Teenage Kicks

UNDERTONES

TEENAGE KICKS

Transcribed by: STAMATIS VLASSOPOULOS

Email: [email protected]

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--I

D-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.