Kings of Convenience – Winning A Battle Losing The War (Guitar Tab)
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Winning a Battle, Losing a War
tabbed by Bruno Gamba 30-03-2009
READ THIS, TUNING INFOS:
Well...long time that I don’t work on KOC tabs,and after that I saw a performance I
out the 100% exactly parts of both guitars.This is the record version correct. Eirik uses a
guitar with a strange tuning with the second string in “A” and not in “B”.
Erlend uses a standard tuning on both acoustic and electric parts.
Let’s start with Eirik main riff.
Eirik :Nylon Guitar (see tuning info).
Intro and Verse /Main theme : ("repeats" could be with slight differences trough the song).
REPEAT X3 THEN:
E||-----------0---------------0--------|---------0-------------0---------||
A||------8-------8--------------0------|-----8-----8-------------0-------||
G||*-------0-------0-----7-------------|-------0-----0----7--------------||
D||*----------0---------------0------0-|---------0-------------0---------||
A||-------------------8-----8------8---|---------------8-----8----------0||
E||---6--------------------------------|--6------------------------------||
p m i i m i p i p i m p i
p p
---------3-----------------0---|---------3-----------------0---|
-----0-----0-----------0-----3-|-----0-----0-----------0-------|
-------0-----0----0------------|-------0-----0----0------------|
---------3-----------3---3-----|---------3-----------3---3-----|
---------------3---------------|---------------3---------------|
--1----------------------------|--1----------------------------|
In this chord hold on fingers 2nd,3rd and move only the 4th.
X3 then:
E||-----------0---------------0--------|---------0-------------0---------||
A||------8-------8--------------0------|-----8-----8-------------0-------||
G||--------0-------0-----7-------------|-------0-----0----7--------------||
D||-----------0---------------0------0-|---------0-------------0---------||
A||-------------------8-----8------8---|---------------8-----8----------0||
E||---6--------------------------------|--6------------------------------||
---------3-----------------0---|---------3-----------------0---|
-----0-----0-----------0-----3-|-----0-----0-----------0-------|
-------0-----0----0------------|-------0-----0----0------------|
---------3-----------3---3-----|---------3-----------3---3-----|
---------------3---------------|---------------3---------------|
--1----------------------------|--1----------------------------|ecc.
Bridge: Not hard, just the same rhythm of the main riff,but with some differences:
---------0-------------0-------|---------0-------------0-------| -----5-----5-------------5---5-|-----5-----5-------------5---5-| -------0-----0----0----0---0---|-------0-----0----0----0---0---| ---------2-----------2---------|---------2-----------2---------| --3------------3---------------|--3------------3---------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------| ---------1-------------1-------|---------0-------------1-------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------| -----3-2---3-2----3--2---3---2-|-----3-2---3-2----3--2---3---2-| ---------0-------------0---0---|---------0-------------0---0---| -------------------------------|-------------------------------| --3------------3---------------|--3------------3---------------| ---------0-------------0-------|---------0---------------------| -----5-----5-------------5---5-|-----5-----5-------------0-----| -------0-----0----0----0---0---|-------0-----0----0--------0---| ---------2-----------2---------|---------2-----------x-------3-| --3------------3---------------|--3------------3---------------| -------------------------------|-------------------------------| --------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -----------0--2--0--------|-------------------|-------------------| --------3-----------3-----|-------------------|-------------------| -----3-----------------3--|-------------------|-------------------| --1-----------------------|--1----------------|-------------------|
After the bridge , Eirik doesn’t play.
then Eirik repeat with the main theme until the end:
“ ...everything is new...”
E||-----------0---------------0--------|---------0-------------0---------|| A||------8-------8--------------0------|-----8-----8-------------0-------|| G||*-------0-------0-----7-------------|-------0-----0----7--------------|| D||*----------0---------------0------0-|---------0-------------0---------|| A||-------------------8-----8------8---|---------------8-----8----------0|| E||---6--------------------------------|--6------------------------------|| ---------3-----------------0---|---------3-----------------0---| -----0-----0-----------0-----3-|-----0-----0-----------0-------| -------0-----0----0------------|-------0-----0----0------------| ---------3-----------3---3-----|---------3-----------3---3-----| ---------------3---------------|---------------3---------------| --1----------------------------|--1----------------------------| E||-----------0---------------0--------|---------0-------------0---------|| A||------8-------8--------------0------|-----8-----8-------------0-------|| G||--------0-------0-----7-------------|-------0-----0----7--------------|| D||-----------0---------------0------0-|---------0-------------0---------|| A||-------------------8-----8------8---|---------------8-----8----------0|| E||---6--------------------------------|--6------------------------------|| ---------3-----------------0---|---------3-----------------0---| -----0-----0-----------0-----3-|-----0-----0-----------0-------| -------0-----0----0------------|-------0-----0----0------------| ---------3-----------3---3-----|---------3-----------3---3-----| ---------------3---------------|---------------3---------------| --1----------------------------|--1----------------------------|
The final chord is:
“everything is new…"
--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -----------0--2--0--------|-------------------|-------------------| --------3-----------3-----|-------------------|-------------------| -----3-----------------3--|-------------------|-------------------| --1-----------------------|--1----------------|-------------------|
End of Eirik’s part.
