THE PICK OF DESTINY (P.O.D)
As recorded by Tenacious D
(From the 2006 Album PICK OF DESTINY)
Words and Music by Jack Black and Kyle Gass
Transcribed by Donkey Fly
Intro/Chorus
Q=130
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Am
4/4
Gtr I
|---------|---0--0-0----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|---------|---1--0-1----|-1-1-0-1---0-1-1-|
|---------|---2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|
|---------|---2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|
|---------|---0--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr III
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
|---------|-------------|---------3-2-0---|
|---------|-------------|-5-0-3-5-------3-|
F5 G5 Am
|-----------------|-------------------|-----0--0-0----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----1--0-1----|-1-1-0-1---0-1-1-|
|-----------------|-------------------|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-0--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|-----------------|
|
| ~ ~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|
|---------3-2-0---|-----------3-2-0---|---------------|---------3-2-0---|
|-1-------------3-|-(3)-3-5-3-------3-|---------------|-5-0-3-5-------3-|
To Coda
F5 G5
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| ~ ~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------3-2-0---|-----------3-2-0---|
|-1-------------3-|-(3)-3-5-3-------3-|
Verse
A G F G
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
3x
||------------------|----------3-3-3-|-----------------|-------3--3-3-3---||
||o-----------------|----------3-3-3-|-----------------|-------3--3-3-3--o||
||------2-----2-----|-2--------0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---||
||------2-----2-----|-2--------0-0-0-|-----3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0---||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-x--x-x-x-|-----3-----3-----|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--o||
||------------------|-------3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3---||
|
| Gtr III
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| 3x
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------2-----2-----|-2--------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------2-----2-----|-2--------------|-----3-----3-----|------------------||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5--5-5-5-|-----3-----3-----|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--o||
||------------------|-------3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3---||
D.S. al Coda
A A5 G F G
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------|----------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|----------3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----2-----2-----|-2--------0-0-0-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-----2-----|-2--------0-0-0-|-----3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-x--x-x-x-|-----3-----3-----|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-------3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-----|-2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-----|-2--------------|-----3-----3-----|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5--5-5-5-|-----3-----3-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-------3--3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Interlude
&
F5 G5 F5 G5
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||--3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||o-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5-o||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||--3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||o-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5-o||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Am G F/C G E
|-0---3---1---3---|-------0-----|
|-1---3---1---3---|-0-0---0-----|
|-2-x-0---2---0---|-1-1---1-----|
|-2-x-0-x-3-x-0-x-|-2-2-x-2-----|
|-0-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-|-2-2-x-2-----|
|-----3-x---x-3-x-|-0-0-x-0-----|
Verse 2
Dm Am
|---1-----1-------|---1-----1-------|---0-----0-------|---0-----0-------|
|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-|-----1-----1---1-|-----1-----1---1-|
|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|-------2-----2---|
|-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C G
|-0-0-----0-------|---3-----3-------|
|-1---1-----1---1-|-----3-----3---3-|
|-0-----0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-2---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-3---------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-------5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
Am F5 G5
Gtr I
|-----0--0-0----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----1--0-1----|-1-1-0-1---0-1-1-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-x-x-0--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr III
| ~ ~~~~~~~~
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0---|-----------3-2-0---|
|---------------|-5-0-3-5-------3-|-1-------------3-|-(3)-3-5-3-------3-|
Am F5 G5
|-----0--0-0----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----1--0-1----|-1-1-0-1---0-1-1-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-x-x-2--0-2-x--|-2-2-0-2---0-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-x-x-0--0-0-x--|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| ~ ~~~~~~~~
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|---------3-2-0---|---------3-2-0---|-----------3-2-0---|
