This song is really easy and pretty fun to play. Im 100% sure this song is correct.
Intro - 0:09 - I like playing this line throughout the song an octave lower starting at
open E but the bassist plays this:
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------|
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slide to the A flat
Verse 1 - 0:51 - same as intro
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------|
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Chorus - 2:04 - not 100% sure
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----------------------------------6-7--------------6-7--|
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-55-4-5-4-0---55-4-5-4-0---55-4-5-------55-4-5-4-0------|
Verse 2: 2:20 - same as Verse 1 except you add an A at the end like so:
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--12--12-----------|
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Chorus - 2:59 - same as first chorus but afterwords you play the same thing as verse 1
so:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/knocked_up_btab_ver_2.html ]
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----------------------------------6-7--------------6-7--|
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-55-4-5-4-0---55-4-5-4-0---55-4-5-------55-4-5-4-0------|
---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--13--13--13--13--13--13--13--13---------|
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------|
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Interlude - 3:30 - play this for about 2 and a half minutes
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--12--12-----------|
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Verse 3 - 5:58 - same as verse 1
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-----------|
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Outro - 6:37 - same as verse 2
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-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11--11--11--11--11--11--12--12-----------|
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And that's it, nice and simple, mainly just roots and octaves. Please email me at
with any corrections or Kings of leon requests!
