A Kings Sadness tab by William Ross

Tabs

• Capo on 5th

A augmentedA KING'S SADNESS (KING'S LAMENT)
- from The Tale of Despereaux

CAPO 5th Fret

Intro:

e|-0-------0---1---0--------------|
BB|-1---3---1---3---1---1---0------|
G+G|-----4---------------2---1------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|


Chorus:

e|-0-----0----------|-1---0-1----------|------------------|-0----------------|
BB|-----3-------1----|------------------|-3---1-3-----6----|------------------|
G+G|-------2-----2----|-------2----------|-------0----------|-------2----------|
D MajorD|----2-----2-----2-|-0--3--------0----|----0-----0-----0-|----2-----2-------|
A augmentedA|-0----------------|------------------|------------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|-3-----------4----|-------------3----|

e|------------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|
BB|-1---0-1----------|-3---1-0-----3----|-------1--0--1----|-------1--0--1----|
G+G|-------------2----|-------0----------|-------2----------|-------2----------|
D MajorD|-------3-----3----|----0-----0-----0-|----2-----------2-|----2-----------2-|
A augmentedA|----3-----3-----3-|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE|-1----------------|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|

Chorus Repeat:

e|-0-----0---------1h3|-1---0-1----------|------------------|-1-----0----------|
BB|-----3-------1------|------------------|-3---1-3----/8----|------------------|
G+G|-------2-----2------|-------2-----2----|-------0--------0-|----0-----0-----0-|
D MajorD|----2-----2-----2---|-0--3-----3-----3-|----0-----0-------|------------------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------|------------------|------------------|-3-----3-----3----|
E MajorE|--------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|

e|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
BB|-1---0-1---------0h1|-0----------------|-------1--0--1~~--|-------1--0--1~~--|
G+G|-------------2------|-------2p0--------|-2-----2----------|-------2----------|
D MajorD|-------3-----3------|----0---------2---|----2-----------2-|----2-------------|
A augmentedA|----3-----3-----3---|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE|-1------------------|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|

(Repeat choruses ad lib)


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato

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* This song is tricky since it is not included in the movie soundtrack and is only played a little in
 the movie itself. Here are a few clips from the movie so you can hear how it sounds: