Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 22:36:06 -0600
From: A Dude
Subject: Re: TAB: Lost in Germany by King’s X
«Lost in Germany» by King’s X
From the Album: King’s X
Written by: D. Pinnick, T. Tabor, J. Gaskill, and S. Taylor
Tab by: John Myers
Note:
1) The E string is tuned down to D
2) This song has many portions that are «muffled» (or «heavily
damped») as well as pull-offs, hammer-ons, & slides. I have
not tried to included all of those things here. If I did, I
would probably only get it wrong. Use your best judgement…
3) I have tried to show timing under each tab. If you know
the song, you probably won’t need it, but I included it anyway
for the «timing» nit-pickers (of which I am a charter member)
4) If you use the tab, find it helpful, find something wrong, etc,
send an email to: [email protected] Feedback is appreciated.
Main Riff (Intro & Chorus)
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|-7——6—7-6——————-|——-7-6————————|
D|-5——5——-7—7————5-|————7—7———0——-|
A|-0——0———5—5-4—4-5—|—7———5—5-4-0—0——-|
D|-0————————7——-|————————0-0——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Verse
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|——————————-6-|———————————|
D|-7——7——-5-7-5-7—5-7——|——-5-7——5-7-6-5—7——-|
A|-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5——-|
D|———————————|————————-0——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|——————————-6-|———————————|
D|-7——7——-5-7-5-7—5-7——|——-5-7—————0-0——|
A|-0——0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-5——-3——-0——|
D|———————————|————5——-3——-0——|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
PreChorus
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|——————4-2-4———4-|———2-4———————|
D|——————4-2-4———4-|———2-4———————|
A|-2————-2———4——-|——————2————-2-|
D|-2————-2———4——-|——————2————-2-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———2————————|———————————|
G|-4-2-4—2——4———2-4——|——————4-2-4———4-|
D|-4-2-4—0——4———2-4——|——————4-2-4———4-|
A|———0————————|-0————-0———2——-|
D|———————————|-0————-0———2——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|———2-4———————|-4-2-4———4——-0———|
D|———2-4———————|-4-2-4———4————0——|
A|——————4————-4-|———5————————|
D|——————4————-4-|———5———5————-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
Coming out of the second verse/PreChorus, the main riff is played
4 times, with several different notes being used in the third pass.
The third pass is shown here (with the differences highlighted as *)
*******************
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|-7——6————————-|——-7-6————————|
D|-5——5—7-6-7-6-5————5-|————7—7———0——-|
A|-0——0————-7-5-4-5-7—|—7———5—5-4-0—0——-|
D|-0————————7——-|————————0-0——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge (or «other part», depending on your musical knowledge & prowess)
I broke the bridge into two levels of complexity. This way, the less
dexterous guitar player can focus on the melody (bass) line before
attempting to add the «fill» notes.
Bridge: type a) this part shows just the promenant melody line)
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|———————————|———————————|
D|———————————|——————————0—|
A|———————3——-2—|———————3————|
D|-0————2-3——————|-1————1-3——————|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|———————————|———————————|
D|———————————|———————————|
A|———————3——-2—|———————————|
D|-0————2-3——————|-1————————3——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge: type b) this part shows all the notes
E|———————————|———————————|
B|——-3———-3—————|———————————|
G|————0————-0——-|——————-0——0——-|
D|——0—————————|———0——————-0—|
A|———————3——-2—|——-1————-3————|
D|-0————2-3——————|-1————1-3——————|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|———————————|———————————|
B|——-3———-3—————|———————————|
G|————0————-0——-|———————————|
D|——0—————————|————————-3——-|
A|———————3——-2—|————————-3——-|
D|-0————2-3——————|-1————————3——-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
The Main Riff at the end of the song has a slight variation every other
time (the 2nd and 4th) time it is played. It is shown below (with the
differences highlighted as *)
**********************
E|———————————|———————————|
B|———————————|———————————|
G|-7——6—7-6——————-|——-7-6————————|
D|-5——5——-7—7————5-|—————————0——|
A|-0——0———5—5-4—4-5—|—7——-5——-3——0——|
D|-0————————7——-|————5——-3——0——|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Lyrics:
Verse: Moving in a bus too close for comfort
Listening to all the gibberish around me
wonder! How much longer can I stand it
Looking for a phone I cannot find
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
Like a politician in disguise
You know I had to look you in the eyes
and smile
While I crawled another mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Swimming in an ocean of your feelings
Counting every moment go one by one
Laughing to keep from crying out in anger
Praying that i can make it through this night
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
It was like a never ending week
But I learned to turn the other cheek
and smile
While I ran for one more mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Shooting at a target that eludes me
Hammering on a nail that just won’t go in
Biting on a tongue that wants to speak out
Searching for a light that I can shine
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
But now I have crossed that borderline
and I wonder if I’ll ever find
your hand
`Cause I did not understand in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Well… that’s it.
I know that I haven’t included all the pull-offs, slides, hammer-ons,
etc, but I think that the notes and timings are all fairly accurate.
Enjoy, Good Luck, & remember… Always pillage BEFORE you burn!
John Myers
If you use the tab, let me know what you think: [email protected]