Tabbed by marcus lubbock
status quo rain
[email protected]
Richard Parfitt
Francis uses a normal standard tuning (E A D G B E) while Rick uses
an open G-tuning (D G D G B D) plus a capo on the second position
which makes it an open A-tuning (E A E A C# E). Drop your low E
two half steps lower to D. You can use your D-string (which is an
octave higher) to bring the string to the right pitch. Do the same
with your A-string. Drop the A-string two half steps to G and use the
G-string now to bring the string to the right pitch. The high
e-string has also to be dropped to d. Use again your D-string (an
octave lower now) to tune the high e-string to d. Now place a capo
(if you have one) on the second position. After you've placed the
capo you're guitar can be slightly out of tune again, so maybe you
have to adjust the tuning a bit.
1. Chords
Rick
A C D F E
EAEAC#E EAEAC#E EAEAC#E EAEAC#E EAEAC#E
X0000 0 X3333 3 X5555 5 X8888 8 X7777 7
Francis
A C D A5
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X07655 X3555X X5777X X022XX
G D F C
EAD G B E EAD G B E EAD G B E EAD GBE
XX121212X XX121110X XX101010X XX1098X
C5 A5 F E
EA DGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
810XXXX 57XXXX 1332XX 022100
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2. Song structure and lyrics:
Mainriff:
|D C |A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
Verse 1:
[A]How can I see what I'm leaving for [A][D][A][C][A]
[A]How can I give what I gave before [A][C][A][D][A]
[A]How can you tell me that you want me to stay [A][D][C][A]
[A]How can I stay when I'm trying to say
Hook:
That [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
[A]Yes [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
Verse 2:
[A]How can I feel what I'm trying to feel [A][D][A][C][A]
[A]How can move when I'm heel to heel [A][C][A][D][A]
[A]You're always shouting about the doubt in my eye [A][D][C][A]
[A]But I can't answer 'cos my eyes are so dry
Hook:
Now [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
[A]Yes [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
|A |A |
Riff 2:
|G/D D |F/C C |
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
Riff 2:
|G/D D |F/C C |
|G/D D |F/C C |
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A |A |
One-finger riff
|A |A |A |A |
|A |A |A |A |
Solo:
|A |A |A |A |
|A |A |A |A |
|C |D |A |A |
|C |D |A |A |
Now[C]I can [D]live without the [C]rain
[C]That's falling on my [A]head [A][A#][B][C]
[C]Rain that's falling on my [A]head [A][A#][B][C]
[C]Rain that's falling
[F]Rain that's falling
[E]Rain that's falling on my [A]head
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
Verse 3:
[A]I started thinking back to you know when [A][C][A][D][A]
[A]I'd like to send a line but then again [A][D][A][C][A]
[A]How can I write you when there ain't no light [A][D][C][A]
[A]I'm feeling thight tonight and that's alright
Hook:
Now [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
[A]Yes [C]I can [D]live without the [A]rain
|A |A |
Riff 2:
|G/D D |F/C C |
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C |
Riff 2:
|G/D D |F/C C |
|G/D D |F/C C |
|G/D D |F/C C |
Mainriff:
|A D/A C/A A |A D/A C C | Repeat and fade out
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3. Tabs
Rick:
Before you start you should have mastered the following staccato-
technique:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------| The notes above the dots have to be
C#|------------------------| played shortly. You can obtain that
A |------------------------| by letting the pick rest on the strings
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| right after you've played them (in
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| starting position again, ready to play
E |------------------------| the next notes). The second string will
. . . . be damped automatically by the righthand
indexfinger. Start slowly and gradually
build up speed.
You could also use the fingers of your lefthand ofcourse but many
times you'll need them for fretting the strings. But for bars like
the following (which you will find among the tabs) you can use your
lefthand for damping:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
E |------------------------|
. . .
Main riff:
+ 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |---------||-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#|---------||*------------------------|------------------------*||
A |---5---3-||-------5-----3-----------|------5-----3-----3------||
E |---5---3-||-------5-----3-----------|------5-----3-----3------|| 4x
A |(0)------||*0---0-----0-----0-53-0-|0---0-----0-------------*||
E |---------||-------------------------|-------------------------||
. . . . .
You could play the third in these riff-chords like:
E |------|
C#|5--3--|
A |5--3--| I'm not sure Rick plays them. Francis does, so in my
E |5--3--| humble opinion the riff sounds better without the thirds.
A |------| The choice is up to you.
