The Kinks – Autumn Almanac (Guitar Acoustic)
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Song: Autumn almanac (Live acoustic version)
Artist: Ray Davies / The Kinks
Composer: Ray Davies
Tabbed by DJ 29th Sept 2016
NOTE: If you want to play this song in the original Kinks key
of Bm, use a capo at the 2nd fret, or for my more comprehensive
tab see this link:
tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/t/the_kinks/autumn_almanac_ver2_crd.htm
Based on one of Ray's later live performances where he performs
the song a whole tone lower than the original track. He plays a
simplified version of the song, without the addition of the
original descending bass note progressions.
Link to Ray's live video performance:
E = 022100 F# = 244322 Fm = 133111
A = x02220 G#7 = 464544 G7 = 320001
B = x24442 D7 = xx0212 Cm = x35543
Am = x02210 Gm = 355333 E7 = 022130
D = xx0232 Bb = x13331 A7 = x02020
G = 320033 Eb = xx6454 B7 = x21202
C = x32010 F = 133211 Em = 022000
C#m = x46654 F7 = 131211 D#aug = xx1003
Caug = xx6554 Dm = xx0231 Em7 = 020000
C#m7b5 = x42000
h = hammer-on notePlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page
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[Intro]
E A B E
e |------------|--0--0--2--2--|--0--0------------|
B |------------|--2--2--4--4--|--0--0------------|
G |------------|--2--2--4--4--|--1--1------------|
D |------2-h4--|--2--2--4--4--|--2--2------2-h4--|
A |--2-h4------|--0--0--2--2--|--2--2--2-h4------|
E |------------|--------------|--0--0------------|
A B E
e |--0--0--2--2--|--0--0---------|
B |--2--2--4--4--|--0--0---------|
G |--2--2--4--4--|--1--1---------|
D |--2--2--4--4--|--2--2---------|
A |--0--0--2--2--|--2--2---------|
E |--------------|--0--0---------|[Verse 1]
Am D From the dew soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar, G D When the dawn begins to crack, C D G D7 G D It's all part of my autumn alma - nac, Am D The breeze blows leaves of a musty coloured yellow, G D So---- I sweep them in m' sack, C D G D7 G D Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn alma - nac
[Verse 2]
E A B E Friday evening peo-------ple get to - gether, A B E Hi--------ding from the weather, C#m Caug E Tea and toasted buttered currant buns, F# A Can't compensate for lack of sun, G#7 Because the summer's all gone
[Verse 3]
Am La, la-la! La, la, la, la-la! D La -la, la, la, la-la! G D Oh----, my poor rheumatic back, C D G D7 G D Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn alma - nac, Am D La, la, la, la-la! La-la, la, la, la-la! G D Oh----, my autumn almanac, C D G D7 G D D7 Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn alma - nac
[Verse 4]
G D C G I like my football ...on a Saturday, G D C D7 G Roast beef on Sundays, ...al - right, G D C G I go to Blackpool ...for my holidays, G D C D7 G Sit in the open ...sun - light
[Verse 5]
Gm Bb Eb This is my street, and I'm never gonna leave it, F F7 Bb And I'm always gonna stay here, Dm Fm G If I live to be ninety -nine, G7 C 'Cause all the people I meet... Cm G ...Seem to come from my street, E7 A7 And I can't get a - way, B7 Em D#aug Because it's calling me, come on home, Em7 C#m7b5 Hear it calling me, so come on home
[Verse 6]
Am La, la-la! La, la, la, la-la! D La -la, la, la, la-la! G D Oh-------, my autumn Armagnac, C D G D7 G D Yes, yes, yes, it's my autumn alma - nac, Am D La, la, la, la, la-la! La-la, la, la, la-la! G D Woh-------, my autumn almanac, C D C D7 G D7 G C Yes, yes, yes, yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes!
[Coda]
C D7 G | / / / / | / / | C D7 G ||: Bah - bah, bah-b, bah-b, bah, ...woh! :||[x4] C D7 G ||: Bah - bah, bah-b, bah-b, bah, ...woh! :||[x3] (Yes!) C D7 G C D7 G | / / / / | / / | / / / / | / ||