Herculean
by the Good, the Bad & the Queen
(Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Simon Tong, Tony Allen)
Tabbed by Alec Eberhardt
Bass and Guitar Parts
Guitar Tunings - Standard (EADGBe)
Bass Tunings - Standard (EADG)
Guitar 1 (acoustic) - Tony Allen
Guitar 2 (electric) - Tony Allen
Bass 1 - Paul Simonon
Bass 2 (synth) - Danger Mouse
I've have always waited for someone to tab this song properly. No one ever did. So I am
the responsibility. Its no where near perfect, but if you have anything I am missing or
to add email me at BobDylan1251@aim.com with your imput. Thanks and enjoy!
-INTRO-
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------3-(x12)---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7---------------------------------------5---5--------------------------------|
D|--------------8---8---8---8---8---8-----3---3-------------2---2---2---2---2---2-------|
A|---5---5---------------------------------------3---3----------------------------------|
E|------------6---6---6---6---6---6-----1---1-------------0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
Repeat Below Twice
Guitar 1
e|---2-------1--------------------------1-------------------------2----------------------|
B|---3-------2--------------------------1--------1----------------3-(x12)----------------|
G|---2-------3--------------------------2--------0----------------2----------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------------3--------2-------2-------------------------------|
A|-----------1--------------------------3--------3-------2-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------------------------5----------------7---------------------|
D|---7-------8--------------------------3--------5--------2-------7-(x12)---------------|
A|---5-------8--------------------------3--------3--------2-------5---------------------|
E|-----------6--------------------------1-----------------0-----------------------------|
Bass 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------1-----------------------------------3----------------5----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-----------------0------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------8---8---8---8---8---8-----3---3----5---5----2---2---2---2---------------|
A|---5---5------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6---6---6---6---6-----1---1----3---3----0---0---0---0-----------------|
Oooooooooooooooooo ooooooooo
-VERSE 1-
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7---------------------------5---5---5---5---------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7----8--8-------3---3-----5---5---5---5----------------------------------------|
A|---5--5------8--8-----3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------6--6------1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6--------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7-----------------------5---5---5---5----------------------------------------|
D|--------------8--8-----3---3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-----------------------3---3---3---3------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6----1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to song for timing)
Standing by the old canal
By the gas work
Celebrate the ghosts
Flow by
When all love hurts
Guitar 1
e|---1------------------1------------------1--------------------------------------------|
B|---1--------1---------1--------1---------1---------1----------------------------------|
G|---2--------0---------2--------0---------2---------0----------------------------------|
D|---3--------2---------3--------2---------3---------2----------------------------------|
A|---3--------3---------3--------3---------3---------3----------------------------------|
E|---1------------------1------------------1--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------5~--------------------|
E|----1-1-----------------1-1----------------1-1----------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to song for timing)
And the medicine man is here twenty four seven
You can get it fast in Armageddon
Everyone is on there way to heaven
Slowly
Guitar 1
e|----------2-----------1----------1----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----------2----------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2-----------3----------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------3----------3----------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------1----------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------7---------8-----------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------5------------8---------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------------6----------1----------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------6----------1----------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-Refrain-
Repeat Below Once
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_good_the_bad_and_the_queen/herculean_tab.html ]
Guitar 1
e|---2-------1--------------------------1-------------------------2---------------------|
B|---3-------2--------------------------1--------1----------------3-(x12)---------------|
G|---2-------3--------------------------2--------0----------------2---------------------|
D|-----------3--------------------------3--------2-------2------------------------------|
A|-----------1--------------------------3--------3-------2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------------------------5----------------7---------------------|
D|---7-------8--------------------------3--------5--------2-------7-(x12)---------------|
A|---5-------8--------------------------3--------3--------2-------5---------------------|
E|-----------6--------------------------1-----------------0-----------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------1-----------------------------------3----------------5---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------1-----------------0-----------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------8---8---8---8---8---8-----3---3----5---5----2---2---2---2---------------|
A|---5---5------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6---6---6---6---6-----1---1----3---3----0---0---0---0-----------------|
Oooooooooooooooooo ooooooooo
-VERSE 2-
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7--7--------------------------5---5---5---5---------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7----8--8-------3---3-----5---5---5---5----------------------------------------|
A|---5--5------8--8-----3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------6--6------1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6--------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7-----------------------5---5---5---5----------------------------------------|
D|--------------8--8-----3---3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-----------------------3---3---3---3------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6----1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to song for timing)
Call for prayer is common around here
In the morning
Wash out faces
Go to work
There is no warning
Guitar 1
e|---1------------------1------------------1--------------------------------------------|
B|---1--------1---------1--------1---------1---------1----------------------------------|
G|---2--------0---------2--------0---------2---------0----------------------------------|
D|---3--------2---------3--------2---------3---------2----------------------------------|
A|---3--------3---------3--------3---------3---------3----------------------------------|
E|---1------------------1------------------1--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------5~--------------------|
E|----1-1-----------------1-1----------------1-1----------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Listen to song for timing)
And it all gets better when life is straight
its bigger than you and the welfare state
And we will keep singing it,s not to late
For you
Guitar 1
e|----------2-----------1----------1----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3-----------2----------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2-----------3----------2----------------------------------------------------|
D|---2------------------3----------3----------------------------------------------------|
A|---2------------------1----------3----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2---------7---------8-----------3--------------------------------------------------|
A|---2-------5------------8---------3---------------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------------6----------1----------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0-------5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------6----------1----------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooo
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7---------------------------5---5-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7----8--8-------3---3-----5---5------------------------------------------------|
A|---5--5------8--8-----3---3-----3---3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------6--6------1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7----------------------------5-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-------8---------3----------5-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------8---------3----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------6---------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---------------------------3------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6--------1----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7-----------------------5---5------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------8--8-----3---3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5-----------------------3---3--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------6---6----1---1------------------------------------------------------------|
-Outro-
(x22)
Guitar 1
e|---2-------------------------1-----------1--|
B|---3-------------------------2-----------1--|
G|---2-------------------------3-----------2--|
D|--------------2--------------3-----------3--|
A|--------------2--------------1-----------3--|
E|--------------0--------------------------1--|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----------2--------------3------------3--------------------------------------------|
A|---5----------2--------------1------------3--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0---------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
Bass 1
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-------------------------1---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0---------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
Bass 2
G|-----7---7---------------------3---3--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------2---2---------------------3---3---3---3---3---------------------------|
A|---5---5---------------------1---1----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0---0---------------------1---1---1---1---1-----------------------------|