Let’s see Erlend’s part now:
Erlend :Acoustic Guitar ,standard tuning.
He starts playing after the first verse:
Verse:
“Leaving me with nothing to distain…” E||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| B||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| G||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| D||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| A||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| E||--------|---------||-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-----| |--------------0--------------------0---------| |------10--------10---------10--------10------| |---------9---------9----------9---------9----| |-----------10--------10---------10--------10-| |---12-------------------12-------------------| |---------------------------------------------| -------------0--------------------0------|----------0---------------0-------| -----10--------10---------10-------------|----6-------6-------6-------6-----| --------9---------9----------9-----------|------7-------7-------7-------7---| ----------10--------10---------10----0---|--------7-------7-------7-------7-| --12-------------------12----------------|--8---------------8---------------| -----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------0---------------0---------|| ----6-------6-------6-------6-------|| ------7-------7-------7-------7-----|| --------7-------7-------7----------0|| --8---------------8-----------------|| ------------------------------------|| -------------0--------------------0---------| -----10--------10---------10--------10------| --------9---------9----------9---------9----| ----------10--------10---------10--------10-| --12-------------------12-------------------| --------------------------------------------| -------------0--------------------0------|----------0---------------0-------| -----10--------10---------10-------------|----6-------6-------6-------6-----| --------9---------9----------9-----------|------7-------7-------7-------7---| ----------10--------10---------10-----0--|--------7-------7-------7-------7-| --12-------------------12----------------|--8---------------8---------------| -----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------0---------------0---------|| ----6-------6-------6-------6-------|| ------7-------7-------7-------7-----|| --------7-------7-------7----------0|| --8---------------8-----------------|| ------------------------------------||
Bridge: Pay attention on legato notes.
-------------0-------------------|--------0------0----------------| -----10--------10----------------|----3------3------3-------------| --------9---------9--------------|-------------0--------0---0---0-| ----------10--------10-----------|--2---2-------------2---2---2---| --12-------------------12--------|--------------------------------| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------0------0---------------|----------------------------------| ----3------3------3------------|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-| -------------0--------0---0----|--0-----------0-------------------| --2---2-------------2---2------|------8---------------8---8---8---| ----------------------------0--|----------------------------------| -------------------------------|----------------------------------| ----------------------------------|--------0------0----------------| ----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|----3------3------3-------------| --0-----------0-------------------|-------------0--------0---0---0-| ------8---------------8---8---8---|--2---2-------------2---2---2---| ----------------------------------|--------------------------------| ----------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------0------0-------------|-----0-----0-----------0--------0-----------| ----3------3------3-----------|-------10----10---10-----10--10---10---10---| -------------0--------0---0---|---------10----10----------10-------10------| --2---2-------------2---2-----|--10-----------------10---------------------| ----------------------------0-|--------------------------------------------| ------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-| ----------10------10------------10------10----| --10--------------------10--------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-| ----------10------10------------10------10----| --10--------------------10--------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-| ----------10------10------------10------10----| --10--------------------10--------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-| ----------10------10------------10------10----| --12--------------------12--------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-| ----------10------10------------10------10----| --12--------------------12--------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ecc. -----0-------0-------------0-------0----------|--------------------| -------10------10----10------10------10----10-|--------------------| ----------10------10------------10------10----|--------------------| --12--------------------12--------------------|--12----------------| ----------------------------------------------|--------------------| ----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
End: Erlend plays some chords,I don’t tab them ‘cause they’re obvious,not sure they’re
correct but sounds good.
E--3—--|--0---| B—-1---|--6---| G--2—--|--7---| D--3---|--7---| A--x—--|--8---| E--x---|--x---| repeat x2 then : E---0—--| B—-10---| G---9—--| D--10---| A--12—--| E---x---|
repeat
After this Erlend plays an awesome riff on electric guitar:
Erlend : Electric guitar,standard tuning
Outro: “Everything is new…”
-------|-------|-----15-------15-------------15-------15----------| -------|-------|--------13-------13----13-------13-------13----13-| -------|-------|--14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14----| -------|-------|--------------------------------------------------| -------|-------|--------------------------------------------------| -------|-------|--------------------------------------------------| -----15-------15-------------15-------15--------| --------13-------13----13-------13-------13-----| --14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14--| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| -----13-------13-------------13-------13----------| --------13-------13----13-------13-------13----13-| --15-------15-------15----15-------15-------15----| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| -----13-------13-------------13-------13---------| --------13-------13----13-------13-------13------| --15-------15-------15----15-------15-------15---| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -----12-------12-------------12-------12----------| --------13-------13----13-------13-------13----13-| --14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14----| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| -----12-------12-------------12-------12---------| --------13-------13----13-------13-------13------| --14-------14-------14----14-------14-------14-x-| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -----10-------10-------------10-------10----------| --------10-------10----10-------10-------10----10-| --12-------12-------12----12-------12-------12----| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------| -----10-------10-------------10-------10----------|---------| --------10-------10----10-------10-------10----10-|---------| --12-------12-------12----12-------12-------12----|------10-| --------------------------------------------------|---------| --------------------------------------------------|---------| --------------------------------------------------|---------|
That’s all. This is 100% correct and how KOC plays this,finally!
Song tabbed by Bruno Gamba 30-03-2009
any question nobbru at libero.it