Incubus – Megalomaniac (Guitar Tab)

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Album: A Crow Left Of The Murder Tabbed by Andres [email protected] This is the studio version of Megalomaniac off the new Incubus record, NOT the live Lollapalooza version. Hope this is close enough =) [Intro]

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------|
D--5--5--5--5--5--5^-5------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
3 times

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0--0--0--0-----0---------------------------------|
D--5--5--5--5^----5^--------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Then it changes into this riff:

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------|
A------------------------6---6--6--6--6--6----------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Play the above 4 times and then start playing this slight variation:

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------|
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

Then play the chorus riff 4 times:

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------|
D--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---8-8-8--2-2-2-------------|
A--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---6-6-6--3-3-3-------------|
E--3----1--3---3/6--6--x----------------------------|

[Verse 1]

E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------|
B----------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----|
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I hear you on the radio

E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------|
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----|
G--0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5\3--3--3^-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------6-----6--------6\3----3-----3-------3-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You burn me in my skin, it's unkind but

E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------|
B--0-------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----|
G--0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

If I met you in a scissor fight

E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------|
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----|
G--0-------0---------0----------------------------------------------------|
D--5\3--3--3^------1------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------2------2-----6-----6--------6\3----3-----3-------3-------|
E--------------------------3----------------------------------------------|

I'd cut off both your wings on principle alone

E---------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------8--8--------8----------|
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------|
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

On principle alone

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0----0--0----0--0-------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0----8-8-8--2-2-2-------------|
A--------------------------6-6-6--3-3-3-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------|
D--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---8-8-8--2-2-2-------------|
A--5----3--5---5/8--8--x---6-6-6--3-3-3-------------|
E--3----1--3---3/6--6--x----------------------------|

Hey megalomaniac, you're no Jesus... [Verse 2] This riff is like a bridge really, verse 2 starts right after this

E---------------0---0---0--------------3---------------------1------------|
B----------6------6---6---6------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----|
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------6-----6--------6\3----3-----3-------3-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               [--Flanged--]

Start of verse:
E--------------------------------------1---------------------3------------|
B----------6---------------------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----|
G-------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------|
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----|
G--0-------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--5\3--3--3^-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------6-----6--------6\3----3-----3-------3-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------0---0---0--------------1---------------------3------------|
B--0-------6------6---6---6------3--------3------------6--------6---6-----|
G--0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--3/5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------3-----3--------3/6----6-----6-------6-------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
               [--Flanged--]

E--------------------------------------3---------------------1------------|
B--0-------0---------------------6--------6------------3--------3---3-----|
G--0-------0---------0----------------------------------------------------|
D--5\3--3--3^------1------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------2------2-----6-----6--------6\3----3-----3-------3-------|
E--------------------------3----------------------------------------------|

...And there was never meant to be only one

E---------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------8--8--------8----------|
G--0----0--0----0--0---------0--0--------0----------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0------8--8--8--8--8--0-------|
A------------------------6---6--6--7--7--7----------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

To be only one

E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G--0----0--0----0--0-------8-8-8--3-3-3-------------|
D--3/5--5--5/8--8--8--0----8-8-8--2-2-2-------------|
A--------------------------6-6-6--3-3-3-------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] Same as before but double length, flanger on 2nd half. [Bridge] This is the part with no lyrics, play it twice

E-----------10---------10---------10--------------------------------------|
B--------13---------13---------13----13----13-----------------------------|
G-----10---------10---------10----------10----10--------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------10---------10---------10---------------|----------------------|
B--------13---------13---------13----13----13------|----------------------|
G--10-12---------12---------12----------12----12---|----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|--12p10---------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|

Then this kind of a solo, repeat like this: -Part A 3x -Part B -Part A 4x with flanger

Part A
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
G--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12----12--12--10--12------12--10------------|
D--10--10--10--10-----10--10--10----10--10--10--10------10--10------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

You're no Jesus, you're no Elvis...

Part B
E-----------------------------------10--10--10----------------------------|
B-----------------------------------10--10--10------10--------------------|
G--12--12--10--12-----12--10--12----12--12--12--12------12--10------------|
D--10--10--10--10-----10--10--10----10--10--10--10------10--10------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This comes right before the last Chorus

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] Same length as 2nd chorus, flanger on 2nd half Bend the last chord. Well that's it! I hope it's clear, although you can mail questions, corrections and such to [email protected] ************************************ | x Dead note | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************