#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE KING As recorded by Accept (From the 1981 Album I'M A REBEL) Transcribed by Drimascus Words and Music by Accept Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Arr. Bass' Intro Q=132 Dm (xx0231@1) D+sus2 Dsus2b5 A (x02220@1)4/4 Gtr I EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE H |-1-----1------1-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|---------5----| |-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-------5------| |---2------2-----|---3---------3-----|---1---------1-----|-----6--------| |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| W W W W Dm (xx0231@1) D+sus2 Dsus2b5 A (x02220@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE H |-1-----1------1-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|---------5----| |-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-------5------| |---2------2-----|---3---------3-----|---1---------1-----|-----6--------| |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| W W W W Bbmaj7 (x13231@1) Bbmaj7 (x13231@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE +E S S Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------| |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-| |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------| |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| H H H H Verse Dm (xx0231@1) D+sus2 EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E||--------1------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-| (022100@1)||o-----3------3---|-----3---------3---| ||----2------2-----|---3---------3-----| ||--0--------------|-0-----------------| ||o----------------|-------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------| W W 1. N.C. Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E|---------------------------|-------1------1--|| (022100@1)|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3---o|| |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2------|| |-3---------2---------------|-0---------------|| |---------------------3-(0)-|----------------o|| |---------------------------|-----------------|| W 2. N.C. Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E|---------------------------|-------1------1-| (022100@1)|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3---| |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-----| |-3---------2---------------|-0--------------| |---------------------3-(0)-|----------------| |---------------------------|----------------| W Pre-Chorus Bb (x1333x@1) Gm (355333@1) E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE +E EE E||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------| (022100@1)||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----| ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---| ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-| ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------| ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------| H. Q W 1. 2. Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Dm (xx0231@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE +H |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----| |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------| |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------| |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------| |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------| |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------| W H.. E (022100@1) W Dm (xx0231@1) D+sus2 Dm (xx0231@1) D+sus2 EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)EQ (022100@1)|-------1---------1-|-------0---------0-|-------1---------1-|-------0----------| |-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3--| |---2---------2-----|---3---------3-----|---2---------2-----|---3---------3----| |-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| Verse 2 Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus2+5 EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E||--------1-------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-| (022100@1)||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---| ||----2-------2-----|---3---------3-----| ||--0-------0-------|-0--------0--------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||------------------|-------------------| H H H H E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E|---------------------------|-------1------1---|| (022100@1)|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o|| |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-------|| |-3---------2---------------|-0----------------|| |---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o|| |---------------------------|------------------|| W Bb (x1333x@1) Gm (355333@1) E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE +E EE E||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------| (022100@1)||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----| ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---| ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-| ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------| ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------| H. Q W 1. 2. Am (x02210@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE +H |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----| |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------| |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------| |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------| |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------| |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------| W H.. E (022100@1) W Chorus F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Gtr II W W W W ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------| ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------| ||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | Gtr I | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||---------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--| ||-----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-----3-------3----| ||---3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---7-------7-----|---3-------3------| ||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) D5 (xx023x@1) C5 (x355xx@1) W W W +E EE Q EE E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| (022100@1)|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----|| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----|| |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| | | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE Q EE E|--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| (022100@1)|------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o|| |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|-------------------|| |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|-------------------|| |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 2. F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Bb (x1333x@1) W W W +W |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----| |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)----| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| | | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE W |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------| |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|--------| |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|--------| |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|--------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| Interlude Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus2+5 Gtr I EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE E+E (022100@1) EE E|-------1-------1-|---------0-(0)-----0-| (022100@1)|-----3-------3---|-------3---------3---| |---2-------2-----|-----3---------3-----| |-0-------0-------|--0---------0--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | H H H H | | Gtr III | W +W |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0---------------|-(0)-----------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| Dsus2b5 A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)EE E+E (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EH (022100@1)|---------0-(0)-----0-|------------5-------| |-------3---------3---|----------5---------| |-----1---------1-----|--------6-----------| |--0---------0--------|------7-------------| |---------------------|--0-----------------| |---------------------|--------------------| | H H W | | +W +H.. S S |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(0)-----------------|-(0)----------------| |---------------------|----------------5-3-| |---------------------|--------------------| Dm (xx0231@1) Dm/C (030231@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E|---------1--------1--|----------1--------0-------| (022100@1)|-------3---3---3-----|--------3---3---3----------| |-----2-------2-------|------2-------2------------| |-0-------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|--3------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| | W W | | |--3--| | H.. +E H.. S S S |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-5---------------(5)S|=12---------------10-12-10-| |---------------------|---------------------------| Dsus2/Bb A (x02220@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE H |---------0-------0------|---------5----| |-------3---3---3--------|-------5------| |-----2-------2----------|-----6--------| |------------------------|---7----------| |-1----------------------|-0------------| |------------------------|--------------| | W W | | |-3--| | H.. S S S W |------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| |------------------------|--------------| |-8---------------8-10-8-|-7------------| |------------------------|--------------| Bbmaj7/F Bbmaj7/F E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE +E S S Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------| |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-| |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------| |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| H H H H Verse 3 Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus2+5 EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E||--------1-------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-| (022100@1)||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---| ||----2-------2-----|---3---------3-----| ||--0-------0-------|-0--------0--------| ||o-----------------|-------------------| ||------------------|-------------------| H H H H N.C. Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E|---------------------------|-------1------1---|| (022100@1)|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o|| |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-------|| |-3---------2---------------|-0----------------|| |---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o|| |---------------------------|------------------|| W Bb (x1333x@1) Gm (355333@1) E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE +E EE E||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------| (022100@1)||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----| ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---| ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-| ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------| ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------| H. Q W 1. 2. Am (x02210@1) Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE +H |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----| |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------| |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------| |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------| |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------| |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------| W H.. E (022100@1) W Chorus F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Gtr II W W W W ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------| ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------| ||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | Gtr I | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||---------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--| ||-----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-----3-------3----| ||---3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---7-------7-----|---3-------3------| ||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------| ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1.,2.,3. F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) W W W +E EE Q EE E|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| (022100@1)|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----|| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----|| |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| | | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE E (022100@1)EE Q EE E|--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| (022100@1)|------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o|| |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|-------------------|| |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|-------------------|| |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| 4. F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Bb (x1333x@1) W W W +W |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----| |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----| |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)----| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| | | EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE W |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|--------| |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------| |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|--------| |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|--------| |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|--------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------| Outro Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus2+5 Dsus2b5 A (x02220@1) Gtr I EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE H |-------1--------|-------0-(0)-------|-------0-(0)-------|---------5----| |-----3----3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------5------| |---2--------2---|---3-----------3---|---1-----------1---|-----6--------| |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| W W W W Dm (xx0231@1) Dsus2+5 Dsus2b5 A (x02220@1) EE EQ (022100@1) EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE +E EE E (022100@1) EE EE H |-------1--------|-------0-(0)-------|-------0-(0)-------|---------5----| |-----3----3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------5------| |---2--------2---|---3-----------3---|---1-----------1---|-----6--------| |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------| |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------| W W W W H.=H Q=73 Bbmaj7/F Bbmaj7/F Dm (xx0231@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE +E S S Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)EE EE EE W |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------|-^1----*| |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|-^3----*| |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------|-^2----*| |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|-^0----*| |-------------------------|----------------------|-------*| |-------------------------|----------------------|-------*| H H H H Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths