King Ink The Birthday Party
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---|
cont.
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0/X------|
@ 0:20
cont. palm muting
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E-0-0--0----0-0--0----0----0-------------|
cont.
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------| E-0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0/X------|
VERSE @ 0:36
let ring w/ whammy bar depression
e-0--------------------------------------| B-0--------------------------------------| G-0--------------------------------------| D-2--------------------------------------| A-2--------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------------------|
cont. @ 0:41
let ring w/ whammy bar depression
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G(0)-------------------------------------| D-2--------------------------------------| A-2--------------------------------------| E-0--------------------------------------|
@ 0:46, 0:56, 1:05 repeat open Em chord VERSE figure
CHORUS RIFF @ 1:10
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A/7---------7--------------5----5--------| E----------------7----7--------------5---|
cont.
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-X-x--X----3--------------2----2--------| E-X-x--X---------3----3--------------3---|
During POST CHORUS play Em wildly with the Em/G
from 1:25 to 1:43
e-0----------0----------3----------------| B-0----------0----------3----------------| G-0----------3b4--------0----------------| D-2----------X----------2----------------| A-2----------2----------2----------------| E-0----------0----------0----------------|
@ 1:43
palm mute all
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-7---------7--------------5----5--------| E----------------7----7--------------5---|
cont. w/ palm mute
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-----------3--------------2----2--------| E----------------3----3--------------3---|
cont. release
e----------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------| A-2--------------------------------------| 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-
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