Artist: The Pretenders
Song: Kid
Album: The Pretenders
tabbed by kttunstallator3
standard tuning
thought i'd add the solo to such a great song...also some other things
needed fixing on the other tab.
intro/main riff:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------------------5--4--2---------------|
d----------0-2--------------------------------3~-3\7--5--3----5----3---2--|
a----0-2-3-------2-2-0-0-----------------0-2-3--------------7----5----3---|
e--3-----------1---------3-3-1-1-0-0--1-3---------------------------------|
Verse 1:
C Am
Kid what changed your mood
F
you've gone all sad
G
so i feel sad too
C Am
i think i know
F G
some things can never outgrow
chorus: (let ring)
Cmaj7 A9 Dm7
e------0----------------------0----------------------1---|
b-----0----------------------0----------------------1----|
d----0----------------------2----------------------2-----|
g---2----------------------2----------------------0------|
a--3----------------------0------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
you think it's wrong i can tell you do
F/G G
e-------------------1--------3------------------|
b-------------------1--------3------------------|
g-------------------2--------4------------------|
d-------------------3--------5------------------|
a-------------------x--------5------------------|
e-------------------3--------x------------------|
how can i explain when you don't want me to
(intro riff)
Verse 2:
C Am
Kid my only kid
F
you look so small
G
you've gone so quiet
C Am
i know you know
F
what i'm about
G
i won't deny it
chorus
but you forget
you don't understand
you've turned your head
you dropped my hand
bridge:
Am Am G F G
all my sorrow
Am G F G
all my blues
Am Am G F G
all my sorrow-ow-ow
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pretenders/kid_tab_ver_3.html ]
*start-off for solo
e-13-------13---------/15-------15---------------|
b----13-------13----------15-------15------------|
g-------14-------14----------16-------16---------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------|
solo:
over verse progression in key of E
E Cm A B
e----2h4p2p0-------0-------0-----0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
b------------0-2/4---4-------4-----4-------4-----4-----0-----0-----0--------|
g--------------2/4-----4/6-----6-----6-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-1b3r-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------(5)---|
b------------------5-7-5-7b9r--5--------------------------------------------|
g----------------4---------------6-4-----------4----------------------------|
d--2-----2-2-4/6---------------------5\4-2-4/6---6\4-2----------------------|
a----2/4-----------------------------------------------4-2------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------2b3r-2b3r-0------|
(bass and drums only)
Shut the light, go away
full of grace, you cover your face
(Key change)
Verse 3:
E C#m
Kid precious kid
A (2x2220) B
your eyes are blue but you're not cryin
E C#m A
i know angry tears are too dear
B E
but you won't let them show
C#m
ohhhhh whoa
A
ohhhhh whoa
B
ohhhhh whoa
C C#m A B repeat & fade
e-2-0-----2-0-----2-0-----3-1-------------------|
b-----0-------0-------0-------3-0---------------|
g-------1-------1-------1-----------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------|
another guitar does this: (played during rhythm of E)
e---------------------------- ----------------------|
B---7-------5----------------(x3) -9-----7-----4--------|(x1)
G------------------4-----1--- -------------------4--|
D---------------------------- ----------------------|
A---------------------------- ----------------------|
E---------------------------- ----------------------|
~ vibrato
/ slide
p pull off
h hammer-on
B bend
r release
() harmonic
