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Take Me Out Guitar Tablature
Take me out, class song by franz ferdinand, ive done this from a live recording so its abit different from the studio version, has more funk.  You'll have to listen to it to get the rythem.
Normal e-a-d-g-b-e tuning

h - hammer on 
p - pull off
b - bend string up 
r- release bend
/ - slide up
 - slide down 
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
x - play 'note' with heavy damping 

Play E a few times at the start n when the singing kicks in play.

Intro 1
Guitar 1 + 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro 2
Guitar 1 +2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Intro 3
Guitar 1 + 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro 4 - palm muted and slowing down tempo with the song.
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-|
|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1
Guitar 1
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-9----9----9----9---|
|-9----9----9----9---|
|-7----7----7----7---|
|--------------------|

Guitar 2
|--------------------|
|-8----8----8-x-8--7-|
|-9----9----9-x-9--7-|
|-9----9----9-x-9--7-|
|-7----7----7-x-7----|
|--------------------|

Main Riff 
Guitar 1		x3  then		         x1
|-----------------------------| -----------------------------|
|-x-8-------------------------| -x-8-------------------------|
|-------9--9-9-9p7---7--9-----| ------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------9----------| -----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| -----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| -----------------------------| 

Guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-8---7-7-----8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-8---7-7-|
|---9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-|
|---9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------8-7-----8-7----|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------9-7-----9-7----|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------9-7-----9-7----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---7---8---8---8---7-----------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---7---9---9---9---7-------------------9---9---9---5---|
|-9---9---9---7---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---5---|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---7---|
|---------------------------------5---5---5---5-/-7---7---7-------| 

Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-8---7-7-----8-8-8-8-------8-8-8-8---7-7-|
|---9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-|
|---9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9---7-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------8-7-----8-7----|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------9-7-----9-7----|
|---7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7---7-7-----7-7-7-7-------9-7-----9-7----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus
Guitar 1 & 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8---x-8---------8-8---x-8---------7-7---x-7---------7-7---x-7-|
|-9-9---x-9---------9-9---x-9---------7-7---x-7---------7-7---x-7-|
|-9-9---x-9---------9-9---x-9---------7-7---x-7---------7-7---x-7-|
|-7-7---x-7---------7-7---x-7---------5-5---x-5---------5-5---x-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

intro 1 x 4
intro 2 x 1
intro 3 x 1
intro 4 x 1
riff 1 x 4
main riff x 2
verse x 2
main riff x 1
verse x 2
riff 1 x 2
chorus x 4
main riff x 1
verse x 2 with stop
main riff x 1
riff 1 x 2
chorus x 4
riff 1 x 4
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