----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KICK IT DOWN - Girlschool ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: K.McAuliffe/K.Johnson Album: "Hit And Run" (1981, Bronze Records) Guitarists: L-Kelly Johnson, R-Kim McAuliffe Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: August 15, 2007 INTRO: G5 G5 E ---|----------------|-----------------| B ---|----------------|-----------------| G ---|-----5-4-3------|-----------------| D -5=|=----5-4-3------|---------------5=| A -5=|=---------------|---------------5=| E -3=|=--3------------|---------------3=| (hold notes/feedback) (G5) F5 C G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-------5---------|2x D =----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-----3=|=------5-------5=| A =----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-----------3=|=--3-----------3=|=--3-----------1=|=--------------3=| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (G5) F5 C D5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-------5-------7=| D =----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-----3=|=------5-------7=| A =----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-----------3=|=--3-----------3=|=--3-----------1=|=----------------| (D5) F5 G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G =--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-----------------| D =--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3=|=--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------5=| A =--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3=|=--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-------------5=| E -----------------|---------------1=|=--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-------------3=| pm----------------| 1ST VERSE: (G5) F5 C G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------|3x D =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-3=|=------5-------5=| A =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-1=|=--------------3=| . . . . 1. Tired of people telling you what to do 2. Kick down the doors 'til I get through to you, So put your 3. safety belt on 'cause I'm gonna take you for a rough ride, We're gonna (G5) F5 C D5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-------7=| D =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-3=|=------5-------7=| A =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3-1=|=----------------| keep on going 'til we reach the other side (D5) F5 G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-10|=-10-10--10--10--|10--10--10--10---| D =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-10|=-10-10--10--10--|10--10--10--10-5=| A =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5--8|=--8--8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8-5=| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3=| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tell you what I'm gonna do CHORUS: G5 F5 C G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-------5---------|2x D =----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-----3=|=------5-------5=| A =----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-----------3=|=--3-----------3=|=--3-----------1=|=--------------3=| Kick it down, kickin' it down, Kick it out 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, but play first staff of the verse one time instead of 3x) Every day always seems to be the same Looking for somebody else to blame Tell you what I'm gonna do CHORUS: G5 F5 C G5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-------5---------| D =----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-----3=|=------5-------5=| A =----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|=------3-------5=| E =--3-----------3=|=--3-----------3=|=--3-----------1=|=--------------3=| Kick it down, kickin' it down, Kick it out (G5) F5 C A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5---------| G -----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-------5---------| D =----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-------|-----5-4-3-----3=|=------5-------7=| A =----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|=------3-------7=| E =--3-----------3=|=--3-----------3=|=--3-----------1=|=--------------5=| Kick it down, kickin' it down, Kick it out BREAK: (see end comments) (A5) B5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x D =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-9=|=--9-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9-7-| A =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-9=|=--9-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9-7-| E =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7=|=--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-5-| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (A5) B5 D5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7=| D =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-9=|=--9-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9-7=| A =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-9=|=--9-9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9-5=| E =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-7=|=--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---| (D5) Bb5 C5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7---|-----------------|-----------------| D =--7-7---7---7---|-7---7---7---7-8=|=--8-8---8---8-10|=-10-10--10-10-7-| A =--5-5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5-8=|=--8-8---8---8-10|=-10-10--10-10-7-| E -----------------|---------------6=|=--6-6---6---6--8|=--8--8---8--8-5-| A5 G5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-------|-------7---------| D -----7-6-5-----7-|-----7-6-5-----7-|-----7-6-5-----5-|-------7-------7-| A ---------------7-|---------------7-|---------------5-|-------5-------7-| E ---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----------3-|---------------5-| A5 G5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-------|-------7---------| D -----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-------|-----7-6-5-----5-|-------7-------7-| A -----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|-------5-------7-| E ---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---5-----------3-|---------------5-| | | | | |-----------------| |-----------------| (Guitar |-----------------| solo) |--------------19=| |-----------------| |-----------------| GUITAR SOLO: A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------20=^w-------|-------------20=^w-------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D =---19-19-19----------19=|=---19-19-19-------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G5 D5 A5 E -----------------------------|---------------------| B ------20p17---20p17----------|---------------------| G -----------19------19-19-19^w|=-------17-----------| D -----------------------------|-----19-----------19=| A -----------------------------|---------------------| E -----------------------------|---------------------| A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------17^q--------|-------------------------| D =---17-17h19----------19=|=---17h19-19-------------| A -------------------------|-------------15----------| E -------------------------|----------------------5==| G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G ----------------------5^q|=---------5^q------------| D ----------------5--7-----|----------------------7--| A ----------5--7-----------|-------------------------| E =---5--8-----------------|-------------------------| A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------| D -5tr7--=-----=-----=-----|-=-----=-----=-----=-----| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| (continue trill) G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G -------------------5--7^w|=---------5^q-----12-12^w| D -=-----=-----=-----------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------| G =------12^w--12^w--12^w--|-12^w--12^w--12^w--12^w--| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----------------------13~|=------------------------| G -12^w-12^w-12h14p12------|----------14----------7^w| D -------------------14----|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8---------8-8--8--| G =------7^w---7^w---7^w---|-7^w---7^w---7^w------7^w| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----8--8-----8-----------|-------------------------| G =-hb--------(9)r7--5--7^w|=---------7^w---------7^w| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----8--8-----8-----8-----|----8-------8----8-8-----| G =------7^w---7^w---7^w---|7^w---7^w---7^w-[9-9]-7^w| D -------------------------|---------------hb--------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----8--8--8--------------|-------------------------| G =-hb--[9--9--9]r7--5--7^w|=---------5--------------| D -------------------------|----------------------7~=| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| CHORUS: A5 G5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|--------------7^w|=-----5^q--------| D ==---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------7~| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Kick it down, kickin' it down, Kick it out (Out!) A5 G5 D5 A5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|--------------7^w|=-----5^q-----7^w| D ==---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Kick it down, kickin' it down, Kick it out (Out!) A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -------8-----8-----8-----|-8-----8-----8----8---8--| G =------7^w---7^w---7^w---|-7^w---7^w---7^w--7^w-7^w| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Kick it down, kickin' it down G5 D5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B ----8--8-----8-----8-----|-8---------8-------------| G =------7^w---7^w---7^w---|-7^w-[9-9]-7^w-------12^w| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| Kick it out (Out!) A5 E ----------------------------|-----------------------------| B ----10-----10-----10-10-----|----10-----10------10-10-----| G =------12^w---12^w------12^w|=------12^w----12^w------12^w| D ----------------------------|-----------------------------| A ----------------------------|-----------------------------| E ----------------------------|-----------------------------| Kick it down, kickin' it down G5 D5 A5 E ----------------------------|-----------------------------| B ----10-----10-----10-10-----|----10-10----------10-10-----| G =------12^w---12^w------12^w|=----------12^w----------12^w| D ----------------------------|-----------------------------| A ----------------------------|-----------------------------| E ----------------------------|-----------------------------| Kick it out (Out!) | | | | |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |---------------------------7=| |---------------------------7=| |---------------------------5=| A5 C5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----7-6-5-------|------10-9-8-----| D =----7-6-5-------|------10-9-8-----| A =----------------|-----------------| E =--5-----------8=|=---8------------| D5 C5 A5 G5 A5 E -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| B -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| G -------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------| D -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|-10-7---5-7--------| A -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|-10-7---5-7--------| E -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----|--8-5---3-5--------| pm---- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- --- ----| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -Notes in square brackets are notes that are struck while the string is bent. eg. ---7^w-[9-9]--- -strike note at 7th fret and bend up a whole tone (which is the same note as the note at the 9th fret), then strike the note two more times while holding the bend -For the Break, the tab is of the rhythm guitar part because the lead part can't really be tabbed. It's basically sound effects caused by running something metallic along the strings (run a slide along the strings directly over the pickups to get one of these effects). In the concert footage of "Kick It Down" on the 'Play At Home' video, Kelly uses the mic stand against the strings for this part. -The chord rhythm tabbed for the Verses and Break is likely not the exact rhythm being played. ^...bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) p...pull off hb..hold bend pm..palm mute r...release bend =...hold note or chord h...hammer on ~...vibrato (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)