Kinks — Wish I Could Fly Like Superman Tab

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(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - The Kinks
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Tabbed by: armatage_shanks

Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE)

INTRO:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9-|

MAIN RIFF:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------|
D|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------|
E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------|
A|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11---------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------|
E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------|

Bass Fill:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| 4x
D|-------------------------|
A|-------11---10---9--7----|
E|---9-9----9----9---------|

Verse 1: (Woke up this morning...)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
PRE-CHORUS (Surely there must be...)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------|
A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------|
E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm
A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute
E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4

CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4
A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------|
E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------|

Lead bit over chorus:

e|-------------------------------|
B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----|
G|---13----13-13-----------------|
D|-------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

After chorus do bass fill with this on guitar

e|-----------------------|
B|-----12--12------------|
G|---13--13--------------|

Bass Fill:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| 4x
D|-------------------------|
A|-------11---10---9--7----|
E|---9-9----9----9---------|

Then Verse 2: (Woke up this morning) With the lead bit above

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

PRE-CHORUS (I'd really like to...)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------|
A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------|
E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm
A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute
E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4

CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4
A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------|
E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------|

Lead bit over chorus:

e|-------------------------------|
B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----|
G|---13----13-13-----------------|
D|-------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Bass Fill:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| 4x
D|-------------------------|
A|-------11---10---9--7----|
E|---9-9----9----9---------|

Verse 3 (Look in the paper...):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------|
A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------|
E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------|
Bass Fill:

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| 4x
D|-------------------------|
A|-------11---10---9--7----|
E|---9-9----9----9---------|

Guitar over the bass fill: (Off beat)

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----16-15-14-12-----------|
A|----16-15-14-12-----------|
E|----14-13-12-10-----------|

CHORUS (Superman, Superman...)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat
D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------| Till End
A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------|
E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9--------|

Lead bit over chorus:

e|-------------------------------|
B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----|
G|---13----13-13-----------------|
D|-------------------------------| x2
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Add in the Main Riff and the verse here as well...

And that's it :)

First tab,

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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