British indie rock band - formed in Brighton, England, United Kingdom in 2004. The band currently consists of Luke Pritchard (vocals, guitar), Hugh Harris (guitar), and Alexis Nunez (drums). They have released five studio albums; their 2006 debut Inside In/Inside Out peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and their 2008 follow up Konk reached number one. The Junk Of The Heart (Happy) Songfacts reports that Pritchard found himself writing lyrics
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unnamed Song - The Kooks ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Connor McLeod – bxr_con Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
My First tab, some of the strum patterns and variations you’ll have to figure out yourself but you’ll get the gist with this. Please rate and comment :) Based on his performance : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylfJaK1O0yw
INTRO v: down strum ^: up strum p: palm mute
v ^ vp ^ ^ v v ^ vp ^ ^ v e|--x-x-x--x--x-x-------7-7-7--7--7-7-------| B|--2-2-2--2--3-5-------7-7-7--7--9-10------| G|--2-2-2--2--2-2-------7-7-7--7--7-7-------| D|--2-2-2--2--2-2—--x2--9-9-9--9--9-9---x2--| A|--0-0-0--0--0-0-------7-7-7--7--7-7-------| E|--x-x-x--x--x-x-------x-x-x--x--x-x-------|
v ^ vp ^ ^ v v ^ vp ^ ^ v You figure it out... e|--x-x-x--x--x-x-------7-7-7--7--7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| B|--2-2-2--2--3-5-------7-7-7--7--9-10----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| G|--2-2-2--2--2-2-------7-7-7--7--7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| D|--2-2-2--2--2-2—--x2--9-9-9--9--9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|--0-0-0--0--0-0-------7-7-7--7--7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|--x-x-x--x--x-x-------x-x-x--x--x-x-----x-x-x-x-x-x—x-x-x-x-x-x-|
VERSE 1
A : x0222x E7sus2 : x79777 E7sus2* : x79797 = E (follows same strum pattern as intro) E7sus2**: x797107
AEE I was afraid because Mary-Louise was in town,
AE E7sus2 She could suck all the air around herself and sell it on,
BmBm* EE* When she's in town, the birds storm out from their trees, BmBm* EE** When she's in town, the birds come out for fear of missing out,
Intro x2 (take off one strum at the end of the E7sus2)
VERSE 2
AEE Oh and I found her, she was all about hanging out, AE E7sus2 She's a nasty piece of work, but we figured out,
CHORUS BmBm* EE* E Still when she's in town hours slip away, BmBm* E (lots of down strums) When she's in town, the birds come out for fear of missing out,
INTRO x2 (with the dada da da da’s)
CHORUS BmBm* E When she's about, hours disappear, BmBm* E7sus2 When she's in town, birds come out for fear of missing out.
INTRO x1 (dada da’s)
OUTRO (single strum) ~ =let ring Using E7sus2 chords:
E** E* EE* E** EA~
Hope this helped! If you have problems feel free to pm me. Also please rate and comment :)