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Happy Kid Chords by Nada Surf

Happy Kid chords by Nada Surf

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Song   : Happy Kid
Band   : Nada Surf
Album  : Let go

Tabber : bounav@free.fr

Standard tuning (EABGDe)

OK, here is the tab as mr. caws play this song live & acoustic...
Have fun !


Intro :
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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e|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|
B|5---------------|9---------------|7---------------|0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|
G|6--idem---------|9--idem---------|8--idem---------|4-4-4-3---3-3-3-|
D|6------...------|9------...------|9------...------|6-6-6-4---4-4-4-|
A|4---------------|7---------------|9---------------|6-6-6-4---4-4-4-|
E|----------------|----------------|7---------------|4-4-4-2---2-2-2-|

e|0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|0-0-0-2---2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|4-4-4-3---3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|6-6-6-4---4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|6-6-6-4---4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|4-4-4-2---2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Note :
| instead of the second chord for the intro & verse I play this
| EABGDe
| -79900
| > It's just easier to play and it sounds really good !!!


Verse :
e|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
B|5---------------|9---------------|7---------------|7---------------|
G|6--idem---------|9--idem---------|8--idem---------|8--idem--------*|
D|6------...------|9------...------|9------...------|9------...-----*|
A|4---------------|7---------------|9---------------|9---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|7---------------|7---------------| 2x

e|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
B|5---------------|9---------------|12--------------|11--------------|
G|6--idem---------|9--idem---------|13-idem---------|11-idem---------|
D|6------...------|9------...------|13------...-----|11-----...------|
A|4---------------|7---------------|11--------------|9---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Post-verse :
e|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
B|9---------------|0---------------|9---------------|11--------------|
G|9--idem---------|8--idem---------|9--idem---------|11-idem--------*|
D|9------...------|9------...------|9-------...-----|11-----...-----*|
A|7---------------|9---------------|7---------------|9---------------|
E|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------| 3x

Interlude 1 :
e|0-0-0-2--2-2----| |----------------|
B|0-0-0-2--2-2----| |99999--2--------|
G|4-4-4-3--3-3----| |99999--3--------|
D|6-6-6-4--4-4----| |99999--4--------|
A|6-6-6-4--4-4----| |77777--4--------|
E|4-4-4-2--2-2----| |-------2--------|
  \------3x------/

Play Verse again

Interlude 2 :
e|2---------------|----------------|7---------------|7---------------|
B|2---------------|----------------|7---------------|9---------------|
G|3--idem---------|----idem--------|8--idem---------|9--idem---------|
D|4------...------|--------...-----|9------...------|9------...------|
A|4---------------|----------------|9---------------|7---------------|
E|2---------------|----------------|7---------------|----------------| 2x

Interlude 3 :
e|----------------|--6---6---6-6---|
B|5---5---4---4---|-------------4--|
G|-6---6---4---4--|-6---6---6-6--6*|
D|--6---6---6---6-|4---4---4------*|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------| 5x

Play Interlude 2 again then

Play Verse and Post-Verse then

End with the Interlude 3...

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