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David Watts Tab by The Kinks

David Watts tab by The Kinks

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DAVID WATTS by THE KINKS

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Davies - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nicky Hopkins - Piano'


 Intro
  Q=138
  D
 4/4
  Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
                                          |--3---|
   E  E  E  E  +E   Q   E    +E   Q   E  +Q   Q  Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------|
|-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)-------|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-------|
|-------------------------|------------------12-12-|
|-------------------------|------------------10-10-|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

                                          |--3---|
   E  E  E  E  +E   Q   E    +E   Q   E  +Q   Q  Q
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------|
|-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)-------|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-------|
|-------------------------|------------------12-12-|
|-------------------------|------------------10-10-|


  Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  PM-----------------------
  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|


   1st & 2nd Verses
    D
 ---------------------------------------------------|
    E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||----2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|
||--0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|


  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                            G              A/EG  A
  PM--------------------|                          PM------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  E S S E S S
|-------------------------|--------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------|-2--0--2------------|
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------|-2--0--2------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|--------------|-2--0--2-2-2---2-2--|
|-------------------------|-5--5--5--5---|-0-----0-----0------|
|-------------------------|-3--3--3--3-0-|-0--3---------------|


                                                      D
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-||
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||


 Chorus
  F#                                  B
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E S S E S S E S S E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------------|


  E                               F#  A
  PM------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  H      W
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------|------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4s|=7----------|------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2s|=5----------|------||


 Interlude
  1.
  D
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                            E
  PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---4-4---5-5---4-4---7-7-|---6-6---4-4---4-4---4-4-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|


  N.C.                  D
                        PM--------------------|
  W          W          E S S E S S E S S E S S
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|----------|----------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------|


  PM-------------------------------------------------
  E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2-|---2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 -----------------------|
  E S S E S S E S S E S S
|--------------------------||
|-------------------------o||
|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2--||
|-0-----0-----0-----0------||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||


 Interlude
  2.
  N.C.
  W          W          W          W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|


  D
  Gtr II
   E  E  E  E  +E   Q   E    +E   Q   E  +E   E  a  E  E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10----|
|-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11----|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  +E   Q   E    +E   Q   E  +E   E  a  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10-----|
|-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11-----|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  +E   Q   E    +E   Q   E  +E   E  a  E  E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-12-(12)-10--13-|-(13)-12--10-(10)-------10----|
|-11-11-11-12-(12)-11--14-|-(14)-12--11-(11)----10h11----|
|-12-12-12-12-(12)-12--12-|-(12)-12--12-(12)-12-------12-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|


   Outro
    D
    Gtr I
    PM----------------------------------------------|
    E S S E S S E S S E S S   E S S E S S E S S E S S    7x
||--------------------------|----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|---------------------------o||
||----2-2---4-4---2-2---5-5-|---4-4---2-2---2-2---2-2----||
||--0-----0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0-----0--------||
||o-------------------------|---------------------------o||
||--------------------------|----------------------------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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"David Watts" is a song The Kinks included on their 1967 album "Something else by The Kinks". "David Watts" was released as a b-side to the "Autumn Almanac" single.

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