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Old King Tab by Neil Young

Old King tab by Neil Young

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f=full note           A=10
 h=halv note           B=11
 q=quarter note        C=12
 e=eight note          s=slide
 b=break

oh!-the Chords!

    D5      G       C      F5

D---0-------0-------x------x-----------------------
B---3-------0-------1------x-----------------------
G---2-------0-------0------x-----------------------
D---0-------0-------2------3-----------------------
A---0-------5-------3------3-----------------------
D---0-------5-------x------3-----------------------
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     D5

      q      e    e    h            e  e  e   e+ h

D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|-
B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|-
G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|-
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
    |
bass

    | f                             h                  q     q
G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|--b--------------------------|-b-------------------------------|-
A---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|--------------------3-----0------|-     q     e   e  e   e+q           e   e   e   e+h

D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|-
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|-
A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
   |
   | h             h                q      q      h

G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
A--|---------------5--------------|---------------5-----------------|-
D--|-0----------------------------|-3--s---0------------------------|-

      q      e    e    h            e  e  e   e+ h

D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|-
B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|-
G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|-
D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|-
A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
    |
    | h              h              q      q           h
G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D---|----------------0------------|---------------------------------|-
A---|-----------------------------|--------------------5------------|-
D---|-0---------------------------|-3------0------------------------|-

     q     e   e  e   e+q           e   e   e   e+h

D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|-
G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|-
A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
   |
   | h             h                e  (e) q       h

G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-
A--|---------------5--------------|----------------5----------------|-
D--|-0----------------------------|-3--(3)-0------------------------|-


SORRY! The strumming is totally up to your self!

but im sort'a kind. Bass notes are included(small letters)!

chorus:

 G          g       g       d    g
 King went arunnin' after a deer was'nt scared
    f       d             d D5   d   d
 to jumpin' of the truck in high gear.

 G          g            g        g
 King went asniffin' and he would go.
 d       g        g     g D5        C     G5  F5   d
 Was the best old hound I ever did know- ow- ow.


vers1:
 D5                           f    d
 I had a dog and his name was king.
 d          d         C     g    g
 I told the dog about ev'ry thing.
 D5          d              d   c   d
 There in my truck, the dog and I.
 d        d       C    G5     F5
 Then one day the King up and died.

Midplay:
    D5
     q      q    e  q     e      e  e  q    e   e+q
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
  |

  | h            h              h           q      q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|-
A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-

    D5                                      C
     q      q    e  q     e      e  e  q    h
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0-----------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----2-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------3-----------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
  |

  | h            h              q     q     q      q
G-|---------------------------|-------------5-----------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------0-----------------|-
A-|---------------------------|--------------------3----|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-

    D5
     q      q    e  q     e      e  e  q    e   e+q
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|-
D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|-
A-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
  |

  | h            h              h           q      q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|-
A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-

    D5                           C         D5
     q      e   e  e  e  e  e    q    q    h
D-|----------------------------|------------------------|-
B-|----------------------------|-----------3------------|-
G-|---------0--2---4--2--0-----|-0----0----2------------|-
D-|--b------0------0-----0--3--|-2----2----0------------|-
A-|----------------------------|-3----3-----------------|-
D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|-
  |

  | h            h              q     q     q      q
G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|-
D-|--------------0------------|--------------------0----|-


A-|---------------------------|-3-----------------------|-
D-|-0-------------------------|-------5-----0-----------|-

vers:
  D5     d                  d       f    g
2 Then I thought about the  time we had;
3 That old king was a friend of mine,
4 I had a dog and his name was king,

d           d          d    C      g    g
once when I kicked him when he was bad.
never knew a dog that was   half as fine
I told the dog ablout       every thing
D5        d            d         d
 Old King sure meant a lot to me
 I may find one,but i never do know
 Old king sure meant a lot to me
     d          d      C   G5    F5
 but that hound dog is his-to -  ry (play intro+chorus)
'cause I still got a long way to go (play intro)
 ut that hound dog is his -to   -ry (play intro+chorus)

(play midplay*2 and improvise)
end on D5
That's it pal.
Oh!- the bass tab well- play half note's and additional fourthnotes.

 But most of all- get the rythm right!-this is country.

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