The Law – Kyuss
From the album Wretch
Tabbed by MattWV (mw304513@yahoo.com)
Hammer on – h
Pull off – p
Pick hand muting – P.M.====
Slide up - /
Slide down - \
Bend – b
Release bend - r
Tuning C F A# D# G C or b E A D F# b
You can play it in standard tuning but Kyuss wouldn’t want you to!
Intro (0:00)
Riff A
c |--------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-0-0-0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-15-15-15-|
A#|--------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff b
c |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D#|-15p12p0-12p0-10p0-9p0-10p0-12p0-|
A#|---------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
Riff C
c |-------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------|
D#|-15p12p0-12p0-10p0-9p0-12p0-12p0-0---12-12-|
A#|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------|
Riff D
c |----------------|
G |----------------|
D#|-12-12-12-12-13-|
A#|-12-12-12-12-13-|
F |-10-10-10-10-11-|
C |----------------|
Intro Structure:
Riff A x8
Riff b x2
Riff C x1
Riff A x4
Riff b x2
Riff C x1
Riff D x1
Bass part (1:08, 6:30)
c |----------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
C |-0/12\0--0---0--0-0-3-5-6--0---0--0-0-3-5-3-5-|
P.M.================================
c |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------3-3---3-3-|
A#|---------------------------3-3---3-3-|
F |---------------------------1-1---1-1-|
C |-0---0--0-0-3-5-6--0-0-0-0-----------|
P.M.=====================
Verse
c |---0--------------0---------------0-------------------------------|
G |---0--------------0---------------0-------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------3-3---3-3-|
A#|-2-----5-7-8----2-----5-7-5-7---2-----5-7-8-------------3-3---3-3-|
F |-2-----5-7-8----2-----5-7-5-7---2-----5-7-8-------------1-1---1-1-|
C |-0-----3-5-6----0-----3-5-3-5---0-----3-5-6---0-0-0-0-------------|
P.M.===
Riff E (2:37 x4)
c |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------|
A#|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
C |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Riff F (2:52 x2, 3:34 x2)
c |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---9--9-9-9---------------------9--9-9-9--10-10-10-9-7-|
F |---7--7-7-7—-5/7---5/7---5/7----7--7-7-7--8--8--8--7-5-|
C |-0-----------3/5-0-3/5-0-3/5--0------------------------|
Riff G (3:01 x6, 3:43 x6 then to Riff K)
c |-----------------------------|
G |-----------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------|
A#|---9--9-9-9------------------|
F |---7--7-7-7—-5/7---5/7---5/7-|
C |-0-----------3/5-0-3/5-0-3/5-|
Riff H (3:14 x2)
c |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-9/10-10-10-10-12-7--7-7--7-9-10-9--9-9--9-9--9--9-9—-9-9-|
F |-7/8--8--8--8--10-5--5-5—-5-7-8--7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7-7-|
C |----------------------------------------------------------|
Riff I (3:24 x1)
c |--------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------9---9-9---9-|
F |-8---------10----5------7-8-7-----7-----7---|
C |--------------------------------------------|
Riff J (3:29 x1, back to Riff F)
c |--------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------|
F |-8—--8--8--10-10-5--5---7-8-7-------7\------|
C |--------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kyuss/law_tab.html ]
Riff K (4:00 x6, 5:05 x8 then to Solo 2)
c |------------------------------|
G |------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------|
A#|-9-----9-----9-----9-----9--7-|
F |-7-----7-----7-----7-----7--5-|
C |-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
(P.M. only on the 0s)
Solo 1 (4:25 then to Riff K)
c |---------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-9b11----9--9----7--6----6h7--6---6h7p6------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------7b9r7------5----|
F |-------------------------------------------------------7-|
C |---------------------------------------------------------|
c |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D#|-12—14b16------14b16r14------12---11------11h12-14-|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
c |---------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------|
D#|-11h12-14p12-11h12-14p12-7-7-7-----9b11r9------9-9-|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------------|
c |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D#|-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-|
A#|-7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----|
F |---------------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
c |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9-7----9b11r9-------9-9-|
A#|-7h9-----7h9-----7h9-----7h9---------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------|
c |-------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-9-7---------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----9-------------------------------------------------| go to Riff K
F |-------10----7------------7-5--------------------------|
C |------------------------------7-3----0-----------------|
Solo 2 (5:43)
c |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------5—5/7—-5-5/7-5-5/7b8r7-----7-----|
C |-3b5r3-----------0-----------------------------------------|
c |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D#|-----7h9------9b11r9---7--------9---------|
A#|-7h9--------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------|
c |------------------------------------------------|
G |---------15----15----15----15----15----15-15h17-|
D#|-9/16-16----16----16----16----16----16----------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|
c |----------------------------------------------|
G |----15h17----15h17----15h17----15h17-15-15h17-|
D#|-16-------16-------16-------16----------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------|
c |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D#|-14b16r14------------------12------|
A#|------------------------------14---|
F |-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------|
c |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D#|-12b14r12---------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------3b5r3-----------0--------|
c |----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
F |-5—-5/7--5-5/7-5-5/7b8r7----| back to Bass Part and Verse
C |----------------------------|
Song Structure
Riff A x8
Riff b x2
Riff C x1
Riff A x4
Riff b x2
Riff C x1
Riff D x1
Bass Part
Verse x7
Riff E x4
Riff F x2
Riff G x6
Riff H x2
Riff I x1
Riff J x1
Riff F x2
Riff G x6
Riff K x6
Solo 1
Riff K x8
Solo 2
Bass Part
Verse x5
