Waiting for the 7:18 Tabs & Lyrics by Bloc Party
Waiting for the 7:18
guitar tabs lyrics
Bloc Party - Waiting for the 7.18
tabbed by - Alan Monaghan
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Effects: [not definately what is used, just what i use] Boss DS1 Distortion, Boss DD6
Delay, Boss DD3 Digital Delay, Zoom 606 Slow attack mode]
Intro
Guitar 1 - russell Using Slow attack mode.
Use slowest attack settings and let the notes ring in and ring out gently.
not sure if these are the right chords...best i got tho.
e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G12--10-14-10-----|
D10--12-12-12-----|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Pre chorus with delay and distortion [i use Boss DD3 at 800ms, Feedback pointing roughly
"f" and Delay time roughly at "d" on the labels
e------------|
B--15~-x6----|
G------------|
D------------|
A------------|
E------------|
Chorus guitar 1. Trem picking, clean tone with DD3 Delay settings as above.
e---------------|
B---------------|
G-10/5/3/2/5/12- trem pick each note in time and repeat as necessary
D---------------|
A---------------|
E---------------|
Chorus Guitar 2 - Kele - Also trem picking with DD3 Delay as above and DS1 Distortion
e----------------|
B----------------|
G-14\10/12/14/17- alter the 17 with a 15 as necessary
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|
Then "lets drive to brighton on the weekend" section.
Guitar 2 Chorus is played with this rhythm riff on top.
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--------8-------------------------8-----------------|
D-12-----8-x8---8-----14----12-----8-x8--8-----5-----|
A-12-x8--10-----8-x8--14-x8-12-x8--10----8-x8--5-x8--|
E-10------------10----12----10-----------10----3-----|
Bridge - There is another higher pitch section in the back but i cant hear it too well.
Also using the delay and trem picking, clean tone. A bit of Wah might help get the
effect if used gently.
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-3-5-3-3-5-7-5-5-7-9-7-10-9-9-10-12-10-12-10-10-12-14--/15--/17----|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then Guitar 2 goes back into Chorus riff and guitar 1 again using DD3, trem picking and distortion..plays...
e-17/18\17\13/17\15/17------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
This is played in the background on the record versian. Altho live i think they leave it out?
e-------------0----|
B---0---0---0------|
G-0---0---0--------| using pure clean tone and maybe a bit of reverb.
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|
Then back into "Lets drive to brighton on the weekend" bit.
then outro, played on top of guitar 2 chorus. Live kele uses the hold function on Boss
so he can mess around with the delay time nob.
e-------------------|
B-18\17/18/20b------|
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
