NOTES: The song opens with the drums, so the guitar part starts from the
second bar. I've writen the chords in TAB, and the time values
(rhythem) above the tab. The song is quite easy to play.
I haven't transcribed the solos but the D# blues scale should do
for both. Distortion is essential.
INTRO:
D# D C __________ _________ ___________ ___________ / | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --|||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --|||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --|||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --|||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --|||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --| \
C D D# __________ __________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \|-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --|||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --|||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --|||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --|||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --|||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --|| /
VERSE I:
A teenage dream's so hard to beat
D# D C __________ __________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --|
Everytime she walks down the street
C D D# __________ __________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 8 --||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 6 --|
Another girl in the neighborhood
D# D C __________ __________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 8 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 --||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --||-- 6 ----------------------------|----------------------- 5 ----- 3 --|
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
C A# G# __________ __________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 6 ----- 4 ----||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 6 ----- 4 ----||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 7 ----- 5 ----||-- 5 ----------------------------|----------------------- 8 ----- 6 ----||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 8 ----- 6 ----||-- 3 ----------------------------|----------------------- 6 ----- 4 ----|
CHORUS:
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight and get
G# A ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 4 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 5 ----||-- 4 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 5 ----||-- 5 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 6 ----||-- 6 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 7 ----||-- 6 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 7 ----||-- 4 ----------------------------|------------------------------ 5 ----|
teenage kicks right through the night
A# C D
___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|-- 6 ----------------------------|------------------ 3 ----- 5 --------||-- 6 ----------------------------|------------------ 5 ----- 7 --------||-- 7 ----------------------------|------------------ 5 ----- 7 --------||-- 8 ----------------------------|------------------ 5 ----- 7 --------||-- 8 ----------------------------|------------------ 3 ----- 5 --------||-- 6 ----------------------------|------------------ 3 ----- 5 --------|
VERSE II : like VERSE I
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over cos I'm all alone
I need excitement I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
CHORUS
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
And get teenage kicks right through the night
SOLO I: On the VERSE rythem and chords
VERSE I
CHORUS
VERSE II
CHORUS
SOLO II: On the VERSE rythem and chords
ENDING
D# C A# D# ___________ ___________ _______ | | | | | | | | | | | ||-- 6 ------------- 3 --------------|-- 6 --------- 6 ^^^^^^^^ -----------||-- 8 ------------- 5 --------------|-- 6 --------- 8 ^^^^^^^^ -----------||-- 8 ------------- 5 --------------|-- 7 --------- 8 ^^^^^^^^ -----------||-- 8 ------------- 5 --------------|-- 8 --------- 8 ^^^^^^^^ -----------||-- 6 ------------- 3 --------------|-- 8 --------- 6 ^^^^^^^^ -----------||-- 6 ------------- 3 --------------|-- 6 --------- 6 ^^^^^^^^ -----------|
-------------Teenage Kicks by the Undertones----------------------- a) b) c)--I-----------------I---------------------------------I----------------I--I-----------------I---------------------------------I----------------I--I-----------------I---------------------------------I----------------I--I--12--11--9--11--I--12--11--9--7--5--6--7--11--12--I--12--5--7--12--I--I--12--11--9--11--I--12--11--9--7--5--6--7--11--12--I--12--5--7--12--ID-I--12--11--9--11--I--12--11--9--7--5--6--7--11--12--I--12--5--7--12--I
Notes:
Low E is tuned down to D.
I have not included the rhythm as I think you should be able to work it
out.
I have not worked out the solos yet. Anyone know them?
Here are the lyrics:
Verse 1.
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat?
Every time she walks down the street.
Another girl in the neighbourhood.
I wish she was mine, she looks so good.
Chorus.
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight.
Get teenage kicks right through the night. (alright)
Verse 2.
I'm gonna call her on the telephone,
Have her over 'cos I'm all alone.
I need excitement, oh I need it bad,
And it,s the best I've ever had.
Playing order:
V1, chorus, V2, chorus, solo1, V1, chorus, V2, chorus ,solo2, chorus.
I hope this is okay.
I am Lucy Watt a drummer for an English band of the Herts/ Beds area. We
are called Shrug, play mostly original indie / experimental loud guitar
music. The only combined influences we have are Nirvana and Mark
Radcliffe. Please contact me for more information.
