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/ Faith No More / King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime (1995) / King For A Day guitar tab

KING FOR A DAY
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Transcribed by : Udo Mulder (d.j.mulder@med.rug.nl)

fig. 1 (accoustic)
   >      >       >      >         >    >
   dudu dudu dudu dudu   dudu dudu dudu dudu 
   E                               Em
e]-0-------------------|-0---------0---------|
b]-0-------------------|-0---------0---------|  
g]-1-------------------|-1---------0---------|
d]-2-------------------|-2---------2---------|
a]-2-------------------|-2---------2---------|
E]-0-------------------|-0---------0---------|           

   >      >       >      >      >       >
   dudu dudu dudu dudu   dudu dudu dudu dudu
   F#7add4               
e]-0-------------------|-0-------------------|          
b]-0-------------------|-0-------------------|         
g]-3-------------------|-3-------------------|          
d]-4-------------------|-4-------------------|         
a]-4-------------------|-4-------------------|          
E]-2-------------------|-2-------------------|         

fig. 1 is played 8 times, vocals entering after the 4th time.

fig. 2
   C5             C7#9       E
e]------------------|-------|--------|------------|     
b]----------------4-|-4-----|--------|------------|    
g]-5-5--5-5-------3-|-3-----|----1-1-|-(1)--------|    
d]-5-5--5-5-------2-|-2-----|----2-2-|-(2)------2-|    
a]-3-3--3-3---3h4-3-|-3-----|-2--2-2-|-(2)---2----|    
E]------------------|-----0-|-0------|-------0----|    
                                               end fig. 2
   C5             C7#9       E
e]------------------|-------|----0----|---0--0---------|
b]----------------4-|-4-----|----0----|---0--0---------|
g]-5-5--5-5-------3-|-3-----|---------|---------1-1----|
d]-5-5--5-5-------2-|-2-----|-------2-|-2-------2-2----|
a]-3-3--3-3---3h4-3-|-3-----|-2-----2-|-2--------------|
E]------------------|-----0-|-0-------|--------------0-|

play 1 time:

   B5
e]----------------------------|------------------------|
b]-----0-------0----0---------|-----0-----0------------|
g]---4-----4--------------4---|-4-----4-----4----------|
d]-4---------4---4----4-----4-|---4-----4--------------|
a]-2-----2-------0----3-----2-|---------------0--------|
E]----------------------------|------------------3~~~-1|

now play fig. 1 4 times
  

fig. 3a
   C5                                              D  C
e]--------------------------------|--------------------|
b]--------------------------------|--------------------|
g]-5--5-5--x-x-5--5-5--x-x-5--x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5-/-7--5|
d]-5--5-5--x-x-5--5-5--x-x-5--x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5-/-7--5|
a]-3--3-3--x-x-3--3-3--x-x-3--x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3-/-5--3|
E]--------------------------------|--------------------|

fig. 3b
   B5
e]---------------------------|-------------------------|
b]------0-------0---0--------|-----0-----0-----0-------|
g]----4-----4------------4---|-4-----4-----4--------4--|
d]-4----------4---4---4----4-|---4-----4-----4---4----4|
a]-2------2-------0---3----2-|---------------0---3----2|
E]---------------------------|-------------------------|
                                      C5 D5 D#5
e]---------------------------|-------------------------|
b]-----0-----0-----0---------|---0---------------------|
g]-4-----4-----4--------4----|-4-----------------------|  
d]---4-----4-----4---4----4--|-------------------------|
a]---------------0---3----2--|-----2--3--5--6----------|
E]---------------------------|-----2--3--5--6----------|

fig. 4 
(trem. pick)
e]----------|----------|----------|--------------------
b]----------|----------|----------|--------------------
g]-9/-11/12\|-7/-11/12\|-5/-11/12/|-14-----------------
d]----------|----------|----------|--------------------
a]-7/-9-/10\|-5/-9-/10\|-3/-9-/10/|-12-----------------
E]-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0------------------

the other guitar plays this melody one octave higher.

now play fig. 3b again.

fig. 5

e]-----------------|-------------------------|              
b]-----------------|-------------------------|               
g]-9--9---10-10-12-|(12)---12----13---13--\9-|         
d]-----------------|-------------------------|         
a]-7--7---8--8--10-|(10)---10----11---11--\7-|         
E]-0---------------|-----0----0------------0-|          

e]-----------------------|-------------------------|   
b]-----------------------|-------------------------|   
g]-(9)----9----10-10--12-|(12)---12-----13--13-----|   
d]-----------------------|-------------------------|   
a]-(7)----7----8--8---10-|(10)---10-----11--11-----|   
E]-(0)--0---0------------|-----0----0------------0-|   



fig. 6
   C5
e]------------------------------|----------------------|
b]------------------------------|----------------------|
g]-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-5--x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5-/7---7--|
d]-5--5-5-x-x-5--5-5-x-x-5--x-x-|-5--5-5-x-x-5-/7---7--|
a]-3--3-3-x-x-3--3-3-x-x-3--x-x-|-3--3-3-x-x-3-/5---5--|
E]------------------------------|---------------------0|
   E
e]-------|-0-------------------------------------------
b]-------|-0-------------------------------------------
g]-1-----|-1----1--------------------------------------
d]-2-----|-2----2--------------------------------------
a]-2-----|-2----2--------------------------------------
E]-0-----|-0----0--------------------------------------

play this one (fig. 6) twice, 2nd time with vocals.

now play fig. 3a once and end with fig.3b.

outro:

fig. 7 (accoustic)
   >      >       >      >         >    >
   dudu dudu dudu dudu   dudu dudu dudu dudu 
   E                               Em
e]-0-------------------|-----------0---------|         
b]-0-------------------|-----------0---------|         
g]-1-------------------|-----------0---------|         
d]-2-------------------|-----------2---------|          
a]-2-------------------|-----------2---------|         
E]-0-------------------|-----------0---------|         

play this one four times!

fig. 8 (accoustic)

   >         >    >      >      >       >
   dudu dudu dudu dudu   dudu dudu dudu dudu 
   E         Em          C/E
e]-0---------0---------|-0-------------------|         
b]-0---------0---------|-1-------------------|         
g]-1---------0---------|-0-------------------|         
d]-2---------2---------|-2-------------------|         
a]-2---------2---------|-3-------------------|         
E]-0---------0---------|-0-------------------|         

   >      >       >      >      >       >
   dudu dudu dudu dudu   dudu dudu dudu dudu 
   E
e]-0-------------------|---------------------|         
b]-0-------------------|---------------------|         
g]-1-------------------|---------------------|         
d]-2-------------------|---------------------|         
a]-2-------------------|---------------------|         

E]-0-------------------|---------------------|         


play this till eternity....................................
(16 times)

Some signs might need some explanation:
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
~ = vibration
d = strum down (accoustic guitar)
u = strum up
> = accentuate this strum


Ok, that's what I think of this crazy song!
Enjoy it!


Faith No More albums
1998 Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Hits
1997 Album of the Year
1995 King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime
1992 Angel Dust
1989 The Real Thing
1987 Introduce Yourself
1985 We Care a Lot
King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime tabs
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02Ricochet tabbass tab
03Evidence tabbass tab
04The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies tabbass tab
06Cuckoo For Caca tabbass tab
07Caralho Voador tabbass tab
08Ugly In The Morning tabbass tab
09Digging The Grave tabbass tab
10Take This Bottle tabbass tab
11King For A Day tabbass tab
12What A Day tabbass tab
13The Last To Know tabbass tab
14Just A Man tabbass tab

 

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