E |------|
Verse:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0-----------------------|----------0-5---0-3---0-|
A |0-----------------------|----------0-5---0-3---0-|
E |0-----------------------|----------0-5---0-3---0-|
A |0-----------------------|----------0-5---0-3---0-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|----------0-3---0-5---0-|
A |-LET THE A-CHORD RING---|----------0-3---0-5---0-|
E |--THROUGH THIS BAR------|----------0-3---0-5---0-|
A |------------------------|----------0-3---0-5---0-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|----------------0-5---3-|
A |-LET THE A-CHORD RING---|----------------0-5---3-|
E |--THROUGH THIS BAR------|----------------0-5---3-|
A |------------------------|----------------0-5---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Hook:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0-----------------------|----------------------3-|
A |0-----------------------|----------------------3-|
E |0-----------------------|----------------------3-|
A |0-----------------------|----------------------3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0-0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0-0-0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d d
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Main riff 2x
Verse 2, same as verse but replace the hook by:
4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d d
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|6-----6-----5-----5-5-5-|4-----4-----3-----3-3-3-|
A |5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
E |7-----7-----5-----5-5-5-|5-----5-----3-----3-3-3-|
A |5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Francis plays the riff during next two bars
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#||*6-----6-----5-----5-5-5-|4-----4-----3-----3-3-3-*||
A ||-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--|| 2x
E ||-7-----7-----5-----5-5-5-|5-----5-----3-----3-3-3--||
A ||*5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-*||
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
2x main riff
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0-----------------------|------------------------|
A |0-----------------------|------------------------|
E |0-----------------------|------------------------|
A |0-----------------------|------------------5---0-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
.
One-finger riff:
Following riff is played with the lefthand middlefinger only.
Start the triplet on the fifth position, slide your finger back
to the third position and pull off to let the open string ring.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#||*------------------------|------------0-----------*||
A ||-------------------------|------------0------------||
E ||-53p0-------53p0-------|53p0-------0------------|| 4x
A ||*------53p0-------53p0-|------53p0-----------0-*||
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
.
Solo-backing:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E ||--------------------------||
C#||*0---0-0---0-0---0-------*||
A ||-0---0-0---0-0---0-----0--||
E ||-0---0-2---0-3---0-0h2-0--|| 7x
A ||*0---0-0---0-0---0-------*||
E ||--------------------------||
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |0---0-2---0-3---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|5---5-5---5-5---5-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
A |5---5-5---5-5---5-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|
E |5---5-5---5-5---5-0h2-0-|0---0-2---0-3---0-0h2-0-|
A |5---5-5---5-5---5-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |0---0-2---0-3---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|5---5-5---5-5---5-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
A |5---5-5---5-5---5-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|
E |5---5-5---5-5---5-0h2-0-|0---0-2---0-3---0-0h2-0-|
A |5---5-5---5-5---5-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Hook:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----------------------5-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----------------------5-|
E |0---0-2---0-3---0-0---3-|----------------------5-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|----------------------5-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|
C#|------------------------|
A |--LET THE D-CHORD RING--|
E |----THROUGH THIS BAR----|
A |------------------------|
E |------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|3---3-3---3-3---3-------|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
A |3---3-3---3-3---3-----3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |3---3-5---3-6---3-3h5-3-|3---3-5---3-6---3-5---3-|
A |3---3-3---3-3---3-------|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E ||-------------------------|------------------------|
C#||*0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1-2-|
A ||-0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1-2-|
E ||-0---0-2---0-3---0-0h2-0-|0---0-2---0-3---0-0-1-2-|
A ||*0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-1-2-|
E ||-------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|-------------------------||
C#|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-*||
A |3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3--|| 2x
E |3---3-5---3-6---3-5---3-|3---3-5---3-6---3-5---3--||
A |3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-|3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-*||
E |------------------------|-------------------------||
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|
A |8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|
E |8---8-10--8-11--8-10--8-|8---8-10--8-11--8-10--8-|
A |8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
A |7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
E |7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
A |7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Mainriff 4x
Verse 3
Bars two and four have been switched in the third verse
Hook:
4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------|------------------------|------------------------|
C#|----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d d
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
A |------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |0---0-0---0-0---0-0h2-0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
A |0---0-0---0-0---0-------|0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . .
d d d d d d d u d u d d d d d d
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|6-----6-----5-----5-5-5-|4-----4-----3-----3-3-3-|
A |5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
E |7-----7-----5-----5-5-5-|5-----5-----3-----3-3-3-|
A |5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Mainriff
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
C#||*6-----6-----5-----5-5-5-|4-----4-----3-----3-3-3-*||
A ||-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--||
E ||-7-----7-----5-----5-5-5-|5-----5-----3-----3-3-3--|| 2x
A ||*5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-*||
E ||-------------------------|-------------------------||
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-|4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Repeat main riff until completely fade out
Francis:
I'm not quite sure about how the mainriff is being played by Francis.
I had many possible solutions but I've finally written this one down.
But I'm talking about small details here, the base covers his playing.
For instance I'm not sure if he's playing the full A-chord. You can't
really hear him playing the third (C#) and the (E) on some places,
but on other places you can.
Mainriff:
4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------||-------------------------|-------------------------||
B|7---5-||*5-----7-----5-----------|5-----7-----5-----5-----*||
G|7---5-||-6-----7-----5-----7p5---|6-----7-----5-----5------||
D|7---5-||-7-----7-----5-----7p5---|7-----7-----5-----5------|| 3x
A|------||*0---0-----0-----0-----0-|0---0-----0-------------*||
E|------||-------------------------|-------------------------||
. . . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|5-----7-----5-----------|5-----7-----5-----5---5-5-|
G|6-----7-----5-----7p5---|6-----7-----5-----5---6-6-|
D|7-----7-----5-----7p5---|7-----7-----5-----5---7-7-|
A|0---0-----0-----0-----0-|0---0-----0-----------0-0-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||-------------------------|---------------------------||
B||*5-----------------------|----------------------5-5-*||
G||-6-----------------------|----------------------6-6--||
D||-7-----------------------|----------------------7-7--|| 3x
A||*0-----------------------|----------------------0-0-*||
E||-------------------------|---------------------------||
hook:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|5-----------------------|----------------------5-|
G|6-----------------------|----------------------5-|
D|7-----------------------|----------------------5-|
A|0-----------------------|----------------------3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
G|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
D|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
A|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------5-|
G|2-----2-----2-----2-----|2-----2-----2-----2---5-|
D|2-----2-----2-----2-----|2-----2-----2-----2---5-|
A|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---3-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
G|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
D|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
A|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
2 x mainriff
Verse 2, same as verse one but replace the hook by:
4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|----5-|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
G|----5-|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
D|----5-|------------------5---7-|------------------------|
A|----3-|------------------3---5-|------------------------|
E|------|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------*7---5-|-----------------*8---5-|
G|2-----2-----2-----7---6-|------2-----2-----5---5-|
D|2-----2-----2-----7---7-|------2-----2-----5---5-|
A|0---0-0---0-0---0-------|------0---0-0---0-------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
*This might be an overdub. So you can also continue
the same pattern as during the first three beats.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------5---7-|------------------7-----|
G|------------------5---7-|------------------7-----|
D|------------------5---7-|------------------7-----|
A|----------------------5-|------------------5-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|2---2-2---2-2-----2-----|
D|2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|2---2-2---2-2-----2-----|
A|0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|0---0-0---0-0-----0-----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
. . . . . . (. = short)
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|12----12----10----10-10-10-|10----10----8-----8--8--8--|
G|12----12----11----11-11-11-|10----10----9-----9--9--9--|
D|12----12----12----12-12-12-|10----10----10----10-10-10-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Mainriff
Riff 2:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||----------------------------|----------------------------||
B||*12----12----10----10-10-10-|10----10----8-----8--8--8--*||
G||-12----12----11----11-11-11-|10----10----9-----9--9--9---||
D||-12----12----12----12-12-12-|10----10----10----10-10-10--||
A||*---------------------------|---------------------------*||
E||----------------------------|----------------------------||
2x Mainriff
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|----------------------5-5-|
B|------------------------|----------------------5-5-|
G|2-----------------------|----------------------6-6-|
D|2-----------------------|----------------------7-7-|
A|0-----------------------|----------------------0-0-|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||-5-----5-----------------|----------------------5-5--||
B||*5-----5-----------------|----------------------5-5-*||
G||-6-----6-----------------|----------------------6-6--||
D||-7-----7-----------------|----------------------7-7--|| 3x
A||*0-----0-----------------|----------------------0-0-*||
E||-------------------------|---------------------------||
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|5-----5-----------------|------------------------|
B|5-----5-----------------|------------------------|
G|6-----6-----------------|------------------------|
D|7-----7-----------------|------------------------|
A|0-----0-----------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Solo and overdubs:
On this spot the solo begins. I've written down the solo and overdubs
in one breath because I think they're on the same track.
