Newsies - King Of New York
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YUNOREVIEW: April 2022 (Coi Leray, Meshuggah, Lil Durk, Weather Station)
Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
There's a few versions of this. Double bar lines indicate a section that's not in the recording but is in
the full version in the show. Timestamps from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqmzXBDeoTM and the part
is transcribed from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_f3qPmIkUw
[Intro]
Played straight except for the E which is ahead of the beat
G|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3---|
D|---------------2-|
A|-----------------| x2
E|-----------------|
[Verse]
Play with vocals
G|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3---|
D|---------------2-|
A|-----------------| x3
E|-----------------|
G|-0-2-3-4-5-6-7---|
D|-----------------|
A|---------------5-|
E|-----------------|
[Chorus]
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-4-5------------0-|
A|-2-2--3-------------3-3--0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3------1--1--1-1-0-|
A|---2--3-----------1--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---5----2----0----------------|
A|-4-------------3----0---0-5-5-|
E|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|----------0-2-3-3-------1---1--------|
A|---2--3------------1-1---------5-5---|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3---|
D|---------------2-|
A|-----------------| x3
E|-----------------|
G|---------------7-|
D|-----------------|
A|---0-1-2-3-4-5---|
E|-3---------------|
[Chorus]
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-4-5--------------0-|
A|-2-2--3-------------3-3--0-x-2-3---|
E|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3------1--1--1-1-0-|
A|---2--3-----------1--------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5----2----0----------------|
A|-------------3----0---0-5-5-|
E|----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|----------0-2-3-3-------1---1--------|
A|---2--3------------1-1--------5--5---|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------| x2
E|-3-5-6-5-3-5-6-0-|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3---|
E|---------------3-|
G|----------------|
D|---------0-1-2--|
A|-0-2-3-4--------|
E|----------------|
[Dance break]
(1:26)
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-1--------3-3-4--------4-4-3--3-3-2-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
(1:34) (1:39)
G|--------------------------------------------------10-10-------10-------4--3-|
D|---------------------------------2--3-3--3--3-/10----------10----10---------|
A|-0-2---5-5--5--5--5--5--5--3-0-5--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(1:47) (1:57) (2:00)
G|------------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1-2-2----2--3--3--3--3--3-3----------1-1--1--1---------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------1-------------4-4-----|
(2:02) (2:07)
G|------------------------------------2------||
D|-----------------------------------------0-||
A|-1-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-----0-----------||
E|-------------------------------------------||
There's an extra bit here in the actual show. For the recording version skip this bit.
(2:09)
G|---0-1-----------------------------------------|
D|-1----------------6-6-4-4--6-------------------|
A|--------------4-6--------------------------0-1-|
E|----------------------------------2-4----1-----|
G|-------------------1-3----------------------------------------7--7---------|
D|-8-8-6------8-6-----------0-2-3-2-0-3---0-0-2-3-2-0-3---0--5-------3h4h5-6-|
A|--------4-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(2:32) (2:40) (2:45)
G|------------7------4--4--4--4-1h2h3-4---4--4--4-4------5--5--4-5---5--------------||
D|-5-6----------0-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-----0-----------2--------------------2-----------2--3-----------3---------3------|| (end of extra section)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-||
The final F is an upbeat into the next section
[Tap dancing]
(2:46)
G|-----------6-------6-9-----------------------|
D|---------8-------------------2-3-------------|
A|-1-------------------------------2--2-3--3-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------11-12-|
D|------4-2-0-------4-5-7-8-9-10-11-12-------|
A|------------3-4-5--------------------------|
E|-4--3--------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------------------------------------||--------------------------||
D|---------12-10--------------12-----12-----------12----------||-12-----------12----------||
A|----------------------12------------------------------------||--------------------------||
E|-------------------------------10------10-9/10------10-9/10-||-----10-9/10------10-9/10-||
(3:15)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2----------0-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3----4----------1----2-------4--0--4---------------------------------------------------------1-|
E|-4-6---4---------2-4---2----------------------1-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1h2-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|
(3:40)
G|---------------0-1--2--------------||----------------------------------0-1-2---||
D|-------------2---------------------||2-0-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-----0-0-2-3-4-4---------||
A|-0-0--0---------------0-0------3-5-||------------------2---------------------0-||
E|-----------------------------------||------------------------------------------||
(3:46) (3:52)
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4--4--4--0-2-4-4--4--4----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------6-6--6--6--4-3-3--3--3-3-3---|
E|-2------------------------4-6----------------------------2-|
The C's are in time with the horns
(3:58)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0-1--3--------------------------0-1-2----------0-----|
A|---0--3--3--------1-1----1-2-3----0-3----3----------1--3----0---|
E|-1---------------------3--------1-----3----------4------------4-|
[Chorus]
(4:09)
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-4-5--------------0-|
A|---2--3-------------3-3--0-x-2-3---|
E|-3---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------------0-2-3--------1--1--1-1-0-|
A|---2--3-2h3---------1--1-------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5--5----2--2--2--0--------------0--0-|
A|---------------------3--3--0--3-------|
E|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-3-----1---1---0-0-|
A|-2-2--3------------1--------------|
E|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-3-----1---1---0-0-|
A|-2-2--3------------1--------------|
E|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------0-2-3-3-----1--1-1-1-0-|
A|---1--3------------1-------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
The first 2 Eb's are down the octave if you have a 5 string
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------5-5-6-------0-3---|
A|-2-2-3--0-0-1--------------------|
E|-----------------------\5------3-|
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| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| x Dead note
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How to play Newsies - King Of New York
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.