(Numbers above tab lines are the beat count.
The plus signs {+} signify the "and" beat such as "2 and" or "3 and")
Ddim Fdim
4||4|4 7||7|7
|5|||| |8||||
||6|6| ||9|9|
Ddim (ominous, quiet underlying chord)
{this 4 lines of tab for distorted electric guitar melody}
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 + 4 + | 1 2 3 4 |
e|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|----------------|-----------------|10b12r10-9-----------|
G|----------7-6-7-|10--------7976-7-|---------------7-6-7-|
(Melody like "And so the King is once again my guest...")
Fdim
1 2 3 + 4 + | 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 + 4 + |
e|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|10b12r10-9-----------|-----------------|
G|10--------7976-7-|---------------7-6-7-|10--------10-9-10|
1 + 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 + 2 3 4 |
e|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
B|/15-13-12-----------------|------------------|/15-13-12b13r12b13r12----|
G|-------------10-9h10p9-10-|13--------10-9-10-|-------------------------|
1 2 3 |1 2 3 |1 2 3 |1 2 3 |
e|12-13------------12|13--------------|---9-8-------|---9-8-------|
B|------12-13--------|---12-13--------|-------8-10--|-------8-10--|
G|------------9-10---|---------9-10--9|10----------9|10-----------|
(Melody like "We need him crucified - it's all you have to do..." 2x)
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{Guitar riff} (pick up tempo)
{guitar notes:
B BbAb F Eb C BbAbEb (Fm)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|4-----3-1-----------------------|
D|--------------3-1-----------1---|
A|----------------------3-1-------|
E|--------------------------4-----|
Fm
1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
e|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
B|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
G|-1-------------------|-1-----------4---3--|
D|-3---3-5-6---3-5-6---|-3---3-5-6----------|
A|-3-------------------|-3------------------|
E|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
(melody as "Talk to me Jesus Christ...")
Fm
1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 5 |
e|-1------------------|--------4---3------|--------------------|
B|-1------------------|4---3-----------7-6|5-4-3---------------|
G|-1-----------4---3--|-------------------|------5-----4---3---|
D|-3---3-5-6----------|-------------------|--------3-6---------|
A|-3------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-1------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Fm
1 2 3 4 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 |
e|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
B|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
G|-1-------------------|-1-----------4---3--|
D|-3---3-5-6---3-5-6---|-3---3-5-6----------|
A|-3-------------------|-3------------------|
E|-1-------------------|-1------------------|
Fm
1 2 3 4 5 |1 2 3 4 |
e|-1------------------|--------10--8---|
B|-1------------------|4---3---9---8---|
G|-1-----------4---3--|----------------|
D|-3---3-5-6----------|----------------|
A|-3------------------|----------------|
E|-1------------------|----------------|
(melody as "Look at me. Am I a Jew?")
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{bass} F#
{guitar}D|4-5-
A|--- repeatedly
E|2---
{guitar}
1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 5 6 |
e |------4|3-2-6-5|4-5-6--|6---6-------|--
B |7-6-5--|-------|-------|------------|7-
G |-------|-------|-------|------457-45|7- ("Talk to me Jesus Christ")
(melody same as "I have got no kingdom in this world I'm through, through, through")
1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4|1 2 |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e |------4|3-2-6-5|4-5-6--|6---|6-(w/horns below)-|
G |7-6-5--|-
B |7------|-
{horns}
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|15------13------12------10----| G F E D
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-| F# F E Eb D Db C B
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{bass} G
{guitar} D|4-5- G F# G Bb G F# G E D C#
A|---- {repeat with "opening" melody (1 M7 1 m3 | 1 M7 1 M6 5 b5) in Gm
E|3---
3 4 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------|----------------|5-3-------------|----------------|5-3-------------|
G|--------|3---------------|----6-----------|3---------------|----6-----------|
D|--5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(melody same as
"Then you're a King? It's you that say I am. I look for truth and find that I get damned")
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{bass} Ab
{guitar} D|6-5- G F# G Bb G F# G E D C#
A|---- {repeat with "opening" melody (1 M7 1 m3 | 1 M7 1 M6 5 b5) in Gm
E|4---
(from above)
3 4 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 |
e|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
B|--------|----------------|5-3-------------|----------------|5-3----|
G|--------|3---------------|----6-----------|3---------------|----6--|
D|--5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|----------5-4-5-|-------|
A|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
E|--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------|
(melody same as
"But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths - are mine the same of yours?")
