Kings X - Lost In Germany guitar tab
"Lost in Germany" by King's X
From the Album: King's X
Written by: D. Pinnick, T. Tabor, J. Gaskill, and S. Taylor
Tab by: John Myers
Note:
1) The E string is tuned down to D
2) This song has many portions that are "muffled" (or "heavily
damped") as well as pull-offs, hammer-ons, & slides. I have
not tried to included all of those things here. If I did, I
would probably only get it wrong. Use your best judgement...
3) I have tried to show timing under each tab. If you know
the song, you probably won't need it, but I included it anyway
for the "timing" nit-pickers (of which I am a charter member)
4) If you use the tab, find it helpful, find something wrong, etc,
send an email to: myers@airmail.net Feedback is appreciated.
Main Riff (Intro & Chorus)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|
D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|
A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|
D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Verse
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7-----5-7-6-5---7-------|
A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------6-|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-------5-7-5-7---5-7-----|-------5-7---------------0-0-----|
A|-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-5-------3-------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|-----------5-------3-------0-----|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
PreChorus
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|
D|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|---------2-4---------------------|
A|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-|
D|-2-------------2---------4-------|-----------------2-------------2-|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-4-2-4---2-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|
D|-4-2-4---0-----4---------2-4-----|-----------------4-2-4---------4-|
A|---------0-----------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------|
D|---------------------------------|-0-------------0---------2-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-------0---------|
D|---------2-4---------------------|-4-2-4---------4-----------0-----|
A|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5-----------------------|
D|-----------------4-------------4-|---------5---------5-------------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
Coming out of the second verse/PreChorus, the main riff is played
4 times, with several different notes being used in the third pass.
The third pass is shown here (with the differences highlighted as *)
*******************
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-----6-------------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|
D|-5-----5---7-6-7-6-5-----------5-|-----------7---7---------0-------|
A|-0-----0-------------7-5-4-5-7---|---7---------5---5-4-0---0-------|
D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------------------0-0-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge (or "other part", depending on your musical knowledge & prowess)
I broke the bridge into two levels of complexity. This way, the less
dexterous guitar player can focus on the melody (bass) line before
attempting to add the "fill" notes.
Bridge: type a) this part shows just the promenant melody line)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------3-----------|
D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-------2---|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Bridge: type b) this part shows all the notes
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------0-------------0-------|-------------------0-----0-------|
D|-----0---------------------------|---------0-------------------0---|
A|---------------------3-------2---|-------1-------------3-----------|
D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------1-3-----------------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------3----------3--------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------0-------------0-------|---------------------------------|
D|-----0---------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
A|---------------------3-------2---|-------------------------3-------|
D|-0-----------2-3-----------------|-1-----------------------3-------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Main Riff (alt)
The Main Riff at the end of the song has a slight variation every other
time (the 2nd and 4th) time it is played. It is shown below (with the
differences highlighted as *)
**********************
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-7-----6---7-6-------------------|-------7-6-----------------------|
D|-5-----5-------7---7-----------5-|--------------------------0------|
A|-0-----0---------5---5-4---4-5---|---7-------5-------3------0------|
D|-0-----------------------7-------|-----------5-------3------0------|
1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
Lyrics:
Verse: Moving in a bus too close for comfort
Listening to all the gibberish around me
wonder! How much longer can I stand it
Looking for a phone I cannot find
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
Like a politician in disguise
You know I had to look you in the eyes
and smile
While I crawled another mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Swimming in an ocean of your feelings
Counting every moment go one by one
Laughing to keep from crying out in anger
Praying that i can make it through this night
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
It was like a never ending week
But I learned to turn the other cheek
and smile
While I ran for one more mile in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Verse: Shooting at a target that eludes me
Hammering on a nail that just won't go in
Biting on a tongue that wants to speak out
Searching for a light that I can shine
PreChorus: Ohh woe is me
But now I have crossed that borderline
and I wonder if I'll ever find
your hand
`Cause I did not understand in
Chorus: Germany, lost in Germany
Germany, lost in Germany
Well... that's it.
I know that I haven't included all the pull-offs, slides, hammer-ons,
etc, but I think that the notes and timings are all fairly accurate.
Enjoy, Good Luck, & remember... Always pillage BEFORE you burn!
John Myers
If you use the tab, let me know what you think: myers@airmail.net
