Pop Evil – Waking Lions Guitar Tab
This is the tab or tabulation of Waking Lions by Pop Evil on Piano, Guitar, Ukulele and Keyboard…
Riff 1
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A#|————5——————5——————5——————5——-|
F|-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5ph-|
A#|-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0—0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0—0—–|
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Play Riff 1 3times
Riff 1a
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A#|————5—————5——————5——————5——-|
F|-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0–0-0-3-0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5ph-|
A#|-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0–0-0—0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0—0—–|
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A#|————————–5————————————–5-|
F|————————–3—1—————————-4-1-1-3-|
A#|-0–0–0-0-10\-1-0–0-0-0—0-1-0-0–0–0-0-10\-1-0–0-0-0-4-1-1—|
Riff 3 “but I won’t go”
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A#|——————————4-4-1-0——————————x-x-x-x-|
F|——————————4-4-1-0——————————x-x-x-x-|
A#|-0–0–12-12-12-12-12-13\-0-0———0–0–12-12-12-12-12-13\-0-0-x-x-x-x-|
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A#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8—–8—–8—|
F|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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A#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8–8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12—–12—–12—|
F|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-|
A#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8–8-8-8–8-8-8–8-|
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A#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
F|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|
A#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8–8–8–8–8–8–8–8–|
C|———————————|
G|———————————|
D#|———————————|
A#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
F|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C|—————————————————————————–|
G|—————————————————————————–|
D#|—————————————————————————–|
A#|—————5——————5——————5—————5——-|
F|-\\-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0-3-1-0–0-0–0-0-3-0-5ph-|
A#|-\\-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0-0-0-0-0—0-1-4-0–0-0-0-0—1-0–0-0–0-0—0—–|
Riff 4 ending variation/extension
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D#|————————————————-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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How to play Waking Lions: key, chords and progression
Waking Lions by Pop Evil is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 4 chords: C, G, D# and A#.
The backbone of the song is C – G – D# – C (V – II – ♭VII – V in F major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
Chord diagrams
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Waking Lions chords: questions
What key is Waking Lions in?
Waking Lions by Pop Evil is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).
What chords are in Waking Lions?
Waking Lions uses 4 chords: C, G, D#, A#.
What is the chord progression of Waking Lions?
The main progression is C – G – D# – C (V – II – ♭VII – V).
Is Waking Lions easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, E, C, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).