Accept - The King

      
 
 As recorded by Accept
 (From the 1981 Album I'M A REBEL)
 
 Transcribed by Drimascus
 
 Words and Music by Accept
 
 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
 Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
 Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Arr. Bass'
 
 Intro
 Q=132
 Dm D+sus2 Dsus2b5 A 
   
 4/4   
  Gtr I
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H

 |-1-----1------1-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|---------5----|
 |-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-------5------|
 |---2------2-----|---3---------3-----|---1---------1-----|-----6--------|
 |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
 

 W W W W
 
 Dm            D+sus2           Dsus2b5          A        
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H

 |-1-----1------1-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|---------5----|
 |-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-------5------|
 |---2------2-----|---3---------3-----|---1---------1-----|-----6--------|
 |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
 

 W W W W
 
 Bbmaj7            Bbmaj7          
  E E E E +E S S Q  E E E E E E E E

 |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------|
 |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|
 |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------|
 |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 

 H H H H 
    
 
 Verse
 Dm            D+sus2          
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E

 ||--------1------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-|
 ||o-----3------3---|-----3---------3---|
 ||----2------2-----|---3---------3-----|
 ||--0--------------|-0-----------------|
 ||o----------------|-------------------|
 ||-----------------|-------------------|
 

 W W
 
 1.
 N.C. Dm
 E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |---------------------------|-------1------1--||
 |-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3---o||
 |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2------||
 |-3---------2---------------|-0---------------||
 |---------------------3-(0)-|----------------o||
 |---------------------------|-----------------||
 

 W
 
 2.
 N.C. Dm
 E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |---------------------------|-------1------1-|
 |-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3---|
 |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-----|
 |-3---------2---------------|-0--------------|
 |---------------------3-(0)-|----------------|
 |---------------------------|----------------|
 

 W
 
 Pre-Chorus
 Bb Gm 
   
 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E 
                 

 ||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------|
 ||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
 ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---|
 ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-|
 ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
 ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------|
 

 H. Q W
 
 1. 2.
 Am Dm Dm 
   
 E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H 
                      

 |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----|
 |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
 |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------|
 |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------|
 |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
 |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------|
 

 W H.. E W
 
 Dm              D+sus2          Dm              D+sus2       
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

 |-------1---------1-|-------0---------0-|-------1---------1-|-------0----------|
 |-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|-----3---------3--|
 |---2---------2-----|---3---------3-----|---2---------2-----|---3---------3----|
 |-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)-------|-0-------(0)------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
 

 
 Verse 2
 Dm            Dsus2+5         
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E

 ||--------1-------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-|
 ||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---|
 ||----2-------2-----|---3---------3-----|
 ||--0-------0-------|-0--------0--------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 

 H H H H 
     
 
 E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |---------------------------|-------1------1---||
 |-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o||
 |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-------||
 |-3---------2---------------|-0----------------||
 |---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o||
 |---------------------------|------------------||
 

 W
 
 Bb Gm 
   
 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E 
                 

 ||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------|
 ||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
 ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---|
 ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-|
 ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
 ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------|
 

 H. Q W
 
 1. 2.
 Am Dm Bb 
   
 E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H 
                      

 |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----|
 |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
 |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------|
 |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------|
 |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
 |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------|
 

 W H.. E W
 
 Chorus
 F     C Dm Bb 
 Gtr II
 W W W W

 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------|
 ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------|
 ||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------|
 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

 ||---------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--|
 ||-----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-----3-------3----|
 ||---3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---7-------7-----|---3-------3------|
 ||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------|
 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 
 1.
 F  C Bb   D5    C5   
  W W W +E E E Q E E E

 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----||
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----||
 |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 |
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o||
 |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|-------------------||
 |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|-------------------||
 |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 2.
 F  C Bb Bb 
  W W W +W

 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----|
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----|
 |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)----|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

 |
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W

 |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------|
 |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|--------|
 |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|--------|
 |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|--------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

 
 Interlude
 Dm   Dsus2+5 
 Gtr I
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E

 |-------1-------1-|---------0-(0)-----0-|
 |-----3-------3---|-------3---------3---|
 |---2-------2-----|-----3---------3-----|
 |-0-------0-------|--0---------0--------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 

 | H H H H
 |
 | Gtr III
 | W +W

 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-0---------------|-(0)-----------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 |-----------------|---------------------|
 

 
 Dsus2b5 A 
   
 E E E E +E E E E E E E E H 
              

 |---------0-(0)-----0-|------------5-------|
 |-------3---------3---|----------5---------|
 |-----1---------1-----|--------6-----------|
 |--0---------0--------|------7-------------|
 |---------------------|--0-----------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 

 | H H W
 |
 | +W +H.. S S

 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 |-(0)-----------------|-(0)----------------|
 |---------------------|----------------5-3-|
 |---------------------|--------------------|
 

 
 Dm Dm/C 
   
 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                 

 |---------1--------1--|----------1--------0-------|
 |-------3---3---3-----|--------3---3---3----------|
 |-----2-------2-------|------2-------2------------|
 |-0-------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------|--3------------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 

 | W W
 |
 | |--3--|
 | H.. +E H.. S S S

 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 |-5---------------(5)S|=12---------------10-12-10-|
 |---------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 Dsus2/Bb A 
   
 E E E E E E E E E E E E H 
              

 |---------0-------0------|---------5----|
 |-------3---3---3--------|-------5------|
 |-----2-------2----------|-----6--------|
 |------------------------|---7----------|
 |-1----------------------|-0------------|
 |------------------------|--------------|
 

 | W W
 |
 | |-3--|
 | H.. S S S W

 |------------------------|--------------|
 |------------------------|--------------|
 |------------------------|--------------|
 |------------------------|--------------|
 |-8---------------8-10-8-|-7------------|
 |------------------------|--------------|
 

 
 Bbmaj7/F          Bbmaj7/F        
  E E E E +E S S Q  E E E E E E E E

 |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------|
 |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|
 |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------|
 |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|
 

 H H H H 
    
 
 Verse 3
 Dm            Dsus2+5         
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E

 ||--------1-------1-|-------0-(0)-----0-|
 ||o-----3-------3---|-----3---------3---|
 ||----2-------2-----|---3---------3-----|
 ||--0-------0-------|-0--------0--------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 

 H H H H 
     
 
 N.C. Dm
 E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |---------------------------|-------1------1---||
 |-------(1)-------(1)-------|-----3------3----o||
 |---(2)-------(0)-----------|---2------2-------||
 |-3---------2---------------|-0----------------||
 |---------------------3-(0)-|-----------------o||
 |---------------------------|------------------||
 

 W
 
 Bb Gm 
   
 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E 
                 

 ||-----------------------|-------3-(3)-------|
 ||o--------6-------------|-------------3-----|
 ||-----------------------|-----3---------3---|
 ||-------8---(8)---------|---5-------------5-|
 ||o----8---------(8)-----|-------------------|
 ||--6----------------6-5-|-3-----------------|
 

 H. Q W
 
 1. 2.
 Am Am Bb 
   
 E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H 
                      

 |-------5-(5)-------|---------5------------||-------6-(6)----|
 |-------------5-----|-----------6---------o||----------------|
 |---------------5---|-------7-----7--------||-----7----------|
 |-----7-----------7-|-----7---------7------||---8------------|
 |---7---------------|-5---------------(5)-o||----------------|
 |-5-----------------|----------------------||-6--------------|
 

 W H.. E W
 
 Chorus
 F     C Dm Bb 
 Gtr II
 W W W W

 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------|
 ||--10---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-3----------------|
 ||o--8---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|-1----------------|
 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr I
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

 ||---------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 ||o------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------6-------6-|-------3-------3--|
 ||-----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----7-------7---|-----3-------3----|
 ||---3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---7-------7-----|---3-------3------|
 ||o------------------|-3-------3-------|-5-------5-------|-1-------1--------|
 ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 
 1.,2.,3.
 F  C Bb              
  W W W +E E E Q E E E

 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----||
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)-7-7----5-5----||
 |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)-5-5----3-3---o||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 |
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E

 |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|------------------o||
 |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|-------------------||
 |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|-------------------||
 |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----5-5----3-3---o||
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
 

 
 4.
 F  C Bb  
  W W W +W

 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----|
 |-10---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------|-(3)----|
 |--8---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-(1)----|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

 |
 | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W

 |--------1-------1-|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 |------1-------1---|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|--------|
 |----2-------2-----|-----5-------5---|-----3-------3---|--------|
 |--3-------3-------|---5-------5-----|---3-------3-----|--------|
 |------------------|-3-------3-------|-1-------1-------|--------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
 

 
 Outro
 Dm   Dsus2+5 Dsus2b5 A 
 Gtr I
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H

 |-------1--------|-------0-(0)-------|-------0-(0)-------|---------5----|
 |-----3----3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------5------|
 |---2--------2---|---3-----------3---|---1-----------1---|-----6--------|
 |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
 

 W W W W
 
 Dm            Dsus2+5          Dsus2b5          A        
 E E E Q E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E H

 |-------1--------|-------0-(0)-------|-------0-(0)-------|---------5----|
 |-----3----3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-----3-------3---3-|-------5------|
 |---2--------2---|---3-----------3---|---1-----------1---|-----6--------|
 |-0--------------|-0-----------------|-0-----------------|---7----------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-0------------|
 |----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
 

 W W W W
 
 H.=H Q=73
 Bbmaj7/F          Bbmaj7/F         Dm 
  E E E E +E S S Q  E E E E E E E E  W

 |-^-5---3-----------------|-^-5---3--------------|-^1----*|
 |-^-3--(3)-6-5-(5)-5-6-3--|-^-3--(3)-6-5-6-5-3-1-|-^3----*|
 |-^-3---------------------|-^-3------------------|-^2----*|
 |-^(3)--------------------|-^(3)-----------------|-^0----*|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|-------*|
 |-------------------------|----------------------|-------*|
 

 H H H H 
    
 
 Duration Legend

 ---------------
 W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
 

 + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
 Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
 Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
 duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
 bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
 melody durations appear below the staff
 
 Tablature Legend

 ----------------
 

 h - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s - legato slide
 S - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
 (n) - artificial harmonic
 n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
 /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
 Misc Legend

 -----------
 

 | - bar
 || - double bar
 ||o - repeat start
 o|| - repeat end
 *| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
 Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths