Price Of Gasoline

Bloc Party

tonalidad:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        INTRO[0:00]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

In the intro, Russell and Kele both seem to play with some kind of delay/echo effect
on tremele picked notes.

[0:00]
(first 16 bars)

Russell
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---| #6#--------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

[0:11]

Then the bass comes in and it changes slightly.

Russell
E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-#6#----------------|-/#7#-/-#14#\#(13)#\| x4
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

[0:22]

Kele comes in over the top here, again with delay/echo effect.
Russell continues his riff.

Kele
E|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-#9#----------------|-/#11#-/-#14#--\----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------| -\

Russell
E|--------------------|--------------------| -/   x2
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-#6#----------------|-/#7#-/-#14#\#(13)#\| 
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|


Kele
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-#6#----------------|-/#7#-/-#14#\#(13)#\|-#6#----------------|-7----(6)-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------| -\

Russell
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------| -/
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|-#6#----------------|-/#7#-/-#14#\#(13)#\|-#6#----------------|----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        VERSE[0:34]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The major part of this is bass and drums. Look at the bass tab if you want that :),
the version on this website is perfect in my opinion.

Occasionally, the odd note delays and rings from Russell's guitar:


Russell
E|---21~--|--------|---19~--|
B|--------|---10~--|--------|
G|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|
A|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|
   [1:08]   [1:10]   [1:12]


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        CHORUS[1:13]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The main part of the chorus is played 4 times, then finishes with the last part.

Kele
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------| -\

Russell
E|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--| -/   x4
B|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Then:

[1:36]
Kele
E|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|-7-\--|
A|------|
E|------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        VERSE[1:37]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Again there's mainly bass in here, I'll tab out Russell's fills.
I had a look at a video of them live and he seems to play it around this part
of the fretboard. It sounds like there's a backing keyboard to this on the album
playing the same notes.


Russell
E|---------|---------|---------|-7-------|
B|---------|---------|-------9-|-----9---|
G|---8-9---|-9-------|---8-9---|---------|
D|-6-----9-|---9-7-6-|-6-------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   [1:37]
With spade..Guns and..That is...Will be won


Russell
E|----------------------------------(22)-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-#1#--////////////////////////////////-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  [1:47] (tremelo pick up the fretboard with delay)


Russell
E|-----7---|------9-11----|--7-----------|-7-------|
B|-7-9---9-|-9h12------12-|-7--10-9-7--9-|-----9---|
G|---------|--------------|--------------|---------|
D|---------|--------------|--------------|---------|
A|---------|--------------|--------------|---------|
E|---------|--------------|--------------|---------|
   [1:54]


Russell
E|----------------------------------(22)-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-#1#--////////////////////////////////-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
  [2:05] (tremelo pick up the fretboard with delay)

Russell
E|-7-------|-7---9---|
B|-----9---|---------|
G|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|
  [2:11]
I can tell..How this ends.


E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        CHORUS[2:15]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Same as the first chorus.

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        BDA K/G  O[2:38]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Delay and echo effects on both guitars.

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|--4-4-4-4h6\-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
E|-7-9---------|-7-9---------| -/   x4
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-----9-8\(4)-|-----9-8\(4)-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

[2:49]

Really sorry but I have *no* idea what Russell plays here :( It sounds like
a mixture of tremelo picking and massive delay and echo, but I really can't
tell what notes he's playing let alone when :(.

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|-5--4--------|-5--4--------|
G|-------4--6--|-------4-----|
D|-------------|----------7--| x2
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

[3:00]

Kele
E|-5--4--------|-5--4--------|
B|-------------|-------5---7-|
G|-------6-----|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-5--4--12--9-|-9---8~------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        CHORUS[3:12]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Kele
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -\

Russell
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -/  x4
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-#13#--#14#---|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|-| #14#--#16#---|--------------|-#13#--#14#---|
A|--------------|--------------|-| #14#--#16#---|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|



Kele
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -\


Russell
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -/
B|--------------|--------------|-| #17#--#16#---|-#13#--#14#---|
G|-#13#--#14#---|-#14#--#16#---|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

Kele
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|-#6#----------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -\


Russell
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| -/
B|--------------|--------------|-| #17#--#16#---|-13-----14-\--|
G|-#13#--#14#---|-#14#--#16#---|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        OUTRO[3:45]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

First this part is played twice:

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12-10-9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#11#---| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12-10-9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#8#----| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

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

[3:57]

Then this is played, and the song ends with a drum fill and lots of clapping
(by Bloc Party, that is).

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12----9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#11#---| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12-10-9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#8#----| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12-10-9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#11#---| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-------------|-------------|
B|---12-10-9---|---12-10-9---|
G|-9---------9-|-8---------8-|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| -\

Russell
e|-#9#---------|------#8#----| -/
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Kele
E|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-9--r| ing out-|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------| -\

Russell
E|-9--r| ing out-| -/
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

You're done!
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        LYRICS
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE

I've been driving
A mid-sized car
I never hurt anyone
(Is that a fact? Is that a fact? Is that a fact? Is that a fact?)
The price of gas
Keeps on rising
Nothing comes for free
(Make like a stone. Make like a plant. Make like a stone. Make like a plant.)
I can tell you
How this ends

CHORUS

We're gonna win this
We're gonna win this
We're gonna win this

VERSE

With spades and truncheons
Guns and trowels
That is how the
War will be won
(Just swat the fly, Just swat the fly, Just swat the fly, Just swat the fly)
Taking care of
Cars and bodies
Nothing ever comes for free
(The ghosts are here. The ghosts are here. Red white and blue. Red white and blue)
I can tell you
How this ends

CHORUS x2

We're gonna win this
We're gonna win this
We're gonna win this
We're gonna win


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


Key:
/       - Slide up
\       - Slide down
b       - Bend
r       - Return
x       - Mute
PM      - Palm mute
~       - Let ring/vibrato
h       - Hammer-on
p       - Pull-off
<>        - Harmonic
#n#     - Tremelo pick
-\      - Parts played together