Sex Tab

"Sex" by The 1975
Tabbed by Half-H3ro
 
Standard Tuning EADGBe
 
Intro
                 Comes in a little bit before the verse
   D
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-7-7-7-7-|...\ x8
D|-7-7-7-7-|...| Play this chord 32 times until
A|-5-5-5-5-|.../ "...and this is how it starts..."
E|---------|
 
Verse
   D
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 until the end of the word van
E|---------------------------------|  "take your shoes off in the back of my van"
   G
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x2 then repeat verse again
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|  
 
The there's a little part where the Lead Guitar plays this:
Lead Guitar
e|--7--10---9--14---10--| It also returns at certain parts throughout
 
Second Half of Verse
 "she said use your hands in my spare time..."
   D                                 A
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 
Lead Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7-7--5-5-5--7-7--5-5--| repeat as throughout verse
G|----------------------------------------| also comes up for the outro
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
Lead Guitar
End of Verse/Chorus "Now we're on the bed in my room"
e|------------------------------------------------|        end on the 15th fret
B|--5-5-5--7-7-7--10-10--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|--15--| on the last part of the chorus
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
Then there's a bit of an interlude where this is played in the background
Lead Guitar
e|--5--7--2--0-----| tremolo picking
B|--------------3--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
 
After the first chorus and during the second verse there are two high pitched notes in the
background, listen out for them.
e|--5---10~~~~~~~5---10~~~~~~~|
 
That's about it, just repeat this pattern until the end of the song.
 
Lead Guitar
Outro
e|--12-10----10--|
B|--------12-----| this is repeated in the background
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Last one
e|--12-10----10--9--7--5--7--2~~| let this ring until the end
B|--------12--------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
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