Hilikus Chords

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Hilikus by Incubus is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			artist: Incubus 
tabbed by: JameZ 
 
intro/part before solo/outro 
e 
b 
g     5h6 7p5 
d 5 7         7 
a               5  
e 
 
verse 1 and verse 2 
 
listen for the rhythm for the first chord and play it cleanly, then you hit the  
distortion and play the power chords 
 
e  9 
b  8 
g  9       7 8 7 8     
d          7 8 7 8 
a          5 6 5 6 
e 
 
pre-chorus 
listen for when the chord changes and the rhythm 
 
e 5   2 3 
b 5   2 3 
g 
d 
a 
e 
 
chorus 
On the fourth time you play through this riff during the first and second chorus, 
prolong the C power chord, and then go back to the palm mutes 
 
e 
b 
g      77   
d 77 7 55  x x xx 
a 77 5 33  x x xx 
e 55 3     x x xx 
 
solo (funk rhythm) 
e 15 x 15/17 17    17 17 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 14 14   14  
b 
g 
d 
a 
e 
 
e 17    17        15  
b    17    17 14     17 14    14h15p14 
g                          16          14 16 15 14 13 12    12 12h14 
d                                                        14 
a 
e 
 
e 
b             14b       \12  12 
g 14p12 14p12     14 14         14 
d                                  14 
a                                     12 14 12 10 12 10 10 
e 
 
e 19 19                  19 15                              19 17 15 
b       19 17 15               17 15 14                           14 
g                18 16                  16 14  16 14 14 14 
d 
a 
e 
 
e                               19       17    19    20    19    17 17 
b \13 13p12 10 12 10 12 10 12->       15    15    15    15    15   
g   
d 
a 
e 
 
e 15 17/19 17/19 17/19    17 15    22       22       22       22 
b                      15    15       20       20       20       20 
g                                        19       19       19       19 
d 
a 
e 
 
e 22       22       19~  20p19                   17    17    17    17 
b    20       20               20                                
g       19       19               19  17p16  /14    14    14    14 
d 
a 
e 
 
e  22b24 20p19 
b              20 22b24 
g 
d 
a 
e 
 
last chorus 
do the normal chorus riff until u notice a slight difference.  the difference is  
this: 
e 
b 
g       55  
d  77 7 55 4 5 6 
a  77 5 33 4 5 6 
e  55 3    2 3 4  
 
Ending Note  
after intro riff, slide the last note down to nothingness 
e 17\ 
b 
g 
d 
a 
e
 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

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