She Takes Me High Chords & Tabs
She Takes Me High (from the album Smile Kid)
by We The Kings
Ok, here you go.
(You can also check out my Guitar Pro Tab)
x | dead note
. | palm mute
~ | hold note
Guitar 1 is tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#
Guitar 2 is tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#
Guitar 3 is acoustic and is tuned D# G# C# F# A# D#
Here's Guitar 1's part (leads):
Intro
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| x2
|-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-1010-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Refrain
|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-8-8--| x4
|-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-1010-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-8~-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Verse (doesn't come in right away)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-0---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-------------2-4-4-----4-2-2-0-0-------------0-0-------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(arpeggio here)
|---0~-------------|
|--1~--------------|
|-2~---------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
Chorus (comes in third time)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Refrain
|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-8-8--| x4
|-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-1010-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-8~-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Verse (same timing)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-0---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-------------2-4-4-----4-2-2-0-0-------------0-0-------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(arpeggio again)
|---0~-------------|
|--1~--------------|
|-2~---------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
Chorus (comes in third time)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
There’s no leads in the bridge.
Chorus (comes in third time)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Final Refrain
|-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-8-8--| x4
|-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-7-8-8-1010-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-8~-----then-some-feedback--------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
that's it for leads.
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Here's Guitar 2's part (rhythm):
comes in on Refrain
|------------------------------------| x2
|------------------------------------|
|-5555555555555555-------------------|
|-5555555555555555-55555555-00000000-|
|-3333333333333333-55555555-00000000-|
|------------------55555555-00000000-|
Verse
|-----------------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------|
|-55-555-555-555-5------------------|
|-55-555-555-555-5-55-555-555-555-5-|
|-33-333-333-333-3-55-555-555-555-5-|
|------------------55-555-555-555-5-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------77-777-777-777-7-|
|-77-777-777-777-7-77-777-777-777-7-|
|-77-777-777-777-7-55-555-555-555-5-|
|-77-777-777-777-7------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------77-777777--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7-77-777777--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7-55-555555--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7------------------|
Chorus
|-------------------------------------| x4
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555----------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|-33333333-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|----------55555555-22222222-00000000-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/we_the_kings/she_takes_me_high_tab.html ]
Refrain
|------------------------------------| x2
|------------------------------------|
|-5555555555555555-------------------|
|-5555555555555555-55555555-00000000-|
|-3333333333333333-55555555-00000000-|
|------------------55555555-00000000-|
Verse
|-----------------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------|
|-55-555-555-555-5------------------|
|-55-555-555-555-5-55-555-555-555-5-|
|-33-333-333-333-3-55-555-555-555-5-|
|------------------55-555-555-555-5-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------77-777-777-777-7-|
|-77-777-777-777-7-77-777-777-777-7-|
|-77-777-777-777-7-55-555-555-555-5-|
|-77-777-777-777-7------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------77-777777--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7-77-777777--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7-55-555555--------|
|-77-777-777-777-7------------------|
Chorus
|-------------------------------------| x4
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555----------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|-33333333-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|----------55555555-22222222-00000000-|
Bridge
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-05-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-03-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-0----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-05-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-03-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5--5-55-5--5-50-0--0-00-0--0-02-2--2-20-0--0-0----------------|
Piano and Strings part
Chorus
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555----------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|-33333333-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|----------55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555----------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-22222222----------|
|-33333333-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|----------55555555-22222222-00000000-|
........
|-------------------------------------| x2
|-------------------------------------|
|-55555555----------------------------|
|-55555555-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|-33333333-55555555-22222222-00000000-|
|----------55555555-22222222-00000000-|
Final Refrain
|------------------------------------| x2
|------------------------------------|
|-5555555555555555-------------------|
|-5555555555555555-55555555-00000000-|
|-3333333333333333-55555555-00000000-|
|------------------55555555-00000000-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5~---------------------------------|
|-5~---------------------------------|
|-5~---------------------------------|
that's it for rhythm
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Here's Guitar 3's parts (acoustic):
comes in on Verse
|-33x333x333x333x3-33x333x333x333x3-| x4
|-11x111x111x111x1-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-00x000x000x000x0-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-33x333x333x333x3-22x222x222x222x2-|
|------------------33x333x333x333x3-|
|-00x000x000x000x0-22x222x222x222x2-|
|-11x111x111x111x1-33x333x333x333x3-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-22x222x222x222x2-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-00x000x000x000x0------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-00x000x000x000x0-22x222222--------|
|-11x111x111x111x1-33x333333--------|
|-22x222x222x222x2-22x222222--------|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000000--------|
|-00x000x000x000x0------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Chorus (Play these chords)
C G Em D x4
There's no acoustic guitar in the Refrain
Verse
|-33x333x333x333x3-33x333x333x333x3-| x4
|-11x111x111x111x1-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-00x000x000x000x0-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-33x333x333x333x3-22x222x222x222x2-|
|------------------33x333x333x333x3-|
|-00x000x000x000x0-22x222x222x222x2-|
|-11x111x111x111x1-33x333x333x333x3-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-22x222x222x222x2-|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000x000x000x0-|
|-00x000x000x000x0------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-00x000x000x000x0-22x222222--------|
|-11x111x111x111x1-33x333333--------|
|-22x222x222x222x2-22x222222--------|
|-22x222x222x222x2-00x000000--------|
|-00x000x000x000x0------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Chorus (Play these chords again)
C G Em D x4
Bridge:
|-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2-3-3-x3-3-2-2-x2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3-0-0-x0-0-3-3-x3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2-0-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-2-0-0-x0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2------------------2-2-x2-2----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3------------------0-0-x0-0--------------------------|
|-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2-3-3-x3-3-2-2-x2-2-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3-0-0-x0-0-3-3-x3-3-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2-0-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-0-0-x0-00-0-x0-0-2-2-x2-2-0-0-x0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-x2-22-2-x2-2------------------2-2-x2-2----------3-3-3-3---------|
|-3-3-x3-33-3-x3-3------------------0-0-x0-0--------------------------|
The Piano part can be played on guitar like this:
|---------------------| x2
|----------------7~---|
|-5~-------------x----|
|-5~---5~---5~---7~---|
|-3~---5~---2~---5~---|
|------3~---0~--------|
But it sounds better with these open chords:
Cadd9 G Em7 D x2
Chorus (comes in third time)
C G Em D x2
There's no acoustic guitar in the Final Refrain
that's it for the acoustic
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And there it is!
-Sam Rulez D00d
