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See My Friends by The Kinks - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            Song: See my friends
Artist: The Kinks
Composer: Ray Davies
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' at ultimateGuitar-)   15th Jan 2013

The song was inspired by a trip to India, and also the tragic death 
of Ray Davies' sister.

DROPPED TUNING: D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D# 
I think on the original single version the guitars are all tuned a
half-step down from standard tuning (maybe it was in standard pitch,
but the backing tracks were slowed down before the vocals were added)
I'm sure this is not the way the Kinks played it, but I think it 
works well when you only have one guitar to accompany yourself.

To try and emulate the Indian feel of the droning strings,
slide the shape for the D6sus2/E up two frets for the E7sus2 chords.

The names sound very complicated, but a lot of the chord shapes I've
selected are relatively similar and are simple moveable chords.

NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the website might
automatically suggest and use the typed shapes shown below:

The chords are named as if still in standard tuning:
E        = 022100    E7sus4    = 077700    Bmadd11 = x24430
Esus4    = 022200    E7sus2/F# = x99700    E7      = 022130
D6sus2/E = 057700    E6sus2/4  = x44200    Aadd2   = 577600
E7sus2   = 079900    Badd4     = 799800

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[Intro]
    E        Esus4        E          Esus4
e|------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
B|----0---------0------|-----0---------0------|
G|--1-----1--/2-----2--|--/4-----4--\2-----2--|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|

    E        Esus4        E        Esus4
                                   See-- my---...
e|------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
B|----0---------0------|-----0---------0------|
G|--1-----1--/2-----2--|--/4-----4--\2-----2--|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|

[Chorus]
   D6sus2/E  E7sus2     D6sus2/E  E7sus2
...fri-------ends,
       D6sus2/E  E7sus2  E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
See my fri-------ends... playing across the ri---------ver,
D6sus2/E  E7sus2        D6sus2/E    E7sus2  D6sus2/E   E7sus2
                 See my fri---------ends,
       D6sus2/E  E7sus2  E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
See my fri-------ends... playing across the ri---------ver!

[Verse 1]
       D6sus2/E  E7sus2     D6sus2/E  E7sus2
She is go---------ne,
       E7sus2/F#                        E6sus2/4
She is gone,     and now there's no one there,
           Badd4     E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
Except my friends... playing across the ri---------ver!

[Verse 2]
D6sus2/E   E7sus2         D6sus2/E   E7sus2    D6sus2/E  E7sus2
                  She just we--------nt,
        D6sus2/E  E7sus2   E7sus4          D6sus2/E   E7sus2
She just we--------nt,     went across the ri---------ver,
D6sus2/E   E7sus2           D6sus2/E   E7sus2   D6sus2/E   E7sus2
                  Now she's go-----------ne,
         D6sus2/E   E7sus2  E7sus4                  D6sus2/E  E7sus2
Now she's go---------ne,          wish that I'd gone  with     her!

[Verse 3]
D6sus2/E   E7sus2         D6sus2/E   E7sus2     D6sus2/E  E7sus2
                   She is go---------ne,
       E7sus2/F#                        E6sus2/4           Badd4
She is gone,     and now there's no one there,  except my friends...
    E7sus4            D6sus2/E   E7sus2     D6sus2/E   E7sus2
...Playing across the ri---------ver!

[Bridge]
      Bmadd11                E7             Aadd2          E6sus2/4
She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place,
       Bmadd11               E7              E6sus2/4
She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round,
           Badd4     E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
Except my friends... playing across the ri---------ver!

[Chorus]
D6sus2/E  E7sus2        D6sus2/E    E7sus2  D6sus2/E   E7sus2
                 See my fri---------ends,
       D6sus2/E  E7sus2  E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
See my fri-------ends... playing across the ri---------ver,
D6sus2/E  E7sus2        D6sus2/E    E7sus2  D6sus2/E   E7sus2
                 See my fri---------ends,
       D6sus2/E  E7sus2  E7sus4             D6sus2/E   E7sus2
See my fri-------ends... playing across the ri---------ver!

[Coda]
||:   D6sus2/E  E7sus2     D6sus2/E  E7sus2  :|| [Repeat] 
        

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