The Kinks - Lola

 

  C                  D

E|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----0---0----0----0-----0---------|

B|---1----1----1-1-1-1--3-3----0-----0----0----0--------0----|

G|---0----0----0-0-0-0--2-2----1-------1----1----1----1---1--|

D|---2----2----2-2-2-2--0-0----2-----------------------------|

A|---3----3----3-3-3-3---------2-----------------------------|

E|-----------------------------0-----------------------------|

  

  

Verse 1: [see tab below for picking]

    E

  

  

  

    E                            A             D

E|-----0----0----0----0------------0----0--------2----2------

B|-------0----0----0-------0---------2----2--------3----3----

G|---------1----1----1---1---1---------2----2--------2----2--

D|---------------------------------------------0-------------

A|-------------------------------0---------------------------

E|--0--------------------------------------------------------

    

  

     E                           A

E------0----0----0-----4--2--0----0----0------------------

B--------0----0---------------------2----2---2---2-2-3-2--

G----------1----1--1--4---2--1--------2----2----2--2-2-2--

D---------------------------------------------------------

A--------------------------------0------------------------

E----0----------------------------------------------------

  

  

  

    E                            A             D

E------0----0----0----0------------0----0--------2----2------

B--------0----0----0-------0---------2----2--------3----3----

G----------1----1----1---1---1---------2----2--------2----2--

D----------------------------------------------0-------------

A--------------------------------0---------------------------

E---0--------------------------------------------------------

  

  

     E                           A             D

E------0------0-------0---0--------0----0--------2----2------

B------------------------------------2----2--------3----3----

G--------1-1----1-1-----1---1----------2----2--------2----2--

D----------------------------------------------0-------------

A--------------------------------0---------------------------

E----0-------------------------------------------------------

 

  

  

       C             C          D  E

E-----0----0------0-0-0-0--0-2--0----|

B-------1----1----1-1-1-1--1-3--0----|  Then the acoustic guitar

G---------0----0--0-0-0-0--0-2--1----|  keeps strumming the E chord

D-----------------2-2-2-2--2-0--2----|  while the electric plays

A---3-------------3-3-3-3--3----2----|  FILL 1 that is tabbed out

E-------------------------------0----|  below.

    Lola

  

  

FILL 1:            b = bend up     r = release bend

                   h = hammer-on   p = pull-off

   E

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---9-9-9-9----9-11b13r11-9-----------------------------------------|

D|---9-9-9-9-----------------11p9----------------------9-----9h11-9--|

A|--------------------------------11-9----9/11----9h11----11---------|

E|-------------------------------------12----------------------------|

  

 

  

Verse 2 and the rest of the song is just strummed. The only thing

to remember is that the electric guitar sometimes throws in two

little fills, one on the E chord, and one on the D chord.

  

   E-chord Fill:            D-chord Fill:

   E|--4-4--2--0--|         E|--2-2--0-----|

   B|--0-0--0--0--|         B|--3-3--3--3--|

   G|--4-4--2--1--|         G|--2-2--2--2--|

   D|-------------|         D|-------------|

   A|-------------|         A|-------------|

   E|-------------|         E|-------------|

 


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