Ritual Dance as performed by Kaki King Tabbed out by Lars Spangenberg Since there is not a lot of tabs online for this that actually present the whole thing I tried to give it a shot. I hope it helps everyone. There's certain parts where i'm not entirely sure about what exactly Kaki king is doing but since i could not find any videos of her actually playing the piece and i can't really get anything out of the August Rush part. I think most of this is accurate though. Tuning: DADGCC / or \ Slide h Hammer on p Pull off ~ vibrato x mute (also used it for the drum part at the end) T Right hand tapping | L Left hand tapping | located above S Slap above fretboard or soundhole | tablature staff ss Slap below fretboard or soundhole | ( ) Natural harmonics S and () Slap harmonics with right hand Intro Riff: Let ring-------------| Let ring--------------------| Let ring S S C|--(5)--------------------------(12)------------------------------(5)-| C|--(5)--------------------------(12)------------------------------(5)-| G|--(5)--------------------------(12)------------------------------(5)-| D|--(5)--0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(5)-| A|--(5)--0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(5)-| D|--(5)--0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(5)-| ---------------------| Let ring----------| S C|------------------------------(12)---------------------------|| C|------------------------------(12)---------------------------|| G|------------------------------(12)--------------------0------|| D|--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-0------|| A|--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-0------|| D|--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5p0---(12)--0-0-0h3-3-3-3/5-5-0------|| Riff 2 (play 2x): Let ring ----------| C||--2-2/5-5-5-/7-0-------x-0------------|| C||--2-2/5-5-5-/7-0-------2-0------------|| G||o-2-2/5-5-5-/7-0-------2-0-----------o|| x2 D||o--------------0-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-0---o|| A||---------------0-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-0----|| D||---------------0-3-3-3-3-3-3--/5-0----|| Let ring-----| C|-9-9-12-12-x-x-4--4-4-4-4-------------0--0-0--2-------------|| C|-9-9-12-12-x-x-4--4-4-4-4-------------0--0-0--2-------------|| G|-9-9-12-12-x-x-2--2-2-2-2--0-7--7-7-7-7--0-0--2-------------|| D|---------------2--2-2-2-2--0-8--8-8-8-8---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|| A|---------------------------0-8--8-8-8-8---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|| D|---------------------------0-8--8-8-8-8---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|| Riff 3: C||-5-x-4-x-2-x-0------------------------------x--------------| C||-5-x-4-x-2-x-0--------------0---------------2----------2p0-| G||-7-x-5-x-2-x-0-2--2-2-2p0-0-0---2-2-2-2p0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2p0-| D||-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0---| A||-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0---| D||-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0---| Let ring-------------| C|-5-x-4-x-2-x-0--------------------------------------------------------|| C|-5-x-4-x-2-x-0--------------0-----------------------------------------|| G|-7-x-5-x-2-x-0-2--2-2-2p0-0-0---2-2-2-2p0-0-2--2--/5~~~~/7~~~~--------|| D|-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| A|-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| D|-------------3-3--3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| Riff 4: Let ring------| Let ring-----| C||-------------------0----------------------------0----------| C||-------------------0----------------------------0----------| G||-----------------------4---------------------------4-------| D||-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5---------5--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-------5----| A||-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5------------| D||-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5------------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5------------| Let ring------| C|-------------------0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|| C|-------------------0---------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|| G|-----------------------4-----------0-0-0-0-0-0--|| D|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5---------5---x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| A|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-------------x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| D|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-------------x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7--|| Riff 5 (Riff 2 modified/tapped): Let ring---------------------------------------------------------- L T T L T L T ss L T T L T L T ss