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 wouldnÂ’t want you to!
Intro (0:00)Riff Ac |--------------------------------------------------------|G |--------------------------------------------------------|D#|-0-0-0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-10p0-12p0-15-15-15-|A#|--------------------------------------------------------|F |--------------------------------------------------------|C |--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff Bc |---------------------------------| G |---------------------------------|D#|-15p12p0-12p0-10p0-9p0-10p0-12p0-|A#|---------------------------------|F |---------------------------------|C |---------------------------------|
Riff Cc |-------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------| D#|-15p12p0-12p0-10p0-9p0-12p0-12p0-0---12-12-|A#|-------------------------------------------|F |-------------------------------------------|C |-------------------------------------------|
Riff Dc |----------------| 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.=====================
Versec |---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 |--------------------------------------------|
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 KF |-------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 VerseC |----------------------------|
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