King's X - Mississippi moon
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Song: Mississippi Moon
Artist: King's X
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (December 2013)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Another song where Ty Tabor mulitrack himself playing the same chord
forms but uses Guitar 1 to play proper arpeggiated chord forms and Guitar
2 to play the same chord shapes but in what I call a "Broken or Scrambled"
fashion. Guitar 3 strums a more traditional pattern and the result
is a very cool but hard to follow Jingly - Jangly mix that makes it a bit
difficult to transcribe accurately
2) Probably the most interesting aspect of the song is Ty employs a Dsus4 to
open song on Guitar 1, a Dsus2 on Guitar 2 and a Dsus2sus4 on Guitar 3. You
can hear elements of each chord buried in the mix that can be picked out at
various points in the song
2) What follows here was an attempt from back in 2013 to pick out the 3 main
guitar tracks and show how they relate to each other
3) * The best way to handle this important lick is to keep your fretting hand
in the Cadd9 chord shape and simply move or slide it up to the 5th fret
and do what you have to do and then you can quickly move or slide it back
down to the 3rd fret and easily grab G chord
4) As always Ty makes great use of one of his favorite, if not his favorite,
playing devices of employing an open G note whenever he can slip one in.
You will notice all the 0's on the G string so be be sure hit the open G's
when given the oportunity
5) Comments and suggested corrections are welcome
Chords Used in This Song:
Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3
Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 0
Dsus2sus4 x x 0 0 3 0
D x x 0 2 3 2
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 3
Dadd4add9 x 5 4 0 5 x
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
G/B x 2 0 0 3 3
Cadd2 x 3 x 0 3 x
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
D/F# 2 x 0 2 3 x
G5 3 x 0 0 3 x
C x 3 2 0 1 0
Dadd2add9 x 5 4 0 3 0
Am x 0 2 2 1 0
G5/D x x 0 0 3 3
G5 x x 5 0 3 x
Dadd4/F# x x 4 0 3 x
Fsus2 x x 3 0 1 x
C/E x x 2 0 1 x
Dm/F x x 3 2 3 1
[Intro]
Guitar 1
*See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|2X
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Guitar 2 *See Note 3 Above
h p h p h h h ...Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3--3---3------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2---s---4--------0-----|2X
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Guitar 3
p p p h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|2X
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
[Verse 1] Guitar 1
*See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|2X
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Today I walked, today I ran Today I tried to figure who I am
Yesterday we played in our waterfall Dancing w/ the summer laughing at it all
Guitar 2 *See Note 3 Above
h p h p h h h ...Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3--3---3------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|2X
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2---s---4--------0-----|
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Guitar 3
p p p h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|2X
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
[Chorus 1] Guitar 1
/
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0-------------0--------------------2------------0--------|
D|-----2--2--2---------------------------------2------------s-----4--------------2--------------2----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------------3---5----------------0-----------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
Over the Mississippi moon Have to make myself remember It's something that I used to know
Guitar 2
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------3-------------1------------1---------|
G|-----0--0--0------------2--------0-------------0--------------------0-------------2------------0---------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0---------0-------------2-------------s-----2------------2--------------2-----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3--------------3---5--------------0------------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3---------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
Guitar 1
e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------1---------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0----------------0-----------0------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0---------------------2--------s-------4--------------2-----------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-----------3---5----------------0--------------2--3---------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Over the Mississippi moon Got to get myself together I've started seeing blue
Guitar 2
/
e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-|
[Break 1] Guitar 1
*See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
and gold
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
Guitars 3 and 4 arranged as one Guitar (This tasty bit is really buried in the mix but it is there)
e|---------------------------------------------------s------p---s---s-------p--------h--s---3----|
B|------------------s-------------s----------s-----8---7--5---7---5---3---2---3---0---1---3------|
G|-----11--------11----9-------9----7------7----9------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9---------9-----7-------7----5------5----7------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2] Guitar 1
*See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Today I flew over the hill Reaching for that feeling, one more thrill
Yesterday the same, tomorrow never knows I carry all my life wherever I go
Guitar 2 *See Note 3 Above
h p h p h h h ......Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3--3----------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2--s-----4-------0-----|
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Guitar 3
p p p h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|
[Chorus 2] Guitar 1
/
