The King Lyrics

As recorded by Accept
(From the 1981 Album I'M A REBEL)
Words and Music by Accept
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Arr. Bass'
Q=132
Gtr I
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H
W W W W
+sus2 b5
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H
W W W W
E E E E +E S S Q E E E E E E E E
|-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|
|-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|
HHHH
+sus2
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E
||o-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|
||o----------------|-------------------|
W W
N.C. Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3---o||
|---------------------3-(0)-|----------------o||
W
N.C. Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
W
||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
H. Q W
++H
|-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
|---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
W H.. E W
+sus2 +sus2
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E
||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
HHHH
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o||
|---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o||
W
||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
H. Q W
++H
|-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
|---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
W H.. E W
Gtr II
W W W W
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------|
| Gtr I
||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--|
||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------|
W W W +E E E Q E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o||
|------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o||
W W W +W
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
Gtr I
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E
| H H H H
| Gtr III
| W +W
us2b5
+H
| H H W
| +W +H.. S S
| W W
| H.. +E H.. S S S
|-5---------------(5)S|=12---------------10-12-10-|
us2/
H
| W W
| H.. S S S W
E E E E +E S S Q E E E E E E E E
|-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|
|-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|
HHHH
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E
||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
HHHH
N.C. Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o||
|---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o||
W
||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
H. Q W
++H
|-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
|---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
W H.. E W
Gtr II
W W W W
||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------|
| Gtr I
||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--|
||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------|
W W W +E E E Q E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
|--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E
|------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o||
|------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o||
W W W +W
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
Gtr I
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H
W W W W
E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H
W W W W
H.=H Q=73
E E E E +E S S Q E E E E E E E E W
|-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|-^3----*|
|-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|-^0----*|
HHHH
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths