The Birthday Party - King Ink

      
 
 Artist/Band: The Birthday Party
 Song: "King Ink"
 Album: Prayers on Fire (1981)
 
 standard tuning
 
 Guitar (Rowland S. Howard)
 INTRO @ 0:10
 palm mute all

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A----------------------------------------|
 E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|
 

 cont.

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A----------------------------------------|
 E-0----0----0----0----0----0----0/X------|
 

 
 @ 0:20
 cont. palm muting

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A----------------------------------------|
 E-0-0--0----0-0--0----0----0-------------|
 

 cont.

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A----------------------------------------|
 E-0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0/X------|
 

 
 VERSE @ 0:36
 let ring w/ whammy bar depression

 e-0--------------------------------------|
 B-0--------------------------------------|
 G-0--------------------------------------|
 D-2--------------------------------------|
 A-2--------------------------------------|
 E-0--------------------------------------|
 

 cont. @ 0:41
 let ring w/ whammy bar depression

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G(0)-------------------------------------|
 D-2--------------------------------------|
 A-2--------------------------------------|
 E-0--------------------------------------|
 

 
 @ 0:46, 0:56, 1:05 repeat open Em chord VERSE figure
 
 CHORUS RIFF @ 1:10

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A/7---------7--------------5----5--------|
 E----------------7----7--------------5---|
 

 cont.

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A-X-x--X----3--------------2----2--------|
 E-X-x--X---------3----3--------------3---|
 

 
 During POST CHORUS play Em wildly with the Em/G
 from 1:25 to 1:43

 e-0----------0----------3----------------|
 B-0----------0----------3----------------|
 G-0----------3b4--------0----------------|
 D-2----------X----------2----------------|
 A-2----------2----------2----------------|
 E-0----------0----------0----------------|
 

 
 @ 1:43
 palm mute all

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A-7---------7--------------5----5--------|
 E----------------7----7--------------5---|
 

 cont. w/ palm mute

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A-----------3--------------2----2--------|
 E----------------3----3--------------3---|
 

 cont. release

 e----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D----------------------------------------|
 A-2--------------------------------------|
 E-0--------------------------------------|
 

 
 @ 1:55
 CHORUS RIFF x 2
 Em    
 @ 2:10
 CHORUS RIFF
 Em    
 @ 2:20
 CHORUS RIFF x 3
 POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout
 @ 3:22
 CHORUS RIFF x 2
 Em    
 @ 3:36
 CHORUS RIFF x 1
 Em    
 @ 3:46
 CHORUS RIFF x 4
 POST CHORUS w/ IMPROVING throughout to end
 
 That's it. Feel free to leave comments, corrections, suggestions, and requests. Cheers!
 
 -Bennyshambles78-