Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know? (Tab)
Starting off 2024 with a track from Arctic Monkeys’ last good album: Do I Wanna Know?
Intro: The funnest part of the song. The original is just single notes. But I’ve beefed it up for the uke with doubled notes and chords wherever I get the chance.
Verse: The melody is very rambling and conversational even before he does his club singer act on it. I thought I knew this song well, but it took a lot of work to get the timing somewhere near right. The biggest challenge of the song.
Pre-Chorus: The only thing to worry about here is a quick jump down the fretboard in bar 27. If you prefer, you can play the A-string, 2nd fret to the E-string, 7th fret. All you’re losing here is the open E-string ringing.
Chorus: Other than the “Crawling back to you,” part, it’s exactly the same as the intro.
Outro: A simple little riff to finish off.
