Hey Rachel

As It Is

Guitar 1 - Andy Westhead Guitar 2 - Ben Biss Intro Main Riff (x2)(Guitar 1): E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6h8--8--6--6--6---------------------6h8--8--6--6--6--6--6h9--9--8--8--8--| G|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8h10--10--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--| D|-------------------8-8---8---8--8--8---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro Rhythm (Guitar 2): E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------5--5-----3--3--------------------| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1-----1--1-----5--5-----3--3--------------------| A|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1-----1--1-----3--3-----1--1--------------------| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1-----1--1--------------------------------------| verse 1 Rhythm (x2) (Guitar 2): "A decade's worth of damage done..." E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| A|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| D|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| verse 1 Clean Leads (Guitar 1): "There was always love..." E|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| B|-----6h8--6--|----6h8-----|-----6h8--6--|-----6h8-----|-----6h8--6--|-----6h8-----|-----6h8--6--|--9p8-----| G|--8----------|-8-------8--|--8----------|--8-------8--|--8----------|--8-------8--|--8----------|-------8--| D|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| Pre-Chorus Leads (Guitar 1): "It's a shame, this has taken..." E|----------------------------------------------| B|--11------------11------------11----------11--| G|------8-------------8-------------8--7----8---| D|---------10------------8------------------8---| A|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Rhythm Chords (Guitar 2): "It's a shame, this has taken..." E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|--10-----6-----8--| A|--10-----6-----8--| D|--10-----6-----8--| Chorus Rhythm (Guitar 2): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| A|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| Chorus Leads (Guitar 1): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3h4--4--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6| G|--3h4--3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3h3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| (Listen to "The Happy Co. Show" Performance to hear this part better) Post-Chorus Main Riff (Guitar 1): E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6h8--8--6--6--6---------------------6h8--8--6--6--6--6--6h9--9--8--8--8--| G|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8h10--10--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--| D|-------------------8-8---8---8--8--8---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Post-Chorus Rhythm (Guitar 2): E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1--| A|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1--| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6-8--1--1--| verse 2 Rhythm (x2) (Guitar 2): "I always knew that..." E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| A|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| D|--1--1--------6--6--------6--8--| verse 2 Leads (Guitar 1): "I always knew that..." E|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|----------------11p8-----8--|-----11p8---------|-----11p8-----8--|-----8h9-----8--| G|--8--8--10--10--------8-----|--8--------8--10--|--8--------8-----|--8-------8-----| D|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| A|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| D|----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| verse 2 Alternative Leads (x4)(Guitar 1): (What Andy plays on the live "Happy Co. Show" performance) E|--------------------------| B|--------------11p8--------| G|--------8--8--------8h10--| D|--8--8--------------------| A|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| Pre-Chorus Leads (Guitar 1): "It's a shame, this has taken..." E|----------------------------------------| B|--11------------11------------11--------| G|------8-------------8-------------8--7--| D|---------10------------8----------------| A|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Rhythm Chords (Guitar 2): "It's a shame, this has taken..." E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|--10-----6-----8--| A|--10-----6-----8--| D|--10-----6-----8--| Chorus Rhythm (Guitar 1): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| A|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| Chorus Leads (Guitar 1): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3h4--4--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6| G|--3h4--3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3h3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| (Listen to "The Happy Co. Show" Performance to hear this part better) Bridge Cleans (Guitar 2): E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------1-----------3-----------8-----------8----------------------| A|-----1-----------6-----------6-----------8-----8--8/10--10--10--8--| D|--3-----------5-----------6-----------8----------------------------| Bridge Clean Leads (Guitar 1): E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------16-------------18-------------16-------------18--| G|------15-------------15-------------15-------------15------| D|--13-------------15-------------13-------------15----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Rhythm (Guitar 1): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| A|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| D|--1--1--1--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--10--10--10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| Chorus Leads (Guitar 1): "Hey Rachel, I'm sorry..." E|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| B|--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--3h4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--3h4--4--4--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6| G|--3h4--3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3h3--3--3--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| (Listen to "The Happy Co. Show" Performance to hear this part better) Outro Main Riff (x2)(Guitar 1): E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--6h8--8--6--6--6---------------------6h8--8--6--6--6--6--6h9--9--8--8--8--| G|--8-8--8--8--8--8--8h10--10--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--| D|-------------------8-8---8---8--8--8---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro Rhythm (Guitar 2): E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------7/8--| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6/8--|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6----x-x--| A|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6/8--|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6----5/6--| D|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6/8--|--6--6-----6--6-----6--6-----6--6---------| *********************************** | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | x Dead note | / Slide-up ***********************************

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