Lonely Boy

The Black Keys

Composed by: Brian Burton / Dan Auerbach / Patrick Carney
key: E Tuning:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(| dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|


[Riff 1] (with keyboard)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 2]

        E E E E             E E E E          E E E E          E E E E
E|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------0----------------0----------------0---------------------|
E|---0----------------3b-0-------------3b-0-------------3b-0----------------|

Note:
Although only the top two strings are played, having the E chord formed 
is good if you hit the G string. After the first chorus, there are 
variations on this pattern using the E pentatonic scale. Be creative.


[Verse]

        E E E E E     G G      A  A A A
E|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|

Note: On the A, alternate on down and up strokes.


[Chorus]

   E5                              G               A
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Riff 2]

        E E E E             E E E            E E E            E E E E  E E
E|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
B|------0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-0--0-0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------5------------5-7-5--------------------|
E|---0--------------0-3b-0-------0-3-5-3b-0-------0-----7-5-0---------------|


[Verse]

        E E E E E     G G      A  A A A
E|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
B|------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3------5--5-5-5--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--6-6-6--------------------------------------| x4
D|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------7--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|---0-------------3--------5------------------------------------------------|

Note: 
On the A, alternate on down and up strokes.


[Chorus]

   E5                              G               A
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Bridge]

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0-3b--0-0--0-0-0-0\(| dive bomb to D on last note)------------------|


[Riff 1] (with keyboard)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5-5--5-3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-0-2---2-2--2-0-------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------2-0-2-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

   E5                              G               A
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|


[Outro]

   E5                          
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-9-----|
D|-9-----|
A|-7-----|
E|-0-----|
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