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3----------------------------------------------1--------------1-----------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0--------0--------------------2--------------0-----------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0-------------------2------s------4--------------2----------------2-------------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------3---5------5----------0--------------2--3--------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-----|
Over the Mississippi moon Have to make myself remember It's something that I used to know
Guitar 2
e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-|
Guitar 1
/
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3----------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0--------0--------------------2--------------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0-------------------2------s------4--------------2------------------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------3---5------5----------0--------------2--3--------------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Over the Mississippi moon Got to get myself together I've started seeing blue and gold
Guitar 2
e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3----------------------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Interlude] Guitar 1
e|--3--------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------3-------3----------1----1----3-----3---|
G|--0-----------0-------0----------0----0----0-----0---| 1st time
D|--0-----------4-------5----------3----2----4-----5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
gold
Guitar 2
e|--3----------------------------------------s---------|
B|--3--------------3--------3---------1---1----3----3--|
G|--0-------------0--------0---------0---0----0----0---| 1st time
D|--0----------4--------5---------3----2----4----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------3----------3-------1----1---3----3-----|
G|--0-----------0----------0-------0----0---0----0-----| 2nd time
D|--5-----------4----------5-------3----2---4----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Over the mississippi moon, oh-oh- over
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------s--------------|
B|--3------------3--------3----------1----1------3----3------|
G|--0-----------0--------0----------0----0------0----0-------| 2nd time
D|--5----------4--------5----------3----2------4----5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
***
e|--3----3--3---2----2-----3---3-------------------------|
B|--3---3--3----3---3------3--3---------3----1---3---3---|
G|--0--0--------2----------0-----------2----0---0---0----| 3rd time ***The 3rd time thru this Ty throws in a
D|--0-----------0----------0----------3----2---4---5-----| Dm/F to replace the Fsus2
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Over the mississippi moon, oh-oh- over
Guitar 2
***
e|--3-----------2---------3-----------1------------------|
B|--3-----------3---------3-----------3---1---3----3-----|
G|--0-----------2---------0-----------2---0---0----0-----| 3rd time
D|--0-----------0---------0-----------3---2---4----5-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo Break] Play Over the Intro Chord Phrasing
s
e|-------------10--12------14-------b----r------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----h---s--------------------13---15---13----12--10----------s-------h---p------h---------b----r------s--|
G|---7---9---11-----------------------------------------12---11---9---7---9---7--6---7-----9---11--9--7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ b r v ~~~~~ ~~~~
e|-----------------------------15----14--15--14--12----b---r-----v-------------------------------------|
B|----b----r----------s------15----------------------15--17--15--13-----b----r-------------------------|
G|--16--17---16----12---14--------------------------------------------16--17---16--14--12----s--v------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14--12---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
e|----------------------------s-----------s----------------------------------|
B|---15----s----s-----15---13----8------8---5-----v--------------------------|
G|------14---11---14----------------9----------5--4--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1] Guitar 1
/
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0-------------0--------------------2------------0--------|
D|-----2--2--2---------------------------------2------------s-----4--------------2--------------2----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------------3---5----------------0-----------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
Over the Mississippi moon Have to make myself remember It's something that I used to know
Guitar 2
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------3-------------1------------1---------|
G|-----0--0--0------------2--------0-------------0--------------------0-------------2------------0---------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0---------0-------------2-------------s-----2------------2--------------2-----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3--------------3---5--------------0------------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3---------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
Guitar 1
e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------1---------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0----------------0-----------0------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0---------------------2--------s-------4--------------2-----------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-----------3---5----------------0--------------2--3---------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Over the Mississippi moon Got to get myself together I've started seeing blue and gold
Guitar 2
/
e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1------------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0------------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2--------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3----------0----|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro 1] Guitar 1
*See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Blue and gold
Guitar 2 *See Note 3 Above
....Let Ring....
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
Guitar 1 *See Note 3 Above
p h h h p h h ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
Guitar 2 *See Note 3 Above
....Let Ring....
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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