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K.G.L.W. by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
K.G.L.W.
Tuning: E A D G B E
The opening track off the album K.G. This song is played on microtonal instruments. I tabbed this out on a
24 TET guitar fretted the same way that King Gizz fret theirs. The actual song uses a microtonal acoustic but
I don't have one so I used my electric. There will be microtonal notes in this tab which will be written in
brackets e.g. (X.5). For example, the fret halfway between the first and second frets would be written as
(1.5) on the tab.
I tabbed this in the Flying Microtonal Banana tuning as I assume that's what they used for this song too. It's
C#, F#, C#, F#, B, e.
This song could be played on a regular guitar by using quarter step bends where appropriate. It shouldn't be
to hard as the song is quite slow.
Enjoy!
[Instrumental]
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----0----0----0------0----0----0-----0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-12---13---12-----12---10---12-----8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---| x2
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----0----0--------0--------0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-12---13---(15.5)---(15.5)---12---10---12----8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-12-(13.5)-15-(13.5)-12---(10.5)-8-7---0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-------------------------------------8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |----------|
B |----------|
F#|----------| x8
C#|-0--------|
F#|---/5--/5-|
C#|----------|
The flute joins in the guitar at this point.
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----0----0----0------0----0----0-----0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-12---13---12-----12---10---12-----8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---| x2
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----0----0--------0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-12---13---(15.5)---13---12---10---12----8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-12-(13.5)-15-(13.5)-12---(10.5)-8-7---0----0-------0-----0---0---0-|
F#|-------------------------------------8---10---(6.5)-----5---3---5---|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an animal too
Woo!
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an animal too
Woo!
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an an-
I'm an an-
I'm an animal
Woo!
| / Slide up
| (x.5) Quarter Note
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Author derinhalil2015 [a] 17. Last edit on Jul 04, 2021.
The tabs for the intro section of K.G.L.W. by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on the bağlama, a stringed
microtonal Turkish instrument, and in fact the instrument this piece was originally composed for. It's made up
of seven strings grouped in three courses, 2-2-3 from top to bottom, and the tuning I used (of which there are
multiple) was B-A-E respectively. Adapted from jakecon2002's superb tablature of this song for the electric
guitar (https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/king-gizzard-the-lizard-wizard/kglw-tabs-3431537). I've chosen to
count the microtonal frets on the instrument as .5 measures in my notation for the sake of convenience and
consistency.
Now, there are multiple ways to play this on the bağlama. I think most people with a background in stringed
instruments would initially try to play it like a regular guitar, which goes like this:
Intro
B |---0---0---0-----0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---0-|
A |-------------------------------5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2---| x2
E |-2---3---2-----2---0---2---2-------------------------------|
B |---0---0-------0-------0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---0---0-|
A |-------------------------------------5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2---|
E |-2---3---(6.5)---(6.5)---2---0---2-------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------0---0-------0---0---0---0-|
A |----------------------------------------5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2---|
E |-7-(8.5)-10---(8.5)---7-----5---3---2-------------------------------|
B |-0--0-|
A |-2--2-| x5
E |-2--2-|
This can be done either with the standard plectrum called a mızrap/tezene, or in fingerstyle, otherwise known
as "şelpe" in this specific context. However, this comes off as rather stiff (in my humble opinion), and is
like a beginner's version of a more complex piece. Using a technique in şelpe, this piece can sound much more
nuanced.
First, seeing as B is a note that gets repeated at regular intervals, one must place their left index finger
on the 2nd fret of the middle string to have that as a base. After that, play the piece exclusively on the
middle string with the middle finger of the right hand, creating sound not by plucking or strumming the
strings, but rather hitting just above the individual frets and pushing the finger towards the upper string at
the end of each note, as demonstrated in this video (I myself am rubbish at the technique as well):
https://youtu.be/s0xIK0Q7Vzo
The tablature looks like this:
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9---10---9-----9---7---9---9---5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2-| x2
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9---10---(13.5)---(13.5)---9---7---9---5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2-|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------5---7---(3.5)---2---0---2---|
E |-7-(8.5)-10---(8.5)---7-----5---3---2-------------------------------|
B |-0--0-|
A |-2--2-| x5
E |-2--2-|
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an animal too
Woo!
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an animal too
Woo!
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
K.G.L.W
When the claws come out
Cage me too
I'm an an-
I'm an an-
I'm an animal
Woo!
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