------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - The Kinks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: armatage_shanks Tuning: Standard (eBGDAE) INTRO: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9--8/9-9-9-| MAIN RIFF: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------| D|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------| E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------9~~~/0-----------------------------------| A|---9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11---------14-14///9-9--9/11/9/11------------| E|---------------------------------------12-12///7-7--7/9/7/9--------------| Bass Fill: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------| Verse 1: (Woke up this morning...) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| PRE-CHORUS (Surely there must be...) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4 CHORUS (Superman, Superman...) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4 A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------| Lead bit over chorus: e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| After chorus do bass fill with this on guitar e|-----------------------| B|-----12--12------------| G|---13--13--------------| Bass Fill: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------| Then Verse 2: (Woke up this morning) With the lead bit above e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| PRE-CHORUS (I'd really like to...) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| A|---7----7/14----14/9----9/11--------11/7----7/14----14/9-----------------| E|---5----5/12----12/7----7/9---------9/5-----5/12----12/7-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9/--------OVER BASS FILL--------------------------------------| Palm A|-9/------------------------------------------------------------| Mute E|-7/PM16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-----------| x4 CHORUS (Superman, Superman...) e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| x4 A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11--------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9---------| Lead bit over chorus: e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Bass Fill: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------| Verse 3 (Look in the paper...): e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9~~~/0------------------------------| A|--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11--PM-9-11-11---------9--9--9-9-9--9/11/9/11------| E|---------------------------------------------7--7--7-7-7--7/9/7/9--------| Bass Fill: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| 4x D|-------------------------| A|-------11---10---9--7----| E|---9-9----9----9---------| Guitar over the bass fill: (Off beat) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----16-15-14-12-----------| A|----16-15-14-12-----------| E|----14-13-12-10-----------| CHORUS (Superman, Superman...) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat D|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------| Till End A|---9/11-11-11///--9--11--14--------14-14--9-9--9/11-9/11-------| E|---7/9--9--9///---7--9---12--------12-12--7-7--7/9--7/9--------| Lead bit over chorus: e|-------------------------------| B|------14~-------12b14~~~~12----| G|---13----13-13-----------------| D|-------------------------------| x2 A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Add in the Main Riff and the verse here as well... And that's it :) First tab, | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note