When Worlds Collide Chords & Tabs
I noticed that there are no 5-star versions of this song so i figured i'd tab it the 100% correct way.
Tuning is drop half step down.
I wont put lyrics, they will only kill you in the end.
Intro
Synth arr. for guitar. use bar for vibrato on each octave.
W W W W W W W W
|12---|10---|12---|10---|12---|10---|9----|8----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|9----|7----|9----|7----|9----|7----|6----|5----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Then some pick slides for half measure.
1st verse:synth bass arr for guitar
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------| This riff X3
|--------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-----------------------|
|----------3---3---3---3-1-3---3-|
e e e e e e e e Q q q q
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--4-4-4-4--------------|
|----------3---3s0------|
e e e e e e q w
|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|
|--6-6-6-6----|--------------| This riff X3
|--5-5-5-5----|--------------|
|--4-4-4-4----|--------------|
|----------3--|--------------|
e e e e e e q q e e e e e e
|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------------|
|--6-6-6-6----|--------------|
|--5-5-5-5----|--------------|
|--4-4-4-4----|----5-3-5-3-5-|
|----------3--|----3-1-3-1-3-|
Chorus
e e e e e e e e
|----------------| After 1st time through, play again with
|----------------| the fill instead of the first ending.
|----------------| This riff X3 When the chorus is played with the first
|----------------| ending, play it again and do the same
|--5---5-3-5-3-5-| for the second ending. (I'm trying to
|--3---3-1-3-1-3-| make this dummy-proof)
First Time Play This. Second Time Play This.
e e e e e e Q q e e e e Q
|--------------| |------------|
|--------------| |------------|
|--------------| |------------|
|--------------| |----5-3-5s8v|
|--5---5-3-5-8-| |------------|
|--3---3-1-3-6-| |------------|
2nd verse
e e e e e e q
|--------------|
|--------------| + Whole Measure Rest Take this X2
|--6-6-6-6-----|
|--5-5-5-5-----|
|--4-4-4-4-----|
|----------3---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/powerman_5000/when_worlds_collide_tab_ver_7.html ]
e e e e e e (e.) S (e.) S (e.) S (e.) S (e) e
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-------------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------|
|--4-4-4-4-------------------------------------|
|----------3-(3)--b-(3)--b-(3)--b-(3)--b-(3)---|
Then do the first second verse part once more.
Play these second verse parts:First part, Second Part, Third part, Repeat
Play the chorus again but the last measure is a little bit different.
e e e e e e Q
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|--5---5-3-5-----|
|--3---3-1-3-0---|
Palm Mute .
Interlude:
S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q S S S S S e. q q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7-7-7-7-7--------5-5-5-5-5--------4-4-4-4-4--------3-3-3-3-3--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palm Mutes
N.C. With delay
e e e e e e e e w
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------| X4
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|--3-1-3-1-3---3---------|
Verse Three
Play the synth bass part twice and then play
|-------------|
|-------------|
|--6-6-6-6----| +one measure rest. TWICE
|--5-5-5-5----|
|--4-4-4-4----|
|----------3--|
Play the chorus twice.
Then play this ending
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---5---5-3-5-3-5-|
|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----3---3-1-3-1-3-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palm Mutes
e e e e e e Q
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------| This twice.
|----------------|
|--5---5-3-5-8---|
|--3---3-1-3-6---|
Then finally after last measure of the repeat.
(H) (H)
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------| FIN!
|(8)--(8)s\|
|(6)--(6)s\|
Key:
s/ or s\ = slide
notes in () have been sustained
e=eighth rest
q=quarter rest
h=half rest
s=sixteenth rest
w=whole rest
E=eighth note
Q=quarter note
H=half note
S=sixteenth note
W=whole note
.-palm mute
b=bend
v=vibrato
