Mission

	  		            

Here's an approximate tab for this fantastic tune from the golden years of 
King's X (which is to say, their first five albums). I've noticed most 
of the King's X tabs available on the net leave much to be desired, and this 
one may or may not be much better. I am an amateur guitarist at best, but  
I've tried to be as accurate as possible here. That said, there are probably 
small differences in phrasing and patterns and Ty seems to change a few notes 
here and there in the same riffs as the song goes along, but the general notes 
are pretty accurate I believe. 

I have not attempted the solo as, honestly, it's beyond my skills. I just  
wanted to put this out there as it's a song I've not found another tab for out 
there in the ether. I know at one point real tab books existed for at least 
Gretchen and Faith Hope Love but good luck tracking them down. Anyway, hope 
you enjoy and feel free to post any corrections in the comments! 


Tuning: (Dropped D) D A D G B E 

    OPENING RIFF                VERSE RIFF (let ring) 
e|-------------------------||--------------------------------------------1-|| 
B|-----------------3-----3-||--------3--3--------3--3--------3-----------3-|| 
G|-----------------2-----2-||-----2-----------2-----------0-----0-----0----|| 
D|--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-||--0-------------------------------------------|| 
A|--0--2--2--2--2-----2----||--------------3-----------2-----------1-------|| 
D|--0--2--2--2--2-----2----||----------------------------------------------|| 
       x  x  x  x     x  
   
    Pre-Chorus RIFF 
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
G|--------5-----4--------|--------5-----4--------|--------5-----2-----5-----| 
D|--3-----------------5--|--5-----------------5--|--3-----------------------| 
A|--3--------------------|--5--------------------|--1--1-----1-----1--------| 
D|--3--3-----3-----3-----|--5--5-----5-----5-----|--------------------------| 
       x     x     x             x     x     x           x     x     x 


e|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
B|--6-----6-----6-----6--|-----------------------|--------------------------| 
G|--5-----5-----5-----5--|--------5-----4--------|--------5-----4-----------| 
D|--5-----5-----5-----5--|--5-----------------5--|--3-----------------5-----| 
A|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--5--------------------|--3-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|--5--5-----5-----5-----|--3--3-----3-----3--------| 
       x     x     x           x     x     x           x     x     x 


e|-----------------------|--------------------------||----------------------| 
B|-----------------------|--6-----6-----6--6--6--6--||----------------------| 
G|--------5-----2-----5--|--5-----5-----5--5--5--5--||----------------------| 
D|--3--------------------|--5-----5-----5--5--5--5--||----------------------| 
A|--1--1-----1-----1-----|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--||----------------------| 
D|-----------------------|--------------------------||----------------------| 
       x     x     x           x     x 

    Chorus RIFF (let ring) 
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 
B|--------3--------3--------3-------|-------3--------3--------3-------------| 
G|-----2--------2--------0----------|----2--------2--------0----------------| 
D|--0--------2--------3--------5--7-|-0--------2--------3--------5--3-------| 
A|--0--------2--------3--------5--7-|-0--------2--------3--------5--3-------| 
D|--0--------2--------3--------5--7-|-0--------2--------3--------5--3-------| 



e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
G|--5-----5-----------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
D|--5--5-----5-----5--5-----5--0--|--2--2--2--2--5--3--5---5--3--5--5--3----| 
A|--3--------3--3-----5--5-----0--|--2--2--2--2--5--3--5---5--3--5--5--3----| 
D|-----------3--------5--------0--|--2--2--2--2--5--3--5---5--3--5--5--3----| 

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| /   slide up 
| \   slide down 
| h   hammer-on 
| p   pull-off 
| ~   vibrato 
| +   harmonic 
| x   Mute note 
| b   Bend 
| pb  Pre-bend 
| br  Bend release 
| pbr Pre-bend release 
| brb Bend release bend 

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