Tired of Waiting for You The Kinks
From ponies2@computek.net Thu May 15 16:50:49 1997
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1982 03:29:36 -0500
From: Keith Barron
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: kinks, tired of waiting for you
Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks
Transcribed by Keith Barron
[Riff A] (GTR 1) [Riff B] (GTR 1)
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
[Rbytbm 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 [Rbytbm 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 Rbytbm Fig. 1]
[Rbytbm 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 Rbytbm 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
[Rbytbm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato
I [F]was a lone[C7]ly soul.
[F]I had [C7]nobody
[F]Till I met[C7] you.[F]
[F#]But you[G] keep-a [D7]me waiting[G]
All of [D7]the time.[G]
What can [C7]I do?[G]
[Rbytbm Fig 4] (Both GTRS)
[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] [Rby. 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 Rby Fig 5] [Rby 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 Rby 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
[Rby Fig 4] Both GTRS
Its your life
And you can do what you want
Do what you like, but
[GTR 1 Rby Fig 6, GTR 2 Rby Fig 5]
Please dont keep-a me waiting
Please dont keep-a me waiting.
'Cause I'm
[Rby Fig 7] (GTR 1)
[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
[Rby Fig 1-5 times] with [Rby 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
[Rbytbm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato
(SAME AS FIRST)
SAME BRIDGE
Third Chorus
[Rby Fig 1-7 times] with [Rby 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]133211] [C7]x3231x] [F#]244322] [G]355433] [D7]x5453x] [xBm]24432]
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?
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