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Mull of Kintyre – Wings
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Wings
Mull of Kintyre (1977)
(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)
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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]
A
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
D A
Darkest of 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)
| A | % | % |
| A | % | % |
[SOLO] (bagpipes)
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | % | D |
[Verse]
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 [break] | [break] |
Of the life and the times of 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] (bagpipes)
| D | % | A | % |
| D | % | A | % |
[Verse]
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 [break] | [break] |
As they carry me back 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]
| A | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
D G D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
G
My desire is always to be here
| D [break] | [break] | [break] | [break] | (only drums in the break)
Oh Mull of Kintyre
[CODA]
D D
La, la, la, la
G G
Mull of Kintyre
D D
La, la, la, la
G G
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]
D
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
G D
Darkest of 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]
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]
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
[break]
G A | D | % |
As they carry me back 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]
| D | % | % | % |
[Chorus]
G C G
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
C
My desire is always to be here
[break] (only drums in the break)
| G | % | % | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre
[CODA]
G G
La, la, la, la
C C
Mull of Kintyre
G G
La, la, la, la
C C
Mull of Kintyre
(repeat and fade)
