What New York Used to Be Tabs & Lyrics by The Kills

What New York Used to Be

guitar tabs lyrics

The Kills

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WHAT NEW YORK USED TO BE - The Kills
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Tabbed by: Filip Mesko
Email: filip DOT mesko AT gmail DOT com

Tuning: B F# B E G# C# (Tune to drop D and then tune everything three half-steps
lower. This is to get the low, bassy tone which Jamie's got.)

Basically the song is alternating between these two chords/notes:

A# C
C# |--------|--------|
G# |--------|--------|
E |--------|--------|
B |---11---|---13---|
F# |---11---|---13---|
B |---11---|---13---|

Alternatively:

A# C
C# |--------|--------|
G# |--------|--------|
E |--------|--------|
B |--------|--------|
F# |--------|--------|
B |---11---|---13---|


Sometimes Jamie's playing some fancy parts on the high strings.
Kind of this but very alternating:

A# C
C# |-------------9-9---|---------------------|
G# |-------------------|-------11----11------|
E |---10--10-10-------|---12-----12----12---|
B |---11--------------|---13----------------|
F# |---11--------------|---13----------------|
B |---11--------------|---13----------------|

At 01:35 there is some sort of bridge (played twice):

G# G F# F
C# |-------|-------|-------|-------|
G# |-------|-------|-------|-------|
E |-------|-------|-------|-------|
B |--(9)--|--(8)--|--(7)--|--(6)--|
F# |--(9)--|--(8)--|--(7)--|--(6)--|
B |---9---|---8---|---7---|---6---|


I'm sure you can stitch it together!

Good luck!
Please e-mail or comment suggestions etc...


| ^ bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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