Kings Road Ghosts:
CHORDS USED: Legend:
Bm C D Em G B - Bend
e|-x--x--2--0--3-| D - Bend back down
b|-3--1--3--0--3-| v - Vibrato
g|-4--0--2--0--0-| ~ - Let the note ring
d|-4--2--0--2--x-| / - Slide up
a|-2--3--0--2--2-|
E|-x--x--x--x--3-|
Intro:
Em, C, G, D, C x2
Guitar with Piano (split the riff up to make it easier to read):
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|-/12-12-11--------------7-7-9---------------------|
d|-----------14-12-9--7-9-------/7--7-7-7h9p7-------|
a|--------------------------------------------10-7v-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------7-8---------|
g|-----7/-12-12-11--------------7-7-9-------------7-9--9-9-----9-7-----|
d|-7-9-------------14-12-9--7-9-------/7--7-7-7-9------------------9v~-|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
e|----12~-|
b|-12-----|
g|--------|
d|--------|
a|--------|
E|--------|
"The recreational..."
I'm pretty sure either James or Chris mess around with arpeggios in the chords on this
part of the verse, it's
hard to transcribe exactly what they're doing, so mess around with it (same strumming
pattern as the intro).
Em C G D C
e|-------0--x--3--2--x-|
b|-------0--1--3--3--1-|
g|-------0--0--0--2--0-|
d|-------2--2--x--0--2-|
a|-----5-2--3--2--0--3-|
E|-5-7---x--x--3--x--x-| Play the chords twice
Chorus:
I've written down both the power chords and the 'regular' chords, personally the regular
chords sound much nicer,
but the power chords make for a bigger chorus. Personal preference I suppose.
I've also written down what I think the strumming pattern is, although if it doesn't fit
for you I'm sure you'll work it out your own way.
C Em D |
e|---------------------------------| |
b|---------------------------------| |
g|-5-5-555---------7-7-777-7-7-777-| |
d|-5-5-555-2-2-222-7-7-777-7-7-777-| |
a|-3-3-333-2-2-222-5-5-555-5-5-555-| |
E|---------0-0-000-----------------| x2 |
Em Bm C G C G D
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------4-4-44-5-5-55---------5-5-555---------7-7-777-7-7-777-|
|-2-2-22-4-4-44-5-5-55-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-7-7-777-7-7-777-|
|-2-2-00-2-2-22-3-3-33-5-5-555-3-3-333-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-|
|-0-0-00---------------3-3-333---------3-3-333-----------------|
Verse 2:
Play the Intro riff and then play the intro chords again.
(Palm Muted)
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|----------555-------77777777-55555555-|
d|-22222222-555-55555-77777777-55555555-|
a|-22222222-333-55555-55555555-33333333-|
E|-00000000-----33333-------------------|
Got to listen quite closely for this one.
e|----7-7-7-10~----7-7-7-10~-|
b|-/7-----------/7-----------|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Chorus 2 (Same as the first Chorus):
Bridge:
"Whoa..."
Em, Bm, C, D, C, G, D
Em Bm
I parked the car and made my way down closer to the sea,
C G C G D
I inhaled the summer breeze and I felt free,
Em Bm
I forgot how much I missed the way, the sun lit up the east coast bays,
C G D Em
And made the north sea come alive, and at night we'd pass the lighthouse by,
C G D
On the our way to drown ourselves in illegal wine,
C G D
And we'd stay awake til the morning cars went by,
C G D
With nothing but a bus fare and a smile,
Em D C
And I couldn't help but smile...
Solo (Play during the bridge):
You'll probably struggle to hear all of this, but listen closely, I'm fairly sure it's
95% right, and when I play it, it sounds spot on.
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|-/9v~-11-11-11b12d11--11-11-11b12d11-7h9p7-4h5p4--7-7/9v~-|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
-/9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-7---9b11d9-7---9b11d9-7-|
---------------------9-----------9----------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----/9-7---------7h9~--/9-7-9-9-7-9-9-7-9-7----9b11d9-7---9b11d9-7-|
d|-5-5------7h9-7-5----------------------------9-----------9----------|
a|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
----/9-7---------------------------|
5-5------7h9-7s5h7v~-5-7-5-/10-9-7-|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----/9-9-9--------------------/9-9-9--------------/9-9-9|
d|-5-5--------9-9b-7v~-5-7-5-5-5--------9-9 -7v~-5-5-------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
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-9b-7v~-9h10p9-5h7p5-0h2v~-0~-|
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I'm fairly certain this is an accurate tab, any questions don't hesitate to ask at
'[email protected]'.
Thanks for looking!
