Group/Singer Name:      Kings Of Leon
Song:                   "Spiral Staircase"
Additional Info:        Youth & Young Manhood - Track 07
Tuning:                 Standard - [EADGBe]
Tabbed By:              Dean Hill - Comments, Suggestions? the.scotsman@blueyonder.co.uk


[Chords Used]   A(577655); B(799877); F#(244322); E(022100);
                D([10][12][12][11][10][10]); E*([12][14][14][13][12][12])


[Intro]         A (SLIDE UP TO) B   -   A (SLIDE UP TO) B


[Chorus]     A  B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                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.
                
                
[Chorus]        B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                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*      |
                | B       | B       |<-----[EVERYTHING CUTS OUT EXCEPT CLAPPING & DRUMS]


[Chorus]        N.C.
                Spiral Staircase goin' down,
                
                Paint your body red and brown,
              N.C.                  N.C.       D<-----------[EVERYTHING RETURNS]
                On our knees, we'll feast on a sex show.
                B
                Spiral Staircase! Spiral Staircase!


[Chorus]        B                               [A slide to B through 1st 2 lines]
                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  |
                | B       | B       |<-------[EVERYTHING DROPS OUT APART FROM DRUM BEAT]
                
                [INDISTINGUISHABLE SHOUTED WORDS]





             *********************************************
             *KINGS OF LEON - SPIRAL STAIRCASE LEAD PARTS*
             *********************************************

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] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [00:15]
"...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------------------------------------------



[VERSE 1] @ [00:31]
e -7--5-7--------------7--5-7-------------------------------------------
B -7--5-7---/5-3-------7--5-7---/5-3------------------------------------
G ----------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------


[VERSE 2] @ [00:46]
e ----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -0----------0----10b(12)r10------------------------------------------
G -9-7--------9-7------------------------------------------------------
D -----9-7-9-----------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------------


[CHORUS] - FOLLOW CHORDS 'TIL [01:00]
"...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----------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  -4-4---4-4---2-2---2-7------------------------------------------------
  -2-2---2-2---0-0---0-5---172-----------------------------------------
                           |---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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  --------15-------------------------12-------15-15b(17)----------------
  -14b(16)---14b(16)r14-------14b(16)--14b(16)--------------------------
  ----------------------16----------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------¬ -------------------¬
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          -10-1010-10101010-----10-1010-10101010--------
                          -11-1111-11111111-----11-1111-11111111--------
                          -11-1111-11111111-----11-1111-11111111--------
                          --9--9-9--9-9-9-9------9--9-9--9-9-9-9--------

  -15b(17)-(17)-(17)r15-12----------------------------------------------
  -------------------------15b(17)--(17)-(17)15-12----------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
PLAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT BEND--------¬ -¬ -----------¬ -¬
  -------------------------------12--------------12---------------------
  ----------------------------------15--------------15------------------
  -14b(16)-(16)(16)(16)14-12-----------14-12-----------14-12------------
  ---------------------------14--------------14--------------14---------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
  
BEND CHORD DOWN BY HALF THEN RETURN------¬ -------------------¬
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          ----------------------------------------------
                          -10-1010-10101010-----10-1010-10101010--------
                          -11-1111-11111111-----11-1111-11111111--------
                          -11-1111-11111111-----11-1111-11111111--------
                          --9--9-9--9-9-9-9------9--9-9--9-9-9-9--------
  
  
[CHORUS] - NOTHING PLAYED 'TIL [01:53]
"...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)
           OVER THE CHORUS 'TIL [02:08] 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-------777----------
  -14----17b(19)r17---12----15b(17)r15-------9b(11)--9b(11)---9-7-------
  ----------------------------------------------------------------9-----
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