{horns}
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|15------13------12------10----| { G F E D }
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|16--15--14--13--12--11--10--9-| { F# F E Eb D Db C B }
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{bass} Bb (with A-Bb stabs on horns*)
{guitar} D|8-9-
A|----
E|7---
{distorted guitar tab}
+ 4 + |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3
e|-15-15-15-|15-15-15---15-15-15-|15-15-15----15-15-15|15-15-15-15---15-15-15|15-15-15--
B|-15-15-15-|15-14-14---15-15-15-|15-14-14----15-15-15|15-14-14-17---15-15-15|15-14-14--
(horn stabs) ** * ** * * * * ** *
{or notes} E|-G-G-G-G-G--G-- repeat -G-G-G-G-G--G--G-G-G-G-G-G--G-
B|-D-D-D-D-C#-C#- repeat -D-D-D-D-C#-C#-E-D-D-D-D-C#-C#
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{bass} C (with Bb-C stabs on horns*)
{distorted guitar tab}
+ 4 + |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4+|
e|-15-15-15-|15-15-15---15-15-15-|15-15-15----15-15-15|15-15-15-15---15-15-15|15-15-15-----|
B|-15-15-15-|15-14-14---15-15-15-|15-14-14----15-15-15|15-14-14-17---15-15-15|15-14-14-----|
(stabs) * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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{strings, | C#-C-Bb-G C-C-C-C-C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C-C-C-C-C |
very fast}| C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C | C#-C-Bb-G C-C |
{bass} C bass (piano chord G-B-C#-D# on first 2 then G-B-C#)
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{bass} D bass (piano chord A-C-D#-F#)
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{bass} E bass (piano chord E-F#-E-F#)
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Music is like "Heaven On Their Minds" riff
(x means pick the muted G string)
{guitar} G|----7-xx8-x5-x77|----7-xx8-x5-x77|----7-xx8-x5-x77|----7-xx8-x5-x77|
D|0-0-(let ring)--|0-0-(let ring)--|0-0-(let ring)--|0-0-(let ring)--| repeat 5 times
| repeat 7 more measures of riff as strings play melody below
4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----|----------------|98-6------------|----------------|
G|---5|7---------------|----7-5---------|----------------|
D|--7-|----------------|-------7-5------|----------------|
A|----|----------------|-----------85---|5---------------|
E|----|----------------|---------------8|----------------|
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|98-6------------|----------------|98-6------------|----------------|
G|----7-5---------|----------------|----7-5---------|----------------|
D|-------7-5------|----------------|-------7-5------|----------------|
A|-----------85---|5---------------|-----------85---|5---------------|
E|---------------8|----------------|---------------8|----------------|
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{synthy lead melody line (in tab) with distorted guitar chords underneath}
(melody same as
"Don't let me stop your great self destruction...")
Dm C Bb7 B7
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|9-8---6-----9---|8-6-----9-8-----|9-8---6-----9---|8-6-----9-8-----|
G|--------7-------|------7---------|--------7-------|------7---------|
F Ab Eb A
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|9-8---6-----9---|8-6-----9-8-----|9-8---6-----9---|8-6-----9-8-----|
G|--------7-------|------7---------|--------7-------|------7---------|
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("Superstar theme")
(chords) | D | G/D | C/D | G/D |
(melody) | A F# D | B G D | C A C | B A G |
(bass) | D | G | D | G |
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(Distant angelic "ahhs" doing the melody of Judas singing
"On Thursday night
you'll find him where you want him" twice)
e|---------------|-----------------|
B|--------s11-10-|----5-6-7-s8-----|
G|7-6------------|7------------5---|
e|---------------|-----------------|---
B|--------s11-10-|----5-6-7-s8-----|--8 hold
G|7-6------------|7------------5--7|7-- hold>
(Soft strings doing the melody of "Poor old Judas" twice)
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|6-------6-------|6---6-----------|6-------6-------|6---6-----------|
G|6-------6-------|6---6-----------|6-------6-------|6---6-----------|
D|*-------*-------|*---*-----------|*-------*-------|*---*-----------|
A|4-------4-------|4---4-----------|4-------4-------|4---4-----------|
E|4-------4-------|4---4-----------|4-------4-------|4---4-----------|
(*Optionally include the 3rd fret on the D string. It's a very hard fingering
accomplished by using middle finger to cover BOTH A and E string,
index for the D string, 3rd and pinky fingers cover G and B string. )
(begin "Heaven On Their Minds")
