Lola The Kinks
Song: Lola
tabbed by: John Leadman
The fingerpicking in this song is pretty simple. You just hit the
bass string once, then pick the E B G strings, the exact notes are
not important, just do it in the right rhythm.
CHORDS:
E (022100) Asus4 (x02230)
A (x02220) F# (244322)
D (xx0232) C#m (x46654)
C (x32010) G#m (466444)
B (x2444x)
INTRO:
[C] [D] [E]
Here's approximately how the picking goes:
[C] [D]
E|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----0---0----0----0-----0---------| B|---1----1----1-1-1-1--3-3----0-----0----0----0--------0----| G|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----1-------1----1----1----1---1--| D|---2----2----2-2-2-2--0-0----2-----------------------------| A|---3----3----3-3-3-3---------2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------0-----------------------------|
TAB FOR VERSE 1: it's impossible to tab out
the picking EXACTLY like it is, he picks the E B and G strings
kinda randomly, but this is as close as I could get)
[E] [A] [D]
E|-----0----0----0----0------------0----0--------2----2------ B|-------0----0----0-------0---------2----2--------3----3---- G|---------1----1----1---1---1---------2----2--------2----2-- D|---------------------------------------------0------------- A|-------------------------------0--------------------------- E|--0--------------------------------------------------------
I met her... ...you drink... ...tastes just like...
[E] [A]
E------0----0----0-----4--2--0----0----0------------------ B--------0----0---------------------2----2---2---2-2-3-2-- G----------1----1--1--4---2--1--------2----2----2--2-2-2-- D--------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------0------------------------ E----0----------------------------------------------------
Coca-cola... ...C-o-l-A, cola
[E] [A] [D]
E------0----0----0----0------------0----0--------2----2------ B--------0----0----0-------0---------2----2--------3----3---- G----------1----1----1---1---1---------2----2--------2----2-- D----------------------------------------------0------------- A--------------------------------0--------------------------- E---0--------------------------------------------------------
She walked up... ...I asked... ...dark brown voice...
[E] [A] [D]
E------0------0-------0---0--------0----0--------2----2------ B------------------------------------2----2--------3----3---- G--------1-1----1-1-----1---1----------2----2--------2----2-- D----------------------------------------------0------------- A--------------------------------0--------------------------- E----0-------------------------------------------------------
...Lola... ...l-o-l-a, Lola... ...lo lo lo lo
[C] [C] [D] [E]
E-----0----0------0-0-0-0--0-2--0----| B-------1----1----1-1-1-1--1-3--0----| Then the acoustic guitar G---------0----0--0-0-0-0--0-2--1----| keeps strumming the E chord D-----------------2-2-2-2--2-0--2----| while the electric plays A---3-------------3-3-3-3--3----2----| FILL 1 that is tabbed out E-------------------------------0----| below.
Lola
FILL 1: b = bend up r = release bend
h = hammer-on p = pull-off
[E]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---9-9-9-9----9-11b13r11-9-----------------------------------------| D|---9-9-9-9-----------------11p9----------------------9-----9h11-9--| A|--------------------------------11-9----9/11----9h11----11---------| E|-------------------------------------12----------------------------|
Verse 2 and the rest of the song is just strummed. The only thing
to remember is that the electric guitar sometimes throws in two
little fills, one on the E chord, and one on the D chord.
E-chord Fill: D-chord Fill:
E|--4-4--2--0--| E|--2-2--0-----| B|--0-0--0--0--| B|--3-3--3--3--| G|--4-4--2--1--| G|--2-2--2--2--| D|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| E|-------------|
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