Mull Of Kintyre Chords

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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author maguri [tm] 59,832.
3 contributors total, last edit on Dec 5, 2022
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Chords

A
D
E
G
C

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                   Mull of Kintyre – Wings
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Written by: Paul McCartney/Denny Laine
The song was one half of the Wings double A-side 7" single
"Mull of Kintyre / Girls’ School" in 1977.
Re-released on various Greatest Hits compilations (Wings: "Greatest" /
Paul McCartney: "All the Best")
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
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Key: A / D (several switches between these keys)
Time signature: 3/4
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Basic strumming pattern
 [A           [A
  1 + 2 + 3 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----0---0---|----0---0---|
B|----2---2---|----2---2---|
G|----2---2---|----2---2---|
D|----2---2---|----2---2---|
A|0-----------|0-----------|
E|------------|------------|
 
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[Intro]
| A | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here
  [ A ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
| A | % | % |
 
[Verse 1]
A
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
D                           A
Dark distant mountains with valleys of green
A
Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire
      D                      E          A
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
 
[Chorus]
A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here
  [ A ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
(builds up to solo)
| A | % | % |
| A | % | % |
 
[Solo]
(bagpipes)
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | G | % |
| D | % | % | D |
 
[Verse 2]
D
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
G                    D
Carry me back to the days I knew then
D                          D [break]
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
       G                         A         | D | % |
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
                                           (break)
[Chorus]
D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  | D | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
(bagpipes)
| D | % | A | % |
| D | % | A | % |
 
[Verse 3]
A
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
D                           A
Still take me back where my memories remain
A
Flickering embers go higher and higher
        D                    E        | A  | % |
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
                                      (break)
[Chorus]
A                   D                        A
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             D
My desire is always to be here
  [ A ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
| A | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  | D  | % | % | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre  (only drums in the break)
 [break]
 
[Outro]
D           D
La, la, la, la
A          A
Mull of Kintyre
D           D
La, la, la, la
A          A
Mull of Kintyre
 
(repeat and fade)
 
 
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There are plenty of acoustic guitars on the recording. If you have a
partner to play along, the second guitar can use a capo and play different
chords but still has the same key as the first one - sounds really nice.
So here's a chord sheet for the second guitar:
 
Capo: 7th fret
Play:[D/G
Key: [A/D
 
 
[Intro]
| D | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  [  D  ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
| D | % | % |
 
[Verse 1]
D
Far have I traveled and much have I seen
G                           D
Dark distant mountains with valleys of green
D
Past painted deserts the sun sets on fire
      G                      A          D
As he carries me home to the Mull of Kintyre
 
[Chorus]
D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  [  D  ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
(builds up to solo)
| D | % | % |
| D | % | % |
 
[Solo]
(bagpipes)
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | C | % |
| G | % | % | % |
 
[Verse 2]
G
Sweep through the heather like deer in the glen
C                    G
Carry me back to the days I knew then
                        [break]
G                          G
Nights when we sang like a heavenly choir
                                          [break]
       C                         D        | G | % |
Of the life and the times of the Mull of Kintyre
 
[Chorus]
G                   C                        G
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             C
My desire is always to be here
  | G | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
(bagpipes)
| G | % | D | % |
| G | % | D | % |
 
[Verse 3]
D
Smiles in the sunshine and tears in the rain
G                           D
Still take me back where my memories remain
D
Flickering embers go higher and higher
 
        G                    A        | D  | % |
As they carry me back to the Mull of Kintyre
                                      [break]
[Chorus]
D                   G                        D
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             G
My desire is always to be here
  [  D  ]
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 
[Interlude]
| D | % | % | % |
 
[Chorus]
G                   C                        G
Mull of Kintyre, oh mist rolling in from the sea
             C
My desire is always to be here
  | G  | % | % | % |
Oh Mull of Kintyre
 [break] (only drums in the break)
 
[Outro]
G           G
La, la, la, la
D          D
Mull of Kintyre
G           G
La, la, la, la
D          D
Mull of Kintyre
 
(repeat and fade)
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cimbian
I'm a novice but like this. Just one question (please excuse my ignorance) What do the '%' symbols indicate?
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afchursty
first song I learned to play
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delb0y1967
Good tab as always Sir. this was the first song I learned to play :) You get a big fat 5 stars from me
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