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Editorβs notes
Lola, by The Kinks, is one of the many fantastic covers that lawyer-turned-guitarist Mike Masse covers on his excellent YouTube channel. After hearing his version so many times, I decided to work out what he is playing in the intro to the song. Here is the video of Mikeβs version.
While this riff I came up with isnβt 100% what he plays, itβs still a super fun sequence to have fun with. So, I wanted to share! I hope you dig it.
Mike Masseβs cover version
Lyrics w/ chords
INTRO
| C . . . | C . D . | E . . . | E . . . |
VERSE
E
I met her in a club down in old Soho
A D
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like
E A
Coca-cola... C-O-L-A cola
E
She walked up to me and she asked me to dance
A D
I asked her name and in a dark-brown voice she said
E A D C C D E
Lola... L-O-L-A Lola....... la-la-la-la Lola
(short break, stay on the E chord)
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola... lo-lo-lo-lo Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh, my Lola... la-la-la-la Lola... la-la-la-la Lola
(short break, stay on the E chord)
CHORUS
B
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
F#
Under electric candlelight
A
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
Am
And said, "Little boy, won't you come home with me"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell
For my Lola... La-la-la-la Lola... la-la-la-la Lola
Lola... la-la-la-la Lola... la-la-la-la Lola
(short break, stay on the E chord)
BRIDGE
A C#m B
I pushed her away
A C#m B
I walked to the door
A C#m B
I fell to the floor
E G#m C#m
I got down on my knees
B
Well, I looked at her and she at me
That's the way that I want it to stay
And I'll always want it to be that way
For my Lola... La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world
Except for Lola... La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'd left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said, "Little boy, I'm gonna make you a man"
Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and Iβm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola... La-la-la-la Lola... la-la-la-la Lola
Lola... la-la-la-la Lola... la-la-la-la Lola
(repeat & jam)
Chords needed
Hereβs how to play the guitar chords used in this song. The chorus and bridge get a bit tricker with barre chords, but you can get away with simple open chords for the intro and verse sections.
e-|---0----0----2----0----0-----0----------2-----4-----4----
B-|---0----1----3----2----3-----1-----4----2-----5-----4----
G-|---1----0----2----2----2-----2-----4----3-----6-----4----
D-|---2----2----0----2----2-----2-----4----4-----6-----6----
A-|---2----3---------0----0-----0-----2----4-----4-----6----
E-|---0-------------------------------2----------------4----
E C D A Asus4 Am B F# C#m G#m
Extended instrumental intro riff
Lola, by The Kinks, is one of the many fantastic covers that lawyer-turned-guitarist Mike Masse covers on his excellent YouTube channel. After hearing his version so many times, I decided to work out what he is playing in the intro to the song. Here is the video of Mikeβs version:
While this riff I came up with isnβt 100% what he plays, itβs still a super fun sequence to have fun with. So, I wanted to share!
Part 1 of 6:
E ββ0ββββ0ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ2β2β2βββ0βββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββββββββ
B ββ1ββββ1ββββ1β1β1β1βββββ3β3β3βββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0ββββββββ0βββ0ββ
G ββ0ββββ0ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ2β2β2βββ1βββββββ1βββββ1βββββ1ββββββββ1ββββ
D ββ2ββββ2ββββ2β2β2β2βββββ0β0β0βββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
A ββ3ββββ3ββββ3β3β3β3βββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E ββ3ββββ3ββββ3β3β3β3βββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
C D E
Part 2 of 6:
"Met her in a club... drink... taste just like..."
E β/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ0β0ββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
B β/5ββ5β5β5βββ0β0βββ0β0ββ0ββββββ/5βββ5β5β5ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ5ββ5βββββ
G β/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ1β1ββ1ββββββ/6βββ6β6β6ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ7ββ7βββββ
D βββββββββββββββββββ2β2ββ2ββββββ/7βββ7β7β7ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ7ββ7βββββ
A βββββββββββββββββββ2β2ββ2ββββββ/7βββ7β7β7ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ0ββ0βββββ
E βββββββββββββββββββ0β0ββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E A D Dsus2
Part 3 of 6:
"Cola... C - O - L - A cola..."
E ββ0βββ0β0β0βββ/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ0β0β0βββββ0ββ0ββ0ββββ
B ββ0βββ0β0β0βββ/5ββ5β5β5βββ0β0βββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2β2β2βββββ3ββ3ββ2ββββ
G ββ1βββ1β1β1βββ/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2β2β2βββββ2ββ2ββ2ββββ
D ββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββββββββββββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2β2β2βββββ2ββ2ββ2ββββ
A ββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββββββββββββββββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ0β0β0βββββ0ββ0ββ0ββββ
E ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E A Asus4 A
Part 4 of 6:
"She walked up to me... I asked... deep brown voice..."
E β/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ0β0ββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
B β/5ββ5β5β5βββ0β0βββ0β0ββ0ββββββ/5βββ5β5β5ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ5ββ5βββββ
G β/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ1β1ββ1ββββββ/6βββ6β6β6ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ7ββ7βββββ
D βββββββββββββββββββ2β2ββ2ββββββ/7βββ7β7β7ββββ7β7β7β7βββββ7ββ7βββββ
A βββββββββββββββββββ2β2ββ2ββββββ/7βββ7β7β7ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ0ββ0βββββ
E βββββββββββββββββββ0β0ββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E A D Dsus2
Part 5 of 6
"Lola... L - O - L - A Lola... La-la-la, la..."
E ββ0βββββββββββ/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ2β2β2β2ββββ0ββ0ββ
B ββ0βββββββββββ/5ββ5β5β5βββ0β0βββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ3β3β3β3ββββ3ββ3ββ
G ββ1βββββββββββ/4ββ4β4β4βββ2β2βββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2β2β2β2ββββ2ββ2ββ
D ββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ0β0β0β0ββββ0ββ0ββ
A ββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββββββββββββ
E ββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E A D Dsus2
Part 6 of 6:
"Lola..."
E ββ0ββββ0ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ2β2β2βββ0βββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββββββββ
B ββ1ββββ1ββββ1β1β1β1βββββ3β3β3βββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0ββββββββ0βββ0ββ
G ββ0ββββ0ββββ0β0β0β0βββββ2β2β2βββ1βββββββ1βββββ1βββββ1ββββββββ1ββββ
D ββ2ββββ2ββββ2β2β2β2βββββ0β0β0βββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
A ββ3ββββ3ββββ3β3β3β3βββββββββββββ2βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
E ββ3ββββ3ββββ3β3β3β3βββββββββββββ0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
C D E
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