Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 18:05:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana
Subject: TAB: «Ray Ray Rain» by Bettie Serveert
«Ray Ray Rain» by Bettie Serveert
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana
June 3, 1995
Gtr. 1 (clean tone)
Gtr. 2 (slightly distorted)
H=hammer-on
/=slide up
=slide down
///=vibrato(use whammy bar)
Verse 1:
Gtr. 1 (during Cadd9 chord, periodically go from E to D on the D string)
Cadd9
Moving on a pale moonlight
Gtr. 2 (riff A)
E———————————————-
B———-3—————-3——————
G—————0—0————0—0————
D——2—————-2———————-
A—3—————-3————————-
E———————————————-
Gtr. 1 (during G chord, periodically go from B to A on the A string)
G
Staring at the tail lights of the
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont’d)
E———-10———10—-8—7—————
B—————8——————————-
G——-9———9—————————-
D———————————————-
A—10——————————————
E———————————————-
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
Truck that rips the road apart
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont’d)
E———————————————-
B———-3—————-3——————
G—————0—0————0—0————
D——2—————-2———————-
A—3—————-3————————-
E———————————————-
Gtr. 1
G Cadd9 G
In front of m — e
Gtr. 2 (riff A-cont’d)
E—————-10—————————-
B———-8———8————————-
G——-9——9———————————
D———————————————-
A—10——————————————
E———————————————-
Verse 2:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
I watch your right hand shifting gear
G
Wondering what I’m doing here
Cadd9
Cause both our minds
G Cadd9 G
Are occupied by memo — ries
Solo:
Gtr.2 (let ring)
E—————————————————————————-
B—————————————————————————-
G—/11—9—11/12—-12/14—12—14/16—-12h14/16————-12h14/16——-
D—————————————————10——————-9—
A—————————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————-
Gtr. 1:
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G
Verse 3:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
Like a forest in my eye
G
Are the pillars of the sky
Cadd9
As I picture you
G Cadd9 G
And call it your peroga — tive
Verse 4:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
Time and time again it seems
G
We’re always somewhere in between
Cadd9
And that’s the truth
G Cadd9 G
It’s in the way we li — ve
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords-mess with the 1st 3 strings)
Gtr. 1
D
Ray, ray, rain
C
If you feel the same
G F
Give me a si — gn
C Cmaj7 C
We’re running out of time
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
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E—x—0—2—3—2—0—x—0—2——x—0—2—3—2—0—3—0—2——
B—3———3———3——3——3———3———3——3——
G—2———2———2——2——2———2———2——2——
D—0———0———0——0——0———0———0——0——
A—0——————0————0——————0————
E——————————————————————
Gtr. 1
D
Verse 5:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
Spiders, snakes, and lizard heads
G
Tell the tale that we’ll all be dead
Cadd9
And don’t you know
G Cadd9 G
In my fanta — sies
Verse 6:
Gtr. 2 (plays riff A throughout verse)
Gtr. 1
Cadd9
Fading on the tender neath(?)
G
What we are is what we breathe
Cadd9
Insultingly
G Cadd9 G
With your jealous ha — te(?)
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
D
Ray, ray, rain
C
If you feel the same
G F
Give me a si — gn
C Cmaj7 C
Give me a sign
D
Ray, ray, rain
C
So you feel the same
G
It’s written in that
F C D
I can’t wait another day
Gtr. 1 only
G5 F5
And no it’s not okay
C Cmaj7 C
Explain yourself and say
G5 F5 C Cmaj7 C
Now no one ever said that life was fair
G(barre) C
At six times in a row
G(barre) C
The winner starts to go
G F C Cmaj7 C
Walking up and down the builder’s square(?)
G(barre) C
Right down from the start
G(barre) C
And right down from the heart
G F C Cmaj7 C
Finding words that no one thought were there
Chorus:
Gtr. 2 (arpeggiate the chords)
Gtr. 1
D
Ray, ray, rain
C
If you feel the same
G F
Give me a si — gn
C Cmaj7 C
Give me a sign
D
Ray, ray, rain
C
So you feel the same
G
It’s written in that
F C
I can’t wait another day
Gtr. 2 (let ring)
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E—x—0—2—3—2—0—x—0—x——x—0—2———————————
B—3———3———3——3——3—————————————
G—2———2———2——2——2—————————————
D—0———0———0——0——0———————2—-0—-0———
A—0——————0————0———0—3—2—0———————
E—————————————————————————
Gtr. 1
D
Chords Used:
G Cadd9 Cmaj7 G(barre)
Oo x o x ooo
IIIIII IIIIII IIIIII *III** — 3
I*IIII II*III II*III III*II
*III** I*II** I*IIII I**III
F5 G5 D C F
Xxx xxx xxo x o o
*IIIII *IIIII — 3 IIIIII IIII*I *III**
IIIIII IIIIII III*I* II*III III*II
I**III I**III IIII*I I*IIII I**III
X=not played
O=open
Bass Line:
Intro:
G—7—9—11—12—11—9—7—9—11———
D———————————————-
A———————————————-
E———————————————-
Verses:
Moving on a pale moonlight
G———————————————-
D———————————————-
A—3—2—0—0—3—3—2—0—0——————
E———————————————-
Staring at the tail lights of the
G———————————————-
D—5—5—5/12—12—10—9—————-
A———————————————-
E———————————————-
Truck that rips the road apart
G———————————————-
D———————————————-
A—2—2—0—0—3—3—2—0—0——————
E———————————————-
In front of me
G———————————————-
D—5—5—5—0—5—5—0———————
A———————————————-
E———————————————-
Chorus:
Ray, ray, rain, if you feel the same
G—7—-9—-11—12—11—9—12—11—9——
D———————————————
A———————————————
E———————————————
Give me a sign, we’re running out of time
G—5—7—5—4—2—0———————————
D———————3—2—0————————
A——————————3—2—0——0—2——
E—————————————3————
The rest basically follows the root note of the chord
*sorry, these lyrics may not be totally correct
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