Biography:
The Temper Trap is an indie rock band which formed in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. Now based in London, the band consists of Dougy Mandagi (vocals, guitar), Jonathon Aherne (bass), Toby Dundas (drums) and Joseph Greer (keyboards, guitar).
In October 2013, an official statement confirmed that lead guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto parted ways with the band
The Temper Trap's debut album, Conditions, was released in 2009 and contains the singles Sweet Disposition, Fader, Love Lost and Science of Fear.
Read more on Last.fm
Other songs:
- Burn
- Down River
- Love Lost
- Science Of Fear
- Soldier On
- Sweet Disposition
- Trembling Hands
- Alive
- Dreams
- Everybody Leaves In The End
- Fader
- Fall Together
- Fools
- Im Gonna Wait
- Multi
- Need Your Love
- On The Run
- Rabbit Hole
- Resurrection
- Riverina
- So Much Sky
- The Sea Is Calling
- Thick As Thieves
- Want
- What If Im Wrong
- Where Do We Go From Here
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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WANT - The Temper Trap
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Tabbed by:ndermawan
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Re-listening to the album (on deluxe edition only) and loving this one!
Simple song but sounds really great.
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZ7vI2AFwo
Chords Used:
A / A C#m / C#m D
e|--0---5---4----9--------|
B|--2---5---5----9----7---|
G|--2---6---6----9----7---|
D|--2---7---6----11---7---|
A|--0---7---4----11---5---|
E|------5--------9--------|
Intro: Synth sound
------
A A
Verse: Lead guitar part (below) starts at line 3 during the verse
------
A C#m D A
I want to be the one to set your eyes alight
A C#m D A
I want to be the one you treasure deep inside
A C#m D A
I want to be the one to make you laugh each time
A C#m D A
I want to be the only one you come home to at night
e|--12~-----10~-----9~--10~-------|----------9~------10~-----------|
B|----------------------------10~-|--10~---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------9~---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
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A
Steady my heart
A C#m D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A C#m D A A
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide
Verse 2: Lead guitar part + corresponding start lyrics below
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A C#m D A
I want to be the one in my father's eyes
A C#m D A
To make him look upon my life, tell me everything's alright
A C#m D A
I want to be the one in my mother's arms
A C#m D A
No matter how far I may be, home is by her side
tell me... in my... I may...home is....
e|--12~--10~--9~--|--10~--12~------|--9~-----9~--10~-------|
B|----------------|----------------|--10~-------------10~--|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
-------
A
Steady my heart
A C#m D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A C#m D
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide
Bridge:
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A
I want to be where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
-solo/instrumental see below-
A A C#m D X2
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D A
Where you are
Outro:
------
A C#m D A
The things I know are mine, I give them up for you
A C#m D A
For all I ever wanted, was for you to want me too
Appendix:
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Solo:
-----
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------3 bars of 10th fret-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-9-7-9--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| X2
(no slide up from 5 during 2nd repeat)
Xylophoney part @ Verse 2: First line only (the rest you can pretty much improv)
-------------------------- as long as it has 9 10 & 12 in it
e|--9----9----9-12-9----|--9----9-12-9----9----|--9-12-9----9----9-12-|--9----9----9-10-9----|
B|----10---10--------10-|----10--------10---10-|---------10---10------|----10---10--------10-|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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WANT - The Temper Trap
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by:ndermawan
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Re-listening to the album (on deluxe edition only) and loving this one!
Simple song but sounds really great.
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtZ7vI2AFwo
Chords Used:
A / A C#m / C#m D
e|--0---5---4----9--------|
B|--2---5---5----9----7---|
G|--2---6---6----9----7---|
D|--2---7---6----11---7---|
A|--0---7---4----11---5---|
E|------5--------9--------|
Intro: Synth sound
------
A A
Verse: Lead guitar part (below) starts at line 3 during the verse
------
A C#m D A
I want to be the one to set your eyes alight
A C#m D A
I want to be the one you treasure deep inside
A C#m D A
I want to be the one to make you laugh each time
A C#m D A
I want to be the only one you come home to at night
e|--12~-----10~-----9~--10~-------|----------9~------10~-----------|
B|----------------------------10~-|--10~---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------9~---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
-------
A
Steady my heart
A C#m D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A C#m D A A
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide
Verse 2: Lead guitar part + corresponding start lyrics below
--------
A C#m D A
I want to be the one in my father's eyes
A C#m D A
To make him look upon my life, tell me everything's alright
A C#m D A
I want to be the one in my mother's arms
A C#m D A
No matter how far I may be, home is by her side
tell me... in my... I may...home is....
e|--12~--10~--9~--|--10~--12~------|--9~-----9~--10~-------|
B|----------------|----------------|--10~-------------10~--|
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Chorus: Overdriven guitar (power chords sound best)
-------
A
Steady my heart
A C#m D
You can't always get what you want this time
D
That's how it is,
A
oceans apart
A C#m D
Two wand'rers have set their course to collide
Bridge:
-------
A
I want to be where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
-solo/instrumental see below-
A A C#m D X2
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D
Where you are
A
Where you are
A C#m
Oh where you are, oh where you are
D A
Where you are
Outro:
------
A C#m D A
The things I know are mine, I give them up for you
A C#m D A
For all I ever wanted, was for you to want me too
Appendix:
===============================================
Solo:
-----
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-5-/-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------3 bars of 10th fret-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-9-7-9--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------| X2
(no slide up from 5 during 2nd repeat)
Xylophoney part @ Verse 2: First line only (the rest you can pretty much improv)
-------------------------- as long as it has 9 10 & 12 in it
e|--9----9----9-12-9----|--9----9-12-9----9----|--9-12-9----9----9-12-|--9----9----9-10-9----|
B|----10---10--------10-|----10--------10---10-|---------10---10------|----10---10--------10-|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
************************************
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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