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COME A LITTLE CLOSER – Cage the Elephant
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Tabbed by: Quentin Ames
video for this Tab available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf59neESxQ
Tuning: Standard
Chords
C#m G#m F#m Ae|--------4------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|B|--------5------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|G|--------6------------------4-----------------2----------------4------------|D|--------6------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|A|--------4------------------6-----------------4----------------7------------|E|--------x------------------4-----------------2----------------5------------|
Fills
Fill 1e|----12--11--9------9-----9--------|B|---------------12-----12----9-----|G|----------------------------------|D|-------------------------------12~|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
When this part hits the 12 on the D string,
it lands on the down beat. Therefore you
can play it if you want, but I suggest
sliding back up to the A chord, since it
is happening at the exact same time. Use
the 12 if you are using a rhythm guitar
and lead guitar.
Fill 2e|--------12----11----9-------------|B|---------9-----9----9-------------|G|---------9-----9----9-------------|D|--------11----11---11-------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
The same thing goes for this part too.
When it rolls around to the 11 9 9 9,
it also lands on the downbeat. I would
suggest not playing it and going back
up to the A chord unless you have a
second guitarist.
Fill 3e|----------------------------------|B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9--|G|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
This is used as the build going into the chorus
Fill 4e|---------------7--4---------------|B|------------5---------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
This fill is a lead into the second verse
from the chorus
Fill 5e|----------------------------------|B|-----------------------5----------|G|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-4------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
This is used during the Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
part during the breakdown/bridge
Fill 6e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|---6------------------------------|D|-----6----4----2----4----6----7---|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
This fill is used coming out of the
Ooh Ooh Ooh part and into the Ten thousand
people stand alone now.
Here is the Riff for the Verse
C#m G#me|------------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4------|B|--------5-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4-------4-------4----------|G|----------6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-------4-------4--------|D|------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m C#me|------------2-------2-------2-------2-------4------------------------------|B|--------2-------2-------2-------2-------5-----5-4------4-------------------|G|----------2-------2-------2-------2-------6----------6---6-----------------|D|------4-------4-------4-------4-------6------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
C#m G#m
Time shakes, found you at the water
F#m C#m
At first you were my father, now I love you like a brother
C#m G#m
Earthquakes shake the dust behind you
F#m
This world at times will blind you
C#m Plus Fill 3
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 4
Verse 2
C#m G#m
Heartbreaks, the heavy world's upon your shoulders
F#m
Will we burn or we just smolder
C#m
Somehow I know I'll find you there
C#m F#m G#m
Oooh, I wanna see if you can change it, change it
C#m
Still I know I'll see you there
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Things aren't always what they seem to be
Fill 2
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you would see here
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Do you understand the things that you've been dreaming
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Breakdown/Bridge
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 5
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh Ahh
Riff 6
A (lightly strummed) C#m (lightly strummed)
Ten thousand people stand alone now
All of this lightly strummed until it builds
A F#m C#
And in the evening the sun sets
F#m G#m A
Tomorrow it will rise
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m A
Time flies by, they all sang along
A F#m C#m F#m G#m
Time flies bye, bye
Chorus
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
Come on, come on, come on
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 2
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
Fill 1
A F#m C#m
Come a little closer, then you'll see
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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
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