Kinks - See My Friends Chords

15th Jan 2013

Inspired by the death of Ray Davies' sister, and also a trip to India.

Tuning: 
Original single version is tuned a half step flat of standard tuning,
or was in concert pitch but the backing tape was slowed slightly. 

To emulate the Indian feel, slide up from all the D5 to the E5 chords.
Use the chord shapes shown at the bottom of the page,
which have lots of open E string to create something of the feel of the
sitar style drone of the song.

On the Bmsus4 and F#m11 I've indicted not to play the bottom E,
just to add more emphasis to the 5th string notes,
but it doesn't matter, if you find it easier to play all the strings.

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  (E5)      (E4)         (E5/B)     (E4)   
e|------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
B|----0---------0------|-----0---------0------|
G|--1-----1--/2-----2--|--/4-----4--\2-----2--|
D|---------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|(Twice)


(E4)    D5    E5     D5   E5
See my fri - ends,
        D5    E5     E7sus4             D5   E5     D5  E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
        D5    E5     D5   E5
See my fri - ends,
        D5    E5     E7sus4             D5   E5     D5  E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!


       D5   E5     D5  E5
She is go - ne,
       Bmsus4                       F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
           Badd4     E7sus4             D5    E5     D5  E5
Except my friends... playing across the ri - ver!


          D5   E5    D5   E5
 She just we - nt,
          D5   E5   E7sus4          D5   E5    D5  E5
 She just we - nt,   went across the ri - ver,
          D5   E5    D5   E5
Now she's go - ne,
          D5   E5  E7sus4               D5   E5     D5   E5
Now she's go - ne,  wish that I'd gone with her!


       D5   E5    D5  E5
She is go - ne,
      Bmsus4                        F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
           Badd4    E7sus4            D5    E5     D5  E5
Except my friends, Playing across the ri - ver!


       Bmsus4(type2)         E7             Amaj9           F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place, 
       Bmsus4(type2)         E7              F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round,
           Badd4    Esus7             D5   E5     D5  E5
Except my friends, playing across the ri - ver!


        D5    E5    D5  E5
See my fri - ends,
        D5    E5     E7sus4             D5   E5    D5  E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
        D5    E5     D5 E5
See my fri - ends,
        D5    E5     E7sus4             D5   E5    D5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!


     E5          D5    E5          D5
||:  /  /  /  /__/  |  /  /  /  /__/  :|| (Repeat)

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D5     =  057700    Bmsus4  =  x99700    Bmsus4 (type2) = x24430
E5     =  079900    F#m11   =  x44200    E7             = 022130
E7sus4 =  077700    Badd4   =  799800    Amaj9          = 577600