Introducing Palace Players, by Mew


Standard tuning

~ - Let ring
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down

This is a really fun song to play. Listen to the song for the exact strumming, 
during the chorus and the last bit towards the end.

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

Intro 1 of sorts:

(0:00 - 0:55)


E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------7--5-5/7--4-------|
A|-------5--7-7/9--5-------|
E|--7-7--------------------|

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

Intro 2 of sorts:

(0:55 - 1:48)

E|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7---------------5--5---5---7--------|---5--5---0~-h5------0-----5-5---0~-h5----0--|
A|-------------5------5-------------------5----|---------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7-------7---7---7----7-|-3------3---3----3-----3p0-----3---3----3----|

E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---7---------|---0h7---7---0------0---0h7---9---0-------|
A|-------------5------5------------------5-----|------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---7-------|-9-----9---9----9----9------9---9-----9---|

e------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------||
B------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------||
G------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------||
D---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---7---4--|----5--5---0~-h5------0-----5--5---0~-h5------|
A-------------5------5---------------------|E|----------------------------------------------||
E-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---7----|--3------3---3-----3----3p0------3---3---3----|

eE|----------------------------------------------|--|
BE|----------------------------------------------|--|
GE|----------------------------------------------|--|
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0---|
AE|----------------------------------------------|--|
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0---------|

E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---4--2p0--|---0h5---5---0h5-----0----5-5--0--h5------|
A|-------------5------5----------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---------|-3-----3---3------3---3p0----3--3-----3---|

eE|----------------------------------------------|--|
BE|----------------------------------------------|--|
GE|----------------------------------------------|--|
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0---|
AE|----------------------------------------------|--|
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0---------|

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

Verse 1:

(1:48 - 2:19)


E|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7---------------5--5---5---7--------|---0h5---5---0h5-----0-----5-5---0~--5-----|
A|-------------5------5-------------------5----|-------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7-------7---7---7----7-|-3------3---3----3-----3p0-----3---3----3--|

eE|----------------------------------------------|--|
BE|----------------------------------------------|--|
GE|----------------------------------------------|--|
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0---|
AE|----------------------------------------------|--|
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0---------|

E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---4--2p0--|---0h5---5---0h5-----0---5-5---0~--5------|
A|-------------5------5----------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---------|-3-----3---3------3---3p0---3---3-----3---|

eE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
BE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
GE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0------|
AE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0-------7-7--|

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

Chorus (x2):

(2:19 - 2:39)


eE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
BE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
GE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
D-----------4-4--7-7--4---------4-4--7/9--2p0--5-7-5-4\2------7----9----4--------|
AE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|----------------------555----|
E-7--7-7-7---------------77--7-----------------------------55---77---22----------|

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

2nd Verse:

(2:39 - 3:12)

E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---7---4--|----5--5---0~-h5------0-----5--5---0~-h5-----|
A|-------------5------5---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---7----|--3------3---3-----3----3p0-----3---3---3----|

eE|----------------------------------------------|--|
BE|----------------------------------------------|--|
GE|----------------------------------------------|--|
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0---|
AE|----------------------------------------------|--|
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0---------|

E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|---0h5---7--------------5--5---5---4--2p0--|---0h5---5---0h5-----0---5-5---0~--5------|
A|-------------5------5----------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----7---7----7-----7------7---7---------|-3-----3---3------3---3p0---3---3-----3---|

eE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
BE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
GE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
D-0----2-2/4--0-2--------0---2-2/4-0-----2-2p0------|
AE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----||
E---0-------------2--2-----0---------2p0-------7-7--|

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

Chorus (x4):

(3:12 - 3:52)


eE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------|
BE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------|
GE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|-------------------------------|
D-----------4-4--7-7--4---------4-4--7/9---2p0---5-7-5-4\2------7----9----4--------|
AE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------555----|
E-7--7-7-7---------------77--7-------------------------------55---77---22----------|

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

Last bit:

(3:52 - 4:47 (end))


  F#5        A5       G5      F#5   A5  C#5         G5
eE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|----------------|
BE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|----------------|
GE|E|----------------------------------------------|-----|----------------|
D-4-4-444\---7-7-7\---5-5-5\--4-4-4-7-7/11-11-11\---5-5-5\----------|
A-4-4-444\---7-7-7\---5-5-5\--4-4-4-7-7/11-11-11\---5-5-5\----------|
E-2-2-222\---5-5-5\---3-3-3\--2-2-2-5-5/9--9--9-\---3-3-3\----------|

F#5            B5
   Why did you go?,
A5
Lots of different reasons,
G5
So many you can't even count
F#5                A5
   You think it's right,
C#5
Jumping off the seesaw,
G5
Or do you just want it to be?


F#5            A5
   Why did you go?,
C#5
Lots of different reasons,
G5
So many you can't even count
F#5                    B5
   You think it's right
A5
Jumping off the seesaw,
G5
  Or do you just want it to be?