BETTIE SERVEERT - "ray ray rain" Tablature
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Date: Sat, 03 Jun 1995 18:05:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jonathan Gilana <GILAJON@minna.acc.iit.edu>
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)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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)
/\/\/\
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
gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu
From: Jonathan Gilana <GILAJON@minna.acc.iit.edu>
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)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
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)
/\/\/\
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
gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu
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