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            King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Float Along - Fill Your Lungs
                    from their 2013 album Float Along - Fill Your Lungs

This song is in 5/4, which is a fairly weird time signature to get the hang of,
but just count 1-2-3-1-2 to get the rhythm down.

Intro:
Synth bass thi
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|---5~~~~~-|
E|-3--------|

ng:


Then lead guit
e|-5h7p5---5--
B|-------8---7
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ar:
--------------
-8-5-7---5----
-------7---7-6
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
-----------5--
-7-6-4---7---7
-------7-----7
-------------5
--------------

----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|
----------|


Then hit this 
e|-0---------|
B|-3---------|
G|-2---------|
D|-0---------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

chord and slig

htly arpeggiat

e it:


Then this slid
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

ing riff. You lightly hit the open D string and use it as a droning note:
-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Into this:
e|-3h5-3-2--5h
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7-5-0--|
-------|
-------| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Back to this:
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


And then the a
e|-0----------
B|-3--3-------
G|-2----2-----
D|-0------0---
A|------------
E|------------

wesome explosi
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
0-2-3---2---0-
--------------

on:
--------------
--------------
--------------
0--2/4-4/2p0--
-------------0
--------------

-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|
-2-3---2---0-|
-------------|

e|----10-10-10
B|------------
G|------------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

-9-7/9--------
--------------
-------7------
--------------
----------3---
--------------

---------2-2-2
--------------
--------------
------0-------
2---0---------
--------------

-3-0-2--------
--------------
-------2------
--------------
----------3---
--------------

------|
------|
------|
------|
2---0-|
------|

A high synth p
e|----------|
B|-20p19----|
G|-------19-| 
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

lays this throughout:
x26

And there's th
song (usually 
time, otherwis
e|-3--2--0----
B|----------3-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

is little synth thing at the end. This plays at various point in the
at the end of chord progressions), but I won't tab it out every single
e it will clutter and overcomplicate the tab:
----------|
-0--------|
----2-----|
----------|
----------|
----------|


Verse:
"I saw you in 
Then I felt yo
It's a bit har
but I think it
e|---------0--
B|-----3-----3
G|---2---2----
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

the carpet sha
u like a baby'
d to hear exac
's something l
--------------
-------5------
-2-------5----
-----5-------5
---3-------2--
--------------

des,
s face"
tly what the guitar is playing here,
ike this:
---|
---|
-5-| x4
---|
---|
---|

Basically, jus
e|-0----------
B|-3-----5---5
G|-2-----5---5
D|-0-----5---5
A|-------3---2
E|------------

t arpeggiate these chords:
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|


Chorus:
"Just float al
e|---------0--
B|-----3-----3
G|---2---2----
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

ong and fill y
--------------
-------5------
-2-------5----
-----5-------5
---3-------2--
--------------

our lungs"
-----------0--
-------3-----3
-5---2---2----
---0----------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-0-2-3---2---0
--------------

-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

"Float along a
e|---------0--
B|-----3-----3
G|---2---2----
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

nd breathe a d
--------------
-------5------
-2-------5----
-----5-------5
---3-------2--
--------------

eep breath"
---|
---|
-5-| x2
---|
---|
---|


Back to the ri
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

ff section:
-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Then:
e|-3h5-3-2--5h
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7-5-0--|
-------|
-------| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Second awesome
e|-0----------
B|-3--3----3--
G|-2--2--2-2--
D|-0-----0----
A|-----------0
E|------------

 explosion:
--------------
--------------
--------------
-------------0
-2-3---2--0---
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
---2/4--4-2-0-
--------------
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-3---2---0-|
-----------|

e|----14-14-14
B|------------
G|------------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

-12-10--------
--------------
--------------
--------0-----
-----------3--
--------------

-----------10-
--------------
--------------
-------0------
-2--0---------
--------------

9-7-----------
----10--------
--------7-----
--------------
-----------3--
--------------

------|
------|
------|
------|
-2--0-|
------|

The high synth
e|----------|
B|-20p19----|
G|-------19-| 
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

 is even more pronounced this time:
x26


Verse:
"I saw you in the paper folds,
Then I saw you in my coffee mug,
Just float along and fill your lungs,
Just float along and breathe a deep breath"
The second time around the guitar copies what the sitar is playing:
e|-------10---
B|---------10-
G|------------
D|------------
A|-----12-----
E|-10---------

---10-|
------|
------| x16
------|
------|
10----|


Solo section:
Note the sligh
I hope you can
e|-2---10-10-1
B|-3----------
G|-2----------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

tly D major ch
 play fast, be
0---9-10-10---
--------------
------------7-
--0-----------
--------------
--------------

ord used this 
cause it's pre
--7-9-5-5-7---
--------------
------------7-
0-------------
--------------
--------------

time (rather than the Dsus2 chord from before).
tty damn difficult to keep up the pace:
3-5---2--|
----3----|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

e|-2---10-10-1
B|-3----------
G|-2----------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

