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Incubus - Hilikus
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Tabbed by: Nash
Email: tits-mgee@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
quality song by a quality band, dirk used a 5 string but this is tabbed for a 4 string
any problems, e-mail me. enjoy
intro - hammer the 12th to 14th for however long
|------5-----------------------12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14----------------------|
|--5h7---7-5-7-------------------------------------------/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|--------------5p0----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5/-----------------------------------------------------|
verse - slap the chords at the end of the verse as dirk seems to in live videos
|--------4------------------12-------12-----------4----------7-8-7-8--------|
|----5h7---7-5-7------11h12----12-11----11----5h7---7-5-7----7-8-7-8--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------5-6-5-6--------|
|--5---------------5------------------------5-------------------------------|
pre chorus - dont hold the slide on the 5th for too long
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0h4-5-------------0h4-5-----------0h4-5-6---------0h4-5--------|
|-------3-3----------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3--------------|
|--5\------------------5\---------------5\--------------5\------------------|
chorus 1 -
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-------|
|--5\---------------5\---------------5\---------------5\--------------------|
verse 2 - same as verse one
|--------4----------------12-------12-----------4---------7-8-7-8-----------|
|----5h7---7-5-7----11h12----12-11----11----5h7---7-5-7---7-8-7-8-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5-6-5-6-----------|
|--5--------------5-----------------------5---------------------------------|
chorus 2 - play twice
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
|--5\---------------5\---------------5\---------------5\--------------------|
bridge
|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5h7---7-5-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5p0----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
during guitar solo pt.1 - variation on verse riff
|--------4----------------12-------12-----------4----------------11----11----|
|----5h7---7-5-7----11h12----12-11----11----5h7---7-5-7----11h12----12-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------5-----------------------5--------------5-------------------|
|12-14-12-11--|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
during guitar solo pt.2 - same as pre chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0h4-5-------------0h4-5-----------0h4-5-6---------0h4-5--------|
|-------3-3----------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3--------------|
|--5\------------------5\---------------5\--------------5\------------------|
last chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3--x-x-x-x-----3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
|--5\---------------5\---------------5\---------------5\--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3--------------3-3--------------3-3--------------3-3------------------|
|--5\-----0h2-3-4---5\-----0h2-3-4---5\-----0h2-3-4---5\-----0h2-3-4----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
|--5-5--------------5-5-------------5-5-------------5-5---------------------|
outro
|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5h7---7-5-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5p0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Bass Tabs | |
Title | Hilikus |
Artist | Incubus |
Tablature Type | ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID | fLynSct4RDo |
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- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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