Boston - Higher Power guitar tab
Higher Power - Boston
CD: Greatest Hits
Tuning: Standard
PM= palm mute /=slide x= scratch ^= bend h= hammer on p= pull off
This song took a long time to tab because of all the variations in the riffs.
Some are played the exact same way only a half step down. All the parts are
here now, aside from the lead which is a bit hard to pick up. Wailing on the
power chords is the best part of Higher Power, so enjoy.
Intro, then play again with distortion:
e -------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -7---7---7-7-7-7---------------------------------------
D -7---7---7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-8-8--8-8-8-8--10-10--10-10--
A -5---5---5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-8-8--8-8-8-8--10-10--10-10--
E ------------------5-5--5-5-6-6--6-6-6-6--8--8---8--8---
After that comes:
e ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B -PM----------------------------------PM---------------------------------
G -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8!---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8!--
D -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8!---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8!--
A -8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6!---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---6!--
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3/5--
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3/5--
E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6!--8!-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1/3--
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2--
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2--
E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6!--8------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0--
Chorus:
e ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G -6---6---6-6-6-6-----------------------------------
D -6---6---6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--
A -4---4---4-4-4-4--6-6--6-6-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9--9-9--
E ------------------4-4--4-4-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7--
After second verse:
e ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7!--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6!--
D -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7!--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--6!--
A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5!--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4!--
E ---------------------------------------------------
e -------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2--
A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8!--10!----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2--
E -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6!--8------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0--
Second verse fills:
e --------------|--------------|--------------
B --------------|--------------|--------------
G --------------|--------------|--------------
D -x-x-x-x--3~--|-x-x-8---10!--|-5-5-5-5--2!--
A -x-x-x-x--3~--|-x-x-8---10!--|-5-5-5-5--2!--
E -x-x-x-x--1~--|-x-x-6---8----|-3-3-3-3--0!--
Pre-Solo:
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -10--10--10-10-10-10------------------------------------8-8-8-8--
D -10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10--11-11--11-11-11-11--8-8-8-8--
A -8---8---8--8--8--8---10-10--10-10--11-11--11-11-11-11--6-6-6-6--
E ----------------------8--8---8--8---9--9---9--9--9--9------------
Solo: this is all I can manage...
e ----------------------------------
B ---------------------------8^9^8--
G -9^10^9--7h9p7--5~---7h9p7--------
D ----------------------------------
A ----------------------------------
E ----------------------------------
After Solo:
e ---------------------------------------------------------
B -PM--------------------------PM--------------------------
G ----------------------8-8-8-----------------------8-8-8--
D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8--
A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6--
E -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------
The harmonica part just has the verse guitar
Outro:
e -PM-------------------------PM-------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------
G -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7!--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7!--
D -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7!--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7!--
A -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5!--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5!--
E -------------------------------------------------------
e -----------------------------------------------------------
B -PM-------------------------PM-----------------------------
G ----------------------7-7!-----------------------7--7--9!--
D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7!--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7--7--9!--
A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5!--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5--7!--
E -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------
Chords: E5 F5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5
e x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B x x x x x x x x x x x x x
G x x x x x x x x 6 7 8 9 10
D 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10
A 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8
E 0 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 x x x x x
