Foals - Black gold
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Tuning: E A D G
For the intro/verse/pre-chorus sections, the notes follow the drum and guitar pattern. You'll get a sense of
it listening through the song once or twice.
BPM: 131
[Intro] (Last time through intro)
G|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|
D|----9-------------------------| D|----9------------------------------|
A|--------7---------------------| (x5) A|--------7--------------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5--5--| E|--7---5---3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-0--0--|
(If you want to put something extra on the intro/verse lines, you can also add a chord:)
G|--------------------------|
D|----9---------------------|
A|--------7-5-5--5-5/7-7----|
E|--7---5---3-3--3-3/5-5----|
[Verse 1]
(0:22; “Top of the world...”)
G|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----9-------------------------|----9-------------------------------|
A|--------7---------------------|--------7---------------------5-7---| (x2)
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5--5--|--7---5---3--3--3--3--3h5-5-5-------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----9--------------------------|----9------------------------------|
A|--------7----------------------|--------7--------------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3--3-3h5--5--|--7---5---3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-0-0--|
[Pre-Chorus]
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---|
D|----9--------------------------|----9----------5--7--7-7--------|
A|--------7----------------------|--------7-----------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3--3-3h5--5--|--7---5---3-3-------------------|
[Chorus]
G|---11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--|
D|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x4)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
G|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----9-------------------------|----9------------------------|
A|--------7---------------------|--------7--------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5--5--|--7---5---3-3--3-3--3-3-0-0--|
[Verse 2]
(1:29; “Top of the world...”)
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----9--------------------------|----9--------------------------|
A|--------7----------------------|--------7----------------5-7---| (x2)
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5-5----|--7---5---3-3--3-3-3h5-5-------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|----9--------------------------|----9--------------------------|
A|--------7----------------------|--------7----------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5-5----|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3-0-0----|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
G|------------------------------|------------------7--7h9-9--|
D|----9-------------------------|----9----------9------------|
A|--------7---------------------|--------7-------------------|
E|--7---5---3--3--3-3-3-3h5-5---|--7---5---3-3---------------|
[Chorus]
G|---11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--|
D|--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| (x10)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(3:11)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------| (x11)
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5-5/\5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
(3:55; "Now that spring is finally here...")
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9/---|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--------------------------------| (x16)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(5:45)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--9--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------| (x3)
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Start fading third time through, then rest until end.
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