Incubus - Megalomaniac Chords & Tabs

 

Megalomaniac Chords & Tabs

Incubus Chords & Tabs

Version: 9 Type: Tab

Megalomaniac Tab

   
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  Incubus
  Megalomaniac

  Album: A Crow Left Of The Murder

Tabbed by Andres
la_laker83@hotmail.com


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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/i/incubus/megalomaniac_tab_ver_9.html ]
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
la_laker83@hotmail.com