'Gold On The Ceiling' by Black Keys - Guitar Tutorial

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            In my opinion, one of the best songs of their new album, El Camino.

This is my first tab in a while. It is highly inspired by other tabs i've seen for this 
song (and I don't take credit for this one at all). So I made one.

I might be doing other Black Keys tab as well. Be sure to check them out.

Be sure to listen to the song for the good rhythm and tempo.


==============================================================
 Intro (0:00 - 0:27)
==============================================================

Intro Riff (0:00)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----12------10---12-10---7-----5---7-5---3-----5-----3---|
A|-10----108----8-------5---53---3-----1---13---31-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar + Bass (0:06)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------| x4
A|--------3-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3----|

==============================================================
Pre-verse (0:13 - 0:28)
==============================================================
There is a Keyboard riff and a Rhythm Guitar riff in this part.

Keyboard Riff:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10--------10--12---12-15-12---|
D|------------12-----------12---12--12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10---------10--12-------------|
D|------------12----------12-10--12--12---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 Rhythm Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1--------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|


==============================================================
 Verse 1 (0:28 - 0:48)
==============================================================

Riff 1 on Rhythm Guitar + Chords for Accoustic Guitar

  G        F       C       G
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1b-------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|
  Down in the waves     She screams again

  G        F       C       G
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|
  Roar at the door     My mind can't take much more


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1-------------3-1---------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--3--3----|
  I could never drown


==============================================================
Pre-Chorus (0:49 - 1:04)
==============================================================
There are two guitar riffs in this part.

Riff 2 (0:49)

Lower Octave:
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|  x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
								...They wanna get my

Higher Octave:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---|  x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
					...They wanna get my


==============================================================
Chorus (1:05 - 1:33)
==============================================================
There is a Keyboard riff and a Rhythm Guitar riff in this part.

Keyboard Riff:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10--------10--12---12-15-12---|
D|------------12-----------12---12--12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10---------10--12------------------|
D|------------12----------12-10--12--12--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye

Riff 1 Rhythm Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1--------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye


==============================================================
Solo 1 while Rhythm Guitar plays Riff 1 (1:19) to (1:34
==============================================================

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15/13/11---11-----11-15/13/11---------------11-15/13/11---11--|
G|----------12-----12------------12-12---10/12------------12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-12-10-12-10-----------------|
D|-----------12--10/12-10------|
A|------------------------13---|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15/13/11---11-----11-15/13/11-----------------11-15/13/11---11--|
G|---------12-----12-------------12-12-12-12-10/12------------12---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|----11-13-----------|
G|-12-------12-10-12--|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|


==============================================================
Verse 2 (1:34 - 1:55)
==============================================================

Riff 1 on Rhythm Guitar + Chords for Accoustic Guitar

  G        F       C       G
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1b-------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|
  Clouds covered love's      Barbed-wire fence

  G        F       C       G
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|
  Strung up, strung out  I just can't go without

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------1-------------3-1---------------|
E|-1--1--1--1--0--0--0-----3--3--3--3-----3--3--3-------|
  I could never drown...


==============================================================
Pre-Chorus (1:56 - 2:10)
==============================================================
There are two guitar riffs in this part.

Riff 2 (0:49)

Lower Octave:
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|  x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
								...They wanna get my

Higher Octave:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---|  x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
					...They wanna get my


==============================================================
Chorus (2:11 - 2:41)
==============================================================
There is a Keyboard riff and a Rhythm Guitar riff in this part.

Keyboard Riff:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10--------10--12---12-15-12---|
D|------------12-----------12---12--12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10---------10--12------------------|
D|------------12----------12-10--12--12--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye

Riff 1 Rhythm Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1--------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye


==============================================================
Solo 2 (2:26) to (2:41)
==============================================================

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|15/13/11---11-----11-15/13/11---------------11-15/13/11---11----|
G|---------12-----12------------12-12---10/12------------12-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-12-10-12-10-----------------|
D|-----------12--10/12-10------|
A|------------------------13---|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15/13/11---11-----11-15/13/11-----------------11-15/13/11---11----|
G|---------12-----12-------------12-12-12--10/12------------12-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|----11-13--------------|
G|-12-------12-10-12-12--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|


==============================================================
Pre-Chorus (2:41 - 2:54)
==============================================================
There are two guitar riffs in this part.

Riff 2 (0:49)

Lower Octave:
e|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
B|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
G|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
D|-----x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|  x2
A|-----x-x-3-3-x-x---------x-x-x-x-----x-x-3-3-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
E|-1-1-x-x-----x-x-3-3-1-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-x-x-----1-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|
								...They wanna get my

Higher Octave:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------17-17------------------------17-17----------|
D|-15-15---------17-17-15-17----15-15---------15-17---|  x2
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
					...They wanna get my


==============================================================
Chorus (2:55 - 3:25)
==============================================================
There is a Keyboard riff and a Rhythm Guitar riff in this part.

Keyboard Riff:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10--------10--12---12-15-12---|
D|------------12-----------12---12--12----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12---12-10---10---12-10---------10--12------------------|
D|------------12----------12-10--12--12--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye

Riff 1 Rhythm Guitar:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1----------1--------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3-----------|
  Gold on the Ceiling.... I ain't blind... Just a matter of time...

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------3--3--3--1-------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1-------------3--3--3--3--------|
  Before you steal it... It's alright... Ain't no blood in my eye

Repeat this part 2 times.

==============================================================
Outro (3:26 - 3:44)
==============================================================

Rhythm Guitar + Bass (3:26)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|  x4
A|--------3-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3----|

End on (3:32)
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--5---|
A|--5---|
E|--3---|

There is also a little inaudible solo at the end, but it was too much inaudible to Tab. 
Sorry 'bout that.

Hope you enjoyed.
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Tags: alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, modern blues rock, modern rock, punk blues, rock, roots rock
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