To Be The Best Chords & Tabs
To Be The Best by Tenacious D tabbed by MagnumHighway
Check out a cover for this by me for better understanding http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=eaARfU1u6Ng
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-------------------------------5/7-----------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(Heavy palm muting) To be the best we got to pass the test
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G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-|
We gotta make it all the way to the top of the mountain*
(after the lyrics "top of the mountain" Kones goes)
E-15fb-15fb~~
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G------------|
D------------|
A------------|
E------------|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------7--5--7-7--7--5-7-|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--5--7-7--7--5-7-|
E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--3--5-5--5--3-5-|
We can do it again!
(and then Kones goes)
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B------------|
G------------|
D------------|
A--4h5h7-4/5-|
E------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(pm)To feel the high we got to learn to fly, we got to take it to the sky
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tenacious_d/to_be_the_best_tab.html ]
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D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
On the wings of an eagle! You're the best in the world!
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B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-7--5--7-7--7--5-7-|
A-7--5--7-7--7--5-7-|
E-5--3--5-5--5--3-5-|
The next part it just A power chord to G power chord and back again. Example below:
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B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-7----------------------5------------------|
A-7----------------------5------------------|
E-5----------------------3------------------|
You are the best but you say you don't know...
Add rhythm to this (note this is not the exact amount of times you strum the chord),
palm mute is optional.
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B---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-----------------------------------------6-------------------------------|
A-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
E-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
But you know that you gots to believe in, the things that you're dreaming
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B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-5-----------------------------4-----------------3-------------------|
A-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
E-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|
Your search for the meaning, is very Revealing The power of Being
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B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-2---------------------------2--2--2-2-2-0-|
A-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------0--0--0-0-0-0-|
E-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3~~---------------|
Is what you're feeling, You gotta believe That you're simply the best!
Check out a cover for this by me for better understanding http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=eaARfU1u6Ng