BEATLES - "sun king" Tablature

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Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 12:48:39 -0800
From: Rob Keister <rkeister@zippnet.net>
Subject: b/beatles/sun_king.tab

Title: Sun King
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
Artist: The Beatles
Album: Abbey Road

Here is my take on this tune from Abbey Road. It's all my own work. I
know that it is actually a Bass and Guitar, so this tab mixes in some of
both. I play it with some chorus and reverb.

Tabbed by: Rob Keister
rkeister@zippnet.net
Additional chord from: Frank Filling
frank.filling@verizon.net

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2--------------------------2--------------------------|
|-------2-----2-2---2-2-2----------2-----2-2---2-2-2----------|
|-2-2/4---4\2----------------2-2/4---4\2----------------------|
|-----------------0--------------------------0----------------|

|----------------2---------2----------2------------4-----0----|
|--------------------2---------2----------2----------4---0----|
|--------------2---2---------2----------2------2/4---4---1----|
|-------------4----------4----------4---------4-/6---6---2----|
|--------2---4----------4----------4---------------------2----|
|-0--2/4------------------------------------------------------|

|-0--0-0------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---------------------------------------------------------|
|--1--0-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-----2---------------------------------------|
|---------2-2/4---4\2-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------2---------2----------2------------4-----0----|
|--------------------2---------2----------2----------4---0----|
|--------------2---2---------2----------2------2/4---4---1----|
|-------------4----------4----------4---------4-/6---6---2----|
|--------2---4----------4----------4---------------------2----|
|-0--2/4------------------------------------------------------|

|-0--0-0--------------------------2-2-2-2---2-3-4----0--------|
|---0-----------------------------2-2-2-2---2-3-4----0--------|
|--1--0---------------------------2-2-2-2---2-3-4----1--------|
|---------------2-----2-2---------4-4-4-4---4-5-6----2--------|
|---------2-2/4---4\2-----------2--------------------2--------|
|-------------------------0-2/4-------------------0--0--------|

|----5------------13-12-10----10------------------------------|
|----3----------15---------12---------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------|
|----3--------------------------------------------------------|
|----5--------------------------------------------------------|
|----x--------------------------------------------------------|
^
|
Frank supplies this missing piece 10/21/02.

Here are the chord changes for the Sun King/Mustard/Polythene/Window
medley:
(also according to my ear)

[B-->D means slide that B chord up the neck to D; or vice versa]

Sun King
F#m G#m E | F#m G#m E | F#m -->G#m E |
C Cmaj7 C G7 A7 | C Cmaj7 C G7 A7 |
F D7 | F D7 | C Em C7 F | A6 B7 E | A6 B7 E |A6 B7 E |

Mean Mr. Mustard
E B --> D --> B
mean mr. mustard... sleeps in... saves enough... keeps a ...
E C B | E C B |
such a mean...
E B --> D --> B
his sister... takes him... only place... always...
E C B | E C B | B-->C-->C#
such a dirty...

Polythene Pam
D A E | D A E | D A E | D A E |
G | B | C D E | C D E
D A E | D A E | D A E | D A E |
G | B | C D E | C D E
D A E | D A E <------(repeat this during the solo)

She CITT Bathroom Window
A D | A D | A D |
A Dm | A Dm | G7 C | G7 C | A
A D | A D | A D |
A Dm | A Dm | G7 C | G7 C | A
A D | A D | A D |
A Dm | A Dm | G7 C | G7 C | A

Copyright (c) 2001 by OLGA, Inc.

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