King's X – Mississippi Moon (Guitar Tab)

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Song: Mississippi Moon Artist: King's X Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (December 2013) IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Another song where Ty Tabor mulitrack himself playing the same chord forms but uses Guitar 1 to play proper arpeggiated chord forms and Guitar 2 to play the same chord shapes but in what I call a "Broken or Scrambled" fashion. Guitar 3 strums a more traditional pattern and the result is a very cool but hard to follow Jingly - Jangly mix that makes it a bit difficult to transcribe accurately 2) Probably the most interesting aspect of the song is Ty employs a Dsus4 to open song on Guitar 1, a Dsus2 on Guitar 2 and a Dsus2sus4 on Guitar 3. You can hear elements of each chord buried in the mix that can be picked out at various points in the song 2) What follows here was an attempt from back in 2013 to pick out the 3 main guitar tracks and show how they relate to each other 3) * The best way to handle this important lick is to keep your fretting hand in the Cadd9 chord shape and simply move or slide it up to the 5th fret and do what you have to do and then you can quickly move or slide it back down to the 3rd fret and easily grab G chord 4) As always Ty makes great use of one of his favorite, if not his favorite, playing devices of employing an open G note whenever he can slip one in. You will notice all the 0's on the G string so be be sure hit the open G's when given the oportunity 5) Comments and suggested corrections are welcome Chords Used in This Song: Dsus4 x x 0 2 3 3 Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 0 Dsus2sus4 x x 0 0 3 0 D x x 0 2 3 2 Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 3 Dadd4add9 x 5 4 0 5 x G 3 2 0 0 3 3 G/B x 2 0 0 3 3 Cadd2 x 3 x 0 3 x Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 D/F# 2 x 0 2 3 x G5 3 x 0 0 3 x C x 3 2 0 1 0 Dadd2add9 x 5 4 0 3 0 Am x 0 2 2 1 0 G5/D x x 0 0 3 3 G5 x x 5 0 3 x Dadd4/F# x x 4 0 3 x Fsus2 x x 3 0 1 x C/E x x 2 0 1 x Dm/F x x 3 2 3 1 [Intro]

Guitar 1
                                                                      *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|2X
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Guitar 2                                                             *See Note 3 Above
       h           p             h              p      h     h     h    ...Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3--3---3------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2---s---4--------0-----|2X
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|

Guitar 3
      p           p                              p          h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|2X
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

[Verse 1] Guitar 1
                                                                     *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|2X
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
      Today I      walked,    today I ran         Today I tried to figure     who I am
     Yesterday we played in our waterfall       Dancing w/ the summer laughing at it all

Guitar 2                                                             *See Note 3 Above
       h           p             h              p      h     h     h    ...Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3--3---3------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|2X
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2---s---4--------0-----|
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|

Guitar 3
      p           p                              p          h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|2X
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

[Chorus 1]  Guitar 1
                                                            /
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0-------------0--------------------2------------0--------|
D|-----2--2--2---------------------------------2------------s-----4--------------2--------------2----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------------3---5----------------0-----------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
         Over the Mississippi moon  Have to make myself remember  It's something that I used       to know

Guitar 2

e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------3-------------1------------1---------|
G|-----0--0--0------------2--------0-------------0--------------------0-------------2------------0---------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0---------0-------------2-------------s-----2------------2--------------2-----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3--------------3---5--------------0------------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3---------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|

Guitar 1

e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------1---------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0----------------0-----------0------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0---------------------2--------s-------4--------------2-----------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-----------3---5----------------0--------------2--3---------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Over the   Mississippi moon  Got to get myself together    I've started seeing blue

Guitar 2
                                                     /
e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-|

[Break 1] Guitar 1
                                                                     *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
         and gold

Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|

Guitars 3 and 4 arranged as one Guitar (This tasty bit is really buried in the mix but it is there)

e|---------------------------------------------------s------p---s---s-------p--------h--s---3----|
B|------------------s-------------s----------s-----8---7--5---7---5---3---2---3---0---1---3------|
G|-----11--------11----9-------9----7------7----9------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----9---------9-----7-------7----5------5----7------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] Guitar 1
                                                                      *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
       Today I       flew    over the   hill     Reaching for that feeling, one more thrill
       Yesterday the same, tomorrow never knows   I carry all my life wherever   I go

Guitar 2                                                              *See Note 3 Above
       h           p             h              p      h     h     h ......Let Ring...
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3--3----------------------3--2--0--2--0--2---3--------------------3-----|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--------3-----------3--3--3--3--3--3---3--------------------3-----|
G|---2-----2----0--2--0---------------0----0----2-----2-----0--2---0---------0----0-----0-----|
D|---0----------------2----------h-------x------0------------------2---2--s-----4-------0-----|
A|------------------------------0--2----3--------------------------3------------------2-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|

Guitar 3
      p           p                              p          h
e|---0--2--0----0--2--3----3--2--------0-------3--2--0-----0--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
B|---3--3--3----3--3--3----3--3--------3--3----3--3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3------|
G|---0--2--0----0--2--0----0--0--------0--0----2--2--0-----0--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------|
D|---0--0--0----0--0--2----2------h----0--2----0--0--0-----0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0------|
A|--------------------3----3-----0-2------3----------------------3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3------|

[Chorus 2]  Guitar 1
                                                      /
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3----------------------------------------------1--------------1-----------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0--------0--------------------2--------------0-----------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0-------------------2------s------4--------------2----------------2-------------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------3---5------5----------0--------------2--3--------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-----|
         Over the Mississippi moon  Have to make myself remember  It's something that I used   to know