|---------------|-5-0-3-5-------3-|-1-------------3-|-(3)-3-5-3-------3-|
Interlude 2
F5 G5 F5 G5
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||--3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||o-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5-o||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||------------------|------------------||-----------------|------------------|
||--3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||o-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5-o||-3-----3-----3-3-|-5-----5-----5-5--|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Solo
Am G5
|-----------------|-------------------0-----|
|-----------------|-------------------0-----|
|---------------5-|-(5)b5.5-------------5---|
|-----------5-7---|-----------5-7-(7)-----7-|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--1------1-1-1--1--1-1---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2------2-2-2--2--2-2-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2------2-2-2--2--2-2-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0------0-0-0--0--0-0-x-|
|-----------------|-----------------------3-|
F/C G5
|----------------------------|---0-0----0--------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------0---|
|-7b8---5---7b9==(7)r(7)-5---|-5-7-7-7-(7)b9-(7)-5-----|
|--------------------------7-|-----------------------7-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|-1---1-1-1-------1---1--1-1-|-3-3-3----3-----3--3-3-3-|
|-1---1-1-1-------1---1--1-1-|-3-3-3----3-----3--3-3-3-|
|-2---2-2-2-------2---2--2-2-|-0-0-0----0-----0--0-0-0-|
|-3---3-3-3-------3---3--3-3-|-0-0-0----0-----0--0-0-0-|
|-3---3-3-3-------3---3--3-3-|-x-x-x----x-----x--x-x-x-|
|----------------------------|-3-3-3----3-----3--3-3-3-|
Am G5
|-----0-----0-------0-|--(0)--0--0--0-0-0----0-|
|-----0-----0-------0-|--(0)--0--0--0-0-0----0-|
|-----9S10-10S12---12-|-(12)-14-12-14---9S10---|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-1-1-1--1--1--1-1--1-|---1---1--1--1-1-1--1---|
|-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-|---2---2--2--2-2-2--2-0-|
|-2-2-2--2--2--2-2--2-|---2---2--2--2-2-2--2-0-|
|-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-|---0---0--0--0-0-0--0-x-|
|---------------------|----------------------3-|
F/C G5
|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------|
|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0--0-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0-------|
|-10S12-12-12-12S14-14-14-14S16-16-16-16S17-17-17-|-17S19-19-19-19S21-21-21-21-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------7-5-|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-3-|
|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-3-|
|--2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-|
|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|--x-----x-----x-----x-----x-x-x-x-|
|-------------------------------------------------|--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-3-|
Final Interlude
F5 G5
Gtr II
PM----| PM| PM| PM---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3-----------3-----3-3-|--5------5---------5-5-|
|-3-----------3-----3-3-|--5------5---------5-5-|
|-1-1------1--1-1-1-1-1-|--3-3-3--3--3----3-3-3-|
|
| Gtr I
|-----------------------|----8-8-10-11b12-------|
|-----------------------|-10--------------------|
|---7b7.5r(7)-5-7-5-----|-----------------------|
|-7---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F5 G5
PM| PM--| PM| PM|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-3-----3---------3-3-|-5-----5-----5--5---|
|-3-----3---------3-3-|-5-----5-----5--5---|
|-1-1-1-1-1----1--1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---3-5-3-5b6r(5)-3---|-3------------------|
|-5-----------------5-|---5-3-5-------(5)\-|
F5 G5
PM| PM| PM| PM|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--3--------3-----3----3-|--5-------5------5-5-|
|--3--------3-----3----3-|--5-------5------5-5-|
|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1----1-|--3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------9h10p9-|---------------------|
|----------10------------|-12-10-9-------------|
|-12-10-12---------------|---------12-10-8-7-8-|
|------------------------|---------------------|
Outro
F C G5 E7 Am
|-1----x---0-x--3-x------|--0-----------------|
|-1----x---1-x--3-x--0-x-|--1-----------------|
|-2----x---0-x--0-x--1-x-|--2-----------------|
|-3----x---2-x--0-x--0-x-|--2-----------------|
|----------3-x--x-x--2-x-|--0-----------------|
|---------------3-x--0-x-|--------------------|
|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|
|-7b8r(7)----------------|--------------------|
|---------10-7-10-7----7-|-(7)----(7)\-----2--|
|-------------------10---|---------------3----|
|------------------------|-------------5------|
F C G5 E7 Am
|-1-x-0-x-3-x-----|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-1-x-1-x-3-x-0-x-|-1--------|-(1)----*|
|-2-x-0-x-0-x-1-x-|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3-x-2-x-0-x-0-x-|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-----3-x-x-x-2-x-|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|---------3-x-0-x-|----------|--------*|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-----------------|----------|--------*|
|-3-x-------------|----------|--------*|
|-----3-x---------|----------|--------*|
|---------3-x-0---|-5--------|-(5)----*|
Thanks
I rated this as an intermediate for on acoustic.
