Bloc Party

-Bloc Party-

-THE PRAYER-



~ = Tremelo Pick (Play same note fast)

/ = Slide upwards

\ = Slide downwards

VIB = Add Vibrato



INTRO - LOOPED 'AHHING' - guitar interpretation but basically A to C



(LOOP 1)



       (Am)    (C)



E---------------|

B---------------|

G---------------|

D---7~~~~10~~---|

A---0~~~~-------|

E---5~~~~-8~~---|



VERSE-



Same loop as intro.



This extra phrase is added.



     (Am- Chord shape that it is based on is in brackets - could be played)

E--(12)---------------------------------|

B--(13)---------------------------------|

G--14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-----|

D--(14)---------------------------------|

A--(12)---------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------|



Then it builds more on 'Is it so wrong?'

Another loop comes in which is quite hard to heard but if you play the below you will be

to hear it on the record



(LOOP 2)



E-------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------------|

A--------------------5~~~~~~~~7~~~~---------|

E-5~~~~~~~~8~~~~~~~~---------------8~~~~----|



A guitar also comes in



E-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|



E----------------------------|

B----------------------------|

G----------------------------|

D----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~VIB~~\----|



E-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~--|



E------------------------------|

B------------------------------|

G------------------------------|

D---------------------5~~~~----|

A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~-----------|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|



E-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~-------------------|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12~~~~8~~~~---|



E----------------------------|

B----------------------------|

G----------------------------|

D----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|



E----------------------------|

B----------------------------|

G----------------------------|

D----------------------------|

A-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

E-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|



Leading up to chorus (Loop 2 taken out)



E-----------------------------|

B-----------------------------|

G-----------------------------|

D-----------------------------|

A-5~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~--|

E-----------------------------|





CHORUS



RHYTHM GUITAR - Not on record but would work, (m= minor, M= Major if you want to play

chords)



   A5  (m)        B5  (m)        C5  (M)        F5 (M)

E-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|

B-------------------------------------------------[-----------------|

G---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[----------------||

D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-[3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------[1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|



(Bass same as root notes)



SYNTH LEAD



E------------------------5----------|

B---6-5---------------------8-5-----|

G-5-----5-7-5--5--5-------------7---|

D-------------7--7--7-5-------------|

A-----------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------|



VERSE 2



Just guitar Riffs, first loop dosen't come in



CHORUS 2



Same as 1st



MIDDLE 8



Synth lead



E-----------------|

B-----------------|

G-----------------|

D-----------------|

A---3-------------|

E-5---0--5-4-5-7--|



LEAD



(Backwards sounding bends)



E---------------X---------------------------------------------|

B------------X---X-------------8VIB---15b17VIB----------------|

G--SCRAPING---X--------7b9VIB-------------------15----12------|

D-----------------------------------------------17b19-14b16---|

A-------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------|



             (PROBABLY PITCH-SHIFTER BUT THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT)

E-------------------(18)/~~~~20~~~~~~-|

B-13----/~~~~~~(22)-------------------|

G-15B17-------------------------------|

D-------------------------------------|

A-------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------|



The wild sound, sounds a bit like a mid-fi electronics arpeggiator as used by Jonny

(Radiohead). Could probably have a good stab at what he is playing but don't have enough

to tab in correct octave.



E-15VIB-12-13-12VIB---------------|

B-------------------15\13-13VIB---|

G---------------------------------|

D---------------------------------|

A---------------------------------|

E---------------------------------|



Then some sort of track echo comes in and then leads into last chorus.



ALGORITHM



Intro - Loop 1 (Ahhing)



Verse 1

            - Loop 1

            - Small Synth Lines



            - (BUILDS)

            - Loop 1

            - Loop 2

            - Guitar



Chorus 1

            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)

            - Synth



Verse 2

            - Guitar



            - (BUILDS)

            - Loop 2

            - Guitar



Chorus 2

            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)

            - Synth



Middle 8

            - Synth Riff

            - Wild Solo Lead



Chorus 3

            - Rhythm (Based on Bass)

            - Synth



CHORDS



INTRO



Am C  X4



VERSE 1

Am         C     Am    C

Lord give me grace and dancing feet

And the power to impress

Lord give me grace and dancing feet

Let me outshine the moon



Am         C     Am    C

Is it so wrong to crave recognition?

Second best, runner-up

Is it so wrong to want rewarding?

To want more than is given to you?

Than is given to you



CHORUS

Am   B5               C     F

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

I will dazzle them with my wit

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

I will dazzle, I will outshine them all



VERSE 2

Am         C     Am    C

Standing on the packed dance floor

Our bodies thrown in time

Silent on the weekdays

Tonight I claim what's mine



Am        C     Am    C

Is it so wrong to crave recognition?

Second best, runner-up

Is it so wrong to want rewarding?

To want more than is given to you?

Than is given to you



CHORUS 2

Am   B5           C         F

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

I will dazzle them with my wit

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

I will dazzle, I will outshine them all



MIDDLE 8

(RIFF VERSION0

A5  C5  E5        A5 Ab5 A5 Ab5 B5

(SIMPLE VERSION)

A5        E5        A5                     B5



CHORUS 3

Am   B5             C        F

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

I will dazzle them with my wit

Tonight make me unstoppable

And I will charm, I will slice

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