This is a rough tab, I'll figure out more when I can get the MP3.
Russell uses some sort of either tremolo or delay in the verses and choruses.
But you could always just play sixteenth notes instead of sustaining the note.
Verse
[Am] [A]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-|
D|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-|
A|0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------6-6-6-6---------7-7-7-7-|
D|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-|
A|0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/octopus_tab_ver_2.html )
Chorus
[F] [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|10-10-10-109-9-9-9-10-10-10-109-9-9-9-10-10-10-109-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-7--7--7--7--|
D|10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-109--9--9--9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
E|10p9-10p9-|13p12-13p12-|16p15-16p15-|19p18-19p18-|
B|----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|----x4----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|
D|----------|------------|------------|------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|------------|
Solo
[Am] [E] [Am] [E] [E7]
E|8p0-5p0-|7p0-4p0-|8p0-5p0-|7p0-4p0-|10p0-7p0-|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|---x8---|---x8---|---x8---|---x6---|---x2----|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
[Am7] [Amaj7] [Am7] [Amaj7]
E|15p12-------|17p16-------|15p12-------|17p16-------|19-19-19-19-|
B|------13p10-|------17p14-|------13p10-|------17p14-|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-----x8-----|-----x8-----|-----x8-----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
Russell uses some sort of either tremolo or delay in the verses and choruses.
But you could always just play sixteenth notes instead of sustaining the note.
Verse
[Am] [A]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------6-6-6-6---------6-6-6-6-|
D|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-|
A|0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5---------6-6-6-6---------7-7-7-7-|
D|--------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-|
A|0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------0~--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bloc_party/octopus_tab_ver_2.html )
Chorus
[F] [Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am] [C] [G]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|10-10-10-109-9-9-9-10-10-10-109-9-9-9-10-10-10-109-9-9-9-9--9--9--9-7--7--7--7--|
D|10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-107-7-7-7-10-10-10-109--9--9--9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-10-10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Break
E|10p9-10p9-|13p12-13p12-|16p15-16p15-|19p18-19p18-|
B|----------|------------|------------|------------|
G|----x4----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|
D|----------|------------|------------|------------|
A|----------|------------|------------|------------|
E|----------|------------|------------|------------|
Solo
[Am] [E] [Am] [E] [E7]
E|8p0-5p0-|7p0-4p0-|8p0-5p0-|7p0-4p0-|10p0-7p0-|
B|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
G|---x8---|---x8---|---x8---|---x6---|---x2----|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
[Am7] [Amaj7] [Am7] [Amaj7]
E|15p12-------|17p16-------|15p12-------|17p16-------|19-19-19-19-|
B|------13p10-|------17p14-|------13p10-|------17p14-|------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D|-----x8-----|-----x8-----|-----x8-----|-----x4-----|-----x4-----|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|