Soft Tab

Elastica - S.O.F.T
 
Tuning: E standard
 
/ = Forward slide
b = Bend
* = Harmonic
 
INTRO PART 1
 
|Lead|
 
|---14-----------------------|----------------------14------|   x 2
|--------15--------14--------|-------------14------------15-|
|----------------------15----|----14-----------15-----------|
|----------------------------|--------15--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
 
It can be easier (esp.  on an acoustic) to play an octave down, using the same pattern but using fret 2
instead of 14 and fret 3 instead of 15.
 
|Rhythm| (Chorus variation)
 
|----------------------------|-------------------------------| x 2
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------|
|---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-6----6--x--x--9--9--8--8------|
|---6----6--2--2--4--4--4----|-4----4--x--x--7--7--6--6------|
|---4----4--0--0--2--2--2--0-|-------------------------------|
 
INTRO PART 2
 
|Lead|
 
|-------5--------------5-------|-------5-------9b----9-----9------9----- x 2-|
|-------7b9------------7b9-----|-------7b9-----11b13---11-----11----11b------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
 
I play it by holding the bend up on the first --11b-- and bringing it back down on the second.
The notes sound about right anyway, experiment with it if needed!
 
 
|Rhythm|
 
|------------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2
|------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6----------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------4--4----------------|
 
 
[ALT.]:
 
Elastica might play some of these chords in different places:
 
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|--9--9--9--9-9----------------------=------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|--9--9--9--9-9---7--7--6--6----------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|--7--7--7--7-7---7--7--6--6----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------5--5--4--4----------------|
 
So whatever you prefer/find easiest, but why move up and down the fret board unnecessarily?!
 
If you want to be clever, you could integrate the lead and rhythm something like:
 
|--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------5--x-x--------9----9-----9----9--9b---|
|--------7b-x-x--------7b-x-x--5--5--7b-x-x--------11b13--11---11-----11b--|
|--6--6----------4--4----------4--4----------------------------------------|
|--6--6----------4--4----------2--2----------7--7--------------------------|
|--4--4----------2--2------------------------7--7--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------5--5--------------------------|
 
 
VERSE
 
|Lead|
 
|-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b-----9-----9------9b-----| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13--11-----11----11b13--|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 
 
|Rhythm|
 
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------ X 2-|
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5----------------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2---------------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6--------------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4--------------------|
 
 
[Bass and vocals do 4 bars]
"And now we find, looking back, at your state of mind. Was it all just a cover up?
Woke your mother up. You were on TV!"
 
Then:
 
"Did the devil save you, did you make it through, I'll take you to the top...
And now that you're heaven bent, and it pays the rent, is it hard to stop?"
 
 
|Lead|
 
|-------5--------------5------|------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|------7b-------11b13 -11-----11--11b---|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 
 
|Rhythm|
 
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 2
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------|
 
CHORUS
 
"S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score.
 S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more.
 S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure?
 
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|   x 3
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
This might sound wrong at first but, after the vocals stop, the guitar
plays on its own, listen to this for a clear idea of the rhythm.
 
 
 S...........O.......F..........T..........."
 
|-------------------------------|---------------12----11---------|   x 1
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8-------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
 
BRIDGE
 
 
Guitar 2
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
 
|---------------------------------------------14------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------15---14---------|
|----------------------------------------------------------15-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
Guitar 1
 
|---14--------------------------|-----------------------14---------|
|----------15-------14----------|-------------14-----------15------|
|-------------------------15----|--14-------------15---------------|
|-------------------------------|-----15---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
VERSE
 
 
"And now we find,       looking back, at your state of mind.
Was it all just a cover up? Woke your mother up. Now you're on TV!
Did the devil say to you, you can make it through, I'll take you up the shop.
And in a dress too small, to be a dress at all, is it hard to stop?"
 
|Lead|
 
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b--9-----9------9b-----| x 4
|-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b---11-----11---------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
 
|Rhythm|
 
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------| X 4
|-----------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2----------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2-|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2---6--6---------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2-|----------------0--0---6--6---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------4--4---------------|
 
 
CHORUS
 
 
"S...........O...........F........T...........thought you knew the score.
 S...........O...........F........T...........always wanting more.
 S...........O...........F........T...........are you sure you're sure?
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|   x 3
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
 
S...........O...........F........T..........."
 
|-------------------------------|---------------12----11--9------|   x 1
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--9----8------6------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x---------------------|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x---------------------|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
 
[BREAKDOWN / SOLO]
 
 
|-----12-----11---9--------------|-----12-----11--9-------------|
|--9------8-------6--------------|--9------8------6-------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
 
|-9-------------------------|-----------------------9-------------|
|-------------9-------------|-9--------------------------9--------|
|-------------------6-------|--------6--------6----------------6--|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
|Guitar 1]
 
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|----7--7b----------7--7b-----|----7--7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
|----------------------------------------------------12------------11--| x 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------9------------8----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 1]
 
 
|-------5--------------5------|-------5--------9b----9-----9------9b---| x 2
|-------7b-------------7b-----|-------7b-------11b13---11-----11--11b--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 2]
 
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------| x 2
|------------------------------|-5--5--5--5-5---------------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-6---4--4--4--4-4--|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--------------------|
|-6--4--4--4-4---4--4--4--2-2--|-2--2--2--2-2---2--2--6--6--------------|
|-4--4--4--4-4---2--2--2--2-2--|----------------0--0--6--6--------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------4--4--------------|
 
OUTRO
 
[Guitar 1]
 
|----------------------------------------------------12------11--| x 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7*-----------7*------------7*----------9-------8-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
* harmonic
 
 
[Guitar 2]
 
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|   x 2
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-6-6-6--x-x--8-8-9-9-9-9--8-9---|
|---6-6-6--6-6---2-2--4---4-2-2-|-4-4-4--x-x--6-6-7-7-7-7--6-7---|
|---4-4-4--4-4-0-0-0--2---2-0-0-|--------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 1]
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------6-----4-----------6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-----9-----8------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------9----8----6----5-----------4------------4/--|
|-----------------------------------------6------------4-----4/--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
END
 
There's a few notes from the lead guitar that are lowish in the mix I think I've left
out and feedback sounds, but that's about it! This was my first tab, hope it's all right, enjoy!
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