Neighborhood 3 Power Out Chords
by Arcade Fire
Neighborhood 3 Power Out by Arcade Fire is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
tabbed by Alexander (i'm also an older brother, actually)
mail : ael_x AT caramail DOT com
this is in "drop D" tuning, that's for sure.
I don't know if Win Butler actually does this, but I also suggest
to detune the highest E to a B for efficiency.
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Intro/
CHORUS
v v v v
B|-------13-13-13--------13-13-13--|---------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13-13--------13-13-13--|---------------------------------------|
G|-------14-14-14--------14-14-14--|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5----------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
A|-0>-0>>>let ring-0>-0>>>---------|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
D|-0>-0>>>---------0>-0>>>---------|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
Verse 1
v v v v v v v v v v v v
B|-14--14--14--14-17-17-17-17------|---14--14--14--14-17-17-17-17-----------|
B|-14--14--14--14-17-17-17-17------|---14--14--14--14-17-17-17-17-----------|
G|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14---2x-|---14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------2x---|
D|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------|---16--16--16--16-16-16-16-16-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---17--17--17--17-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
I woke up with the power out, not really something to shout about.
Ice has covered up my parents hands don't have any dreams don't have any plans.
Verse2
(Bass enters)
v v v v v v v v v v v v
B|(13)13--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|(13)13--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-----2X-|---14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17------2X------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------|
A|--------------------------------|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
I went out into the night, went out to find some light.
Kids are swingin' from the power lines, nobody's home, so nobody minds.
(Bass stops)
Verse 1 (alt : do not add 17's)
B|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------|---14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14-----------|
B|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------|---14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14-----------|
G|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14---2x-|---14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------2x---|
D|-14--14--14--14-14-14-14-14------|---16--16--16--16-16-16-16-16-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---17--17--17--17-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
I woke up on the darkest night, neighbors all were shoutin' that they found the light.
("We found the light")
Shadows jumpin' all over my walls some of them big, some of them small.
Verse2
(Bass enters)
v v v v v v v v v v v v
B|(13)13--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|(13)13--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-----2X-|---14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17------2X------|
D|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------|
A|--------------------------------|---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
I went out into the night. I went out to pick a fight with anyone.
Light a candle for the kids, Jesus Christ don't keep it hid!
Just after "hid" :
CHORUS
v v v v
B|-------13-13-13--------13-13-13--|---------------------------------------|
B|-------13-13-13--------13-13-13--|---------------------------------------|
G|-------14-14-14--------14-14-14--|-5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5----------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12--|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
A|-0>-0>>>let ring-0>-0>>>---------|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
D|-0>-0>>>---------0>-0>>>---------|-3--3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3--3-3----------|
then Bass does its riff thing
then repeat parts...
then, Bridge (2'32")
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5----5----3----3----8----8----7----7----------2x-----------------------|
A|--5----5----3----3----8----8----7----7-----------------------------------|
D|--5----5----3----3----8----8----7----7-----------------------------------|
And the power's down in the heart of man,
take it from your heart put in your hand.
And there's something wrong in the heart of man,
you take it from your heart and put it in your hand!
B|----5-----|
B|----2-----|
G|----2-----|
D|----4-----|(not very sure about this one)
A|----5-----|
D|----------|
What's the plan?
then slide UP before Verse2 (1x) and then CHORUS
repeat parts...
and end on D :
B|--13-
B|--13-
G|--14-
D|--12-
A|--0--
D|--0--
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Tabbed by ALEXANDER. : ael_x AT caramail DOT com
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