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JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE - The Killers
This is the eighth bar, and the bass comes in:
Verse
e S S Q E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|------11-11-11-11--|-----------8-10-11--|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|---------------9-8----|
|-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9--|
|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------9--8----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|
E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|-----------8-10-11--|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------9-8---|
|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9-|
|---0-0-0-0----------|---------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------9--8----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|
E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------9--8----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|
E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------9--8----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|
E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------9-8---|
|-6----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-2-3--|---------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E Q E E
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------9--8----|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-10------10-|
E S S E E e e Q E S S S S E e e E E
|-----------8-10-11--|------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------9-8------|
|-6------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----9----|
|---0-0-0-0----------|------------------------|
E S S S S E Q. S S E S S E E H
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|-8-8-8-8-7-7-8----7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-10----|
Pre-chorus
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------/11----|
|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|---------10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10--------|
Then repeat verse and pre-chorus
Then play the chorus, but with this in the last bar instead:
E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
Then play first two bars of pre-chorus, followed by the first chorus.
Then immediately play this, followed by six bars of rest:
Interlude
W
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-12--------|
After the rests, play:
H E E Q
--------11-11--|
---------------|
---------------|
---------------|
Then repeat the verse once more, and end with
W
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-12--------|
Duration Legend
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W = whole; H = half; Q = quarter; E = 8th; S = 16th;
+ = note tied to previous; . = note dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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jester Average |
#1 by jester rage at Sep 15, 2005 at 11:37 AM EST |
| This is a great opener to the album…I love the guitar on it! I think its basically a song about a guy who kills a girl, Jenny…and he's now being interrogated for it....maybe she was going to break up with him, or they had been fighting… “she said she loved me, but she had somewhere to go”….theres definetly a jealousy tone here….which teams with the jealousy in mr brightside and also midnight show. Maybe they embraced to say goodbye and he stabbed her, but her screams were not heard as her face was in his chest…..great imagery in this song, one of my faves on the album. | |
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Stefano Average |
#2 by Stefano Santin at Nov 13, 2005 at 5:26 AM EST |
| i loooooooooooove this song so much, it's so dark and sinister yet jumpy and it's like a mini story all on it's own, i feel sorry for poor brandon :( POLICE! LEAVE MY LOVER ALONE!!!! | |
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punk bassist Average |
#3 by punk bassist at Jan 13, 2006 at 10:24 AM EST |
| ummmm so who killed jenny? | |
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Anakin Rhythm Player |
#4 by Anakin Skywalker at Jan 20, 2006 at 1:48 PM EST |
| I think this song is very self-explanatory... | |
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Token Rhythm Player |
#5 by Token at Feb 19, 2006 at 9:17 AM EST |
| Deamonicus....the murder trilogy is actually jenny, midnight show, and leave the bourbon on the shelf, which is on the new album. "boubon" is the first installment, when he kills the girl after a messy break up, and ive heard the murder involves water...."midnight show" is him disposing of the body, and "jenny" is him trying to justify the murder when he's caught by the cops. They are making a 25 min movie, and apparently the killers want mischa barton to play Jenny, and james spader the kill. Cant wait! my interpretaion is that Mr brightside isnt about a prostitute, but just a woman who makes the guy feel insanely insecure because he loves her so much. | |
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Gavin Wanna Be |
#6 by Gavin Waddington at Mar 13, 2006 at 9:32 AM EST |
| Has anyone thought that maybe by the line "She couldn't scream while I held her close" meant that when he found Jenny again, he was only holding her comfortingly in her last moments? I like to think that she "couldn't scream when he held her close" because she didn't want to make him feel bad about her death or worry about her. But I"m a romanticizer, so maybe that's just me. | |
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Slayer Average |
#7 by Slayer Slayer Slayer at Mar 18, 2006 at 9:37 PM EST |
| Is this one of the songs in the murder trilogy? im assuming so ... | |
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Z-Boy Average |
#8 by Z-Boy at Apr 13, 2006 at 7:03 AM EST |
| This song in my opinion is about a guy being questioned by the cops for having been the last person to see Jenny alive. Hence, the past tense in the title. From the way the lyrics are described, the singer is very clearly the killer. I know my rights, I've been here all day and it's time For me to go, so let me know if it's alright I just can't take this, I swear I told you the truth She couldn't scream while I held I close I swore I'd never let her go | |
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Josh Average |
#9 by Josh Clayton at Jul 22, 2006 at 9:03 PM EST |
| I agree with what everyone thinks this song is about, and it is true. This song is absolutely phenominal. One of their best without a doubt. | |
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Iron Average |
#10 by Iron at Mar 7, 2007 at 1:23 PM EST |
| Would have made sense to put the whole murder trilogy on one album, but hey still a great song | |
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