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From [email protected] Thu May 15 16:50:49 1997
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1982 03:29:36 -0500
From: Keith Barron
To: [email protected]
Subject: kinks, tired of waiting for you
Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks
Transcribed by Keith Barron
e——–0———–3–0–I I——–0———–3——–I
b—–3—–3—–1——–I I—–3—–3—–1———–I
g–4———–2———–I I–4———–2————–I [Rhythm Fig.1] (GTR 2)
(G) G F G F
e—————————–I—————————–I
b—————————–I—————————–I
g-/(4)——-4–2———2/-I–4———4–2———2/-I
d-/(5)——-5–3———3/-I–5———5–3———3/-I
a-/(5)——-5–3———3/-I–5———5–3———3/-I
e-/(3)——-3–1———1/-I–3———3–1———1/-I
*
* Do not play notes in parentheses first time [Riff A-9 times] with [Rhythm Fig.1-4 1/2 times] So tired
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you.
So tired
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you
[Riff B] with [Last Bar of Rhythm Fig. 1] [Rhythm Fig.2] (GTR 2)
F C7 F C7
e——-1—————-I——-1——————-I
b——-1—-1—1-1—–I——-1—-1—1-1–1—–I
g——-2—-3—3-3—–I——-2—-3—3-3–3—–I
d——-3—-2—2-2—–I——-3—-2—2-2–2—–I
a——-3—-3—3-3–3–I——-3—-3—3-3–3–3–I
e–1—-1—————-I–1—-1——————-I
F C7 F F#
e——-1—————-I—————————I
b——-1—-1—1-1—–I—————————I
g——-2—-3—3-3—–I—————————I
d——-3—-2—2-2—–I—————————I
a——-3—-3—3-3–3–I—————————I
e–1—-1—————-I–1—1-1–1–1–1–2–2—I
^ ^ ^ ^ e
G D7 G D7
e——-3—————-I——-3——————-I
b——-3——-3——–I——-3——-3———–I
g——-4——-5——–I——-4——-5———–I
d——-5——-4——–I——-5——-4———–I
a——-5—————-I——-5——————-I
e–3—-3—-5——-0—I–3—-3—-5——-0——I
^ e ^ e
[End Rhythm Fig 2]
G D7 G
e——-3—————-I—————————I
b——-3——-3——–I—————————I
g——-4——-5——–I——4-4–4——4——–I
d——-5——-4——–I——5-5–5——5——–I
a——-5—————-I——5-5–5——5——–I
e–3—-3—-5——-0—I–3—3-3–3——3——–I
VERSE 1
[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato
F C7
I was a lonely soul.
F C7
I had nobody
F C7 F
Till I met you.
F# G D7 G
But you keep-a me waiting
D7 G
All of the time.
C7 G
What can I do?
G Bm F D7
e–3–I–2–I–1—-I——————-I
b–3–I–3–I–1—-I—-3–3–3–3–3–I
g–4–I–4–I–2—-I—-5–5–5–5–5–I
d–5–I–4–I–3—-I—-4–4–4–4–4–I
a–5–I–2–I–3–3/I-5–5–5–5–5–5–I
e–3–I—–I–1—-I——————-I
w w w q q^ e e e e
[End Fig 4] [Rhy. Fig 5] (Gtr.2)
G Bm F
e–3–I–2————I I————————–I
b–3–I–3————I I————————–I
g–4–I–4————I I————————–I
d–5–I–4————I I————————–I
a–5–I–2————I I————————–I
e–3–I——2–2–2–I I–1–1-1-1–1–1–1–1—-I
w h+e e e e
D7 F
e————————-I————————–I
b————————-I————————–I
g————————-I————————–I
d——-4–4–4–4–4—–I–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–I
a–5—-5–5–5–5–5—–I–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–I
e——-5–5–5–5–5–0–I–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–1–I
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[End Rhy Fig 5] [Rhy Fig 6] (Gtr 1)
D7 F
e————————–I I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
b————————–I I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
g———————–2–I I–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2–I
d–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–3–I I–3—-3–3–3–3–3–3–I
a–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–3–I I–3—-3–3–3–3–3–3–I
e–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–1–I I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D7 F
e————————–I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
b–3—-3–3–3–3–3-3-3–I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
g–5—-5–5–5–5–5-5-5–I–2—-2–2–2–2–2–2–I
d–4—-4–4–4–4–4-4-4–I–3—-3–3–3–3–3–3–I
a–5—-5–5–5–5–5-5-5–I–3—-3–3–3–3–3–3–I
e————————–I–1—-1–1–1–1–1–1–I
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[End Rhy Fig 6]
D7
e————————–I
b–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–3–I
g–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–I
d–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–4–I
a–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–5–I
e————————–I
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Pre-Chorus
[Rhy Fig 4] Both GTRS
Its your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like, but
[GTR 1 Rhy Fig 6, GTR 2 Rhy Fig 5]
Please dont keep-a me waiting
Please dont keep-a me waiting.
‘Cause I’m
G F
e——3——–3–3–3—-I
b——3——–3–3–3—-I
g——4——–2–2–2—-I
d——5——–3–3–3—-I
qR q eR s s q
Chorus
[Rhy Fig 1-5 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-10 times]
So tired,
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you.
So tired,
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you.
Second Verse
[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato
(SAME AS FIRST)
SAME BRIDGE
Third Chorus
[Rhy Fig 1-7 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-14 times]
So tired,
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you.
So tired,
Tired of waiting,
Tired of waiting for you.
For you.
For you.
END ON: (BOTH GTRS)
g—-4————-I
d—-5————-I
a—-5————-I
e—-3————-I
Now here are the Chords for GTR 1:
F C7 F# G D7 Bm
[133211] [x3231x] [244322] [355433] [x5453x] [x24432]
During the verses Gtr 1 plays Chords in this rhythm:
qR e^ e^ qR e^ e^ etc……
Important Key:
w-whole note
h-half note
q-quarter note
e-eighth note
s-sixteenth note
qR-quarter note rest
eR-eighth note rest
^-staccato
– sixteenth note
— eighth note
— eighth+sixteenth note
—- quarter note etc….
Well thats it. Its pretty much right, I think…..
Do any of you all know the bass line?
