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Having an Average Weekend

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
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Song

From: tedj@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Ted James)

"Having an Average Weekend"

(Kids in the Hall Theme)

by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

transcribed by Ted James (tedj@oakhill-csic.sps.mot.com

This came from the CD version. However, on the CD, they play verses

1, 2, and 3 three times. To me, that gets a bit redundant. My band

usually plays it twice.

INTRO

bass guitar

E ----------------------| Play bass four times

B --0--3--0-----0-------| and guitar three times.

G --0---0-------   -----------2----------|
D ----0---0--2--   -----------------0----|    After the fourth bass

A -------------- ----------------------| line, play the following

E -------------- ----------------------| on guitar.

E --------------| You can also play the intro

B --------------| bass part on guitar.

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

VERSE 1

G G G G

E -3-3-----------------------3-3-------------------------------|
B -0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------------------|
G -0-0--2--4--2--0-----------0-0--2--4--2--0-----------0-------|
D -0-0--------------2--0--2--0-0--------------2--0--2-----2--0-|
A -2-2-----------------------2-2-------------------------------|
E -3-3-----------------------3-3-------------------------------|

G G G G

E -3-3-----------------------3-3--------------0----------------|
B -0-0-----------------------0-0-----------------3--0----------|
G -0-0--2--4--2--0-----------0-0--2--4--2--0-----------2--0----|
D -0-0--------------2--0--2--0-0-------------------------------|
A -2-2-----------------------2-2-------------------------------|
E -3-3-----------------------3-3-------------------------------|

VERSE 2

D Em

E -2---------------0---|   Play four times.
B -3---------------0---|

G -2---------------0---| When the guitar plays Em, the bass plays

D -0-----0---------2---| the following line the first three times.

A -x--2-----2--0---2---| It also sounds good if

E -x---------------0---|   E --0--2--3--0--| you play it on guitar.

VERSE 3

E ---------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------0-----2--2--2--0-------|
A -2--0--2--2--2--2--2--0-----0--2-----2--------------2--0-|
E -------------------------3-------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------------------------0------0-----0---------|
A -2--0--2--2--2--2--2--0-----0--2-----2------2-----2------|
E -------------------------3-------------------------------|

REPEAT VERSES 1, 2, and 3

E -------------------------------------| Play three times. On the

B -------------------------------------| fourth time, play the

G -------------------------------------| following line.

D -------------------------------------|
A -2--2--3--3--2--2--3--3--2--3--2-----|
E ----------------------------------3--|

G

E ----------------------------------------------3----|
B ----------------------------------------------0----|
G ----------------------------------------------0----|
D -------------------------2--2--2--2--0--------0----|
A -2--2--3--3--2--2--3--3-----------------2--0--2----|
E ----------------------------------------------3----|

"Kids in the Hall" theme

transcribed by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)

intro

-------------------------|
------------0-3-0---0----|
-0---0------------2------| repeat several times
---0---0-2------------2--|
-------------------------|
-------------------------|

riff 1

G Em

-3--3---------0--0--|
-3--3---------0--0--|
-0--0-2-4-2-0-0--0--|  4 times
-0--0---------2--2--|
-2--2---------2--2--|
-3--3---------0--0--|

riff 2

D Em

-2----------0-----------|
-3----------0-----------|
-2----------0-----------|
-0---0------2-----------|  3 times
---2---2-0--2-----------|
------------0-2-3-5-----|

riff 3

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|

------------------------------------| 4 times

--2-3-2-3-2-3-2----2-3-2-3-2-3-2----|
----------------3----------------3--|

end on a G

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