None of them
Hey! I pretty much learnt this song by ear. Really love Vampire Weekend's new album MVOTC :D
Verse 1 (basically just B, E and F# triads; 11 is 11 not 1,1; 14 is 1 and 4)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------69------------69--811-----------811-------------|
A|-69---69-69---69-7-------------7---9------14-14--9-----69----69---|
E|7----7--7----7--------047-047------------2--2---------7----7------|
x2
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-69---69----------------------------------------------------------|
E|7----77-----------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-chorus (/ means slide of course.)
G|----12/15----13/16---9/13-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------11----------------9--------------------------------------| x2
E|11----------------9------7----------------------------------------|
Chorus (very staccato)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------9---------------------------------------------|
A|777-9999----7777-777-9999---97777---------------------------------| x2
E|--------7779-------------777--------------------------------------|
Little break before verse 2
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|99-9--9-99-9--9---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9-------9----------------------------------------------------|
E|----7--7----7--7--------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
G|----------------99-13-99913-99-13-99913-1111-11---11-1111-11---11-|
D|99-9--9-99-9--9---------------------------------11-----------11---|
A|-----9-------9---------------------------------9----9-------9----9|
E|----7--7----7--7--------------------------------------------------|
x2
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|99-9--9-99-9--9---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9-------9----------------------------------------------------|
E|----7--7----7--7--------------------------------------------------|
Back to pre-chorus
G|----12/15----13/16---9/13-----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------11----------------9--------------------------------------| x2
E|11----------------9------7----------------------------------------|
Chorus (again, very staccato!)
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------9---------------------------------------------|
A|777-9999----7777-777-9999---97777---------------------------------| x2
E|--------7779-------------777--------------------------------------|
Bridge "Outside the tents, on the festivals grounds"
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6---6---7---7---9---9--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2---2------------------------------------|
No bass until "you won't even say your name"
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
No bass until after "What the yooo, ya hey what the yo, yoo" - last chorus!
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9---------------------------------------------|
A|777-9999----7777-777-9999---97777---------------------------------|
E|---7----7779-------------777--------------------------------------|
Outro
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|99-9--9-99-9--9-99-9--9-99-9--------------------------------------|
A|-----9-------9-------9--------------------------------------------|
E|----7--7----7--7----7--7------------------------------------------|
Hope you enjoy playing this song as much as I do!
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