The Refreshments - King Of The Hill theme tune

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Rhythm

This first bit is not used on the actual song but it is played at the start of the opening sequence for the series.

|-------------|
|--(2)(2)-----|
|---2--2--(1)-|
|---2--2---2--|
|-0--------2--|
|--------0----|

This bit is repeated through the whole song, 4.5 times in total. The song ends at the point shown.

The non-chord bits are doubled quietly one octave up, and one octave down by the bass guitar.

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------0-0-0-0-4-0~~-|-------------------0-0-0---------P----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-4---0----------------|--0-0-0-0-0-4---0--------4-4-2--4-2-0-|

|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------0-0-0-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------1-1-1-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------2-2-2-|
|------------------0-0-0-0-4-0~~-|-7-7-7-4-4--2-2-2-0-0---------P------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-4---0----------------|-----------------------4-4-4-5-4-2-0-------|

     Solo starts at the third time through this point. The song ends at the fifth.

     The first part of the next bit is not played in the intro on the series.

|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-----------------------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-----------------------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-----------------|
|-11-11-11-11-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-7-7-6-6--P-P--|
|-9--9--9--9--4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-4-4-5-4-2-|

Now go back and repeat.

Lead

LSL = legato slide, ^ = bend, v = release bend, > restrike bent string (at one point, this is used on a half released bent string).

                                     Full Full
|-Pre full---------Full----------------^|v-^-v--H---------Full-----------------|
|---^----v----------^-(9)---v--------12-|->-----9-10P---9---^--------------x---|
|-(11)->---9----9-11------>---9----9----|------------11---11--11-9----9----x---|
|------------11-----------------11------|--------------------------11---11---x-|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

This line is missed out on the TV series

|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9---12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-9-9-|
|-x-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9---12-12-12-12-12-12--10--9-9-|
|-x--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                  End here on the TV series
                                                               ½
                                                       Full   ^
|-9-12-11-9-------------Full--------------Full--Trill---^-|-11----|-------|-------|
|-----------12-10-9------^-v--------------^-----12----12--|-------|-------|-------|
|-------------------11-11->--9----9-11-11-|---------------|-------|-------|-------|
|------------------------------11---------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|

||--12-12-12--9-9-9----------------------------------------|
||.------------------12-12-12--9-9-9-----------------------|
||------------------------------------11-11-11--9-9-9------|
||----------------------------------------------------11-9-|
||.--------------------------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------------------------|

 _______________________________________________________
                                                      1.|
|-12-12-12--9-9-9---------------------------------------|
|------------------12-12-12--9-9-9-12-12-12--12-12-12\--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

 _________________________
|                        2.
|------------------9-9-12-|--12-11~~-9------P----P----|
|-------------9-12--------|------------12-10-9-10-9---|
|------9-9-11-------------|---------------------------|
|-9-11--------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|

          LSL LSL LSL  H P
|-12-11~~-9\7-7\5-5\4-4-5-2-|-12-11~~-9------------|------
|---------------------------|------------12-10-9-9-|------
|---------------------------|----------------------|-(9)--
|---------------------------|----------------------|------
|---------------------------|----------------------|------
|---------------------------|----------------------|------

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