WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Alt-j - Buffalo Tabs | Ver. 1
INTRO 0:00-0:38
Guitar 1
D |----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
F#|------15------15------15------15------18------18------17------17--|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--15------15------14------14------17------17------17------17------| X6
Guitar 2
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-12-----12-----12--14-----14-----14--12-----12-----12--12-----12-----12---|
D |---12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12-|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-14-----14-----14--14-----14-----14--14-----14-----14--14-----14-----14---|
D |---12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12-|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
1st VERSE 0:39-1:07
Guitar 1
D |---0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3---|
A |----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3--|
F#|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3----|
--2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
---2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| X2
Guitar 1 plays this riff twice, while Guitar 2 only adds in on the second time.
Guitar 2
E |-----------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-10/12-12---12\10-10/12-12---12\10-|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------| X4
After this part, Guitar 2 cuts out for “...for the future tributes of Thom Sonny Green...”
while Guitar 1 plays this:
Guitar 1
D |---3-----3-----7-----7----|
A |----3-----3-----7-----7---|
F#|-----3-----3-----7-----7--|
D |--------------------------|
A |--------------------------|
D |--3-----3-----7-----7-----| X1
NOTE: This last riff appears to absent from the studio version, but this is how he plays
it live.
1st INSTRUMENTAL 1:08-1:27
I recommend playing Guitar 1’s part with your ring finger fretting the G (or in this
case F#) string while
using your middle and index fingers to fret the notes on the low E (D) string.
Guitar 1
D |----0-------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A |-----0-------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
F#|------12------12-----12-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--12------11------9------7-----5-----4-----2-----0-----| X2
D |---2-------2------|
A |----2-------2-----|
F#|-----3p2-----2h3--|
D |------------------|
A |------------------|
D |--2-------2-------| X3
D |---2------|
A |----2-----|
F#|-----3p2--|
D |----------|
A |----------|
D |--2-------| X1
Guitar 2
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---11----11----11--12----12----12--14----14----14--14----14-----|
D |-----11----11--------11----11--------12----12--------12----12---|
A |---------------------------------14----14----14--14----14----14-|
E |-10----10----10--10----10----10---------------------------------| X2
E |--------------|
B |--------------|
G |-9-9/11--11\9-|
D |--------------|
A |--------------|
E |--------------| X3
E |---------|
B |---------|
G |-9-9---9-|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |---------| X1
2nd VERSE 1:28-1:56
This verse is the same as the first one, except the first bit is sung acapella, so
Guitar 1 doesn’t come in
until the second time. If you like, you can play just the bass string the first time and
then add in the
rest the second time like this:
Guitar 1
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-----------------------5-----------------------3----------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-2-----------0-----------------------| X1
D |---0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3---|
A |----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3--|
F#|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3----|
--2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
---2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| X1
Everything else is the same as the first verse.
2nd INSTRUMENTAL/”BUFFALO” PART 1:56-2:22
Guitar 1 is the same as the first Instrumental part.
Guitar 2
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---11----11----11--12----12----12--14----14----14--14----14-----|
D |-----11----11--------11----11--------12----12--------12----12---|
A |---------------------------------14----14----14--14----14----14-|
E |-10----10----10--10----10----10---------------------------------| X2
When the “Buffalo” part comes in, Guitar 2 switches to playing this:
Guitar 2
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11-14-14-11-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------| X2
BRIDGE 2:23-2:31
Only Guitar 1 plays here.
D |---5-----5----|
A |----7-----7---|
F#|-----7-----7--|
D |--------------|
A |--------------|
D |--7-----7-----| X4
D |---5-----5----|
A |----7-----5---|
F#|-----5-----5--|
D |--------------|
A |--------------|
D |--5-----5-----| X1
OUTRO 2:32-END
Same as the instrumental, but on Guitar 1 you also fret the high E (D) string with your pinky.
Guitar 1
D |---12------12-----12------7-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
A |-----0-------0------0------0-----0-----0-----0-----0---|
F#|------12------12-----12-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------------|
D |--12------11------9------7-----5-----4-----2-----0-----| X4
Guitar 2
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---11----11----11--12----12----12--14----14----14--14----14-----|
D |-----11----11--------11----11--------12----12--------12----12---|
A |---------------------------------14----14----14--14----14----14-|
E |-10----10----10--10----10----10---------------------------------| X2
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11--11\9-9/11-11-14-14-11-|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------| X2
Guitar 2 cuts out here, and Guitar 1 plays:
Guitar 1
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A |-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D |--12------7-------4-------5---2---12-------7-------4-------5---2---0--| X1
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