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Tiki God Guitar Tablature
                                    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
---------------
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   - 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
-----------
 |  - 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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