Blur - Song 2 - Guitar Tab

Fender Stratocaster

Coxon used Stratocasters throughout Blur's career for their versatile tonal range, providing smooth lead tones and cleaner passages that contrast with his aggressive Telecaster work on anthems like 'Song 2'.

Fender Telecaster

Graham Coxon's primary instrument during Britpop, the Telecaster's bright single-coils and cutting midrange deliver the sharp, biting attack that cuts through Blur's dense arrangements and defines their signature sound.

Gibson Les Paul Standard

The Les Paul's thick humbuckers and natural sustain enable Coxon to achieve heavier, more saturated tones on distorted passages, adding warmth and body to Blur's more aggressive material.

Gibson Les Paul Custom

Similar to the Standard, the Custom's PAF-style humbuckers provide the thick, sustained distortion Coxon uses for heavy moments, though he favors it less frequently than his Telecasters.

Gibson ES-335

Coxon's semi-hollow ES-335 adds a warmer, rounder character to his tone with its humbuckers, offering tonal variety between his bright Telecasters and solid-body Les Pauls in Blur's dynamic arrangements.

Marshall JCM800

This cranked tube amp is essential to Coxon's signature sound, delivering raw natural tube breakup and heavy saturation that defines Blur's aggressive guitar tone without relying on high-gain preamp distortion.