When The Sun Goes Down Tab

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author WBH. [a] 111.

3 contributors total, last edit on Apr 30, 2021

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This tab looks kind of like when Arctic Monkeys play it live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRyWcge_nmg and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nyzae8hYTY
Use this and the bass tab version 3 featured on this site
and you're pretty close to sounding like the real deal.
 
 
[Verse 1 and 2]
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX), CLEAN
 
e|----------------------------------------—------------------x--4-|
B|-7--------x--11----x--9------x--7------x--9------x--7------x--5-|
G|-8--------x--12----x--8------x--8------x—-8------x--8------x--6-|
D|-9--------x--11----x--9------x--8------x—-9------x--8------x--6-|
A|-9--------x--13----x--7------x--6------x—-7------x--6------x--4-|
E|-7--------x--11--------------------------—-----------------x--4-|
 
e|----x-(4)/--9--7--6--4--6--|
B|----x-(5)/--11-9--7--5--7--|
G|----x-(6)/--9--7--8--6--8--|
D|----x-(6)/--11-9--8--6--8--|
A|----x-(4)/--9--7--6--4--6--|
E|----x-(4)/--9--7--6--4--6--| (Repeat x2)
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX), CLEAN
 
e|--11---------x--6----------x—-11---------x—-6-----------x--11---|
B|--12---------x--7----------x--12---------x--7-----------x--12---|
G|--13---------x--8----------x--13---------x--8-----------x—-13---|
D|--13---------x--8----------x--13---------x--8-----------x--13---|
A|--11---------x--6----------x—-11---------x--6-----------x--11---|
E|-------------x-------------x—------------x--------------x-------|
 
 
e|-x--6-----x--4--4--x--6--6--x--7--7--x--9------------------------------|
B|-x--7-----x--5--5--x--7--7--x--9--9--x--11-----------------------------|
G|-x--8-----x--6--6--x--8--8--x--7--7--x--9------------------------------|
D|-x--8-----x--6--6--x--8--8--x--9--9--x--11-----------------------------|
A|-x--6-----x--4--4--x--6--6--x--7--7--x--9------------------------------|
E|-x---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Let ring
 
 
Followed by short pause/break. Then Alex sings:
 
“I said: he’s a scumbag, don’t you know!?”
 
And on “know” both Alex and Jamie start playing. From now on until the outro,
both guitars should be distorted.
 
So, this is the first part of the first bridge, middle 8 or what you'd
prefer to call it.
 
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX)
 
This is not the exact strumming pattern; you’ll have to listen to the
record to catch the correct strumming.
 
e|---2-----3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
B|---3-----3--2--3--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
G|---4-----4--3--4--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
D|---4-----5--4--4--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
A|---2-----5--4--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
E|---2-----3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------|
 
e|---3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
B|---3--2--3--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
G|---4--3--4--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
D|---5--4--4--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
A|---5--4--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
E|---3--2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------|
 
e|----3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
B|----3--2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
G|----4--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
D|----5--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
A|----5--4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
E|----3--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
 
The fourth time, just play:
 
e|----3--2--------------------------|
B|----3--2--------------------------|
G|----4--3--------------------------|
D|----5--4--------------------------|
A|----5--4--------------------------|
E|----3--2--------------------------|
 
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|---2-----3--2--2----------------------|
B|---3-----3--2--3----------------------|
G|---4-----4--3--4----------------------|
D|---4-----5--4--4----------------------|
A|---2-----5--4--2----------------------|
E|---2-----3--2--2----------------------|
 
e|----3--2--2---------------------------|
B|----2--2--3---------------------------|
G|----4--3--4---------------------------|
D|----5--4--4---------------------------|
A|----5--4--2---------------------------|
E|----3--2--2---------------------------| x3
 
And then comes the second part of the bridge.
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX)
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------024------------------------|
A|------22---------------------------|
E|-33222-----------------------------| x4
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------420------------------------|
A|------22---------------------------|
E|-33222-----------------------------|
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
Comes in after Alex has played the lead riff the first time.
 
e|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------------|
B|----3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---------------|
G|----4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4---------------|
D|----5-5--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|----5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------------| x4
 
 
After this little bridge comes the fourth verse.
During this verse, there is no guitar -
just bass, vocals and drums.
 
