I Predict A Riot | TAB
The original recording is a feast of noisy overdubs and production tricks, with far fewer guitars than we might imagine. This doesn’t mean we should make our guitar parts sparse when taking the stage on a Saturday night—no one is bringing those production tricks with them.
It falls on us, as the sole guitarist, to carry the tune and play all the way through. My TAB is designed to guide you in the right direction as you develop something that works for your band.
Intro
Add some slides here to capture the feel of the original intro. This progression returns later as a solo, though played differently. Notice how we’re outlining the Aeolian mode here!
Verse
The verse needs to feel energetic. To help everyone settle in, your part should have repetition. Here’s what I suggest you play:
Bridge
In contrast to the verse, the bridge needs to open up. Here’s my take on this:
Chorus
For the chorus, we return to something similar to the verse for the rhythm, just slightly more intense.
Depending on the tone of your bass player, you may need to play a lower part of the chord. The smaller and cleaner his sound, the deeper you should go. If he has a huge sound, this will sit well above it:
Chorus tag
The chorus tag provides some breathing space in the arrangement, first holding the chords, then returning to something resembling the chorus.
You could borrow the chord shapes used here for your main chorus later to make it bigger or compensate for a weaker bass player.
Solo
The solo is essentially the intro, but played with 8th notes.
Breakdown verse
Finally, here’s the breakdown verse. Once you’re confident, you could play like this in earlier verses too before moving into the strumming shown earlier in this lesson.
If your band is a small three-piece, you can play tunes like this in an improvised way, moving between driving and atmospheric parts.
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