The Kinks – David Watts (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1967 Album SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS)
Words and Music by Ray Davies
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Davies - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nicky Hopkins - Piano'
Intro
Q=138
D
4/4
Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
|--3---|
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +Q Q Q |-------------------------|------------------------| |-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------| |-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)-------| |-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-------| |-------------------------|------------------12-12-| |-------------------------|------------------10-10-|
|--3---|
E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +Q Q Q |-------------------------|------------------------| |-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------| |-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)-------| |-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-------| |-------------------------|------------------12-12-| |-------------------------|------------------10-10-|
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| PM----------------------- E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-------------------------| |-------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
D
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E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S ||--------------------------|-------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||----2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-| ||--0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G A/EG A
PM--------------------| PM------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S Q Q Q E E Q Q E S S E S S |-------------------------|--------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------|-2--0--2------------| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------|-2--0--2------------| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------|-2--0--2-2-2---2-2--| |-------------------------|-5--5--5--5---|-0-----0-----0------| |-------------------------|-3--3--3--3-0-|-0--3---------------|
D
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
F# B
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------------|
E F# A
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H W |-----------------|-----------------|------------|------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------|------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------|------|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------|------|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4s|=7----------|------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s|=5----------|------||
Interlude
1.
D
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---4-4---5-5---4-4---7-7-|---6-6---4-4---4-4---4-4-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
N.C. D
PM--------------------|
W W E S S E S S E S S E S S |----------|----------|-------------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------------| |----------|----------|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |----------|----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |----------|----------|-------------------------| |----------|----------|-------------------------| PM------------------------------------------------- E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-| |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
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E S S E S S E S S E S S |--------------------------|| |-------------------------o|| |---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2--|| |-0-----0-----0-----0------|| |-------------------------o|| |--------------------------|| Interlude 2. N.C. W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| D Gtr II E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E a E E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10----| |-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11----| |-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E a E E |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10-----| |-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11-----| |-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12--| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E E a E E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10----| |-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11----| |-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------|
Outro
D
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S 7x ||--------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2----|| ||--0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--------|| ||o-------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|----------------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths