The King Will Come Chords & Tabs
The King Will Come: Wishbone Ash
the timing for the chords (especially the intro) is hard but if you listen to the record
you can work it out. If you would like a chord sheet then get in touch. This is Live in
Concert Disc 2 version so it differs from the Argus version. If you do capo on fret 1 then
you can play it (and do all the lead parts one fret higher) or you could tune the guitar up one!!
This is my first tab and I couldn't find any tabs for this song so i decided I would do my own!!!!
Any comments welcomed!!!!
Intro chords
E|---1---1---3---0-|
B|---3---3---3---3-|
G|---2---2---0---0-|Repeat as necessary (D-string notes also the bass line for intro)
D|-0-0-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Riff 1
E|------------------------------|
B|------------11-10-------------|
G|------------------10-9--------|
D|-12--------------------12-----|
A|---10-12------------------12--|
E|---------12-------------------|
Riff 2
E|---------------------------------------------------8-------------|
B|---------------10-------------------------------10---10b8p6------|
G|----7-9b10-9-7------7-9b10-9-7-5---7-9b10-9-7-5-------------7-5--|
D|--7---------------7--------------7-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------10-----------------------------10-10----13-12-12----15-13-------------|
G|----7-9b10-9-7------7-9b10-9-7-5---7-9b10-9-7-------10----------12-------------------|
D|--7---------------7--------------7---------------------------------------14-16-17-16-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wishbone_ash/the_king_will_come_tab.html ]
E|------------------------------|
B|--------------------12--------|
G|--12-14-16-14-12-14----12-14--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Em/Gmajor ascending pentatonic for use in solo
E|-------------------------------12-15---|
B|-------------------------13-15---------|
G|-------------------12-14---------------|
D|-------------12-14---------------------|
A|-------12-14---------------------------|
E|-12-15---------------------------------|
chords....
Dm G C Em F Am
E|-1--3---0--0--1--0|
B|-3--3---1--0--1--1|
G|-2--0---0--0--2--2|
D|-0--0---2--2--3--2|
A|----2---3--2--3--0|
E|----3---3--0--1---|
INTRO and MAIN RIFF
Dm G
In the fire, the king will come.
Dm C G
Thunder rolls, piper and drum.
Dm G
Evil sons, overrun,
Dm C G
Count their sins - judgment comes.
MAIN RIFF
The checkerboard of nights and days -
Man will die, man be saved.
The sky will fall, the earth will pray,
When judgment comes to claim its day.
RIFF 2
F Em
See the word of the prophet
C Am G
On a stone in his hand.
F Em
Poison pen revelation,
C Am
Or just a sign in the sand?
RIFF 3
SOLO (which can be done around the pentatonic scale of Em/Gmajor with a Wah-Wah pedal)
Haven't quite worked this bit out, it's a little bit tricky, i just play riff 1 twice
and then go to the verse....
RIFF 1
In the fire, the king will come.
Thunder rolls, piper and drum.
Evil sons, overrun,
Count their sins - judgment comes.
RIFF 2
See the word of the prophet
On a stone in his hand.
Poison pen revelation,
Or just a sign in the sand?
RIFF 1 then end on:
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--12----12-12--|
A|-----12--------|
E|---------------|