Overdubs:
This motiv you'll find several times during the song. At the end of
the mainriff, during the hook (on the chords C and D, at the beginning
of verse 2 and 3) and during the repeat and fade out of the mainriff.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------15---15b17-|slowly release to-15----|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------|
After verse two you'll find respectively riff 2 (1x), mainriff (1x),
riff 2 (2x) and the mainriff (2x). At the end of the last mainriff
the same motiv has been overdubbed but now an octave lower:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------8---8b10-|slowly release to-8-----|
G|---------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
During the repeat and fade out the first motiv has been
alternated with:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------15---14---15--|15b17-release to--15----|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
And during the last riff
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------15---14---15--|17b19------r17----------|
B|--------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------|------------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|15b17------------r15----|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
The solo begins over the last two bars of the one-finger
riff. It begins with the second motiv discussed above.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------8---8b10-|slowly release to-8---8-|
G|---------------------------|------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------5-----|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
B|8p7-5-------------5-----|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
G|------7-5h6-------------|7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---|
D|------------7-----------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|----5-----5-----5---------------|------------------------------|
B|----5-----5-----5-----5---------|----5-----5-----5---5-8-7-5---|
G|7b9---7b9---7b9---7b9---7-5h6---|7-7---7b9---7b9---7---------7-|
D|------------------------------7-|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|
B|5-----------------------|5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-|
G|--7-5*------------7b9---|--7b9-----7b9-----7b9-----7b9---|
D|------7-----5-----------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------|
*bend 1/4 tone
The next three bars are difficult to copy as Francis takes liberty
in rhythm.
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|5-------------------------------5-----|
B|5-7b8-5-----5-7b8-5-----5-5-----5-7b8-|
G|--------7b9---------7b9-----7b9-------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------|
B|------5-7b8-5-------5-7b8-5---5---8-|
G|--7b9-----------7b9-------------7---|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
B|7-5---5-------------------|------------------------|
G|----7---7-5h6-------------|----------------------5-|
D|--------------7p5---5----|--5-5-5-------5-7-7-----|
A|-------------------------/|7----------/7-----------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|-------------------------|----------------10b12-12r10----|
B|---------------------8-8-|8---8---8-8-8------------------|
G|7b9---5--5~~~~~~~~/9-9-9-|9---9/9-9-9-9------------------|
D|--------7----------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|8---------------------------|--------------------------5-|
B|--10-----10p8---8----------|--------------------------5-|
G|--------------9-------------|------------7---5-7b9r7p5---|
D|----------------------------|--------5-7---7-------------|
A|--------------------------3-|3----/7---------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|5-----------------------|------------------------|
B|5-------------------8-8-|8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-|
G|----7-5~~~~~5~~~~/9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|5h6---------------------|
D|----7-7p5---5-----------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Hook:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|5-----------------------|7-----------------------|
G|5-----------------------|7-----------------------|
D|5-----------------------|7-----------------------|
A|3-----------------------|5-----------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||--------------------------------------------------||
B||*------------------------------------------------*||
G||--------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------|| 2x
A||*10------10--12------10--10------10--12------10--*||
E||-8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8----||
. . . . (. = short)
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---9-------7---7-------7---9--p7-------|
E|5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------8---|
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-------------------------------|
A|7-------7---9-----------7-------7---7---8---9---|
E|5-------5-----------8---5-------5---5---6---7---|
. . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||--------------------------------------------------||
B||*------------------------------------------------*||
G||--------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------|| 2x
A||*10------10--12------10--10------10--12------10--*||
E||-8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8----||
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------*7-------5---| *play only the
G|------------------------------------7-------6---| two bottom-
D|------------------------------------7-------7---| strings. The
A|7-------7---9-------7---7-------7---9-------7---| triads on top
E|5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---| are overdubs
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|7-------7---9-------7---7-------7---7---8---9---|
E|5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5---6---7---|
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||--------------------------------------------------||
B||*------------------------------------------------*||
G||--------------------------------------------------||
D||--------------------------------------------------|| 2x
A||*10------10--12------10--13------10--12------10--*||
E||-8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8----||
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||--------------------------------------------------||
B||*------------------------------------------------*||
G||-2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2----||
D||-3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3----|| 2x
A||*3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---*||
E||-1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1----||
. . . .
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E||-0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----||
B||*0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---*||
G||-1-------1---1-------1---1-------1---1-------1----||
D||-2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2----|| 2x
A||*2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---*||
E||-0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0----||
. . . .
Mainriff 4x
Verse 3 (same as verse 2)
Riff 2
Mainriff
2x Riff 2
Riff 2 in triplets:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------|
B|12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +
E|------------------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|10-10-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Mainriff, repeat and fade out
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