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Things Aint Like They Used To Be Tabs

(ver. 1)
Black Keys
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               THINGS AIN'T LIKE THEY USED TO BE - The Black Keys
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Tuning: Down 1 Step (DGCFAD)

INTRO:

Rhythm Gtr, Clean:
e|-0---0-0---0-0---|----0-----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2-2-----2---|
B|-0---0-0---0-0---|----0-----0-0-|----0---------------|----3-3-----3---|
G|-----------------|----0-----0-0-|--------------------|----2-2-----2---|
D|-2/4-4-4\2-0-2p0-|-2------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0--------------|
A|-----------------|-------2------|--------------------|---------0----0-|
E|-----------------|--------------|-0----0-------------|----------------|

e|----2---0-----------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2-2-2----2---|-----|
B|----3---0-----------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3-3-3----3---|-----|
G|----2---------------|----0-0----0-0-|----0---------------|----2-2-2----2---|-----|
D|-0------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0---------------|-0---|
A|------0-------------|--------2------|--------------------|----------0----0-|-----|
E|--------------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|-----------------|-----|


VERSE:

e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3-3-|----3----|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|------0--|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
I went around the way for you       Did all those things you asked me to

e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2---|----2p0--|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3---|----3p0--|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2---|----2p0--|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-----------0-|---------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
 |I thought it was the perfect day    Til she just opened up to say
 |
 |Fill Gtr, Clean w/Reverb/Echo
e|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|-----------/7--|-/9--------5---7----|-5--7--/9--10--|/12--10--|
E|-------------|---------------|------0-------------|---------------|---------|


CHORUS:

e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3-3-|----3----|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2-2-|----2----|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|------0--|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
 |It doesn't mean a thing to me        It doesn't mean a thing to me
 |
 |                   <                                    <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|/9--7--5--7--|-7-------------|-------/9--7--5--5--|-5-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|


e|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----2------2---|---------|
B|-0-----------|----0------0-0-|----0---0-----------|----3------3---|---------|
G|-------------|----0------0-0-|----0---------------|----2------2---|---------|
D|-2/4\2-0-2p0-|-2-------------|--------2/4\2-0-2p0-|-0-------------|-0-------|
A|-------------|------2-2------|--------------------|------0-0------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|-0----0-------------|---------------|---------|
 |And it's about time you see        Things ain't like they used to be
 |
 |                   <                                    <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|/9--7--5--7--|-7-------------|-------/9--7--5--5--|-5-------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|


VERSE (Guitar 1 stays the same)


I headed out to Lester Hill         But that just made me weaker still

Guitar 2:
e|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
B|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
G|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|--------5---7--|-/9---\7---/9-7-5-7-|-5--7--/9--10--|/12--10--|
E|-------------|----7----------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
  She's got the kind of love I need    The kind that's never good one me


CHORUS (Same as last time)


GUITAR SOLO: (Guitar 1 & Guitar 2 play chorus riffs)

  Guitar 3 (dist.)
  (Em)                                                 (D)
e|-12------14-12---------|----14-12----17-14-12----12-|-10------12-10----------|
B|-12------12----12------|----12----12----------12----|-10------10----10-------|
G|-12---------------12---|----12----------------------|-11---------------11----|
D|-12--------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|

                                           (Em)
e|-------10----------------10-------------|-----14--14-12-------17-|
B|-10h12----12p10----10h12----12p10----10/|/12--12--12----12-------|
G|----------------11----------------11--9/|/12--12-----------12----|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------|

                              (D)
e|---14-12-------14-12-------|-10---------10h12-10----------|------------------|
B|---------12----------12----|-10---10h12----------12p10----|------------------|
G|------------12----------12-|-11------------------------11-|-11---------------|
D|---------------------------|-12---------------------------|-12---------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|


VERSE: (Guitar 1 plays the same riff)

 Guitar 2:           <                                    <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
I walked into the battle blind       It happens almost all the time

                     <                                    <
e|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
B|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----10--------|---------|
G|-------------|-----12--------|--------------------|-----11--------|---------|
D|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
A|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------|---------|
The yard is kind of overgrown        And all those happy times are gone


CHORUS (same)


OUTRO GUITAR SOLO:

e|-----------|-12---14-12-------12-|---17---14-12----------|-10-----12-10-----------|
B|-----3/----|/12---------12-------|---12---------12----12-|-10-----------10----10--|
G|-----3/----|/12------------12----|---12------------12----|-11--------------11-----|
D|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

  It doesn't mean a thing to me        It doesn't mean a thing to me

e|-------10----------12---10-----|------14---14-12-------12--17-|
B|-10h12----12----10--------10---|-12--------------12-----------|
G|-------------11-------------11-|-12-----------------12--------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
                    And it's about time you see


e|--17--17-14-12-------|-10----------10h12-10-----------|----------------------|
B|--12-----------12----|-10----10h12-------10--12p10----|-10-------------------|
G|------------------12-|-11--------------------------11-|-11-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------------------|-12-------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
      Things ain't like they used to be

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| <   Volume Swell

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