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Birthday by Kings of Leon
Birthday
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: D
[Intro]
Em7 D Em7 D
Em7 D Em7 D
[Verse 1]
Em7 D
It's in the way she often calls me out
Em7 D
It's in the cut of your pretty gown
Em7 D
Your come on legs and your pantyhose
Em7 D
You look so precious with your bloody nose
[Chorus]
G Bm7
We're gonna come together we're gonna celebrate
G
We're gonna gather round like it's your birthday
Bm7
I don't want to know just what I'm gonna do
Em7 D
I don't care where you're going I'm coming along with you
[Verse 2]
Em7 D
Walking her home with the grassy hill
Em7 D
Falling and laughing at the drinks we've spilled
Em7 D
Just one of those nights that I had to share
Em7 D
She's in a daze without a care
[Chorus]
G Bm7
We're gonna come together we're gonna celebrate
G
We're gonna gather round like it's your birthday
Bm7
I don't want to know just what I'm gonna do
Em7 D
I don't care where you're going I'm coming along with you
[Bridge]
Em7 D
You know I love the way you curve
[Instrumental]
G Bm7
G Bm7
[Chorus]
G Bm7
We're gonna come together we're gonna celebrate
D
We're gonna gather round like it's your birthday
Em7
I don't want to know just what I'm gonna do
Bm7
I don't care where you're going
Em7 D
I'm coming along with you
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version 2
INTRO 0.00 - 0.32
Played in one of two ways:
e|-0---14---0---------------|
B|-0---15---0---------------|
G|-0---14---0---------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
repeat the above part as needed then finish with the part after the asterisks below; or
use the alternative intro in its' entirety below.
e|-----7-10-7~---7-10--7~------*--X--------X-----------|
B|-----8-8--8~---8--8--8~------*--7-10-7---7-10-7------|
G|-----9-9--9~---9--9--9~------*--7-7--7---7-7--7------| x2
D|-----------------------------*-(7)--(7)-(7)--(7)-----|
A|-----------------------------*-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------*-----------------------|
THIS RIFF IS PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG ^^^
LEAD GUITAR COMES IN: 0.16 (THIS RIFF WILL NOW BE REFERRED TO AS RIFF 1)
e|---------------------------------------------------14---|
B|----7~~----7~~------------10~~--------10~~-----//15-----|
G|--77--77-77---77---7/11-11----11-11-11----11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
EACH OF THE 7TH FRET AND 10TH & 11TH FRET PARTS ARE PLAYED NUMEROUS TIMES, LISTEN TO
SONG FOR EXACT, AND THESE MINI RIFFS ARE THEN FOLLOWED BY THE SLIDE UP TO 15TH ON B AND
14TH ON e WHEN CALEB STARTS SINGING.
VERSE 1: CALEB PLAYS INTRO RIFF
AT 0.52 LEAD GUITAR PLAYS THIS SMALL RIFF (WHICH WILL BE CALLED RIFF 3)
e|------------------------------|
B|--10--10~~----10~~-----10~~---|
G|---11---11------11------------|
D|----12--------------12--------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
THEN ANOTHER SMALL RIFF ON 1.00
e|---10---7------10~~------|
B|------------10-----------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
THEN INTO CHORUS:
CALEB PLAYS SAME AS INTRO RIFF
LEAD PLAYS THIS CHORD MANY TIMES:
e|----14----|
B|----15----|
G|----14----|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
THEN JUST AFTER CHORUS AT 1.22 RIFF 1 IS PLAYED
VERSE 2:
CALEB PLAYS SAME AS INTRO
AT 1.42 THIS RIFF IS PLAYED:
e|----------------------------------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10s15--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
AT 1.51
e|-----14~~--------14~~----|
B|---15----15----15----15--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
CHORUS
SOLO 2.18
e|------------------------------14------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10----12---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|--15--12-10H12s15-12-15-12-10s15--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
PLAY THIS TWICE ^^^^^^^
THEN CHORUS
THEN OUTRO (WHICH IS SAME AS INTRO RIFF)
It's in the way she often calls me out
It's in the curve of your pretty gown
You come on legs and your pantyhose
You look so precious with your bloody nose
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
Walking her home with the grassy field
Fallin' and laughin' at the drinks we spilled
Just one of those nights that I had to share
She's in a daze, without a care
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
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version 3
Standard Tuning
[INTRO]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x-------10-10----------10-10----------|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-----0-11-11-x-x----0-11-11----------|
D|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
A|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
E|-----------------------------------10-------------10------------------|
Matthew left guitar (comes in on second count)
e|-------------0-14-0-----------0-14-0----------------------------------|
B|-------------0-15-0-----------0-15-0---------------10--------------10-|
G|-------------0-0--0-----------0-0--0-------------0-11------------0-11-|
D|----------------------------------------------12-0-12---------12-0-12-|
A|----------------------------------------------12---12---------12---12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----2-2--------2-2--------2-2--------2-2---|
B|-3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------| \
play twice
e|-----5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5---| /
B|-7-7-----7--7-7-----7--7-7-----7--7-7-----7-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-|
B|-14s15----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Jared bass (comes in on third count)
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-7-------5-7----9-9-7-5--9-7-5-|
E|-10-slide-down-7-------7-7-----------------------|
[VERSE 1]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x-------10-10----------10-10----------|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-----0-11-11-x-x----0-11-11----------|
D|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
A|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
E|-----------------------------------10-------------10------------------|
Jared bass
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---5-7-------5-7----9-9-7-5--9-7-5-|
E|-7-------7-7-----------------------|
Matthew left guitar (0:45)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------0-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------12-0-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------12---12-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------10------|
e|--------------------------------------2---2-2-------5----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------s7------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------10-------10--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------12-10-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| \ this part
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| / palm muted
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[CHORUS]