Followed by pre-chorus:
 
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|----3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B|----3-3--2-2--3-3--3-3---------------|
G|----4-4--3-3--4-4--4-4---------------|
D|----5-5--4-4--4-4--4-4---------------|
A|----5-5--4-4--2-2--2-2---------------|
E|----3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2---------------| x4
 
 
Straight to the chorus where both guitars play this.
 
e|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/--------|
B|--8-8-8/--10-10-10--3-3-3-3-3/--------|
G|--9-9-9/--11-11-11--4-4-4-4-4/--------|
D|--9-9-9/--11-11-11--4-4-4-4-4/--------|
A|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/--------|
E|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/--------| x4
 
 
And then...
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX)
 
e|----5--2---------------------------|
B|----5--2---------------------------|
G|----6--3---------------------------|
D|----7--4---------------------------|
A|----7--4---------------------------|
E|----5--2---------------------------|
 
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----7--4---------------------------|
A|----7--4---------------------------|
E|----5--2---------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge or Middle 8]
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX)
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------024------------------------|
A|------22---------------------------|
E|-33222-----------------------------| x3
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------420------------------------|
A|------22---------------------------|
E|-33222-----------------------------|
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------------|
B|----3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3---------------|
G|----4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4---------------|
D|----5-5--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|----5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2---------------|
E|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---------------| x4
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|----3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2---------------|
B|----3-3--2-2--3-3--3-3---------------|
G|----4-4--3-3--4-4--4-4---------------|
D|----5-5--4-4--4-4--4-4---------------|
A|----5-5--4-4--2-2--2-2---------------|
E|----3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2---------------| x4
 
e|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------------|
B|----3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3------------|
G|----4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4------------|
D|----5-5--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4------------|
A|----5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2------------|
E|----3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------------| x4
 
 
Back to chorus again. Both guitars play this:
 
e|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/-------|
B|--8-8-8/--10-10-10--3-3-3-3-3/-------|
G|--9-9-9/--11-11-11--4-4-4-4-4/-------|
D|--9-9-9/--11-11-11--4-4-4-4-4/-------|
A|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/-------|
E|--7-7-7/--9--9--9---2-2-2-2-2/-------| x8
 
 
And then...
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX)
 
e|----5--2--7------------------------|
B|----5--2--7------------------------|
G|----6--3--8------------------------|
D|----7--4--9------------------------|
A|----7--4--9------------------------|
E|----5--2--7------------------------|
 
GUITAR TWO (JAMIE)
 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----7--4--9------------------------|
A|----7--4--9------------------------|
E|----5--2--7------------------------|
 
 
After this comes the outro.
 
GUITAR ONE (ALEX), CLEAN
 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---11----x--9------x--7------x--9------x--7--|
G|---12----x--8------x--8------x—-8------x--8--|
D|---11----x--9------x--8------x—-9------x--8--|
A|---13----x--7------x--6------x—-7------x--6--|
E|---11--------------------------—-------------|
 
e|--x--4--4--x--6--6--x--7--7--x--9---10-10-10-10-10--9---7-------|
B|--x--5--5--x--7--7--x--9--9--x--11--11-11-11-11-11--11--7-------|
G|--x--6--6--x--8--8--x--7--7--x--9---11-11-11-11-11--11--8-------|
D|--x--6--6--x--8--8--x--9--9--x--11----------------------9-------|
A|--x--4--4--x--6--6--x--7--7--x--9-----------------------9-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-------| Let ring
 
 
--------------------------------------
So this is how the song is structured...
 
Verses 1-3
Bridge or Middle 8
Verse 4
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Verse 5
Chorus
Outro
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
 
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thanx again,

this song makes me shake so good , best uk rock song!

Sorry for the messed up language above. This is how I intended it to be: "I’ve checked all of the tabs of When the Sun Goes Down on this site, and although some them are really good, none of them seem to be 100 % accurate. And perhaps (probably) this isn't either, but at least it sound pretty close to what’s played on the album, and also it looks kind of like this when Arctic Monkeys play it live (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRyWcge_nmg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nyzae8hYTY). Use this and the bass tab version 3 on this site and your pretty close to sounding like the real deal.