Artist/Band: The Birthday Party Song: "King Ink" Album: Prayers on Fire (1981) Standard Tuning Guitar (Rowland S. Howard) Intro: (@ 0:10) * palm mute all e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| + e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0/-x-------| + (@ 0:20) * palm mute all e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-----0----------------| + e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0/-x-------| Verse: * let ring e|-0~---------------------------------------------| B|-0~---------------------------------------------| G|-0~---------------------------------------------| D|-2~---------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| + * let ring w/ whammy bar depression e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-2~---------------------------------------------| E|-0~---------------------------------------------| Chorus: (@ 1:10) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|/7-----------7-----------------5-----5----------| E|-------------------7-----7-----------------5----| + e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-x--x--x-----3-----------------2-----2----------| E|-x--x--x-----------3-----3-----------------3----| Post Chorus: * Improvise playing Em wildly with the Em/G e|-0-----------------0--------------3-------------| B|-0-----------------0--------------3-------------| G|-0-----------------3b4------------0-------------| D|-2-----------------x--------------2-------------| A|-2-----------------2--------------2-------------| E|-0-----------------0--------------0-------------| Muted Chorus: (@ 1:43) * palm mute all e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----------7-----------------5-----5----------| E|-------------------7-----7-----------------5----| + * palm mute all e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-x--x--x-----3-----------------2-----2----------| E|-x--x--x-----------3-----3-----------------3----| + * ring out e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0----------------------------------------------| @ 1:55 CHORUS RIFF x 2 Em @ 2:10 CHORUS RIFF Em @ 2:20 CHORUS RIFF x 3 POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout @ 3:22 CHORUS RIFF x 2 Em @ 3:36 CHORUS RIFF x 1 Em @ 3:46 CHORUS RIFF x 4 POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout to end That's it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, and requests. Cheers! -Bennyshambles78-
