Francis' part ============= Intro: E|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----|5---------------|----------------|5-5-------------|----------------| G|----|5-------3-------|3-------3-------|5-5-----3-------|3-------3-------| D|3-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----3-5-| A|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|5---------------|----------------|5-5-------------|------------------| G|5-------3-------|3-------3-------|5-5-----3-------|3-------3---------| D|5---3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----5-3-5-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| Verse: p.m. . . . . p.m. . . . . E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|--------------5-|--------------5-|5---------------|5-5---------------| G|--------------5-|--------------5-|5-------3-------|5-5-----3---------| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----5-3-5-| A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| d d d d d d d u d d d d d d d u d p.m. . . . . p.m. . . . . E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|--------------5-|--------------5-|5---------------|5-5---------------| G|--------------5-|--------------5-|5-------3-------|5-5-----3---------| D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----5-3-5-| A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| d d d d d d d u d d d d d d d u d p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|------------------|----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| G|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5---------------|------------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-| A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----| E|----------------|----------------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----| Instrumental 1: E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|5---------------|5-5-------------|5---------------|5-5-------------| G|5-------3-------|5-5-----3-------|5-------3-------|5-5-----3-------| D|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Instrumental 2: E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|5---------------|5-5-------------|5---------------|5-5-------------| G|5-------3-------|5-5-----3-------|5-------3-------|5-5-----3-------| D|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|5-5-3-5-----3-5-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| B|5---------------|----------------|5---------------|------------------| G|5-------3-------|3-------3-------|5-------3-------|3-------3---------| D|5---3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----3-5-|5---3-5-----3-5-|----3-5-----5-3-5-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| Rick's part =========== This part is palmuted throughout the song. It is very simple. The more interesting part is played by Alan on bass. But he wrote the song, didn't he? Intro: 8x E||------------------|| B||*----------------*|| G||------------------|| D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E||------------------|| Verse: This is the first verse. The other verses are slightly different in rhythm on some places. Rick is using straight eights, sixteen notes and gallop rhythms. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2x E|----------------|--------------------||------------------|| B|----------------|--------------------||*----------------*|| G|----------------|--------------------||------------------|| D|--------------5-|5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A|--------------3-|3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E|----------------|--------------------||------------------|| 2x E|----------------|----------------||------------------|| B|----------------|----------------||*----------------*|| G|----------------|----------------||------------------|| D|---REST---------|---REST---------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A|----------------|----------------||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E|----------------|----------------||------------------|| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------| D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------|----------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| 4x E||------------------|| B||*----------------*|| G||------------------|| D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E||------------------|| Verse 2: almost the same as verse 1 8x E||------------------|| B||*----------------*|| G||------------------|| D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E||------------------|| Solo: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2x E|----------------|------------------||------------------|| B|----------------|------------------||*----------------*|| G|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5-5-||------------------|| D|----------------|--------------5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3-3-3-||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E|----------------|------------------||------------------|| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2x E|----------------|------------------||------------------|| B|----------------|--------------5-5-||*----------------*|| G|--5---5---5---5-|--5---5---5---5-5-||------------------|| D|----------------|--------------5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| A|3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3-----||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| E|----------------|------------------||------------------|| Verse 3: almost the same as verse 1 14x E||------------------|| It takes 14 bars before the song B||*----------------*|| is completely faded out. G||------------------|| Rick alternates these straight D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| eights with sixteen notes and A||*3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|| *gallop rhythm. Just improvise. E||------------------|| * in a gallop rhythm each crotched (quarter note) is divided in one quaver (eight note) and two semi-quavers (sixteenth note), so the rhythm sounds as if you're hearing a horse galloping. Do you have any questions or suggestions? Sent an e-mail to: [email protected]
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