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Kinks-Sunny Afternoon - BPM - 89

[Intro - No drums
CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE
Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky]

(play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)

[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] 
[A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] (drums in)
[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] 
[A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
 
[Verse]
The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough
And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home
[A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny 
[A/E] after [Dm] noon
And I can't sail [C7] my yacht
He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got
[A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F]
[A/E] after [Dm] noon
 
[Chorus]
[D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this 
[G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big 
[C7] fat mama  tryin' to break
[F] me [A7]   .. And I 
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly 
[Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury 
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after 

(JUST BASS DRUM, NO SNARE, STRUM CHORD AND SUSTAIN IT THEN TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] 
 
[Verse]
My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa
[A] Tellin'  [A/G] tales of  [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and
[Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here
Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer
[A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny 
after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
 
[Chorus]
[D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail 
away [G] [G7]  Or give me
[C7] Two good reasons why I oughta 
[F] stay [A7] And I 
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury 
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after 
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] 
 
[Chorus]
[D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this 
[G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big 
[C7] fat mama  tryin' to break
[F] me [A7]   .. And I  
[Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly 
[Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury 
[F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after 

(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND)
[Dm] noon [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] In the
[Dm] summer time [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In the
[A] summer time [A/G] [A/F] [A/E] 
[Repeat a few times]

[End] [D] 
E X---------------------
B 3---------------------
G 2-2-2-2---------------
D 0---------------------
A ----------------------
E ----------------------

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Meters (The)-Cissy Strut - BPM - 89

 aaaah yeah (flam on yeah count 1 to 4 over all)

[Intro riff]
8 bars - BhHx SxxH xhHx SxSx (swung 16th notes)

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure 
BxSx xSxS xBBx HxHx (H=H+B) - and variations on this
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Vamp - Play very straight - cheeky off beats on hihat]
8 bars - keyboard part - Bxxx SxxS xBBx SxSx

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff - Fade]
8 bars

Suggestions!
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Songs from same decade >> Beatles-Come Together Beatles-Hard Days Night Beatles-Saw her standing there Creedence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising Jackie Wilson-Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Jungle Book-King of the Swingers Monkees-Daydream Believer Monkees-I'm a Believer Nancy Sinatra-Boots Are Made For Walking Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Woman Rolling Stones-Paint It Black Simon and Garfunkel-Mrs Robinson Foundations (The)-Build Me Up Buttercup Elvis Presley-Suspicious Minds Kinks-Waterloo Sunset Rolling Stones-Get Off Of My Cloud Beatles-Ob la di Ob la da Cream-White Room Kinks-Sunny Afternoon
Other 'Dancy' songs >> Blur-House In The Country George Michael-Freedom Human League-Don't You Want Me Baby Jackie Wilson-Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Lionel Richie-Dancing On The Ceiling Prince-Kiss Rolling Stones-Satisfaction S Club 7-Reach Stevie Wonder-Higher Ground Foundations (The)-Build Me Up Buttercup Tina Turner-Proud Mary Top Loader-Dancing In The Moonlight Elton John-Philadelphia Freedom Taylor Swift-Shake It Off Luther Vandross-Never Too Much Chappell Roan-Good Luck Babe Average White Band-Pick Up The Pieces
Songs with same beat >> Bad Company-Feel Like Making Love Britney Spears-Hit Me Baby Cranberries-Zombie Crowded House-Four Seasons George Michael-Freedom Mr Mister-Kyrie Peter Gabriel-Your Eyes Queen-Fat Bottomed Girls Sia-Chandelier Steely Dan-Back Jack Steve Winwood-Back in the High Life WhiteSnake-Here I Go Again UB40-Red Red Wine Verve-Bittersweet Symphony Anita Baker-Sweet Love Anita Baker-No One In The World Maroon 5-Driving Slow On Sunday Morning Oasis-Live Forever Keane-Somewhere Only We Know Paloma Faith-Only Love Can Hurt Like This - CHECK
Songs with same beat AND key>> Carpenters-We've Only Just Begun >>



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