0-12-9-10-10--
--------------
-------------7
--------------
--------------
--------------

---7--9--9---5
--------------
-7---------7--
--------------
--------------
--------------

-7-2-----|
------3--|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

e|-2---14-14-1
B|-3----------
G|-2----------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

4-12---10-12--
--------------
-----7-------7
--------------
--------------
--------------

---9-10---7-7-
--------------
-7------7-----
--------------
--------------
--------------

9---5-7----|
--------3--|
--7--------|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|

e|-2---12-12--
B|-3----------
G|-2----------
D|-0---------0
A|------------
E|------------

--9-10------7-
---------10---
-------7------
--------------
--------------
--------------

9-------------
--------------
--7--7-7--7--7
--0--0-0--0--0
--------------
--------------

-----------9-|
------8-10---|
--7----------|
--0----------|
-------------|
-------------|

e|-------9-|
B|--8-10---|
G|---------| x
D|-0-------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

4

e|-------7----
B|---7-8-----7
G|------------
D|-7-------7--
A|------------
E|------------

---7-----|
-8-------|
-----7---|
-------0-|
---------|
---------|

e|-15-15-15-14
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

-----12---10-1
--------------
-7------7-----
---0----------
--------------
--------------

2-9b10r9---7-9
--------------
---------7----
--------------
--------------
--------------

-5b6r5-|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|

e|-------9-7--
B|------------
G|-7-7-7-----7
D|-0-0-0------
A|------------
E|------------

----7---------
-10-----8-10--
------7------7
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
-7-8---5-7----
-----7-----7--
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------|
--------|
--7-----|
0----0--|
--------|
--------|


End of solo/pr
e|------------
B|-0h2-3------
G|---------2--
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

e-verse:
--|
--|
--| x8
0-|
--|
--|


Bridge:
"Just float al
Just float alo
Just float alo
Just float alo
e|------------
B|----3-----3-
G|------2-----
D|-0------0---
A|------------
E|------------

ong and fill your lungs,
ng and fill your lungs,
ng and breathe a deep breath,
ng and fill your lungs"
-|
-|
-| x16
-|
-|
-|


Riff section o
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

nce again:
-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Then:
e|-3h5-3-2--5h
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7-5-0--|
-------|
-------| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Back to:
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Descending rif
e|------------
B|------------
G|-11-9-7---11
D|------0---0-
A|------------
E|------------

f:
--------------
--------------
\9-7---12-11-9
---0---------0
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
---12\11-9---1
----0----0----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4-12-11---14\1
------0----0--
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
2-11---|
---0---|
-------|
-------|


Little lead:
e|-7-5---5----
B|-----8---7-8
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
-5-7---5------
-----7---7-6-7
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
-6-4---|
-----7-|
-------|
-------|


Riff section b
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

ut quieter this time:
-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Then:
e|-3h5-3-2--5h
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7-5-0--|
-------|
-------| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Descending rif
e|------------
B|------------
G|-11-9-7---11
D|------0---0-
A|------------
E|------------

f:
--------------
--------------
\9-7---12-11-9
---0---------0
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
---12\11-9---1
----0----0----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4-12-11---14\1
------0----0--
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
2-11---|
---0---|
-------|
-------|


Little lead:
e|-7-5---5----
B|-----8---7-8
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
-5-7---5------
-----7---7-6-7
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
-6-4---|
-----7-|
-------|
-------|


Once more:
e|------------
B|-------5----
G|---2-4------
D|-0--------0-
A|------------
E|------------

-------|
----7--|
2/4----| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


e|-3h5-3-2--5h
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7-5-0--|
-------|
-------| x4
-------|
-------|
-------|


Descending rif
e|------------
B|------------
G|-11-9-7---11
D|------0---0-
A|------------
E|------------

f:
--------------
--------------
\9-7---12-11-9
---0---------0
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
---12\11-9---1
----0----0----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4-12-11---14\1
------0----0--
--------------
--------------

-------|
-------|
2-11---|
---0---|
-------|
-------|


Different end 
e|------------
B|------------
G|-16-14-12---
D|--------0---
A|------------
E|------------

to the descend
--------------
--------------
16\14-12---17-
-0-----0------
--------------
--------------

ing riff:
--------------
--------------
16-14---17\16-
----0----0----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
14---19p18-19-
-0----0-----0-
--------------
--------------

--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|


Then the outro
until 6:21, wh
e|-2-----3----
B|-3-----5---5
G|-2-----5---5
D|-0-----5---5
A|-------3---2
E|------------

 is just the D major chord,
ich turns into:
--|
--|
--| x4
--|
--|
--|


And then finis
e|-2----------
B|-3----------
G|-2----------
D|-0----------
A|------------
E|------------

h on:
|
|
|
|
|
|



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| .   staccato
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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