Xtc - Knights In Shining Karma guitar tab
Knights In Shining Karma - XTC
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From the album Apple Venus Volume 1
Transcribed by Howard Wright
H.Wright@iop.org
A lot of the main electric guitar part uses 3-note chords with the thumb playing
the bass note and two fingers filling out the top notes of the chord.
I've written out some of the basic chord shapes with more than 3 strings,
(e.g Fm = 13311x instead of 1xx11x) so they look a bit more familiar.
The tablature shows exactly which strings from each chord are played.
I've written out what I consider to be the essence of the picking pattern.
There are two electric guitars playing *almost* the same thing on the original,
but there are a few places where the two guitars play slightly different
notes/chords. In these places I've written out what I hear as the "main" part.
I've also written out the "bendy acoustic guitar part" that is played during
the intro section.
Chord shapes used:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGB
x3201x x340xx x2201x x0201x
C Cadd#4 C/B Am7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
1xx01x 3xx01x x03331 x02330
Fsus2 Gsus4 Bb/A Bb-5/A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
13311x 13211x 13011x 022000
Fm Fm(maj7) Fm6 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02020 x02030 xx0212 xx0213
A7 A7sus4 D7 D7sus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E
3xx003 3xx001 x0232x 10 x x 0 10 x
G G7 Aaddb9 Dsus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7x08x 7xx07x x5x05x x4304x
Em Badd#5(no3rd) Cadd9sus4 C#add9add#4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
35533x x656xx 4647xx 4645xx
Gm Eb7 G#7add#4 G#7
EADGBE EADGBE
3535xx 3534xx
G7sus4 G7
The usual tablature symbols:
/ = slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
Intro:
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The "bendy" acoustic part is written as the top tablature stave, with
the electric part underneath.
Bendy acoustic guitar:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------4--4b5-4----------------------------------
A-------------------------------5/7-------------5--5b7-5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
Electric guitar:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G---0--------0----------0-------------0-------------0---------
D--------2---------4-------4------2------2------4------4------
A---3--3---3---3------3-------3------3------3------3------3---
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Bendy acoustic:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------0-1------
G--------------------------------------------------0----------
D--------------------2-----------------------0-2-4------------
A--2b3-----------2------2------------------3------------------
E---------------------------3/5-------------------------------
electric:
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G------0-------------0------------0--------0-------------------
D--2------2------4------4-----2------2-------------------------
A-----3------3------3------3-----3-----3---3-------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
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E----------------------------------------------------------------
B--1---1---1-----1--1---1---1---1-1-----------1---1---1-----1----
G----0---0-----0------0---0-----0-0-------------0---0-----0------
D-----------------------------------2-------------------2-----2--
A--3---2---0----------------0h3---------------3---2---0----------
E-------------------1---3----------------------------------------
K I S K tend your flame and with love for armour
E---------------------------------------------------------1------1---
B--1---1---1-----1-1----1----------3-----3----3-----3----------------
G----0---0-----0-0----0---------------3----------3-------------3-----
D-------------------------------------------3-3--------3-----3-----3-
A----------0h3-----3---------------0----------------------0----------
E--1---3-------------------------------------------------------------
they'll remain. Ever by your bed guard-
E--0-----0------------------------------------------------------
B-------------1---1---1-----1-----------------------------------
G------3--------1---------1---------1---------1-----------------
D----2-----2--------------------2-----2---0-------0-------------
A--0----------------3-3-3-----3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------
E-------------1-------------------------------------------------
-ing still slee - ping
E----0----------------------------------2-----2h3----------3------1--
B------0------------2------2----2---------1-------1----------0-------
G--------0-------------0------0---------------------2----------------
D----------2--------2----2--------2---0-----0------------------------
A------------2----0--------------------------------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------3--3----3----
Shield your soul from this rain
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--1---1---1-----1----1---1----0h2-----2---2-----2-------2---------2---
G----0---0-----0--------0---0--------0---------0-----3-----3---0-----0-
D------------------2---------------2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----
A--3---2---0-------------------0---------------------------------------
E---------------------1---3--------------------------------------------
K I S K will re - main
"B for Blackbird" section
-------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B--10----8----7----5----4-----4---4------4------------------------
G-----0----0----0----0------0----------0--------------------------
D-------------------------3-----3----3----------------------------
A--------7---------5----4---------4-------------------------------
E--10---------7---------------------------------------------------
Jea-lous win -ter sun
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----3----3------3----------------------------------------
G------3-----------3-------6----6-----6--------6--------------
D-----------------------------5------------5------------------
A----------5-----5------5--6-------6--6--6---6----6-----------
E---3---------3-----------------------------------------------
Cold as Vich - y - soise
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B--10----8----7----5----4-----4---4------4------------------------
G-----0----0----0----0------0----------0--------------------------
D-------------------------3-----3----3----------------------------
A--------7---------5----4---------4-------------------------------
E--10---------7---------------------------------------------------
Steals your smile for fuel
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--3----3---3--------------------------------------------------
G-----3--------3--3------7-----7---7-----7----5-----5----------
D----------------------------4---4-----4----------4------------
A-----------5-------5/6----6---------6------6---6-----6--------
E--3---------------------4---------4----------4----------------
They'll ignite with bra - ziers
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---4-----4---4---ping!-----------
D------4---------3---------3---------3-------------------------
A----6-----6---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---------------------
E--4---------3---------3---------3---------3-------------------
Of warm - ing stars
Bendy acoustic guitar:
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------4--4b5-4----------------------------------
A--------------------------5/7-------------5--5b7-5------
E--------------------------------------------------------
electric:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B--1----------------------------------------------------------
G-------0----------0----------0----------0--------------------
D---------2----4-----4----2-----2----4-----4------------------
A--3--3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
(after 2nd verse, go to ending at the bottom)
bendy acoustic:
E-------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------0-1------
G--------------------------------------------0----------
D-----------------2--------------------0-2-4------------
A--5/3--------2------2---------------3------------------
E------------------------3/5----------------------------
electric:
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G------0----------0-----------0------0----rpt from verse----
D--2-----2----4-----4-----2-----2---------------------------
A----3-----3----3-----3-----3-----3--3----------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
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(Same chords/tab as first verse, except ending)
KISK wash your feet
And with spotless dharma come complete
Ever by your sink
Drying up tea tears
Shield your soul from this heat
KISK come complete
B section:
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Swollen summer moon
Hot as boiling egg
Poach your dreams to ash
They'll bring sips from restfull slumbers'
Cooling keg
Ending:
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E-----------------------------------------------------------
B--10---8---7---5---4---------------------------------------
G-----0---0---0---0-0---------------------------------------
D-------------------3---------------------------------------
A-------7-------5---4---------------------------------------
E--10-------7-----------------------------------------------
Jea-lous win-ter sun
