Kasabian - Running Battle

ok this is one of my favorite songs by kasabian and the other version on
this site didn’t do it justice , so . . . here’s my attempt .

the two chords used are A5 and F ( though in the live version he plays an Am
instead of A5 where the riff would normally be , but i think the A5 works better in whole ) .
A5 F
E | – – – | | – x – |
B | – x – | | – 1 – |
G | – 2 – | | – 2 – |
D | – 2 – | | – 3 – |
A | – 0 – | | – – – |
E | – – – | | – – – |

intro/verse
A5 F
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2222 – 2222 – – – x2 – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2222 – 2222 – – – | x2
D – ( 2 ) – ( 2 ) – – – – ( 2 ) – – ( 2 ) – – – ( 3 ) – ( 3 ) – – – – ( 3 ) – – ( 3 ) – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
he uses a delay pedal , but since i don’t have one , this is the general
pattern . it sounds good to hit the notes in parenthesis occasionally when
you’re doing a solo guitar , or you could just strait up play the chords .

riff ( sounds good with lots of reverb and some flange )
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – 0 – 2~ – – – – 0 – 2x2h3p2 – 0 – – – – 0 – 2~ – – – – 0 – 2x2h3p2 – 0 – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ( 1 ) – – – – – ( 1 ) – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
he doesn’t actually play the 1st fret on the E string but i like to use it
to keep the song in key while playing solo .

and no . . . i didn’t have the patience to work out the synth ’solo’ , but i’m
fairly certain it’s more or less an improv around Am pentatonic if you wanna have a go

lastly! there’s a little modified progression right after the synth solo
and right after the final chorus which goes :
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – 2222222222222222 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – 22222222222222223333333333335566 – – – – |
A – – 00000000000000003333333333335566 – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1111111111113344 – – – – |

A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , try not to make no sound
F F
when two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break
A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , tryin not to make no sound when
F F
two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break

( riff ) x2
A5 A5
i take down what i need , cuz you know i need to breathe
F F
i’m tired of walking on another plane , another plane cuz i feel insane , i . . .
A5 A5
step back to get to you , cut back i’m fallin through
F F
another day i feel the same , i’m cutting and i’m bleeding here with you
A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , try not to make no sound
F F
when two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break
A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , tryin not to make no sound when
F F
two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break

( synth solo )
( modified progression )
( riff )
A5 A5
so keep those voices down , even if you dont make no sound
F F
a thousand voices makin all the mistakes , the fire escapes and this code must break
A5 A5
i . . . step back to get to you , cut back i’m fallin through
F F
another day i feel the same , i’m cuttting and i’m bleeding here with you
A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , try not to make no sound
F F
when two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break
A5 A5
all lyin across the ground , tryin not to make no sound when
F F
two men goin break ya down , i said , two men goin break ya down , i break

( modified progression ) x2
( riff ) x2

that’s it so enjoy! and comments are always appreciated!