' = 1/32
^ = 1/16
. = 1/8
! = 1/4
o/ = half note
o = whole note
Other notation
a+b (where a and b are measurements of time) =
add 'a' plus 'b' more time on that note
(e.g.) !+. means a quarter note + an eighth of a note time
.__. = means that the previous note connects over
(in other words, don't play the other note)
u : strum up
d : strum down
[relevant 'chord' structures:]
G5 | C C | Cadd9 Cadd9 | Dsus4 | D | Dsus2 | Em
e -3- | -0- -0- | -3- -3- | -3- | -2- | -0- | -0-
b -3- | -1- -1- | -3- -3- | -3- | -3- | -3- | -0-
g -0- | -0- or -0- | -0- or -0- | -2- | -2- | -2- | -0-
D -0- | -2- -2- | -2- -x- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -2-
A -x- | -3- -3- | -3- -3- | --- | --- | --- | -2-
E -3- | --- -3- | --- --- | --- | --- | --- | -0-
I Kicked a Boy (by the Sundays)
G5 Dsus4 D Dsus2
d u d u d d d
e -------3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------2-------0-------|--
b --(3)--3------(3)--3---3---3---|--3-------3-------3-------|--
g --(/)--0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2-------|--
D --(4)--0------(0)--------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------x------(x)--------------|--------------------------|--
E -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !
C Dsus4 D Dsus2
d u d u d d d
e -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--3-------2-------0-------||-
b -------1------(1)--1---1---1---|--3-------3-------3-------||-
g -------0------(0)--0---0---0---|--2-------2-------2------:||- (repeat as
D -------2------(2)--------------|--0-----------------------||- many times
A -------3------(3)--------------|--------------------------||- as necessary)
E -------------------------------|--------------------------||-
Time: ! + . . . . ! ! !
When the weather...
Em Em
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
Em Em
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
b -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
g -------0-------0---0---0---0---|--0-------0---0---0---0---|--
D -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
A -------2-----------------------|--2-----------------------|--
E -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
D D
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
...and I've been wondering...
D D
d d u d u d d u d u
e -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
b -------3-------3---3---3---3---|--3-------3---3---3---3---|--
g -------2-------2---2---2---2---|--2-------2---2---2---2---|--
D -------0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! . . . . ! . . . .
G5 D
e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--
g -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! ! ! ! ! !
Cadd9 D
e ---------------3---------------|----------2---------------|--
b -----------------------3-------|------------------3-------|--
g -------------------------------|-------------------------:|--
D -------------------------------|--0-----------------------|--
A -------3-----------------------|--------------------------|--
E -------------------------------|--------------------------|--
Time: ! ! ! ! ! !
when the weather's fine, when it's sunny outside
think about the time I kicked a boy 'til he cried
oh, I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was
he was such a child
when I am alone, I remember so well
how merrily I tripped a boy so he fell
and I could've been wrong, but I don't think I was
he was totally wild
and I've been wondering lately
just who's gonna save me
now I have a cold, and no story to tell
and I'd marry you but I'm so unwell
and although I could've been wrong
well I don't think I was
he was totally wild
and I've been wondering lately
just who's gonna save me
you just should've been [warned/wise]
[oh/our] hysterical child
where'd you learn to do that
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