Rilo Kiley
Pictures of Success
Another corrected/completed version of another tab. It was missing a lot of the ending
of the song. Questions and comments: jonlynch02@yahoo.com thanks.
Guitar 1
Main Riff played through entire song, unless otherwise noted.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2---2---3---3-/-7---7---5---5---|
Guitar 2
Intro(Also played through various parts in the song)
e|---------------------------------|
B|-7-------7-------7---------7-----|
G|-----7-------7-------7---------7-| Natural Harmonics
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7-7---7---| Repeat twice
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
Intro Solo
e|---------------------------------|
B|-7-------7-------7-------5-7-5---|
G|-----7-------7-------7---------7-|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------5-------|
B|-7-------7-------7--7-8---8-7-5-|
G|-----7-------7------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7----------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-------7---------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------7-----------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7--/9-7-7-7-/9-7------------------------|
A|--------------------------------10-9-5--5-7-5/9-10-9-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10p8p7--10p8p7-----(7)-----10p8p7-------------------|
G|----------------(7)-----(7)----------7/9\7-----------| x4
D|-------------------------------------------7/9\7/9\7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Bridge before Verse
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-4-0-0~~~--------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------------7/9/7/9/7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
2nd Time Only
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5-4-0-0~~~---------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|----------------7/8/7/8/7-|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 2
e|-----/22-|
B|---------|
G|-7-------|
D|---7-----| play 7's as harmonics
A|---------|
E|---------|
Before, "They say California"
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"They say California"
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"And I say I've got my best shoes on..."
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"Ready to go"
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Background Vocals Enter
Guitar 2
e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Solo Riff
e|-14-14-14-12-14-12-14-15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| x3
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-17-17-17-19-19-19-21-21-21-22-22-22-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-7-------7-------7-----7-----|
G|-----7-------7-------7---7---| Natural Harmonics
D|---7---7---7---7---7-------7-| Then played normally
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Outro
"These are times that can't be weathered"
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-8-8-7-7-----10-10-8-8---------10-10-8-8-7-7--------------7-7---------|
G|---------------7-7-----------7-9-7-7---------------7-9-7-7--9-9-----9-9-6-6-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End
Guitar 1
e|--------|
B|---7~~~-|
G|--7~~~--|
D|-0~~~---|
A|--------|
E|--------|
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Kyle Wanna Be |
#1 by Kyle Kom at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:58 PM EST |
| There is something really familar about Jennys voice in this song. I can't put my finger on what it is... | |
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*Lee Average |
#2 by *Lee * at Oct 3, 2007 at 11:31 AM EST |
| this song is amazing. it always gets stuck in my head. | |
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♥brian Lead Player |
#3 by ♥brian♥ ******** at Oct 3, 2007 at 3:08 PM EST |
| what IS it about mexico can fucking wait? why is it my favorite line? anyway, i'm thinking it's about like escaping. like, one day i'll escape to mexico, but for now it can wait. i dunno. that doesn't really go with the song. i've had it with you, and mexico can FUCKIN wait. so good. so good. fav rk song | |
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Thomas Average |
#4 by Thomas Buckman at Oct 3, 2007 at 8:29 PM EST |
| the best Rilo song. its so transcendent and simple. it feels like what I see in every kid's eyes who are spacing out in class or listening to their ipods staring out into nothing or glazing over as they stare through the madding crowd of a party...its a song about those thoughts and feelings, behind those eyes, for me. | |
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sebastian Wanna Be |
#5 by sebastian Shamburg at Oct 4, 2007 at 11:30 PM EST |
| Rilo Kiley truly has a sound that's hard to put in a certain category. I like that about it, they keep me guessing. I can really relate to the lyrics that Jenny sings, although I have a harder time relating to Blake. PLUS... Rilo Kiley is the band that got me into Phantom Planet more than a year ago. | |
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yomomma!! Wanna Be |
#6 by yomomma!! at Oct 6, 2007 at 5:11 PM EST |
| i think its about finding the courage to follow ur dreams and not become another "sheep". u know, stray away from the cubicle life | |
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Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player |
#7 by Perfect Perversion™ at Oct 7, 2007 at 3:16 AM EST |
| MEXICO CAN FUCKIN' WAIT FTW!!! I like that line because it sticks out. The way she says it, So blissful, but there's a solid harsh message. Anyone else notice that she's the best at swearing when she sings? It sounds so innocent and WOW! Anyways, This is my favorite song of all time. What really got me was the intro, And how PERFECTLY her voice fits in with the song. Everything is just calculated perfectly. And the ending is so different from the beginning. It's impacting. It's like she realized something, And broke down at the end and wanted to change. | |
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Tye Musical Genius |
#8 by Tye williston at Oct 7, 2007 at 4:51 PM EST |
| I cannot get this song out of my head, no matter what I do. I think it's about growing up -- about what happens after you're out of college, when you're on your own...when you have to be a real adult and take care of yourself. At moments, you just want to quit everything. This band has an amazing sound and everyone should listen to them. | |
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Lex Average |
#9 by Lex Nafrodosze at Oct 10, 2007 at 9:01 PM EST |
| The end is so powerful. I sing along at the top of my lungs more times than I'd like to admit. I really like the line about folding in half easily when thinking of the pictures of success. It's true--it's really hard to compare yourself to what life is showing us... French films and all that jazz. I'm surprised there aren't more comments on this song... | |
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Reece Wanna Be |
#10 by Reece Brown at Oct 16, 2007 at 6:31 PM EST |
| this song makes takeoffs and landings for me, personally. funny how such a simple song can get to you. | |
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Dan Average |
#11 by Dan Flores at Oct 17, 2007 at 6:59 PM EST |
| For me this song is more about how people get so concerned with success and just getting more money that they forget to sit back and look at what they have. Like when Jenny sings, "When you're dead, in dress shirts and neck ties", it's kind of like, you've spent your whole life working, do you really want to die working? It makes me think of all of people I know who do nothing but eat, sleep, work and vacation. They never stop. | |
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Derek Average |
#12 by Derek Mayfield at Oct 17, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST |
| I feel like this song is just about trying to get your shit together like we all are, feeling scared just about life I think the way Jenny keeps repeating, "cuz im not scared" means she really is, but the whole when you're dead part kind of throws me off... maybe just about trying to get it togerther before that, you know with a ticking clock and also just feeling so owerwelmed "and it must be nice to finish...when your dead" idk but i love, love, love rilo kiley and and love when jenny lewis says "fuck" ...and mexico can fuckin wait theres something so thrilling about such a pure voice saying that, its really powerful...especially in "A Better Son or Daughter...great song | |
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Vicky Average |
#13 by Vicky Barnard at Oct 18, 2007 at 7:41 AM EST |
| this song gives me chills. amazing. | |
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