mike pettersson [robin_hood88@hotmail.com] Song: old king Artist: by Niel Young. He play'd it on "Harvest moon".Enjoy!!! It all starts with a banjo(?)intro.Any way-I tab it for guitar. tune:DADGBD(low to high). that's drop D' tuning, folk's! I don't claim this to be a 100% right tab, but it's not wrong! But as always-corrections welcome! This tab was made by "the great beyond". f=full note A=10 h=halv note B=11 q=quarter note C=12 e=eight note s=slide b=break oh!-the Chords! D5 (xx023x@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) F5 (133xxx@1)D---0-------0-------x------x----------------------- B---3-------0-------1------x----------------------- G---2-------0-------0------x----------------------- D---0-------0-------2------3----------------------- A---0-------5-------3------3----------------------- D---0-------5-------x------3----------------------- into: D5 (xx023x@1) q e (022000@1) e (022000@1) h (x2444x@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1) e+ h (x2444x@1)D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|- B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|- G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|- D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|- A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|- D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|- | bass | f (133111@1) h (x2444x@1) q q G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|- D---|--b--------------------------|-b-------------------------------|- A---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|- D---|-----------------------------|--------------------3-----0------|- q e e e e+q e e e e+h D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|- G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|- A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q h (x2444x@1)G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- A--|---------------5--------------|---------------5-----------------|- D--|-0----------------------------|-3--s---0------------------------|- q e (022000@1) e (022000@1) h (x2444x@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1) e+ h (x2444x@1)D---|------------------C----------|-----------C---------------------|- B---|-b------6----8---------------|-6--8--6-------------------------|- G-4-|------------------B----------|-----------B---------------------|- D-_-|--------7----9---------------|-7--9--7-------------------------|- A-4-|-(5)-------------------------|---------------------------------|- D---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q h (x2444x@1) G---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|- D---|----------------0------------|---------------------------------|- A---|-----------------------------|--------------------5------------|- D---|-0---------------------------|-3------0------------------------|- q e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1) e+q e (022000@1) e (022000@1) e (022000@1) e+h D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- B--|-b-----8---A--6---B-----------|-8---A---6---B-------------------|- G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|-------9---A--7---C-----------|-9---A---8---C-------------------|- A--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) e (022000@1)(e) q h (x2444x@1)G--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- D--|------------------------------|---------------------------------|- A--|---------------5--------------|----------------5----------------|- D--|-0----------------------------|-3--(3)-0------------------------|- SORRY! The strumming is totally up to your self! but im sort'a kind. Bass notes are included(small letters)! chorus: G (320003@1) g (355333@1) g (355333@1) d (xx0231@1) g (355333@1) King went arunnin' after adeer (x02210@1)was'nt scared f (133111@1) d (xx0231@1) dD5 d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1)to jumpin' of the truck in high gear. G (320003@1) g (355333@1) g (355333@1) g (355333@1) King went asniffin' and he would go. d (xx0231@1) g (355333@1) g (355333@1) gD5 C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1)F5 (133xxx@1) d (xx0231@1) Was the best old hound I ever did know- ow- ow. vers1: D5 (xx023x@1) f (133111@1) d (xx0231@1)I had a dog and his name was king. d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) g (355333@1) g (355333@1)I told the dog about ev'ry thing. D5 (xx023x@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) c (x3101x@1) d (xx0231@1) There in my truck, the dog and I. d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) Then one day the King up and died. Midplay: D5 (xx023x@1) q q e (022000@1)q e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q e (022000@1) e+q D-|----------------------------|------------------------|- B-|----------------------------|------------------------|- G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|- D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|- A-|----------------------------|------------------------|- D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|- D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|- A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|- D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|- D5 (xx023x@1) C (x32010@1) q q e (022000@1)q e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q h (x2444x@1) D-|----------------------------|------------------------|- B-|----------------------------|------------------------|- G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0-----------|- D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----2-----------|- A-|----------------------------|------------3-----------|- D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q q q G-|---------------------------|-------------5-----------|- D-|--------------0------------|-------0-----------------|- A-|---------------------------|--------------------3----|- D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|- D5 (xx023x@1) q q e (022000@1)q e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)q e (022000@1) e+q D-|----------------------------|------------------------|- B-|----------------------------|------------------------|- G-|---------0----0--2-----2----|-4--2--0----0---2-------|- D-|--b------0----0-------------|-0-----0----0-----------|- A-|----------------------------|------------------------|- D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|- D-|--------------0------------|-------------0------0----|- A-|---------------------------|-------------------------|- D-|-0-------------------------|-0-----------------------|- D5 (xx023x@1) C (x32010@1) D5 (xx023x@1) q e (022000@1) e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1)e (022000@1) q q h (x2444x@1) D-|----------------------------|------------------------|- B-|----------------------------|-----------3------------|- G-|---------0--2---4--2--0-----|-0----0----2------------|- D-|--b------0------0-----0--3--|-2----2----0------------|- A-|----------------------------|-3----3-----------------|- D-|--0-------------------------|------------------------|- | | h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) q q q q G-|---------------------------|-------------------------|- D-|--------------0------------|--------------------0----|- A-|---------------------------|-3-----------------------|- D-|-0-------------------------|-------5-----0-----------|- vers: D5 (xx023x@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) f (133111@1) g (355333@1)2 Then I thought about the time we had; 3 That old king was a friend of mine, 4 I had a dog and his name was king, d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) g (355333@1) gonce (355333@1)when I kicked him when he was bad. never knew a dog that was half as fine I told the dog ablout every thing D5 (xx023x@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1)Old King sure meant a lot to me I may find one,but i never do know Old king sure meant a lot to me d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) C (x32010@1) G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1)but that hound dog is his-to - ry (play intro+chorus) 'cause I still got a long way to go (play intro) ut that hound dog is his -to -ry (play intro+chorus) (play midplay*2 and improvise) end on D5 That's it pal. Oh!- the bass tab well- play half note's and additional fourthnotes. But most of all- get the rythm right!-this is country.