C|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| C|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| G|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| D|------------------7p0----------------------------7p0-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------3p0-----7p0-12p0---------------3p0-----7p0-12p0----| ---------| T T Let ring-----| C|-9p0-12p0-4--4-4-4-4--5-x-4-x-2-x-0-x-2-------------| C|-9p0-12p0-4--4-4-4-4--5-x-4-x-2-x-0-x-2-------------| G|-9p0-12p0-2--2-2-2-2--7-x-5-x-2-x-0-x-2-------------| D|----------2--2-2-2-2--------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|----------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| Let ring---------------------------------------------------------- L T T L T L T ss L T T L T L T ss C|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| C|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| G|--2p0-5p0-7p0--------------------2p0-5p0-7p0---------------------| D|------------------7p0----------------------------7p0-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------3p0-----7p0-12p0---------------3p0-----7p0-12p0----| ---------| T T Let ring-----| C|-9p0-12p0-4--4-4-4-4--5-x-7-x-9-x-12-x-14-------------| C|-9p0-12p0-4--4-4-4-4--5-x-7-x-9-x-12-x-14-------------| G|-9p0-12p0-2--2-2-2-2--5-x-7-x-9-x-12-x-14-------------| D|----------2--2-2-2-2----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| Riff 6: On this part the rythm is all tapped with the left hand and the bass notes and harmonics with the right hand. Let all of the harmonics and bass notes ring. the rythm might not be that accurate in this but ou should be able to figure it out by listening to the piece. L T L L...etc. S S L C|--------------------------------------(12)----(5)-3p0-------| C|--------------------------------------(12)----(5)-3p0h3p0h3-| G|-0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p03p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0-----3p0h3-| D|-0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p03p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0-----------| A|-----3-------3-3-------p0-----------------------------------| D|-----3-------3-3-------p0-----------------------------------| S S C|------------------------------------(12)----(5)--------| C|------------------------------------(12)----(5)--------| G|-3p0h3p0h3p0h3p03p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0| D|-3p0h3p0h3p0h3p03p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0h3p0| A|---3-------3-5-------p0--------------------------------| D|---3-------3-5-------p0--------------------------------| The last part i am not very confident about because it is a lot of random sounds. It sounds like she drums with her right hand fingers on the 12th fret. Make sure to hold your hand almost horizontal to the fretboard (or around 45 degrees), stiffen your fingers, and drum with your finger tips on the fretboard. my ringfinger usually hits the harmonics on the top strings and the index finger hits random notes on the bass strings.It should sound like you alternate between between harmonics and mute strings. Occasionally she hits the 12the fret with the side of her index finger in an upward mostion to denote the harmonics. The left hand keeps on tapping the rythm for a little bit. The percusion slaps on the guitar i do with my left hand above the fretboard followed by a beat with the thumb on my right hand. After this essay I just wrote, let me try to paint the picture by tapping it out. But like I said it's mostly random the tablature will not perfectly match. mutes and high frets are done with right hand and low frets with left hand. chords marked with the * are the denoted harmonics on the twelfth fret;. T * S S * S S C|--------(12)----------------(12)-----------------(12)----| C|--(12)--(12)---------(12)---(12)----------(12)---(12)----| G|--(12)---------------(12)-----------------(12)-----------| D|------------x--------------------x--0----------------x---| A|3-----x-----x--5----------x------x--0---------x------x---| D|3-----x--------5----------x---------0---------x----------| * S S *S S * S S( C|------(12)-----------------(12)--------(12)---------(12)-------(12)-----| C|-(12)-(12)--------(12)-----(12)--------(12)---(12)--(12)-(12)--(12)-----| G|-(12)-------0-----(12)-0----------------------(12)-------(12)-------(12)| D|----------x-0----------0--x-----0-----x-----------x-----------x-----(12)| A|-----x----x-0----x-----0--x-----0-----x-----x----3x-----x--5--x----x----| D|-----x------0----x-----0--------0-----------x----3------x--5-------x----| *S S *S S * S S C|------(12)-----------------(12)------(12)--------(12)----0-0----------|| C|-(12)-(12)--------(12)-----(12)------(12)--(12)--(12)-0--0-0----------|| G|-(12)-------0-----(12)-0-------------------(12)-------0--0-0----------|| D|----------x-0----------0--x-----0--x------------x-----0--0-0----------|| A|-----x----x-0----x-----0--x-----0--x-----x------x-----0----0----------|| D|-----x------0----x-----0--------0--------x-----------------0----------|| I hope this helps. If you have any questions or corrections please email me.