------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HIGHER THAN GOD - King's X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Isaias Garcia (TexasFury) Tuning: Drop C# ================================================================================= This radio single from "Tape Head" (1998) has a very simple rhythm guitar part, although the syncopated changes might trip up beginners. Ty (Tabor) practically plays the riffs exactly the same throughout, his only variation is omitting a natural harmonic during the guitar solo. Because of that, I'll simply notate the riffs and identify them. The chorus riffs consists of two measures: the first in 4/4 time, and the second in 2/4 time (4/4 + 2/4). They could also be thought of as 6/4, but it starts to get cluttered at that length. Riff #3 get played right before the solo, and is played once more to end the song. ================================================================================= Riff #1: Verses PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E D#||-------------------------|-------------------------| A#||-------------------------|-------------------------| F#||-------------------------|-------------------------| C#||-------------------------|-------------------------| G#||--2--4-----2--4----0--2--|-----2--4----0--2-----2--| C#||--2--4-----2--4----0--2--|-----2--4----0--2-----2--| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM NH NH NH E E E E Q E E E E Q E E S S E -------------------------|--------------------------------|| -------------------------|--------------------------------|| -------------------------|-------------------<>4-<>4-<>4--|| -------------------------|---------------------x---x---x--|| --2--4-----2--4----0--2--|-----2--4----0--2----x---x---x--|| --2--4-----2--4----0--2--|-----2--4----0--2---------------|| Riff #2A: Choruses (beginning) E E E E E E E E E E E E D#||--------------------------|--------------|| A#||--------------------8--8--|--L--3--3--3--|| F#||--4--4-----4--4--4--7--7--|--L--2--2--2--|| C#||--4--4-----4--4--4--5--5--|--L--0--0--0--|| G#||--2--2-----2--2--2--5--5--|--L--0--0--0--|| C#||--------------------5--5--|--L-----------|| Riff #2B: Choruses (end) E E E E E S S E E E E Q D#||---------------------------|-------------|| A#||---------------------------|-------------|| F#||---------------------------|-------------|| C#||--3--3--3--3--3--x-x-3--3--|--x--5--5----|| G#||--3--3--3--3--3--x-x-3--3--|--x--5--5----|| C#||--3--3--3--3--3--x-x-3--3--|--x--5--5----|| Riff #3: Transition to Solo W W W D#||-------------------|-------------------|--0----------------| A#||-------------------|-------------------|--3----------------| F#||-------------------|-------------------|--2----------------| C#||--2----------------|--L----------------|--0----------------| G#||--2----------------|--L----------------|--0----------------| C#||--2----------------|--L----------------|--0----------------| W --L----------------|| --L----------------|| --L----------------|| --L----------------|| --L----------------|| --L----------------|| Guitar Solo m.47 Q Q E E Q W D#||-------------------------|-------------------| A#||-------------------------|-------------------| F#||-------4b----Lb--x-------|-------------------| C#||-------------------------|-------------------| G#||-------------------------|-------------------| C#||-------------------------|-------------------| PM PM PM PM E S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q -------------------------------|---------------------------------| -------------------------------|---------------------------------| -----2h-4-2~-------------------|---------------------------------| --------------------4-----2h-4-|-----2---------------------------| -----------------------4-------|--4-----2h-4-0-2---0-------------| -------------------------------|-----------------4---4~--2-------| ^ E. S Q E. S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S -------------------5---------2-|---------------------------------------| --------5b~----L-----5b-Lb-2---|--5\--0-5p-2---------------------------| ------x------------------------|-------------4b-4b-4b-4-2---4-2b-------| ------x------------------------|--------------------------4------4---2-| ------x------------------------|-----------------------------------4---| -------------------------------|---------------------------------------| S S E E E E E Q E. T T Q S E. Q ------------------------------|--7b---Lp-5--------------------| ---------------------5--7~----|------------7~----7-7~---7b----| ----2--------2--4g6-----------|-------------------------------| --4---4~--L-------------------|-------------------------------| ------------------------------|-------------------------------| ------------------------------|-------------------------------| E E H Q -------------------------------| --7/-------17b~--------17b~----| ------(0)----------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| |---3---| |---3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S --14-------------------------------------------------------| -----14-17----14-16-17-14-16----14-16-14h-16p-14----14h-16-| -----------16----------------16------------------17--------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| S S T T T T S S S S S S E. S S S S -----------------------------------------------------------| -----14----------------------------------------------------| --17----16h-17p-16p-14-14----16-14----------------------14-| --------------------------16-------16-14---------14h-16----| -----------------------------------------16~---L-----------| -----------------------------------------------------------| S S S S E E Q S S E Q. E E E E E ---------14--------------------------------|--19b-------Lb--17--19b--19b--19b--| ------14----14-17b--17~--L-----------------|-----------------------------------| --16b-------------------------(0)-(0)-(0)--|-----------------------------------| ------------------------------(0)-(0)-(0)--|-----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E E E S S E S S S S S S --19b--19b--17--19-17--L~---------------17----| ---------------------------19----17h-19----17-| ------------------------------18--------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S --------------------------------------------------------| --19----17h-19----17h-19----16h-17----16h-17----16------| -----18--------18--------18--------18--------18----18S~-| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| |---3---| |---3---| S S S S S E T T S S S T T T T S S S S S ----------------------14----------------------------------------------------| -------------------------17p-14p-13h-17p-13h-14p-13-------------------------| --17-16-14----16-14~--------------------------------16p-14h-16p-14h-16b--Lb-| -----------16---------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| H. E E H Q H. Q Q -------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|------------|| -------------------------|-----------|--22b----L~------------|--L---------|| --16~-------------L\-----|-----------|-----------------------|------------|| -------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|------------|| -------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|------------|| -------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole H - half Q - quarter E - 8th S - 16th T - 32nd X - 64th . - note dotted |-n-| - n-tuplets Tablature Legend ---------------- L - tied note x - dead note g - grace note (n) - ghost note NH - natural harmonic h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br - bendRelease pb - preBend pbr - preBendRelease brb - bendReleaseBend S - shift slide s - legato slide / - slide into from below or out of upwards \ - slide into from above or out of downwards ~ - vibrato