Spiral Staircase
Group/Singer Name: Kings Of Leon
Song: "Spiral Staircase"
Additional Info: Youth & Young Manhood - Track 07
EADGBe
Tuning: Standard -
Chords Used
A(577655); B(799877); F#(244322); E(022100);
10 12
D(); E*()
Intro
A (SLIDE UP TO) B - A (SLIDE UP TO) B
ChoruA slide to B through 1st 2 lines
A B
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
F# E D
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
B
Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
Verse 1
B
Greasy haircuts, a German Chinese girl,
Is gone keep ya'll busy, tuggin' at my curl,
F#
A get your ass together,
E A B
You better walk, walk, walk, a by walking, we cannot run!
Verse 2
B
A they all came to party, and there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin' on this wall,
F# E
Seems like there's another story bangin',
A B
Around every step you fake.
ChoA slide to B through 1st 2 lines
B
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
F# E D
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
B
Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
Verse 3
B
They all came to party, and then there's four to every stall,
It's gettin' frust-a-ratin', a just a pissin on this wall,
F# E
Seems like there's another story bangin',
A B
Around every step you fa-ake.
Solo
| E* | E* | E* | E* |
| B | B |
| E* | E* | E* | E* |
EVERYTHING CUTS OUT EXCEPT CLAPPING & DRUMS
| B | B |<-----
Chorus
N.C.
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
EVERYTHING RETURNS
N.C. N.C. D<-----------
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
B
Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
ChoA slide to B through 1st 2 lines
B
Spiral Staircase goin' down,
Paint your body red and brown,
F# E D
On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
B
Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!
Outro
| B | B | B | B |
| F# | E D |
EVERYTHING DROPS OUT APART FROM DRUM BEAT
| B | B |<-------
INDISTINGUISHABLE SHOUTED WORDS
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*KINGS OF LEON - SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEAD PARTS*
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b - Bend
() - Bracketed numbers are the note you bend up to
h - Hammer On
p - Pull Off
r - Return
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
d - Strum Down
u - Strum Up
PM - Palm Mute
NH - Natural Harmonics
^ - Vibrato
INTRO 00:15
- NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
VER00:31
@
e -7--5-7--------------7--5-7-------------------------------------------
B -7--5-7---/5-3-------7--5-7---/5-3------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
VER00:46
@
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------0----10b(12)r10------------------------------------------
G -9-7--------9-7------------------------------------------------------
D -----9-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS 01:00
- FOLLOW CHORDS 'TIL
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
VERSE 3
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------9--7-------------9-7-------------9--7-------------9-7--------
D -9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7-----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9-7--------
A -9--7-9-----------9--7-9----------9--7-9-----------9--7-9-------------
E --------------7---------------7----------------7----------------------
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-4-4---4-4---2-2---2-7------------------------------------------------
-2-2---2-2---0-0---0-5---17\2-----------------------------------------
|---USE ALTERNATE PICKING WHEN SLIDING DOWN.
THERE SHOULD BE 32 ALTERNATE PICKS, BUT
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT PERFECT.
ALSO, SLIGHTLY PALM MUTE THE STRING.
SOLO
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B --------15------------12-----------15------------12-------------------
G -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)---14b(16)r14----------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------15-------------------------12-------15-15b(17)----------------
-14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)--14b(16)--------------------------
----------------------16----------------------------------------------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
-15b(17)-(17)-(17)r15-12----------------------------------------------
-------------------------15b(17)--(17)-(17)15-12----------------------
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PLAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT BEND--------? -? -----------? -?
-------------------------------12--------------12---------------------
----------------------------------15--------------15------------------
-14b(16)-(16)(16)(16)14-12-----------14-12-----------14-12------------
---------------------------14--------------14--------------14---------
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BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------? -------------?
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-------8-88-8888------8-88-8888---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------9-99-9999------9-99-9999---------------
-------7-77-7777------7-77-7777---------------
CHORUS 01:53
- NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7----------------7-------------------------
CHORUS
- MATTHEW PLAYS POWERCHORDS OF B5(799XXX); F#5(244XXX) & E5(022XXX)
02:08
OVER THE CHORUS 'TIL WHEN HE PLAYS:
"...sex show"
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11--11-\------------9--7-------------9--7---------------------------
D --12--12-\----9--7-9--9--7-----9--7-9--9--7---------------------------
A --12--12-\----9--7-9-----------9--7-9---------------------------------
E --10--10-\-----------------7------------------------------------------
OUTRO
e ----------------------------------------------------7-----------------
B -7-7--7-777-----7-7-7-777----7-7--7-777-----------7---10b(12)-r10-----
G -----------9-7-----------9-------------9-7--9b(11)--------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----14-----------------12--------------7-7-------7-------7------------
-14----17b(19)r17---12----15b(17)r15---7-7-------7-------7------------
-------------------------------------------9b(11)--9b(11)--9-7--------
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