TIKI GOD
As recorded by Presidents Of The United States Of America
(From the 1996 Album PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (II))
Words and Music by Presidents Of The United States Of America
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart
Gtr I (C# G# C#) - 'Guit-Bass'
Gtr II (C# G# C#) - 'Guit-Bass'
Intro
Q=160
D5 G5 F5 G5
4/4
Gtr I
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S 3x
||o-0--0-0-0-5--5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-5-o||
||--0--0-0-0-5--5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-5--||
||o-0--0-0-0-5--5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-5--5-5-5-o||
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|
| Gtr II
| W W a
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-17-------------0-|
Verse
D5 G5 F5 G5
H H H H 8x
||o-----------|-----------o||
||--0----5----|-3----5-----||
||o-0----5----|-3----5----o||
Chorus
D5 D5 C#5 C5 D5 D5 Eb5E5 F5
Q E E E Q E +W Q E E E E E E +W
|-0--12-x-12-11--10-|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10-|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10-|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
D5 C#5 C5
Q E E E Q E +W E E E E E E E E +W
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-----7---9-10-11-12-|-(12)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|--------------------|---------|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0-0---0------------|---------|
Pre-Verse
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-5--5-5-|
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|-0--0-0-5--5-5-|--3---3-3-5--5-5---|
|
| Gtr II
| W W a
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-17-------------0-|
Verse
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 8x
||o-0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5----5-o||
||--0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5----5--||
||o-0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5----5-o||
Chorus
D5 C#5 C5 D5 Eb5E5 F5
Q E E E Q E +W Q E E E E E E +W
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
D5 D5 C#5 C5
Q E E E Q E +W E E E E E E E E +W
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-----7---9-10-11-12-|-(12)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|--------------------|---------|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0-0---0------------|---------|
Bridge
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
||o-0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5-|
||--0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5-|
||o-0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5-|
|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q q Q H.
||o----17---17--15---|-15--17-----------|
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|------------------|
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5-o||
|-0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5--||
|-0---0-0--5---5-5-|--3---3--3-5--5-5-o||
|
| Q Q Q q Q H.
|----17---17--15---|-15--12-----------o||
|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|------------------o||
Break (Na Na Na Na)
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0---0-5-5---5-|-3-3---3-5-5---5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-----0-------0---|-----0-----x---|
|-----------------|-----------x---|
|-0-0---0-5-5---5-|-3-3---3-5-x---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---o||
||------------------|------------------||
||o-0-0---0-5-5---5-|-3-3---3-5-5---5-o||
D5 G5 F5 G5
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E 4x
||o-0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5------5-o||
||--0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5------5--||
||o-0----0-5----5-|-3----3-5------5-o||
|
| Gtr II
| W H E E E E 4x
||o---------------|---------------0-o||
||----------------|--------0--1-2----||
||o---------------|-----------------o||
Out-Chorus
D5 C#5 C5 D5 Eb5E5 F5
Q E E E Q E +W Q E E E E E E +W
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------|-0--12-x-12-13-14-15-|-(15)----|
D5 C#5 C5
Q E E E Q E +W E E E E E E S S E 3x
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------||o-----7---9---11h14p11-o||
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------||------------------------||
|-0--12-x-12-11--10--|-(10)--------||o-0-0---0---0----------o||
D5 C#5
q.. H +S +H. +Q
|-12-----11----(11)-|-(11)------(11)--*|
|-12-----11----(11)-|-(11)------(11)--*|
|-12-----11----(11)-|-(11)------(11)--*|
Duration Legend
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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
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - 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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
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| - 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
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