Alvvays - Pomeranian Spinster Tabs

[Verse 1]
"Dont wanna be nice/ I don't wanna be nice"
"I don't want your advice/ On the run in my tights"
Both guitars
e|-0-----------------0----------------0--------------|
B|-2-----------------2----------------0--------------|
G|-2-----------------2----------------1--------------|
D|-2-----------------2----------------2--------------|
A|-0-----------------0----------------2--------------|
E|------------------------------------0--------------|x2
 
[Pre-Chorus 1] 0:11
"I'm gonna get what I want/ I don't care who it hurts"
Rhythm
e|-0------------------------0--------------------0------|
B|-2------------------------2--------------------0------|
G|-2------------------------2--------------------1------|
D|-2------------------------2--------------------2------|
A|-0------------------------0--------------------2------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0------|
|
with
Lead--that first chord is probs a synth, but i tabbed it
e|--------------------------9----------------------------|
B|--------------------------x-----------------9-----9----|
G|--------------------------6----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------9-----9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
0:17 prechorus continued...
    "Take the lessons that I've learnt/         Once shy twice burned"
Rhythm
e|-0----------------------------------0-------------------0----------|
B|-2----------------------------------2-------------------0----------|
G|-2----------------------------------2-------------------1----------|
D|-2----------------------------------2-------------------2----------|
A|-0----------------------------------0-------------------2----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0----------|
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------9-------9/10---|
G|-9---------------------------------9-10-11--11-10-9-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------9-7h9--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2] 0:22
  "Don't wanna belong/ I'm not nodding along"
Rhythm
e|-0-------------------0----------------0---------|
B|-2-------------------2----------------0---------|
G|-2-------------------2----------------1---------|
D|-2-------------------2----------------2---------|
A|-0-------------------0----------------2---------|
E|--------------------------------------0---------|
|
with
Lead--strummed quickly
e|-(9)----------------------------------7---------|
B|-(x)----------------------------------x---------|
G|-(6)x32-------------------------------4---------|
D|----------------------------------------6-6-4-6-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
0:27 verse continued...
   "I don't care if you write me/ Please don't invite me"
Rhythm
e|-0------------------------------0--------------0--------|
B|-2------------------------------2--------------0--------|
G|-2------------------------------2--------------1--------|
D|-2------------------------------2--------------2--------|
A|-0------------------------------0--------------2--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--------|
|
with
Lead
e|-(9)----------------10-9-10-9-10-(9)-----------7---------|
B|-(x)-----------------x-x--x-x--x-(x)-----------x---------|
G|-(6)x10--------------7-6--7-6--7-(6)x8---------4---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------6\4h6-|
A|-------------------------------------------------7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Pre-Chorus 2] 0:33
 "Hummingbird get what you want/ And flutter off for a little while"
Rhythm
e|-2-----------------------------2----------------------0-------------|
B|-3-----------------------------3----------------------0-------------|
G|-2-----------------------------2----------------------1-------------|
D|-0-----------------------------0----------------------2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|
with
Lead
e|-------2---------------2-----------------2--------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3--------3--------3/9h10-9 9h10-10-/-12---|
G|----2------------2--------------2-----2-----------------------------|
D|-0------------0-----0-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .            .     .           .     . 
 
0:38 pre-chorus continued
  "Light settled on the doorstep/ You took the four steps"
Rhythm
e|-0------------------------------0--------------0--------------------------|
B|-2------------------------------2--------------0--------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------2--------------1--------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------2--------------2--------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------0--------------2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
|
with
Lead--super unsure about this part, listened hundreds of times and am still
not sure and my partner hates this song now bc of it so I'm open to suggestions
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10----12---------10----12---------10----12------12-------------------|
G|-9-11----11----11p9-11----11----11p9-11----11----11p9----11-11-9-11--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 1] 0:44
   "Mine/ Should've been mine/ Had I just said something/If I wasn't polite"
"Stuck out my hand/Grabbed it & ran/And you wouldn't have accosted/All according to plan"
Rhythm
e|--2-------------------------------------------0---------------------0-----|
B|--3-------------------------------------------0---------------------2-----|
G|--2-------------------------------------------1---------------------2-----|
D|--0-------------------------------------------2---------------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------2---------------------0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|x2
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-10-11--11--11--11--11-11-11-10-9-9-10-11--11--11--9--9-9-9-11---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------11------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
 
