Higher Than The World tab by Armoury Show
Guitar Tab
Tabbed by: John Dixon
Email:jgdix1@yahoo.co.uk for any comments/ suggestions.
Tuning:DADADE
This is a tab based mainly on the way that John McGeoch played the song live. The recorded version is very similar but
a bit more fiddly with overdubs and added guitar lines.The harmonics in fig 3 are taken from the live version.
You can see TAS perform this on Youtube.
Chords
D A D A D e
Dsus2(ii) 12 12 12 12 12 12
Csus2 10 10 10 10 10 10
Gsus2 5 5 5 5 5 5
Dsus2(iii) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gsus2(ii) x x 5 5 5 5
Dsus2(ii) x x 12 12 12 12
Fsus2 3 3 3 3 3 3
These 3 figures occurr throughout the song with slight variations:
fig 1 fig 2 fig 3
e|----------------------| e|-----------------| e|-+12---------+12---------+12---------+12---------+12-------|
D|----------------------| D|------------0----| D|-----+12---------+12---------+12---------+12--------+12----|
A|--------+12-------+12-| A|-----0--------0--| A|---------+12---------+12---------+12---------+12-------+12-|
D|-----+12-------+12----| D|---5------5------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---+12-----+12--------| A|-3------3--------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------| D|-----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Intro riff (a) from album version
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0----3--/7---7---7--7---0---3---/7--7--7--7---7--7--5-3--2----2----2--2----2h3p2---7-7-7-7--5--3-2----2----2---2--2h3p2|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------3----3---3---3---------------------------3---3---3---3------|
D|-0----0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0---0------0------0--------------------------------0----0--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|repeat bottom section twice
D|---0--3---7--7---5---3---2---2----2-----2-----2h3p2------------------------|
A|---------------------------3---3-----3-----3-------------------------------|
E|-0----------0--0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
Play figures in the order shown over riff (a):
Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 1; Fig 2; Fig 3; Fig 2
Pre-verse
Gsus2(ii)
e|------1-------------1---------------1-------------5--5-------5------|
D|--------1---1---------1----1----------1----1------5--5-------5------|
A|---3------3------3------3--------3------3---------5--5-------5------|
D|-3-------------3--------------3-------------------5--5-------5------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Play figure 1
--figure 2--------
He lifted me ahigh
Play fig 3
----fig 2------------
Higher than the World
Play fig 1
-----fig 2------------
Caught me running wild
play fig 3
-----fig 2 -----------
Higher than the World
Then play
e|-----1-------------3--------|
D|--------1---1--------3---3--|
A|---3------3------5-----5----|
D|-3-------------5------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
Verse 2:
Play Dsus2(ii)
------fig 2--------
Fell on open ground
Play fig 3
------fig 2------------
The sunshine on my side
-------Dsus2(ii)--------
Run, run, run, run away
Fsus2 Gsus2
---------------------
Run away, run away
Chorus:
Dsus2/ Dsus2(iii)/ Dsus2 Gsus2/Csus2 - play twice
Higher than the World
Play pre-verse and then verse 3 is similar to verses 1&2 using same shapes.
Solo: I've slowed this section down with Slowgold, and these are the notes. If you can play it at album speed you are
as good as John McGeoch! I can't!! I think John pulls off to the open strings to create the rythmn.
e|------12-------12-------12------12-------12-------12-------12---------12--------12-------12--------12-----|
D|-0 10----0-10-----0--10----0 10-----0 10----0 10------0-10------0--10-----0--10----0--10-----0--10--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----13--------13--------13-------13-------13------13-------13-------13-------13--------13-------13-------13---|
D|0-12----0---12----0---12----0--12----0--12----0-12----0--12-----0-12----0--12-----0--12----0--12----0--12------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------15--------15--------15----------15-------15-------15--------15-----15-------15-------15--------15-----15-15-|
D|-0-14-----0---14----0---14----0---14------0--14----0--14----0---14----0-14---0--14----0--14-----0--14----0---14-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15--15--15-15-15-15------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14--14--14-14-14-14------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd guitar break
e|-----------------------------------10-10----------------------12-12--------------------10-10--------------------------0|
D|--10-10-10-10----------------------12-12----------------------14-14--------------------12-12-10--12-/14h15p14h15p14~--0|
A|--12-12-12-12----------------5~~---10-10---------------7~~----15-15--0--7-0--5-0-8~~---10-10--------------------------0|
D|--12-12-12-12----5-5/7-7h8---------10-10---2-2/3--3/5----------------------------------10-10--------------------------0|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0|
-----Dsus2(iii)------------------------------------/Csus2
And on it goes like a fire push it on push it higher
etc...........
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note Please rate for accuracy!