King
written by Tanya Donelly
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:::::: Guitar Tablature
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Chords - chord diagrams & suggested fingering (Standard
tuning)
x = string is not played (mute to keep from sounding)
o = string is played open
n- = row denotes fret number ("1-" is the first fret)
1 = index finger
2 = middle finger
3 = ring finger
4 = pinky
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D F#m G
x x x
5-|1|||| 2- 1||11| 1- 1|||11
|||||| |||||| |||2||
||333| |34||| |34|||
A Bm
x
5-1|||11 2- |1|||1
|||2|| ||||2|
|34||| ||34||
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Intro - Key of D
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e|--5--3-----7--5------------------------
B|--------5--------7--5------------------
G|-----------------------2--4--6--7--9---
D|---------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------
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Fills - "b" = bend; "r" = release; "~" = vibrato
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FILL 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------9~~---11~~---12~~--
A|---------------9~~---10~~---12~~------------------------
E|--10~~--12~~--------------------------------------------
e|-------------------------------------9~~---10~~------
B|----------------------10~~---12~~--------------------
G|--9~~---11~~---12~~----------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------
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FILL 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------
G|--11b12r11----------------------------------------
D|------------12--11b12r11------9h11p9--------------
A|--------------------------12----------10--12v~~~--
E|--------------------------------------------------
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Part 1 - bass following the chords
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D F#m D F#m D F#m G
D F#m D F#m
little bird, i won't prey on you
D F#m G
i won't prey on you this time
D F#m D F#m
i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer
D F#m G (fill 1) A
i'm your faithless companion
G
i'm the seed that made your perfect body
A D (fill 2) Bm D Bm D Bm A
when you sleep, i am awake
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a light under the ocean under the ocean
A
there's things shining everywhere
D Bm D Bm
there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here
D Bm A G
under the blanket there's things shining down here
A G A
now i see you lay your perfect body down by me
now we're down
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Solo
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Bm A Bm A
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|-----12v~~~-11b12r11---------9------------------------------
A|-12-------------------12--9-----12v~~~-9--10--9------9h10p9-
E|-------------------------------------------------12---------
Bm A
e|------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------12v~~~-------11b12r11-----------------------------
A|---9--12-------------------------12--9--10~~~---------------
E|-12---------------------------------------------------------
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Part 2 - again, bass following the chords
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D F#m D F#m
little bird, i won't prey on you
D F#m G
i won't prey on you this time
D F#m D F#m
i'm your faith i'm your faithhealer
D F#m G (fill 1) A
i'm your faithless companion
G
i'm the seed that made your body perfect
A D (fill 2) Bm D Bm
when you sleep, i am awake
D Bm D Bm D Bm
there is a light under the ocean under the ocean
A
there's things shining everywhere
D Bm D Bm
there is a lightkeeper under the blanket here
D Bm A
under the blanket there's things shining everywhere
G A
you light the ocean from behind i'll show you mine
G
(i'll show you)
D Bm D Bm
baby, i can't fake it i'd like to see you naked
D Bm D Bm
i'd like to see you take it i'd like to see you naked
D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D F#m A D...
naked...naked...naked...naked...
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"King" appears on the Belly release King. Original fan transcription
by Dennis Kim with special thanks to Edmond Hum. "This file is the
author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You
may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research."
See the Lyrics for "King"
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