[Verse 3] 0:55
During this part, it seems like the lead is just doing some random
sliding all around the fretboard. Super distorted, doesn't sound all
that intentional so I didn't tab it, but I'm happy to add it if someone
feels like tabbing it
"Don't wanna belong/I'm not nodding along
Rhythm
e|-0---------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------------0---------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------------1---------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------2---------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------2---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
 
"I don't care if I"m wrong, you unfortunate boy/You've gone AWOL"
Rhythm
e|-0---------------------------------------------------------0---|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------0---|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------1---|
D|-2---------------------------------------------------------2---|
A|-0---------------------------------------------------------2---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
 
[Pre-Chorus 2] 1:06
 "Hummingbird get what you want/ And flutter off for a different flower"
Rhythm
e|-2-----------------------------2----------------------0-------------|
B|-3-----------------------------3----------------------0-------------|
G|-2-----------------------------2----------------------1-------------|
D|-0-----------------------------0----------------------2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|
with
Lead
e|-------2---------------2-----------------2--------------------------|
B|----------3---------------3--------3--------3/9h10-9 9h10-10-/-12---|
G|----2------------2--------------2-----2-----------------------------|
D|-0------------0-----0-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .            .     .           .     . 
 
1:11
pre-chorus 2 cont...
  "Lace up and the light's out/You took the ride out"
Rhythm
e|-0------------------------------0-----------0-----------|
B|-2------------------------------2-----------0-----------|
G|-2------------------------------2-----------1-----------|
D|-2------------------------------2-----------2-----------|
A|-0------------------------------0-----------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------0-----------|
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10----12---------10----12/14-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-|
G|-9-11----11----11p9-11----11-------14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus 2] 1:17
"Mine/Should've been mine/Had I just said something/If I wasn't polite"
"Stuck out my hand/Grabbed it & ran/& your looking took it forward & you're looking to the plan"
Rhythm
e|--2-------------------------------------------0---------------------0-----|
B|--3-------------------------------------------0---------------------2-----|
G|--2-------------------------------------------1---------------------2-----|
D|--0-------------------------------------------2---------------------2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------2---------------------0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0---------------------------|x2
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-10-11--11--11--11--11-11-11-10-9-9-10-11--11--11--9--9-9-9-11---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------11------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
 
1:27
chorus 2 cont...
"Woke up in the rain/Woke up in a sweat now/You're living in a condo & you wanna forget"
Rhythm
e|---------------2---------------------------------------------0-------------------0-|
B|---------------3---------------------------------------------0-------------------2-|
G|---------------2---------------------------------------------1-------------------2-|
D|---------------0---------------------------------------------2-------------------2-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------2-------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------|
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-10-11--11--11--11--11-11-11-10-9-9-10-11--11b--11b--10--10-10-9-11----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------11-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Post-Chorus] 1:33
"There was a time/When someone could've said/You can't recreate/All the things that are read."
Rhythm
e|-0------------------------2------------0--------0---------------------2----------------0-|
B|-0------------------------3------------2--------0---------------------3----------------2-|
G|-1------------------------2------------2--------1---------------------2----------------2-|
D|-2------------------------0------------2--------2---------------------0----------------2-|
A|-2-------------------------------------0--------2--------------------------------------0-|
E|-0----------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
|
with
Lead
e|------------------------9---------------9-9-10-9-----------------------------------|
B|---9--9-10-12--12---12----12-10--10-9------------12b----9b----9-9-10-9-------------|
G|-9------------------------------------9--------------------------------11b----9b---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge] 1:44
     "Pomeranian spinster
   "Glass slipper never fit it"
"Took a while but I'm trying to get over it"
     "Presbyterian ministers"
"Travel in packs and never split"
"They deviate in the tiniest concepts"
Rhythm--I tabbed out this pattern bc it's interesting
and kinda hard to hear at first
e|--0--0-0-2-2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0-0------------------|
B|--2--2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
G|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
D|--2--2-2-0-0-0-0-2--2-2--2-2-2------------------|
A|--0--0-0---------0--0-0--0-0-0------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|x6
|
with
Lead
e|-(------------------5-0-5-0-5)---------------------------------------------|
B|-(------------------5-0-5-0-5)---------------------------------------------|
G|-(--6-6-7-7-7-7-6---6-6-6-6-6)---------------------------------------------|
D|-(7---------------7-7-7-7-7-7)x3--9h11-11-9h11-11-9h11-11-9h11-11-11p9-9\7-|
A|----------------------------------9h11-11-9h11-11-9h11-11-9h11-11-11p9-9\7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
 