Guitar 2

e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------3--0-|

Guitar 1
                                                      /
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3----------------------------------------------1--------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0--------0--------------------2--------------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0-------------------2------s------4--------------2------------------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------3---5------5----------0--------------2--3--------------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Over the Mississippi moon  Got to get myself together    I've started seeing blue and gold

Guitar 2

e|-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3----------------------3------------------1--------------1----------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0----------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3-------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude] Guitar 1

e|--3--------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------3-------3----------1----1----3-----3---|
G|--0-----------0-------0----------0----0----0-----0---| 1st time
D|--0-----------4-------5----------3----2----4-----5---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
    gold

Guitar 2

e|--3----------------------------------------s---------|
B|--3--------------3--------3---------1---1----3----3--|
G|--0-------------0--------0---------0---0----0----0---| 1st time
D|--0----------4--------5---------3----2----4----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-----------3----------3-------1----1---3----3-----|
G|--0-----------0----------0-------0----0---0----0-----| 2nd time
D|--5-----------4----------5-------3----2---4----5-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
    Over the    mississippi moon,   oh-oh-   over

Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------s--------------|
B|--3------------3--------3----------1----1------3----3------|
G|--0-----------0--------0----------0----0------0----0-------| 2nd time
D|--5----------4--------5----------3----2------4----5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
                                       ***
e|--3----3--3---2----2-----3---3-------------------------|
B|--3---3--3----3---3------3--3---------3----1---3---3---|
G|--0--0--------2----------0-----------2----0---0---0----| 3rd time  ***The 3rd time thru this Ty throws in a
D|--0-----------0----------0----------3----2---4---5-----|              Dm/F to replace the Fsus2
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
    Over the    mississippi moon,     oh-oh-   over

  Guitar 2
                                     ***
e|--3-----------2---------3-----------1------------------|
B|--3-----------3---------3-----------3---1---3----3-----|
G|--0-----------2---------0-----------2---0---0----0-----| 3rd time
D|--0-----------0---------0-----------3---2---4----5-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo Break] Play Over the Intro Chord Phrasing
                        s
e|-------------10--12------14-------b----r------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----h---s--------------------13---15---13----12--10----------s-------h---p------h---------b----r------s--|
G|---7---9---11-----------------------------------------12---11---9---7---9---7--6---7-----9---11--9--7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                 ~~~    b   r     v              ~~~~~                            ~~~~
e|-----------------------------15----14--15--14--12----b---r-----v-------------------------------------|
B|----b----r----------s------15----------------------15--17--15--13-----b----r-------------------------|
G|--16--17---16----12---14--------------------------------------------16--17---16--14--12----s--v------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14--12---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                  ~~~~
e|----------------------------s-----------s----------------------------------|
B|---15----s----s-----15---13----8------8---5-----v--------------------------|
G|------14---11---14----------------9----------5--4--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus 1]  Guitar 1
                                                            /
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0--------------0-------------0--------------------2------------0--------|
D|-----2--2--2---------------------------------2------------s-----4--------------2--------------2----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-------------3---5----------------0-----------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|
         Over the Mississippi moon  Have to make myself remember  It's something that I used       to know

Guitar 2

e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------3-------------1------------1---------|
G|-----0--0--0------------2--------0-------------0--------------------0-------------2------------0---------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0---------0-------------2-------------s-----2------------2--------------2-----------|
A|--2--2--2--2------------------------0--2--3--------------3---5--------------0------------2--3------------|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3---------------------------------------------------------------------3--0---|

Guitar 1

e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3---------3-------------------------------------------------1---------------------|
G|-----0--0--0-----------2---------0----------------0-----------0------------------2---------------------|
D|-----2--2--2-------------0---------------------2--------s-------4--------------2-----------------------|
A|-----2--2--2------------------------0--2--3-----------3---5----------------0--------------2--3---------|
E|-----0--0--0------2----------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       Over the   Mississippi moon  Got to get myself together    I've started seeing blue  and gold

Guitar 2
                                                     /
e|-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----0---------------3--3------3-3-------------3--------3------------------1--------------1------------|
G|-----0--0--0---------2--2------0-3------------0-----------0----------------2--------------0------------|
D|-----2--2--2---------0--0------0-0----------2-------s-------2----------2----------------2--------------|
A|--2--2--2--2---------x--x------x-x--0--2--3-------3---5--------------0--------------2--3----------0----|
E|--0--0--0--0------2---------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Outro 1] Guitar 1
                                                                     *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|
                                         Blue and gold

Guitar 2                                                            *See Note 3 Above
                                                                     ....Let Ring....
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|

Guitar 1                                                              *See Note 3 Above
       p     h     h               h                   p     h     h  ....Let Ring....
e|---3--2--0--2--0--2--3--------------------------3--2--0--2--0--2--3------------------3--------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------------3--------|
G|---2-----------0--2--0---0-----------0------0---2-----------0--2--0---------0---0----0--------|
D|---0-----------------2-----2----h--0------0-----0-----------------2---2---s---4------0--------|
A|---------------------3--3-----0--2------3-------------------------3----------------2----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

Guitar 2                                                             *See Note 3 Above
                                                                    ....Let Ring....
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|
B|-------3-----------3----------3-------------3--------3-------------------------------3--------|
G|-----2-----------0-----------0------------2--------2------------------0-----0--------0--------|
D|--0--------0----x----------x------------x--------0-------0-----2--s------4-----------0--------|
A|-------------3--------3--2--------2---3---------------------3---------------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------|