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Tuning: E A D G B E
The Black Keys - Lo Hi Guitar Tab
For the official guitar lesson video this tab is based off of, visit the following YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwdxjhkYMKA
This video lesson gives instruction on how to play Lo Hi by The Black Keys and provides an overview of the
types of scales and rhythms used in the song.
[Intro]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|--------------------------------x-------|
B|--------------------------------x-------|
G|--------------------------------x-------|
D|--------------------------------x-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7----5------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
[Verse 1]
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
[Interlude 1]
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Am Am D C
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
Am Am D C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------7---------5-------|
D|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7--------------7---------5-------|
A|--7---------7--------------7---------7--|-------7---------0----5---------3-------|
E|--5---------5--------------5---------5--|-------5--------------------------------|
[Verse 2 Overdub]
Starts during last two measures of verse 2
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B|-------------------------------------8~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
[Solo]
Am Am G Am
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--15b/=r\---13---15---13----------------|---------------------------13-----------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------14--------12---14----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|-------15b-------15---15pb-15---12------|
B|--15b/=r\---13---15---13----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--15b/=r\---13---15---13----------------|---------------------------13-----------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------14--------12---14----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|-------15b-------15---15b---------------|
B|--15b/=r\---13---15---13----------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[Interlude 2]
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------5---------------------------|
D|---------------------------5----7----5--|--7----5--------------7-----------------|
A|------------3----5----7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--3----5--------------------------------|-------------------------------------3--|
[Interlude 2 Overdub]
Starts during last measure of solo
G Am Am
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12pb|/======r==========\---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Volume Swell Up
Am Am
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12pb|/======r==========\---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Volume Swell Up
Am Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------10==|=/b====r===============\----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Volume Swell Up
Am Am
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12pb|/======r=====\---12---------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|---------------------12p10---10---------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------12---12p10--10|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------12--|
Volume Swell Up
Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|12p10-12p10-12p10-8---5-----------------|
[Interlude 2 Overdub 2]
Starts during last two measures of interlude 2
Am Am
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E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
Am Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5---------7---------0--|
E|----------------------------------------|-------3----3----3---------5------------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7---------7----7-------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5---------5----5-------|
Am G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--7b/==r\---5----7----5-----------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--5----5----5----7----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----5----------------------|
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| x Muted strum
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| b/=r\ Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pb/=r\ Pre-bend, then release
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