The Kinks – Wish I Could Fly Like Superman (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: armatage_shanks
INTRO:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9-|
MAIN RIFF:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------| D|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------| E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------| A|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11---------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------| E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------|
Bass Fill:
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------|
Verse 1: (Woke up this morning...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
PRE-CHORUS (Surely there must be...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4
CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4 A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------|
Lead bit over chorus:
e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
After chorus do bass fill with this on guitar
e|-----------------------| B|-----12--12------------| G|---13--13--------------|
Bass Fill:
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------|
Then Verse 2: (Woke up this morning) With the lead bit above
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
PRE-CHORUS (I'd really like to...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4
CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4 A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------|
Lead bit over chorus:
e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
Bass Fill:
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------|
Verse 3 (Look in the paper...):
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
Bass Fill:
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------|
Guitar over the bass fill: (Off beat)
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----16-15-14-12-----------| A|----16-15-14-12-----------| E|----14-13-12-10-----------|
CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------| Till End A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9--------|
Lead bit over chorus:
e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
Add in the Main Riff and the verse here as well...
And that's it :)
First tab,
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note