Artist/Band: The Birthday Party
Song: "King Ink"
Album: Prayers on Fire (1981)

standard tuning

Guitar (Rowland S. Howard)
INTRO @ 0:10
palm mute all
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|
cont.
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0/X------|

@ 0:20
cont. palm muting
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E-0-0--0----0-0--0----0----0-------------|
cont.
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E-0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0/X------|

VERSE @ 0:36
let ring w/ whammy bar depression
e-0--------------------------------------|
B-0--------------------------------------|
G-0--------------------------------------|
D-2--------------------------------------|
A-2--------------------------------------|
E-0--------------------------------------|
cont. @ 0:41
let ring w/ whammy bar depression
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G(0)-------------------------------------|
D-2--------------------------------------|
A-2--------------------------------------|
E-0--------------------------------------|

@ 0:46, 0:56, 1:05 repeat open Em chord VERSE figure

CHORUS RIFF @ 1:10
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A/7---------7--------------5----5--------|
E----------------7----7--------------5---|
cont.
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-X-x--X----3--------------2----2--------|
E-X-x--X---------3----3--------------3---|

During POST CHORUS play Em wildly with the Em/G
 from 1:25 to 1:43
e-0----------0----------3----------------|
B-0----------0----------3----------------|
G-0----------3b4--------0----------------|
D-2----------X----------2----------------|
A-2----------2----------2----------------|
E-0----------0----------0----------------|

@ 1:43
palm mute all
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-7---------7--------------5----5--------|
E----------------7----7--------------5---|
cont. w/ palm mute
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-----------3--------------2----2--------|
E----------------3----3--------------3---|
cont. release
e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-2--------------------------------------|
E-0--------------------------------------|

@ 1:55
CHORUS RIFF x 2
Em@ (022000@1)2:10
CHORUS RIFF
Em@ (022000@1)2:20
CHORUS RIFF x 3
POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout
@ 3:22
CHORUS RIFF x 2
Em@ (022000@1)3:36
CHORUS RIFF x 1
Em@ (022000@1)3:46
CHORUS RIFF x 4
POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout to end

That's it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, and requests. Cheers!

-Bennyshambles78-