Caleb right guitar
e|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...etc-|
B|-15-x-15-x-15-x-15-x-15...----|
G|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Jared bass
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------7s9-7-5-7-5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
Matthew left guitar
e|-------------------|
B|-------15-15-15----|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| \ four
D|-14-14----------14-| / times
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
e|-------------|
B|-----7-7-7---|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| \ four
D|-9-9-------9-| / times
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------15-15-15----|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-| \ four
D|-14-14----------14-| / times
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
e|-------------|
B|-----7-7-7---|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-| \ four
D|-9-9-------9-| / times
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
[PRE VERSE 2]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x-------10-10----------10-10----------|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-----0-11-11-x-x----0-11-11----------|
D|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
A|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
E|-----------------------------------10-------------10------------------|
Jared bass
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-7h9-|
A|---5-7-------5-7----9-9-7-5--9-------|
E|-7-------7-7-------------------------|
Matthew left guitar
e|-----2-2--------2-2--------2-2--------2-2---|
B|-3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3--3-3-----3-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-----5-5--------5-5--------5-5--------5-5---|
B|-7-7-----7--7-7-----7--7-7-----7--7-7-----7-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------14-|
B|-14s15----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
[VERSE 2]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x-------10-10----------10-10----------|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-----0-11-11-x-x----0-11-11----------|
D|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
A|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
E|-----------------------------------10-------------10------------------|
Jared bass
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---5-7-------5-7----9-9-7-5--9-7-5-|
E|-7-------7-7-----------------------|
Matthew left guitar (1:40)
e|--------------------------------------------------10----------------10-|
B|--------------------------------------15-12-10-12---12-----15-12-10----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:50)
e|-----------------------------------------14-------------------14-------|
B|--------------------------------------15-------------------15----15----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[PRE BRIDGE]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------------------------------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x-------10-10----------10-10----------|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-----0-11-11-x-x----0-11-11----------|
D|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
A|-----------------------------------12-0-12-12-x-x-12-0-12-12----------|
E|-----------------------------------10-------------10------------------|
Jared bass
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-7h9---------|
A|---5-7-------5-7--------9-9-------9-9-7-5-|
E|-7-------7-7------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-7h9-----------------------|
A|---5-7-------5-7s9s7----9-9-------9-9-7-5--7-slide-down-|
E|-7-------7-7---------------------------------3----------| the last note begins
the pre chorus (2:32)
Matthew left guitar
e|-----------------10--------------------14-----|
B|-15-x-12-x-10-12----12-10-15-x-12-x-10---12---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------10--------------------10-----|
B|-15-x-12-x-10-12----12-10-15-x-12-x-10---12---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------10--------------------14-----|
B|-15-x-12-x-10-12----12-10-15-x-12-x-10---12---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------10-----------------------10----10~-| let last note ring
B|-15-x-12-x-10-12----12-10-15-x-12-x-10h12----12-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[PRE CHORUS]
Caleb right guitar
e|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...etc-|
B|-15-x-15-x-15-x-15-x-15...----|
G|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Matthew left guitar (comes in on second count)
e|------------------------------|
B|-15-x-15-x-15-x-15-x-15...etc-|
G|-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12...----|
D|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Jared bass (2:36)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-3s7----------------------------|
[CHORUS]
Caleb right guitar
e|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...etc-|
B|-15-x-15-x-15-x-15-x-15...----|
G|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...----|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Matthew left guitar
e|------------------------------|
B|-15-x-15-x-15-x-15-x-15...etc-|
G|-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12...----|
D|-14-x-14-x-14-x-14-x-14...----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-10-slide-down-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s9--7--5-7-5---|
E|-------------------------------7-|
[OUTRO]
Caleb right guitar
e|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x------------|
B|-0-0-15-0-0--x-x--0-0-15-0-0--x-x---------10-|
G|-0-0-14-0-0--x-x--0-0-14-0-0--x-x-------0-11-|
D|-------------------------------------12-0-12-|
A|-------------------------------------12-0-12-|
E|-------------------------------------10------|
Matthew left guitar (comes in on second count)
e|-------------0-14-0-----------0-14-0---------|
B|-------------0-15-0-----------0-15-0------10-|
G|-------------0-0--0-----------0-0--0----0-11-|
D|-------------------------------------12-0-12-|
A|-------------------------------------12---12-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Jared bass
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-7h9-|
A|---5-7-------5-7--------9-9-------|
E|-7-------7-7----------------------|
It's in the way she often calls me out
It's in the curve of your pretty gown
You come on legs and your pantyhose
You look so precious with your bloody nose
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
Walking her home with the grassy field
Fallin' and laughin' at the drinks we spilled
Just one of those nights that I had to share
She's in a daze, without a care
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
We gonna come together, we gonna celebrate
We gonna gather 'round, like it's your birthday
I don't wanna know, just what I'm gonna do
I don't care where your going, I'm coming along with you
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
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