2:06 bridge cont...
"La la la la"
Rhythm
e|---------(2)-----------0----------2------2---|
B|---------(2)-----------0----------2------3---|
G|---------(2)-----------1----------2------4---|
D|---------(4)-----------2----------0------4---|
A|---------(4)-----------2-----------------2---|
E|---------(2)x24--------0---------------------|
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--(9h11-11-9h11-11-11-11b-11b)----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|--(9h11-11-9h11-11-11-11b-11b)x3--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
there's some keyboard during htis part too that I didn't tab out
 
[Outro] 2:17 Rhythm only for the full first repeat, lead comes in halfway through 2nd repeat
  "I heard you ask me to smile/  Detour right off of the road/Don't ever ask me to smile"
"Which dress is she going to wear/What's to be done with her hair?/Don't ever ask me to smile"
Rhythm
e|-2----------------------------2-2----------------------------2/-7---------------7\-2-2-|
B|-2----------------------------3-2----------------------------3/-7---------------7\-3-2-|
G|-2----------------------------4-2----------------------------4/-9---------------9\-4-2-|
D|-0----------------------------4-0----------------------------4/-9---------------9\-4-0-|
A|------------------------------2------------------------------2/-7---------------7\-2---|x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
Lead does not come in until 2:30, after "hair" in the lyrics above
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------9----9----9------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------11---11---11---11-9-11-11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
2:33 outro continued
"You'll spend the rest of your days/Taking your foot off the break/Foot on the brake foot on the..."
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------2-------------------------------0----------|
B|-2---------------------------------2-------------------------------0----------|
G|-2---------------------------------2-------------------------------1----------|
D|-0---------------------------------0-------------------------------2----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------2----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----------|
|
with
Lead--this is very subtle  and difficult to hear, heavily distorted, let notes
ring out, last note rings out during the whole "foot on the break foot on the"
line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12------------12-12-14-14-12------------------14-14-12-12-14--------------|
A|---------12-12---------------------------12-12---------------------------- |
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Solo] 2:41
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------------------------------2----------------0-----------|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------3----------------0-----------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------4----------------1-----------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------4----------------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|
with
Lead
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16b-16b-(------18-------16-------18-------16-------18b)---16b-16-16*-16-17-18-18b-18b--|
D|---------(16h19----14h16----16h19----14h16----16h19----)x2------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
2:50 solo continued
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------------------------------2----------------0-----------|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------3----------------0-----------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------4----------------1-----------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------4----------------2-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
|
with
Lead
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(------18-------16-------18-------16-------18b)------------16-16-16h18-16------------------|
D|-(16h19----14h16----16h19----14h16----16h19----)x2-18-16h19----------------19-19p18-16b-19b-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
2:58 solo continued
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------------------------------2----------------0-------|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------3----------------0-------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------4----------------1-------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------4----------------2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
|
with
Lead
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------14--14-13-|
D|-14-14-14--14-14b--14-15-16-16b-14------------14-14-14--14-14b--14-15-16b-----------|
A|-----------------------------------16-14-16-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
3:06...solo continued
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------------------------------2----------------0-------|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------3----------------0-------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------4----------------1-------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------4----------------2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
|
with
Lead
e|-21-21-21--------------------21-21-21------------------21*--------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------18*---------18b--------------18*--------18b--------------18----18---------|
D|----------------16--------------------------16-----------------16----16-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
3:15 solo continued, to fadeout
Rhythm
e|-2---------------------------------------------------------2----------------0-------|
B|-2---------------------------------------------------------3----------------0-------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------------------4----------------1-------|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------4----------------2-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2----------------2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
|
with
Lead
e|-21*----------------------21*-------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------18----18b--------------18-18----18*b-----------------------------16-----18--|
D|-----16----16------------------------16--------------------15-----18----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|