G]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0--------------0-------------0-------------------|
D|-------------0--------------0-------------0-------------------|
A|----------3--1-----------3--1----------3--1-----------3-------|
E|-3--3--3--------3--3--3--------3--3--3-------3--3--3-----3~---|
Song Order:
Intro
Verse
Break
Chorus
Solo
Verse 2
Break 2
Chorus 2
Solo 2
Break 3
Chorus 3
Outro
I hope you enjoyed playing through this tab as it took me quite
a long time. Please help me out by posting some comments. Thanks!
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r Release bend