Wings – Mull Of Kintyre (Guitar)
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Written by: Paul McCartney/Denny Laine
The song was one half of the Wings double A-side 7" single
"Mull of Kintyre / Girls’ School" in 1977.
Re-released on various Greatest Hits compilations (Wings: "Greatest" /
Paul McCartney: "All the Best")
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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Key: A / D (several switches between these keys)
Time signature: 3/4
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Basic strumming pattern [A [A 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + e|----0---0---|----0---0---| B|----2---2---|----2---2---| G|----2---2---|----2---2---| D|----2---2---|----2---2---| A|0-----------|0-----------| E|------------|------------|
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[Intro]
| A | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
A D A Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea D My desire is always to be here [ A ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
| A | % | % |
[Verse 1]
A Far have I traveled and much have I seen D A Dark distant mountains with valleys of green A Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire D E A As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
[Chorus]
A D A Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea D My desire is always to be here [ A ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
(builds up to solo)
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| A | % | % |
[Solo]
(bagpipes)
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | % | D |
[Verse 2]
D Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen G D Carry me back to the days I knew then D D [break] Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir G A | D | % | Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
(break)
[Chorus]
D G D Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea G My desire is always to be here | D | % | Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
(bagpipes)
| D | % | A | % |
| D | % | A | % |
[Verse 3]
A Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain D A Still take me back where my memories remain A Flickering embers go higher and higher D E | A | % | As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
(break)
[Chorus]
A D A Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea D My desire is always to be here [ A ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
| A | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
D G D Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea G My desire is always to be here | D | % | % | % | Oh Mull of Kintyre (only drums in the break)
[break]
[Outro]
D D La, la, la, la A A Mull of Kintyre D D La, la, la, la A A Mull of Kintyre
(repeat and fade)
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There are plenty of acoustic guitars on the recording. If you have a
partner to play along, the second guitar can use a capo and play different
chords but still has the same key as the first one - sounds really nice.
So here's a chord sheet for the second guitar:
Capo: 7th fret
Play:[D/G
Key: [A/D
[Intro]
| D | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
D G D Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea G My desire is always to be here [ D ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
| D | % | % |
[Verse 1]
D Far have I traveled and much have I seen G D Dark distant mountains with valleys of green D Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire G A D As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
[Chorus]
D G D Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea G My desire is always to be here [ D ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
(builds up to solo)
| D | % | % |
| D | % | % |
[Solo]
(bagpipes)
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | % | % |
[Verse 2]
G Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen C G Carry me back to the days I knew then
[break]
G G Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
[break]
C D | G | % | Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
[Chorus]
G C G Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea C My desire is always to be here | G | % | Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
(bagpipes)
| G | % | D | % |
| G | % | D | % |
[Verse 3]
D Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain G D Still take me back where my memories remain D Flickering embers go higher and higher G A | D | % | As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
[break]
[Chorus]
D G D Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea G My desire is always to be here [ D ] Oh Mull of Kintyre
[Interlude]
| D | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
G C G Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea C My desire is always to be here | G | % | % | % | Oh Mull of Kintyre
[break] (only drums in the break)
[Outro]
G G La, la, la, la D D Mull of Kintyre G G La, la, la, la D D Mull of Kintyre
(repeat and fade)