Kings of Leon - BIRTHDAY
Tabbed by: jamesmckee92 on 11th Dec 2010
INTRO 0.00 - 0.32
e|-----7-10-7~---7-10--7~---X--------X-----------|
B|-----8-8--8~---8--8--8~---7-10-7---7-10-7------|
G|-----9-9--9~---9--9--9~---7-7--7---7-7--7------| x2
D|-------------------------(7)--(7)-(7)--(7)-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
THIS RIFF IS PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG ^^^
LEAD GUITAR COMES IN: 0.16 (THIS RIFF WILL NOW BE REFERRED TO AS RIFF 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------14---|
B|----7~~----7~~------------10~~--------10~~-----//15-----|
G|--77--77-77---77---7/11-11----11-11-11----11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
EACH OF THE 7TH FRET AND 10TH & 11TH FRET PARTS ARE PLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES, LISTEN TO
SONG FOR EXACT, AND THESE MINI RIFFS ARE THEN FOLLOWED BY THE SLIDE UP TO 15TH ON B AND
14TH ON e WHEN CALEB STARTS SINGING.
VERSE 1: CALEB PLAYS INTRO RIFF
AT 0.52 LEAD GUITAR PLAYS THIS SMALL RIFF (WHICH WILL BE CALLED RIFF 3)
e|------------------------------|
B|--10--10~~----10~~-----10~~---|
G|---11---11------11------------|
D|----12--------------12--------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/birthday_tab.html ]
THEN ANOTHER SMALL RIFF ON 1.00
e|---10---7------10~~------|
B|------------10-----------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
THEN INTO CHORUS:
CALEB PLAYS SAME AS INTRO RIFF
LEAD PLAYS THIS CHORD MANY TIMES:
e|----14----|
B|----15----|
G|----16----|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
THEN JUST AFTER CHORUS AT 1.22 RIFF 1 IS PLAYED
VERSE 2:
CALEB PLAYS SAME AS INTRO
AT 1.42 THIS RIFF IS PLAYED:
e|----------------------------------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10s15--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
AT 1.51
e|-----14~~--------14~~----|
B|---15----15----15----15--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
CHORUS
SOLO 2.18
e|------------------------------14------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10----12---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10s15--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
PLAY THIS TWICE ^^^^^^^
THEN CHORUS
THEN OUTRO (WHICH IS SAME AS INTRO RIFF)
DONE! THANKS FOR CHECKING THIS OUT, ANY CORRECTIONS WELCOMED COS THIS WAS DONE VERY QUICKLY
