A Whole Child Ago Tabs & Lyrics by Biffy Clyro

A Whole Child Ago

guitar tabs lyrics

Biffy Clyro

All the tabs i have seen have been shocking so far...
I watched how he played the main riff and just figured it out by ear!
Any Queries just email me!


Intro
E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------6-6---------| (x4)
D|-4-4--7-7-------7-7----|

A|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|

MAIN RIFF
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-6-----6-6----------6-6---------------6-6------------------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----0-0--7-7-----7-7--4-4--7-7------7-7--4-4--7-7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-6-6-------|
D|------7-7--|
A|-----------|
D|-----------| x2

Riff stops... 'I dont wana let you know, your hearts an attraction'

Start MAIN RIFF (above) at the same time as he sings 'its me you're waiting..'
then...

Pre chorus 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6-6---------------6-6----------6-6-----6-6-------------|
D|-0-0--7-7-----7-7--0-0--7-7-----7-7--7-7-----7-7-----4-4--7-7----|
A|-0-0---------------0-0-------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---------------0-0-------------------------------------------|


E|----------| E|-------------------------------|
B|----------| B|-------------------------------|
G|--6-6-----| G|-------------------------------|
D|------7-7-| D|-4-4-4---7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
A|----------| x2 then.. A|-4-4-4---7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
D|----------| D|-2-2-2---5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|

Chorus
'Looks like we've made it....'
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------7--9-9-9--11-11-11--13-13-13----------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4----x--x-x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4----5--7-7-7--9--9--9---11-11-11----------|
D|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|

Back to main riff

Pre-chorus 2

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------6-6--------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0--7-7-----7-7--0-0-----|
A|-0-0-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0---------------0-0-----|
D|-0-0-0--0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0---------------0-0-----|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-6--------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-----7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------|

Chorus 'Looks like weve made it...'

Chorus again... but the second bit is
'soaring the sky...'
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------7--9-9-9--11-11-11--13-13-13--12-12-12-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4---x--x-x-x--x--x--x---x--x--x---x--x--x--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-4-4-4-4-4---5--7-7-7--9--9--9---11-11-11--10-10-10-|
D|--------------4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|


'Why dont you just ask her yourself?'
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7---7-7-7-7---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------|
A|-7-7---7-7-7-7---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------| x4
D|-7-7---7-7-7-7---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0--------------------|


Before Outro Riff
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----6-6-----6-6----------6-6---------------6-6------------------|
D|-7-7-----7-7-----0-0--7-7-----7-7--4-4--7-7------7-7--4-4--7-7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-6-6-------|
D|------7-7--|
A|-----------|
D|-----------| x2

2nd Guitar
E|----------------------------|
B|-17-17-17--171717-17-17-----|
G|-14-14-14--141414-14-14-----| Repeat
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|


Outro
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----------4-4------| x4
D|-4-4--7-7------7-7--|

E|---------------------| Last E|---------------------|
B|---------------------| Bit B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| Changes G|---------------------|
D|---------------------| D|---------------------|
A|----------4-4--7-7---| x3 A|----------4-4--------|
D|-4-4--7-7------------| D|-4-4--7-7------7-{7b}|

Tabbed By Todd Bailey